fplowman
VSC = Very Scary Cloud.
A buddy of mine used to tease me with that.
A buddy of mine used to tease me with that.
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After witnessing the continued decrease of involvement in the SpotterNetwork staff in serving SN members with troubleshooting issues recently, I have unilaterally decided to terminate the relationship between SpotterNetwork's support and Stormtrack. I have witnessed multiple users unable to receive support weeks after initiating help threads on the forum. I find this lack of response from SpotterNetwork officials disappointing and a failure to hold up their end of the agreement that was made years ago, before I took over management of this site. In my opinion, having Stormtrack users sit and wait for so long to receive help on SpotterNetwork issues on the Stormtrack forums reflects poorly not only on SpotterNetwork, but on Stormtrack and (by association) me as well. Since the issue has not been satisfactorily addressed, I no longer wish for the Stormtrack forum to be associated with SpotterNetwork.
I apologize to those who continue to have issues with the service and continue to see their issues left unaddressed. Please understand that the connection between ST and SN was put in place long before I had any say over it. But now that I am the "captain of this ship," it is within my right (nay, duty) to make adjustments as I see necessary. Ending this relationship is such an adjustment.
For those who continue to need help, I recommend navigating a web browswer to SpotterNetwork's About page, and seeking the individuals listed on that page for all further inquiries about SpotterNetwork.
From this moment forward, the SpotterNetwork sub-forum has been hidden/deleted and there will be no assurance that any SpotterNetwork issues brought up in any of Stormtrack's other sub-forums will be addressed. Do not rely on Stormtrack for help with SpotterNetwork issues.
Sincerely, Jeff D.
Storm/Weather/Tornado terms we'd like to see
- Thread starter Eric Flescher
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Dann Cianca
Treasure Hunters - Chasers that go out with more equipment than the Ghostbuster mobile.
Marker Sniffers - Chasers that wouldn't see a tornado between the headlights if there wasn't a TVS marker on their radar.
S*** The Bed - When a storm's outflow cuts off its inflow.
Thunder T**s - Mammatus clouds.
The Haunted House - Weld and Morgan Counties in Colorado where tornadoes are frequently reported but never caught on film.
The Sistine Chapel - Looking up into the vault during a night-time storm.
Border Patrol - Different state, different speed limit, less money in the bank account.
MODS ... I'm pushing the envelope with a couple. Feel free to delete if you find them inappropriate.
Marker Sniffers - Chasers that wouldn't see a tornado between the headlights if there wasn't a TVS marker on their radar.
S*** The Bed - When a storm's outflow cuts off its inflow.
Thunder T**s - Mammatus clouds.
The Haunted House - Weld and Morgan Counties in Colorado where tornadoes are frequently reported but never caught on film.
The Sistine Chapel - Looking up into the vault during a night-time storm.
Border Patrol - Different state, different speed limit, less money in the bank account.
MODS ... I'm pushing the envelope with a couple. Feel free to delete if you find them inappropriate.
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Susan Strom
EF5
Here's a little one I made up about 10 years ago to remember the recipe for a storm:
SMILE
Shear, Moisture, Instability, Lift and Energy = Yay.
Good times.
SMILE
Shear, Moisture, Instability, Lift and Energy = Yay.
Good times.
Kem Poyner
EF2
terms
"Hashbrowns" If the SPC shows a hatched area on the map for the possibility of F2-F5 tornados, my brother would always say "We got hashbrowns!". Though he is gone, I use that term still. Kem
"Hashbrowns" If the SPC shows a hatched area on the map for the possibility of F2-F5 tornados, my brother would always say "We got hashbrowns!". Though he is gone, I use that term still. Kem
Jeff Bartlett
EF0
Duke = A vague reference to the Dukes of Hazzard. A duke occurs when you intentionally or unintentionally get air under all four tires on a gravel or dirt road. Most are accidental and not done intentionally. Although I have many near-Dukes, I accidentally achieved my first one on 5-13-08 south of Prague, OK.
"Man, did you see me Duke over that bridge about three miles back?"
Note: Not to be confused with a bowel-movement.
"Man, did you see me Duke over that bridge about three miles back?"
Note: Not to be confused with a bowel-movement.
Fabian Guerra
EF1
How many terms have you heard to describe a shortwave? I didn't invent it but the term "dingus in the flow" works for me.
Negative Red and Blue Chase: Meaning being chased by law enforcement while chasing a storm and not even knowing he was behind you WITHOUT the lights on"
Stormgasm- JK guys wont even go there lol
Erik Burns
EF0
Heres one I use. Never heard anybody else use . " Nonadoes". NO-NADOES
It's an illness chasers suffer after a bad season, chase, or inbetween seasons.
It's an illness chasers suffer after a bad season, chase, or inbetween seasons.
Brian Stertz
EF5
Tornado black...the deep bruised look to the sky in the immediate vicinity of a large violent tornado. The look is one that I never forget.
Mark Sefried
EF2
"Swirly twirlies" : Those darn little quick dust swirls that form on a storms outflow that are gustnado wannabies. I suppose it could also be a drunken rednecks term for a tornado, lol.
Dann Cianca
So you're riding a long and you see the mams and think, wow, what a sexy storm! Then it drops a tornado and you go home confused and feeling very, very dirty.
David Wolfson
EF5
... and another as I ponder the model forecasts just coming in for next week:
Beta Block - Not an Omega block, not a Rex block, but a hybrid blocking pattern that causes one's heart to skip (ref. beta blockers) as one contemplates targeting somewhere or other between Canada and south Texas.
Beta Block - Not an Omega block, not a Rex block, but a hybrid blocking pattern that causes one's heart to skip (ref. beta blockers) as one contemplates targeting somewhere or other between Canada and south Texas.
Doug Mitchell
EF2
I'd like to see "the suck zone" become a legit term.
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