• 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.

The Tornado Project

Mark Gressman Jr said:
Just a heads up..... an updated edition will be going to print in January per Tom's twitter page. Suppose to be 2 volumes around 800 pages a piece. I have to send him an email to find out how to acquire it once available, and if we can preorder it. I'll update this post when I find out more info. Really looking forward to this!
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Please share if you get a reply, as I also emailed asking about updates but didn't get a response.
 
I most certainly will relay the info here. I know there are a WHOLE LOT of people who've been waiting a long time, and are eager to get an updated copy of his work.

To be honest, price isn't really an issue for me, as I see these books as being priceless, and I'm willing to spend a significant amount for Significant Tornadoes, lol. I hope things go off without a hitch, and everyone who is interested, can get a copy for themselves. I don't see anything surpassing it's importance in terms of the historical record of tornadoes anytime soon. Let's collectively keep are fingers and toes crossed for good news!
 
That blogsite hasn't been updated in over two years, and the timestamp on that is this afternoon.

And notice when they plan on starting:

" We plan to put the project on Kickstarter in 2021"
 
Good catch @rdale! I apologize for getting anyone's hopes up. I admittedly didn't read it thoroughly when my fiance sent me the link. I saw the date and skimmed through it until just now.... (been working a ton!) It actually had the date as the 5th yesterday, which is strange.

I apparently didn't read the Twitter post very well either, as it says it goes on SALE Jan 3rd for $110. The 2nd Volume is the first one available, and the 1st volume will come out 2 years later. Sorry for the inaccuracies! I think I let my excitement get the better of my comprehension! 🤪
 
@Jeff Wright Of the few recordings I found after a quick search, I'd have to agree. Sadly, I think it's safe to say he won't be narrating the audiobook version of Significant Tornadoes, lol.

Does anyone know of any recordings from interviews or seminars that he's done? As someone who's new to the history of severe weather and learning the science behind it, Tom's name is one I've been aware of for quite some time. When I started working at a nuclear plant, I stumbled across his report to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, but was unaware of his other contributions until a fairly recently.

By the way.... still no reply to the email, but my fellow STers will be the first to know!
 
Thanks for the updates @Jamie H! I don't use social media anymore, so I was just checking his twitter periodically. Glad to see everything is progressing, and the price seems like a deal. Hopefully there will be enough copies available so no one is left out!
 
For anyone interested, the latest info is Tom will be taking orders April 15th. I would imagine he'll provide the necessary info on his twitter account on that date. I believe he mentioned he needs 200 orders to move forward.... I don't think that will be an issue though.
 
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