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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.
Top 10 States For Deadly Weather Over Past 5-years
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rdale
EF5
Seems they forgot about driving accidents due to winter weather. That's a pretty bad omission.
Boris Konon
EF3
I recall seeing that statement awhile back for tornadoes this past May, and it is misleading.
They used a preliminary count, which is almost always too high for the normally active
tornado months. 377 actual tornadoes in May 2015 vs. the preliminary 414. And they
said "roughly double the average in recent years". It looks like they (24/7 Wall St where
the statement originated) was using this.
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/online/monthly/newm.html
Actually the 1991-2010 average is 276 for May, so far from "double" the average.
And they used a 5 year average (2010-2014) to compile the stats? That's way too short of a period for a good overall picture.
May was much above average for tornadoes and April a little above, but overall, this year has been rather inactive.
Jan, Feb, Mar, and Jun were all below average and Jul and Aug will likely end up below as well. Yes, we will probably
crack 1000 U.S. tornadoes this year after three years in a row of not doing it, but unless we get some big outbreaks in Nov,
another well below average year seems in the cards (normal is 1253).
What is most apparent this year is that there only have been 10 tornado fatalities! If this holds, it will be the lowest on
record. Through Aug, the 10 up until this time is the lowest on record. Only one violent tornado as well I believe
(Rochelle IL EF4 in April).
They used a preliminary count, which is almost always too high for the normally active
tornado months. 377 actual tornadoes in May 2015 vs. the preliminary 414. And they
said "roughly double the average in recent years". It looks like they (24/7 Wall St where
the statement originated) was using this.
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/online/monthly/newm.html
Actually the 1991-2010 average is 276 for May, so far from "double" the average.
And they used a 5 year average (2010-2014) to compile the stats? That's way too short of a period for a good overall picture.
May was much above average for tornadoes and April a little above, but overall, this year has been rather inactive.
Jan, Feb, Mar, and Jun were all below average and Jul and Aug will likely end up below as well. Yes, we will probably
crack 1000 U.S. tornadoes this year after three years in a row of not doing it, but unless we get some big outbreaks in Nov,
another well below average year seems in the cards (normal is 1253).
What is most apparent this year is that there only have been 10 tornado fatalities! If this holds, it will be the lowest on
record. Through Aug, the 10 up until this time is the lowest on record. Only one violent tornado as well I believe
(Rochelle IL EF4 in April).
Greg Campbell
EF5
More stats at http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/hazstats.shtml
The number of heat deaths in Nevada is unexpected.
The number of heat deaths in Nevada is unexpected.
rdale
EF5
Not really - it's been quite the trend lately. But as with all heat deaths - it all depends on how you count them...
http://lasvegassun.com/news/2015/aug/31/coroner-charts-spike-summer-heat-related-deaths/
http://lasvegassun.com/news/2015/aug/31/coroner-charts-spike-summer-heat-related-deaths/
James Wilson
EF5
Oklahoma only #7 and Nevada? Crazy!
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