• 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.

Tornado Sound Comparison

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Mike Smith

From the 5/19 Reports Thread:
One of the tornadoes passed within 100 yards of me along a farm road. It was close enough I could hear it. The sound is kind of difficult to describe, kind of like someone saying "shhhhhhhh" for about a full minute as it was tossing tumbleweeds about 100 feet into the air.



When I was chasing the May 8, 2003, Lyndon-Lawrence tornado (F-3) I heard the same sound which I thought sounded like a waterfall at a distance.

I also heard a low rumble which, I assume, is the sound that people think sounds like a freight train.

It was interesting to me that the sound from the tornado was on two distinct audio frequencies.
 
Last week I returned to the site of my close call in 2006 and it's amazing, but I can still hear that sound when I think about it. There is a simultaneous lower-pitched roar and a higher frequency "whine" that sounds identical to a low-flying jet aircraft engine to me. It's just like winding a top up and listening to it whir across the floor, only on a much larger scale.
 
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