• 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.

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"Warnings: The True Story of How Science Tamed the Weather"

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I forgot to add that I did in fact finish the book (finally...LOL). I did enjoy it. As soon as my MAD US weather buddy Mark Ellinwood finishes...we'll do a full, dual review on that site, of the book.
 
Jason Foster said:
I forgot to add that I did in fact finish the book (finally...LOL). I did enjoy it. As soon as my MAD US weather buddy Mark Ellinwood finishes...we'll do a full, dual review on that site, of the book.
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Working on it :P

A little over halfway through... I tend to read in blocks, so I could just finish it all up at once when I get around to it again. Consider it a huge compliment since this is my first free-read in over 4 years :D
 
New Review of "Warnings" from Jeff Id

Excerpt:

On getting a few minutes to myself I began reading it, unaware that I was about to shoot the whole day reading a book on weather... The story ... was educational but it was also a heck of a lot of fun.

Full review is here: http://noconsensus.wordpress.com/2010/12/05/warnings/

Note: I checked three book stores yesterday: Two were out and the other was down to one copy. Amazon says they are down to five copies. So, please order in plenty of time for Christmas or attend one of the book signings this week (see above).

Thanks, Mike
 
Mike,

Just to let you know, I received my copy of Warnings today as a Christmas present, and I'm very much looking forward to reading it.

My brother said he had no problem at all getting it from Amazon, for what its worth.

-b-
 
Good morning, everyone.

I'll be on "Coast to Coast AM" tonight from midnight to 1am Central. I'll be talking about "Warnings", Irene, and whatever else George may wish to talk about. I'm also on Gene Rhoden's "High Instability" just 18 hours later! Really looking forward to both.

Recently, I received an email asking what "Warnings" is about. Since there is apparently some confusion, let me clear it up.

Just like The Right Stuff made heroes out of test pilots and the early astronauts, Warnings makes heroes out of meteorologists and storm chasers. I tell the story of how our work has contributed to society and saved so very many lives. It is a fast, easy read (not a heavy 'science book') and it has a 5-star rating at Amazon.
 
With the news from the Weather Ready Nation Conference that 99+% of the fatality causing tornadoes of 2011 were in both a tornado watch and warning before the storm arrived, Warnings is more relevant than ever. More on the 99% statistic here: http://meteorologicalmusings.blogspot.com/2011/12/our-forecasts-are-so-much-better-than.html

How did we achieve that remarkable scientific success? That is the story told in Warnings. As the most recent Amazon review states:

Smith skillfully makes this and other controversies seem not just important, but exciting. Meteorology, in his telling, has the same bare-knuckle energy we see in politics or sports. These battles, many of which Smith himself fought in, reveal how much of our modern, weather-safe lifestyle is contingent on personalities, and could have gone another way.

While weather forecasters often appear starchy and bland, Smith makes the weather into an urgent concern, and a remarkable victory. This story turns the weather into a quest, and meteorologists into the most unlikely heroes in recent literature.

Hope you'll consider giving a copy or putting it on your Christmas list.

Merry Christmas, everyone!
 
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