• 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.

waterspouts

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does anyone know if a waterspout has ever moved onshore and directly affected a great lakes city like chicago milwaukee detriot cleveland or so on? i know that happens down south in the gulf i just havent heard of it happening up in the great lakes? does anyone know if this happening or where i can find out? thanks in advance
 
They've done some damage north of Toledo (Monroe County MI) but it's never been anything more than an awning or knocking some chairs around. They simply can't survive off the water long enough to go far inland, and even in their peak over water winds aren't usually more than 40-50mph.
 
They've done some damage north of Toledo (Monroe County MI) but it's never been anything more than an awning or knocking some chairs around. They simply can't survive off the water long enough to go far inland, and even in their peak over water winds aren't usually more than 40-50mph.
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hmmm ic, i have seen a couple over lake michigan a looooong time ago and i was just wondering if they actually moved onshore.........What makes the florida waterspouts so "powerful" if the winds up here dont exceed 5o mph, why do the ones in florida approach 115 mph?? warm water? better conditions?
 
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