John Diel
EF5
In several posts, one will see someone say "the storm went linear". What does this mean?
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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.
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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.
What is a "Linear" storm
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Jeff Snyder
EF5
Linear just refers to the orientation/shape of the storm... There is a semi-common tendency for storms to move from cellular in shape to more linear in shape -- such as a transition from a multi-cell cluster or supercell to a squall line. This transition tends to nean a transition to an 'outflow dominant' storm type, one which sees its development and propagation dictated more so by convergence along a leading gust front than much else. Oftentimes, these storms are tilted upshear, resulting in a front updraft / rear downdraft sort of configuration... Squall lines tend to provide an unfavorable environment for tornadogenesis...
Tony Laubach
EF5
A squall line basically...
Took me a while to realize what they meant when they said a storm was "going linear". That means that the storm is turning into more of a squall line (or merging with an existing one) from a cellular storm. If you're chasing a storm and hear it's going linear, it means that it's going to turn into a big black line of death and you don't want to waste your time with it if there are better (non-linear) storms elsewhere!
Took me a while to realize what they meant when they said a storm was "going linear". That means that the storm is turning into more of a squall line (or merging with an existing one) from a cellular storm. If you're chasing a storm and hear it's going linear, it means that it's going to turn into a big black line of death and you don't want to waste your time with it if there are better (non-linear) storms elsewhere!
