• 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.

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Chad Penny

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Good morning everyone!!!!! I'm a graduate student in Sam Houston State's Homeland Security program and I'm earning a graduate certificate in Emergency Mgmt. I am.set to graduate next year. I'd love to merge this with my obsession with weather but not sure where to look. Any suggestions?

Thanks
 
Good morning everyone!!!!! I'm a graduate student in Sam Houston State's Homeland Security program and I'm earning a graduate certificate in Emergency Mgmt. I am.set to graduate next year. I'd love to merge this with my obsession with weather but not sure where to look. Any suggestions?

Thanks


Here are my recommendations.....

I attended Rose State College in Midwest City, Oklahoma, between 2019 and 2021. I majored in both Emergency Management and Atmospheric Sciences. During that timeframe, I volunteered with the American Red Cross and my local Emergency Management Agency. With the Red Cross, I did disaster response and responded to Hurricane Ida, where I set up and ran a disaster shelter for 2-weeks straight. In regards to volunteering with my local EMA, I was tasked with storm spotting in the county and also running the Emergency Operations Center before, during, and after severe weather events. This included forecasting severe weather setups and performing weather operations and coordinating with multiple different entities.

I'd highly recommend contacting your local EMA and seeing if there are any opportunities to volunteer with their agency to gain some experience in EM AND Combine your passion for weather. They likely have some sort of storm spotting program or even a program where you can be utilized in the EOC during a severe weather event.

According to your "About me" you're in Montgomery, Texas.
Here is the contact information for your local EMA.
phone: 936-523-3900
fax: 936-523-3910
email: [email protected]

Additionally, I'd recommend reaching out to your local VOADS and NGO's to see if there are any opportunities there as well. Some state Emergency Management Agencies like PEMA also have a Meteorologist employed by their agency that is solely tasked with providing weather information to their agency. But this I believe is highly rare.
 
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