• 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.

Winter Event Reports 1/9/2010 - FL

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Paul Austin

I've spent most of the morning watching light sleet and snow flurries between Ocala and Orlando, FL. This is exceedingly rare for this area. I live about 90 miles north of here, and I've only witnessed snowfall (not accumulation, just snowfall) twice since 1989. We received a dusting of the white stuff Christmas Eve of 1989. Usually, when the temp falls below freezing in these parts, it only does so with very dry air. I am streaming video on TVN, but it's not especially picturesque, as there is no accumulation, and it's mostly sleet so far.
 
We ended up following the back side of the precipitation all the way to just south of Melbourne, FL, which is about 190 miles southeast of Gainesville, ~130 miles as the crow flies. This is actually about 25 miles south of Cocoa and Cape Canaveral, and the sleet persisted even this far south before dissipating. I saw reports of 1/10" of snow accumulated in the Ocala area, and my mom teaches with a woman who reported measurable snow accumulation between Williston and Dunellon, FL. That makes this a 30 to 50 year storm for the area. NWS JAX current forecast low for Gainesville Monday morning is 17 F and 18 F in Ocala. The all-time lows for January 11 are 20 F (1959) and 22 F (1978), respectively. What a winter, even for the southeast!
 
I see there was a spotter report of snow and sleet in the Miami metro area. I don't think any snow was reported at any of the ASOS stations in the area, so I don't think it will be counted as official snow fall. If I remember correctly, the last time Miami saw snow, it was 1977.
 
Good day all,

John Vandehei said:
I see there was a spotter report of snow and sleet in the Miami metro area...
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I did not see any snow in Miami on 1/9/2010 so that report could have been an isolated flurry or sleet, which still is possible with light rain and temperatures in the raw-cold upper 30's and low 40's.

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Above: This is what the beach (Ocean) looks like when it's 40's degrees during the day (steam fog over the water).

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Above: Frost and ice on the cars in the morning (Miami, FL) on 1-11-2009.

Global warming my ---
 
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