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THE BATTALION
Lightning is a beautiful, natural phenom
enon, but can be destructive and life threat
ening. A&M officials decided to install a
lightning prediction system because of the
large campus and many outdoor activities.
Christopher Meyer, director of A&M’s
Environmental Health and Safety
Department, said lightning is the leading
cause of death in the natural disaster cate
gory in the United States. Because of the
amount of outdoor activities on and near
campus, university officials formed a task
force to recommend a lightning prediction
system. The new system, funded primarily
by the Division of Student Affairs and
Finance, cost $45,000. The sensors are
designed to examine conditions and predict
lightning within a two-mile radius, large
enough to cover the entire campus.
Meyer said Tom Reber at Rec Sports
came to him with the idea. The football
team was using the Student Recreation
Center because of possible lightning
storms, when one of the coaches noticed
there were people in the outdoor pool. He
told Rec officials that the lightning detector
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had signaled. Reber then recognized
the need for a lightning prediction
system across campus.
The company that makes
Thor Guard Lightning
Prediction System has
installed the system in thou
sands of golf courses, mili
tary installations, universi
ties, swimming pools and
airports. It has already been
installed at many universities
including Texas Christian
University and The University of
Georgia, Meyer said. The sensors
and alarms were installed at A&M
before Christmas break and were
initially tested last Thursday.
Thor Guard monitors a devel
oping storm by detecting elec
trostatic buildup in the atmos- ,
phere. If the hazard of lightning ■
reaches a preset level, alarms
sound before an actual strike
happens. The system has
the ability to predict random
bolts, which can occur with
out any sign of a storm.
When the alarm is sound
ed. students are advised to
cease any university-related
outdoor activities and lake
shelter and are also encour
aged to discontinue use of
cellular phones and
radios. “It will be an
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Lightning sensors and horns are now located
on top of the A&M golf course club house.
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next few years to see if
people have faith in the
system,” Meyer said.
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ings, Meyer said.
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signs in the
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when little or
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in the sky.
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may be able to hearthuiider
or see lightning in the dis'-
tance while the alarm
remains inactivated.
Two sensors, one at
the Rec Center and one
at the golf course, send
the signal to the 11
alarms across campus.
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