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Originally posted by oreillywv
Treat lightning & thunderstorms the same. At first sound or sight clear the playing fields.
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This is certainly the conservative approach, but not even the National Weather Service recommends this.
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Direct coaches to use secure shelter.
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OK, but you need to define what a "secure shelter" is. Most ball parks don't have one. Cars are usually the best available shelter.
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Wait 15 minutes after the last thunder or lightning to bring teams back on the field.
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While your use of thunder was conservative, 15 minutes is not conservative enough. 30 minutes is the recommended wait.
Go to this thread:
thunder/lightning/question and page down to my reply containing the NWS recommendations.