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B) You didn't read the entire post. I've played football games with lightning in the sky when I would never have continued a baseball or softball game - solely due to information from Thorguard, which would not have been present at your typical baseball game.
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![]() You can see lightning that's 30 miles away.
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We use ThorGuard at two parks I umpire at. Our policy is simple. If you see lightning, hear thunder, or the the system goes off, you are DONE for a minimum 30 minutes from the last time it is seen or heard. We also say from when the system deactivates as an extra precaution.
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Electrical discharge causes both lightning (visual) and thunder (audible) - the two occur simultaneously.
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The electrical discharge IS lightning and lightning produces the thunder. The electrical discharge can occur from a cloud that is 40,000 feet above ground. Lightning strikes randomly and from 40,000 feet it can strike anywhere. 30 second flash to bang is no comfort. Standing next to a grounded light pole is like standing next to tree, bad place to be if lightning strikes it. Lightning is not particularly attracted to aluminum bats. It could miss all the light poles and strike the ground near a fielder and cause a death due to ground step potential.
If you can see lightning striking or hear thunder it is close enough to stop an amateur game. MLB is whole different subject from amateur baseball from a lot of standpoints including approaching bad weather. |
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Otherwise, I stand by my comment. Feel free to do it differently in your games. |
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The second, however... if you have the machine, use the machine --- it will detect potential issues sooner than you might if you only have visual and audible evidence to go by ... and it will also tell you lightning you may have seen 30 miles from it's source may or may not be an issue. If you don't have the machine - I wholely agree with the strategy of waiting 30 minutes after the last visible discharge.
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FWIW, UIL policy is to follow the 30 second flash to bang with no mention of a lightning detector. I err on the side of caution with lightning. If the lightning detector is going off, we go by that if the 30 second flash to bang has not been observed. If the 30 second flash to bang has been observed, I don't care what the detector says.
If I had my way, any sight of lightning or thunder would result in a suspension of activities but that might not be so practical for this area.
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