Lightning Guests: WBTV Broadcast Meteorologists

During the Town Meeting there will be a discussion of lightning and lightning safety as related to organized outdoor activities.

Think about and discuss these questions before the Town meeting:

• Whose responsibility is it to call a game if thunder is heard?
• Does your school have specific guidelines?
• Do the little league organizations? The YMCA?
• What if a parents hear thunder? Do they have a right to go down to the field, approach the official, and demand the game be called? If not, who is willing to take an active role and improve society’s understanding of the dangers of lightning?

A great school, class, or even a scouting project would be to get super-informed about lightning safety, then spread the news within the local community. You could approach organizations that conduct outdoor events, explore their safety policies, and present information designed to heighten awareness about the hazards of lightning. The ultimate aim is to help achieve a safer environment for all people involved in outdoor activities and sports. This is a great opportunity for real-world application of concepts relating to environmental phenomenon.

Excellent Internet Links

• North Carolina Stormtrack.Com
  http://www.ncstormtrack.com

  A partnership between The News and Observer and WRAL-5, Stormtrack.com focuses on North Carolina’s weather with a special emphasis on hurricanes.

• WeatherNet - Connecting You To The World Of Weather
  http://cirrus.sprl.umich.edu/wxnet/

  WeatherNet, the Internet's premier source of weather information, provides access to thousands of forecasts, images, and the Net's largest collection of weather links, WeatherNet is the most comprehensive and up-to-date source of weather data on the Web. Scroll down to the link, 'Weathersites' and feast your eyes on hundreds of Internet sites with the emphasis on weather. Everything from government sites (NWS, NOAA, NCEP) to University's to TV stations... it's all there!

Last updated: 11/18/05