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Safety
New lightning-detection systems coming to Queen Creek parks
Special to Independent Newsmedia/Arianna Grainey
Mansel Carter Oasis Park is one of Queen Creeks parks that will be getting new lightning-detection systems later this month
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New lightning-detection systems will be placed at Queen Creek’s town parks later this month.
On Feb. 20 and 21, town contractors will install and test the new lightning detection systems at parks including Founders' Park, Desert Mountain Park and Mansel Carter Oasis Park.
“The inclusion of lightning notification systems in the town’s existing and future parks enables staff to enhance lightning safety awareness among park patrons. The auditory and visual alerts will prompt patrons to find safe shelter,” a town press release stated.
The lightning notification systems are self-contained weather stations that monitor local real-time conditions. The systems alert people in parks to nearby lightning using sirens and strobe lights, the release stated.
One, five-second-long siren blast will be heard when lightning is reported within 10 miles of the unit and the strobe light on top of the unit will start to flash. When the system alerts patrons to lightning in the area, it is recommended they seek shelter indoors or in their vehicles.
When lightning is not detected within 10 miles for 30 minutes, the light will stop flashing and the unit will sound three short blasts to indicate that lightning is no longer detected nearby. The notification system will only be active during the parks’ operational hours.
