The system provides alerts during Campus Recreation programming including the indoor and outdoor pools and Recreational Field Complex. There are 2 units on campus, 1 at the Pat Leonard Student Recreation Center and 1 at the Recreational Field Complex.
Features
- The OAS features an audible horn and visible strobe indicating the presence of lightning in a set range.
- The system is set to a range of 10 miles to provide time for those outdoors to find a safe waiting area indoors.
- The horn will sound for 15 seconds indicating lightning is at or inside the 10 mile radius.
- The strobe will remain activated until the lightning is no longer within in the impacted area and at least a 30 minute time period has elapsed.
- The strobe will deactivate once the lightning is outside of the 10 mile radius and 30 minutes has elapsed the strobe will deactivate and the horn will sound 3 times for 5 seconds.
- The OAS horn does not mirror the alert sound provided by the Seahawk Warning Siren and no alerts will be shared via email or text.
- The link below features the live status of the system.
- The estimated time to clear will be continually updated if the lightning remains in the 10 mile radius.
- The Alert status will change from green to red indicating the presence of an alert due to lightning.
CHECK OAS STATUS
If you have any questions about the system or this message please contact Erik Unger.
Want to know more about our new Outdoor Alerting System? This video demonstrates Earth Networks lightning detective system.
