July Newsletter

GOVERNMENT
ENHANCING OUR
community
LIGHTNING SYSTEM
AT VILLAGE GREENS
PARK UPGRADED
INCREASED COVERAGE
IMPLEMENTED
During the summer storm season,
Village park users and visitors may be
exposed to potential dangers of a
lightning storm while outside. In an
effort to provide a safer environment
for users of Village Greens Park, Curtis
Park, Westlands Park, Silo Park, and
Tommy Davis Park, the Village has
installed lightning prediction and
warning systems to alert park users of
the potential for lightning before it
strikes.
The lightning prediction system at
Village Greens Park was recently
updated. The upgrades include
installation of a new remote site that
allows for increased coverage to
include the mountain bike and disc
golf courses, and the path system
surrounding both courses. In addition,
the technology has been upgraded to
allow anyone to see the status of the
Village Greens park site, and view
radar imagery of the area by
accessing the website address:
greenwoodvillage.thormobile3.net.
The lightning systems in designated
Village parks are prediction systems
not detection system. These systems
measure the shift of the positive and
negative ions in the atmosphere and in
the ground that can create an energy
flow that may result in a lightning
strike once a conductive cloud to
ground path is available. The lightning
prediction and warning system senses
and evaluates these shifts and changes
in the electrostatic field that precede
the occurrence of an actual lightning
strike and activates an audible, as well
as, visual warning alerting of the
dangerous conditions. The systems are
set to monitor a 2.5 mile radius from
its location.
When the conditions are ripe for
lightning at the parks or within the
2.5 mile radius, a continuous audible
horn is activated for a period of 15
seconds, alerting users of the potential
for lightning and activating yellow
strobes on the roofs of the structures
located within the parks. These strobes
will stay activated throughout the
period of potential lightning activity
and will shut off only after an all clear
signal consisting of three five second
audible horn blasts. The systems are
operational between the hours of
7 a.m. and 9 p.m., seven days a week,
through the spring and summer
months.
For more information, please call
Dustin Huff, Parks Manager, at
303-708-6155 or visit
greenwoodvillage.thormobile3.net/ GV
PG. 8 GV NEWSLETTER | JULY 2019