Intercollegiate Athletics Policy Manual
Section 15.00 - Sports Medicine
15.05.2a Weather Data
WEATHERDATA, INC. SKYGUARD® MONITORING SYSTEM DESCRIPTION
The University of Texas Athletics subscribes to the WeatherData, Inc. SkyGuard® severe weather monitoring and alerting system. The system provides real-time information, including severe weather monitoring and alerting of pending dangerous weather.
SkyGuard® service provides the following performance functions:
- Lightning ADVISORY when lightning is expected within 10 miles with 20 minutes advance notice.
- Lightning WARNING when lightning has been detected within 10 miles.
- Tornado WARNING when tornadoes are within 5 miles with desired lead time of 20 minutes advance notice.
- Advisories/warnings issued between 5:00am – 12:00am daily.
- Consulting privileges
SkyGuard® alerts are sent to designated staff from Sports Medicine, Strength & Conditioning, Events/Operations, Facilities, and designated Sports Programs. The alerts are sent via pager, email, and/or text message. A single email address has been established to receive the alerts – weather@athletics.utexas.edu
For more information specific to the WeatherData, Inc. SkyGuard® service, refer to http://weatherdata.com/products/skyguard.php.
last updated: February 11, 2009