tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168620747792092240.post2026508107689046976..comments2024-03-27T15:09:59.039-06:00Comments on Wasatch Weather Weenies: Spring RumblingsJim Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15799757451626876963noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168620747792092240.post-37913330497521604252013-05-09T12:35:17.838-06:002013-05-09T12:35:17.838-06:00I tried to google how many people are killed by li...I tried to google how many people are killed by lightning each year in the Wasatch Mountains and could not get an answer. I have had a few brushes with thunderstorms while mountain biking the trails around Park City. Last year, I purchased a lightning detector. It looks like a pager and has LEDs that tell you how far the last lightning strike was from you. It also tells you whether the lightning strikes are getting closer or whether they are moving away. The range is around 40 miles. Just google "StrikeAlert II 2 Personal Lightning Detector" to look it up. It seems to work. I almost got caught in a storm on the mid-mountain trail in Park City, but made it to Deer Valley lodge just in time. While in the lodge, the LEDs were flashing and the lightning detector was beeping like crazy. It would have been horrendous being out in that storm with no shelter.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15180331785357345922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168620747792092240.post-8512439906232114052013-05-09T11:33:13.607-06:002013-05-09T11:33:13.607-06:00I live in Taylorsville under the main flight path,...I live in Taylorsville under the main flight path, and it looked like there were at least a couple of planes on approach to SLC in the Tuesday evening (May 7) storm that came close to being hit. Most likely commercial flights. Often they appear to get diverted for a little while during a good lightning storm, but that did not seem to be the case this time. Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02814313368731066590noreply@blogger.com