Columbia Weather Systems

“Every year there are about 20 million cloud-to-ground lightning flashes in the United States,” according to John Jensenius, Lightning Safety Specialist with the National Lightning Safety Council. “Each one of those flashes is a potential killer.” Columbia Weather shares the NLSC goal of reducing the number of people killed and injured by lightning. Our Pulsar 800 Weather Station with lightning detection is popular in operations and facilities management for utilities like West Chicago Waste Water Treatment Plant, energy companies like Lionrock Energy, chemical companies like Formosa Plastics, and mass transportation such as Bay Area Rapid Transit. →  Click here if video does not display . →  Click here for more info on Pulsar Weather Stations .

Interesting visual from the National Weather Service (NWS) showing how environmental and geographical factors affect the spread of wildfires. “Wind speed has a huge effect on fire intensity and how fast fires travel. Wind pushes the flame forward and closer to the unburned fuel in front of the fire. Temperature, humidity, and precipitation are also important due to their strong influence on fuel moisture content.” Environmental and geographic conditions affect the speed of wildfires.

"The CWS mobile app is very handy for our engineers who monitor conditions at our outdoor testing facility.” -Jacob Smith, Nelson Irrigation Corporation The new, user-friendly CWS Weather Monitor App gives customers easy access to remote, real-time weather data monitored on a phone or tablet. The app is compatible with all CWS weather stations that include the Weather MicroServer. Click here to learn more . ( If video does not display, click here .)