{"id":51084,"date":"2023-06-06T09:31:01","date_gmt":"2023-06-06T13:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/?p=51084"},"modified":"2023-06-07T14:08:55","modified_gmt":"2023-06-07T18:08:55","slug":"new-on-campus-weather-station-to-help-utc-ut-system-and-the-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/06\/new-on-campus-weather-station-to-help-utc-ut-system-and-the-state\/","title":{"rendered":"New campus weather station to help UTC, UT System and the state"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_51089\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"994\" data-attachment-id=\"51089\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/06\/new-on-campus-weather-station-to-help-utc-ut-system-and-the-state\/weather-station-23-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/06\/Weather-Station-23-1987.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,994\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Angela Foster\/University of Tennessee at Chattanooga&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 6_2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Tim Pridemore talks Friday, June 2, 2023 about the new weather station that was installed at Lupton Hall.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1685698257&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Weather Station-23-&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Weather Station-23-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Tim Pridemore talks Friday, June 2, 2023 about the new weather station that was installed at Lupton Hall.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/06\/Weather-Station-23-1987-1024x795.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-51089 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/06\/Weather-Station-23-1987.jpg\" alt=\"A new weather station was recently installed on the Lupton Hall roof. Photo by Angela Foster.\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"height=\"1864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/06\/Weather-Station-23-1987.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/06\/Weather-Station-23-1987-1024x795.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/06\/Weather-Station-23-1987-768x596.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/06\/Weather-Station-23-1987-580x450.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/06\/Weather-Station-23-1987-610x474.jpg 610w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/06\/Weather-Station-23-1987-1536x1193.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/06\/Weather-Station-23-1987-2048x1591.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">A new weather station was recently installed on the Lupton Hall roof. Photo by Angela Foster.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A strong storm is roaring over the Chattanooga Memorial Airport. Rain is heavy; lightning is constant; winds are high.<\/p>\n<p>The airport is about eight miles from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Weather on campus isn\u2019t as bad, but it might turn bad. Or it might not.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring severe weather events, conditions can vary greatly over a distance of just one mile,\u201d said Tim Pridemore, emergency management coordinator for the University.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCurrently, our information on weather conditions on campus actually comes from National Weather Service data collected at the Chattanooga Airport.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s one reason a weather station was recently installed on the roof of Lupton Hall. Similar stations are being installed statewide on campuses of the University of Tennessee system.<\/p>\n<p>The UTC station will pinpoint weather that\u2019s occurring on campus or is very close, Pridemore said. It will provide such data as temperature, wind speed and direction, rainfall and the amount of lightning.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_51091\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"51091\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/06\/new-on-campus-weather-station-to-help-utc-ut-system-and-the-state\/weather-station-23-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/06\/Weather-Station-23-1998.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,1266\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Angela Foster\/University of Tennessee at Chattanooga&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 6_2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Tim Pridemore talks Friday, June 2, 2023 about the new weather station that was installed at Lupton Hall.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1685698952&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Weather Station-23-&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Weather Station-23-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Tim Pridemore talks Friday, June 2, 2023 about the new weather station that was installed at Lupton Hall.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/06\/Weather-Station-23-1998-1024x1012.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-51091 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/06\/Weather-Station-23-1998-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/06\/Weather-Station-23-1998-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/06\/Weather-Station-23-1998-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/06\/Weather-Station-23-1998-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/06\/Weather-Station-23-1998-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tim Pridemore<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cHaving our own, campus-specific information will help us understand what is happening,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile, ultimately, the conditions here on campus drive our minute-to-minute decisions, the larger picture is what drives our preparation and planning.&nbsp;This system will help improve the information we use for both,\u201d Pridemore said.<\/p>\n<p>Real-time data from the station makes it possible to \u201cmonitor the safety of outdoor events,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt will give us a better ability to monitor changes as they approach us. Knowing what is happening upstream in a weather event helps us prepare for the event when it arrives on campus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor example, in the short term, the local lightning detection allows us to know when we need to pause outdoor activities such as sports practice sessions, while longer-horizon decisions such as taking action based on high winds are helped by knowing more about what is happening upstream in the weather.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Beyond UTC, data from the weather station will be shared with the Hamilton County and Tennessee emergency management agencies and the emergency management team for the UT System.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis will help everyone develop a clearer common-operating picture of weather conditions over a large area,\u201d Pridemore said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A weather station was recently installed on the roof of Lupton Hall. Similar stations are being installed statewide on campuses of the University of Tennessee system. 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