Sunrise, FL. – Robert Dugan, President & CEO of Thor Guard, Inc., (thorguard.com) in a website letter to clients, governmental and civic organizations, business owners, sports officials and military personnel, noted the increase of lightning strikes as well as tornadoes, severe storms and other dangerous climate conditions throughout the world.
“From the shores of Rio de Janeiro, to the attractions in Orlando, Florida, to the thousands of golf courses around the world, and sports arenas and stadiums in major cities around the globe, it is evident that lightning is a major threat to life. In essence, lightning takes no prisoners, and it is critical to be able to detect and predict approaching lightning strikes and other severe weather,” Dugan said.
Lightning deaths and injuries in 2025 have surpassed any in the last seven years. According to reports, close to half of these lightning events were either bolts out of the blue or strikes coming from distant storms. Many of the storms that produce these strikes are more than 10 miles from the site of the incident, beyond people’s perception.
For over 50 years, many government agencies and businesses have relied on the nation’s oldest lightning and storm detection and prediction company as their weather safety partner. In the last dozen years, Thor Guard engineers have developed technology whereby they can sample the electrostatic flow of ions over 170,000 times a second.
“It has always been our goal to protect human life. With this proprietary technology, Thor Guard is the only product that can predict the occurrence and provide advanced warnings of these random lightning strikes and tornadoes from 15 to 50 miles away from a storm. This data enables us to accurately and consistently advise our customer before one of these weather events occurs near their facility,” Dugan noted.
The company’s highly sophisticated sensor is located on site and a computer measures and analyzes the electrostatic field in the atmosphere. This “prediction” warning technology is in stark contrast from its competition who use lightning “detection” technology. “Such systems require the occurrence of an actual lightning strike before a warning is given. Many times, this is just too late,” he explained.
To learn how to safeguard employees, students, sports fans, and customers in these ever-increasing dangerous conditions, contact Robert Dugan at bdugan@thorguard.com or 954-835-0900.
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