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A timely Reminder of the rules relating to Lightning
Full detail in Appendix B of NCAA Rules
Key sections below
Suspend a game
a. As a minimum, lightning safety experts strongly recommend that by the time the monitor observes 30 seconds between seeing the lightning flash and hearing its associated thunder, all individuals should have left the athletics site and reached a safer structure or location.
Re-start a game
e. To resume athletics activities, lightning safety experts recommend waiting 30 minutes after both the last sound of thunder and last flash of lightning.
Please do not second guess these instructions.