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Contact:
Tom Ward
Omni-site.net
(317) 885-6330
sales@omni-site.net
Hurricane Charley Meets Its Match Against Omni-site
Greenwood, Indiana - September 15, 2004 -
On August 13th and 14th, Florida and South Carolina were devastated by Hurricane Charley. Around 4 PM on August 13th, Hurricane Charley crossed and struck land just North of Fort Myers in Punta Gorda, Florida. The Hurricane had winds of 145 mph and wind gusts up to 180 mph. With winds that strong it was classified as a Category 4 Hurricane. The National Weather Service categorizes Hurricanes on a scale of 1 to 5, 5 being the strongest.
The Hurricane continued Northeast through Orlando, finally leaving Florida through Daytona Beach. Unfortunately the storm was not over, on Saturday August 14th around 11 AM the Hurricane again hit land this time in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. By this time the winds had slowed down, but with strong winds, the storm was still considered a Category 1 Hurricane. All in all, Hurricane Charley caused 14 billion dollars of damage and caused 17 deaths.
Omni-site had several customers in the path of the Hurricane, including City of Fort Myers, Florida (35 Units) and the City of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (100 units). One bit of good news was that these cities were using Omni-site's wireless alarm monitors to watch over their sewage lift stations, and the equipment worked flawlessly.
Robert Grainer, an Information Systems Technician for the City of Myrtle Beach, had this to say about the Omni-site equipment "We want to thank (Omni-site) for all the hard work that went into the Omni-site system. It worked great!! Our supervisors could not have been more pleased with the results generated by the Omni-site product and staff!"
Omni-site sends its deepest regrets to the victims and family members of Hurricane Charley. For more information on how to monitor your sewage lift station or other piece of equipment with Omni-site wireless alarm monitors, please contact Omni-site at 317-885-6330.
About Omni-site.net
Omni-site.net is a web-to-wireless telemetry company providing products and services that enable remote control and monitoring of equipment and machinery. Omni-site field units monitor and control remote equipment using low-cost wireless communications via public cellular, non-voice technology. Omni-site is privately held with headquarters in Greenwood, Indiana. For more information, please visit www.omni-site.net, or e-mail to sales@omni-site.net.
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