Storm Tracking and Lightning Detection and alerting services



Real-Time Lightning Alerts
Real-time lightning data.
Smarter planning, faster response.”
“Protect your people and assets. Delivered to every device, across your business.”
“Turn lightning data into action. Alerts on any device help you plan better and respond faster.”
Storm Monitoring
See Every Strike. Track Every Storm. Stay Ahead.
Technical Accuracy (clear, detailed
and accurate)
“Real-time storm monitoring with geographic lightning strike plotting provides immediate spatial visualisation and precise distance calculations to nearby strikes for accurate situational awareness.”
Robust Infrastructure for lightning alerts
“Backed by 99%+ uptime, the Eeko Lightning Network delivers accurate, reliable lightning detection through continuous maintenance and expert servicing.”
The Result Of A Person Struck By Lightning
Worldwide, an estimated 240,000 people are injured and 24,000 people are killed by lightning every year.
Immediate Consequences
Cardiac Arrest: The massive electrical surge short-circuits the heart's natural electrical rhythm, which is the most common cause of death.
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Respiratory Failure: The current can paralyze the chest muscles and the brain's breathing center, causing suffocation unless artificial respiration is given.
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Neurological Shock: Loss of consciousness, confusion, amnesia, and temporary paralysis (keraunoparalysis) frequently occur right away.
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Skin and Eye Damage: Burns are often superficial because the current flashes over the skin. This flashover can rupture tiny capillaries to create unique, fern-like red marks called Lichtenberg figures. Intense light and heat can also rupture eardrums or damage the retina.
Long-Term Effects
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Chronic Pain and Fatigue: Survivors often deal with long-term chronic pain, severe headaches, and persistent sleep disorders.
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Cognitive and Memory Issues: Lasting brain trauma can lead to memory loss, slower reaction times, and trouble concentrating.
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Psychological Changes: Many face personality changes, irritability, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).



⚡ Critical Decisions Made Easy ⚡
Stay Ahead of the Storm
Live strike tracking with our GIS platform, Storm tracker
Satellite-enhanced accuracy + real-time forecasts
Custom site views to monitor risk across your infrastructure
Protect People, Infrastructure and Assets
GPS push alerts warn users of nearby lightning in real time
Track lightning + precipitation as it happens
Make safer, faster operational decisions when storms develop
Data That Proves Your Case
8 years of archived lightning history
Report-ready analytics for compliance, risk assessments, and insurance claims
Advanced calculation tools for precise, defensible insights
With Eeko Lightning Network, storms stop being unpredictable threats, they become data-driven decisions.
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Real-Time Storm Tracking & Lightning Alerting for High-Risk Operations
Electrical storms present one of the most significant safety risks to industrial operations. Every year, lightning causes injuries, equipment damage, costly downtime and operational disruptions across mining, ports, airports, LNG facilities and construction sites. For electrical engineers and safety managers responsible for protecting people, critical infrastructure and maintaining operational continuity, access to accurate, real-time lightning intelligence is essential.
EEKO Lightning Solutions delivers an advanced real-time storm tracking and lightning alerting service designed to provide fast, reliable and actionable information before lightning becomes a threat. By combining industry-leading lightning detection networks with intelligent monitoring software, organisations receive immediate warnings that support informed decisions and safer operations.
Real-Time Lightning Detection
The EEKO Lightning Solutions platform continuously monitors lightning activity across Australia and internationally, providing live data on cloud-to-ground and intra-cloud lightning strikes. Users receive instant notifications as storms approach their site, allowing sufficient time to implement emergency procedures, suspend hazardous activities and move personnel to safe locations.
Unlike relying on weather forecasts alone, the system provides accurate, location-specific lightning information based on real-time detection networks. This enables organisations to respond to actual storm activity rather than predicted conditions, reducing unnecessary operational interruptions while maintaining the highest safety standards.
Instant Alerts When They Matter Most
The service delivers configurable lightning alerts via desktop dashboards, mobile devices, SMS, email and integrated warning systems. Alert distances can be customised to meet site-specific safety procedures, ensuring personnel receive timely warnings based on organisational risk requirements.
Live storm tracking allows users to monitor storm movement, lightning strike locations, direction of travel and storm intensity in real time. As conditions change, alerts automatically update, helping safety managers make informed decisions regarding work stoppages, evacuations and safe return-to-work procedures.
Comprehensive Historical Reporting
In addition to live monitoring, EEKO Lightning Solutions provides complete historical lightning reports for every monitored location. Historical data can be used for:
1) Open-cut and underground mining operations
2) Ports and bulk material handling terminals
3) LNG production and export facilities
4) Airports and aviation infrastructure
5) Major construction projects
6)Industrial manufacturing facilities
7) Utilities and energy providers
These industries rely on continuous operations where lightning can create significant safety hazards and financial consequences. Accurate, real-time lightning intelligence enables organisations to minimise downtime while ensuring personnel remain protected.
Supporting Electrical Engineers and Safety Managers
Electrical engineers require reliable lightning information to protect high-value electrical infrastructure, substations, communications equipment and power distribution systems. Safety managers depend on fast, accurate alerts to implement site emergency procedures and ensure compliance with workplace health and safety obligations.
EEKO Lightning Solutions provides a centralised platform that allows both engineering and safety teams to monitor developing weather conditions, assess operational risks and coordinate appropriate responses with confidence.
Improve Safety, Reduce Risk
With live lightning data, intelligent storm tracking and comprehensive historical reporting, EEKO Lightning Solutions helps organisations improve situational awareness, reduce operational risk and protect their most valuable asset—their people.
Protect your people and operations with EEKO Lightning Solutions' real-time storm tracking and lightning alerting service. Receive fast, accurate lightning warnings, live storm updates, and detailed historical reports to improve safety and reduce operational risk.
Lightning Detection and Safety Display Boards

Equipped with state-of-the-art technology, it provides accurate and timely alerts on-site regarding the lightning danger level. With this proactive tool, you can manage risks effectively and safeguard the well-being of everyone around you during stormy weather.
With our real-time alerting service for lightning, you’ll never be caught off guard during a storm. Get immediate alerts that allow you to take swift action and protect what matters. Perfect for businesses, outdoor enthusiasts, and anyone who needs timely weather updates, our system is your trusted companion in severe weather conditions.
Alert Custom Sign Diplay Board
Real-Time Alerting
EN54-3 Type B Compliant
Precision Lightning Alerting Safety for High-Risk Areas
🎯 Protect key zones with real-time alerts:
✔️ Main Gate (Visitors & Contractors)
✔️ Workshops
✔️Wash-Bays
✔️ Fuel
✔️Explosives Depots
✔️ Crusher Plants
✔️Mine Camps
🔊 Complete Alert System:
✅ Hardware Sensor + Siren + Flashing Lights
✅ Digital Signage & Custom Logo Alert Zones
✅ EN54-3 Type B Compliant
✅ Manual and automated TEST ALERTS sent from your mobile.
✅ Auto-connects to any lightning detection network
✅Tailored to Your Site. Built for Harsh Conditions.
✅Where Precision Meets Protection.






Safeguard Your Staff and Equipment
Lightning Alert Display Board
Built for demanding site conditions.
Deliver clear, visible lightning alerts where your team needs them. Designed and built in Western Australia, the Lightning Alert Display Board combines high-visibility LED beacons, site-specific lightning intelligence and remote management to support your site’s lightning response procedures.
Display board
SpecificationDetails
Board dimensions 3600 × 2400 mm
Beacons: high-visibility LED beacons using green, yellow, orange, red and blue
Beacon power supply12 V DC; beacons rated for 9–36 V operation
Wind rating Region D — applies to the board only
Approximate weight 88 kg
Control box
Specification Details
Enclosure 450 × 450 × 200 mm, lockable
Earthing ; Earthed door, chassis and gland plate
Micro controller with relay outputs to operate the beacons
Approximate weight 28 kg
Power and protection
Specification Details
Power input 240 V AC
Power supply unit Rated for 88–264 V AC input, 65 W
Beacon output 12 V DC
Electrical protection 10 A residual current circuit breaker with overcurrent protection (RCBO), fitted inside the control box
Supply connection 4 m, 10 A mains lead with an Australian plug, or hardwired connection by a licensed electrician.
Areas with no electricity, solar panel system provided to a 12 volt system
External earth connection 400 mm chassis earth cable supplied
Connectivity and lightning data
SpecificationDetails
Network connectivity 4G Cat 4 outdoor router with an IP67 rating; external Wi-Fi or site Wi-Fi options
Lightning data configured to the board’s site coordinates
Remote management Remote configuration, monitoring and diagnostics.
On site test can be performed on the unit, by send a SMS with a code to check the system is operating.
Cabling and installation
SpecificationDetails
Interconnecting cable Up to 20 m of 5-core, 2.0 mm cable, enclosed in protective tubing
Connectors Harting 16-pin connectors at both ends
Mounting points Four corner mounting plates with 13 mm diameter holes
Mounting bolts M12 Grade 8.8 bolts, tightened to 53 Nm
Start-up Once installed and configured, connect the power and switch on. The board becomes operational when a network connection is established.
Australian support and service
Australian-based support
Our support team assists with configuration, troubleshooting and ongoing operation.
Remote fault diagnosis
Faults are assessed remotely first. Where replacement hardware is required, preconfigured spare modules can be shipped for on-site replacement.
Simple relocation updates
Moving the board to another location? Provide the new site coordinates so we can update its configuration remotely.
Designed and built in Sydney Australia
Locally designed and manufactured for demanding operating environments.
Important installation and operating information
The Lightning Alert Display Board is a visual aid that supports your site’s lightning management procedures. It does not replace those procedures or official warnings.
The Region D wind rating applies to the board only. The supporting structure and mounting arrangement must be assessed separately for the installation location.
Do what’s Right
Seek better Ways
Make a Difference
Focused on Safety
Precision Meets Protection
A Take Your Sites Safety To The Next Level
Get in touch with us today
EEKO Lightning Solutions PTY Ltd sales@eekosolutions.com
support@eekosolutions.com
Tel 1300 885 792
