In the early morning of October 12, 2023, a severe thunderstorm produced a damaging EF-2 tornado in Clearwater Beach, Florida. The destructive tornado damaged businesses, brought down power lines, caused power outages, knocked down walls, and collapsed roofs across the area. AccuWeather’s expert meteorologists provided a life-saving tornado warning with 10 EXTRA minutes of additional notice compared to public government and all other sources.
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AccuWeather was the ONLY source to provide additional minutes of notice and the most accurate warning of an immediate rapidly developing tornado threat:
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AccuWeather once again provided customers with extra time to prepare and find safe shelter, which is crucial when every second counts and lives are at risk. These warnings help to protect people, property, and assets of AccuWeather's SkyGuard® customers in those areas.
AccuWeather's SkyGuard® Warnings aren't just a generic solution; they are tailored to meet the specific needs of various industries. Here's how AccuWeather's Superior Accuracy™ benefits businesses in specific industries with employees working overnight:
As one example of our Superior Accuracy™, for tornadoes, we provide an average of 16 minutes of advance notice compared to an average of only 8 minutes from the National Weather Service. When tornadoes threaten, every second counts. AccuWeather’s false alarm rate on tornado warnings is much lower than other sources, significantly reducing unnecessary costly shutdowns, sometimes by as much as 80-90% for a specific facility.
Be proactive with AccuWeather SkyGuard® Warnings, which will deliver site-specific alerts and warnings well before severe weather hits, giving you more time to prepare. Plus, get access to a team of expert severe weather meteorologists watching out for your business 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
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The AccuWeather Advantage
AccuWeather’s track record of superior accuracy in weather forecasting and warnings has saved over 10,000 lives, prevented injury to over 100,000 people, minimized reputational harm and saved companies tens of billions of dollars – all beyond what has been done by the National Weather Service.