AccuWeather prepares businesses for dangerous nor’easter months in advance with the most accurate forecasts
Summary
Nine days in advance and before any other source, AccuWeather for Business warned businesses by issuing a Storm Potential Outlook, which accurately predicted the risk for heavy snow across the Northeast.
Key Highlights
Two months in advance and ahead of any other source, AccuWeather correctly identified mid-March as a potential timeframe for a late-season nor’easter
AccuWeather snow accumulation forecasts were more accurate than any other source
AccuWeather provided more advance notice of the strong nor’easter, issuing a first snow accumulation map ahead of any other source
NASTY NOR’EASTER IMPACTS NORTHEAST
Businesses up and down the East Coast saw significant impacts from a nasty nor’easter that brought heavy snow and strong winds and caused major disruptions, including hundreds of thousands of power outages, road closures, and logistical issues. AccuWeather For Business clients who subscribed to AccuWeather’s Snow Warning Service received location-specific start times before, during, and after the storm. AccuWeather’s 100+ meteorologists provided one-on-one consultations with businesses to help them navigate the nor’easter. Storm warning meteorologists team took several extra conference calls with a department of transportation client in Pennsylvania leading up to the storm to help them plan for it.
MOST ADVANCED NOTICE
Businesses were better prepared and were able to make the right decisions thanks to the advance notice that AccuWeather For Business provided. Schools were able to make plans to go virtual or cancel classes. Businesses could change staffing, decide whether to close and hire contractors well in advance to remove snow.
- Two months in advance and ahead of any other source, AccuWeather’s Long Range team correctly identified the mid-March timeframe for a heightened risk of nor’easters.
- Nine days in advance and before any other source, AccuWeather for Business issued a Storm Potential Outlook, which accurately predicted the risk for heavy snow across the Northeast during the middle of March.
- AccuWeather issued its first snow map to the public on March 9, four days before the storm and before any other source.
GREATEST ACCURACY
AccuWeather provides the most pinpointed, location-specific forecasts, backed by Superior Accuracy™, to help businesses, communities, and schools better prepare and stay safer. Our accurate snow total accumulations and start and stop times allowed businesses to prepare for snow removal, adjust schedules, and maintain business continuity.
- AccuWeather’s Long Range team accurately identified the risk of mid-March nor’easter months in advance.
- AccuWeather’s first snowfall forecast accurately predicted the heaviest snow would remain north and west of the I-95 corridor, correctly forecasting only a “coating to an inch” in New York City.
Stay ahead of the storm. AccuWeather's Snow Warning Service offers location-specific forecasts and 24x7x365 consulting services for snow, ice, blizzards, and other winter-hazard events.
AccuWeather's Snow Warning Service features include:
- Precise weather event start and end times
- Total expected snow and ice accumulations
- Specific changeover times for snow, ice, and rain
- Hourly temperatures and wind conditions before, during, & after the storm
- Post-storm weather conditions, including verified precipitation amounts.
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