MOST ACCURATE FORECASTS: AccuWeather helped San Francisco Bay area businesses be better prepared for a destructive wind storm

DANGEROUS AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS

Already battered by severe weather, California was slammed again by another major windstorm on March 21. Dangerous wind gusts up to 80 mph toppled trees, leaving hundreds of thousands of customers, including businesses, without power in the San Fransisco Bay area.  The destructive winds caused three barges to crash into a bridge outside Oracle Park and overturned a tractor-trailer on the lower deck of the San Francisco Bay Bridge, bringing traffic to a halt for hours and shutting down ferry service.

AccuWeather For Business clients using AccuWeather SkyGuard^Ⓡ Warnings received an exclusive look at pinpoint forecasts specific to their location and one-on-one consultations. They were better able to make the best decisions to keep their business and employees safer.  The event's impacts resembled a landing of a strong tropical storm, likely the closest San Francisco businesses will ever come to experiencing that type of event.  

ACCUWEATHER PROVIDES THE MOST ADVANCE NOTICE

AccuWeather forecasts for this event were ahead of other sources and more accurate than any other, correctly conveying the impacts.

• AccuWeather provided five days of advance notice, ahead of any other source, to clients that another major storm would impact the San Francisco Bay Area.
• AccuWeather meteorologists warned on March 16 that there was a “potential for a major storm Monday night into Tuesday.” 
• AccuWeather cautioned that the combination of saturated soil and gusty winds might bring down trees and powerlines

MORE ACCURATE WARNINGS

AccuWeather provided the most accurate warnings and forecasts, backed by Superior Accuracy ™, to alert businesses in these areas early and often about the dangers of this destructive storm.  

• AccuWeather for Business provided more accurate warnings for customers, including getting exclusive updates throughout the storm
• AccuWeather correctly identified that winds in the Santa Cruz area could blow down trees and power lines, while other sources' wind gusts forecasts were too low and did not mention these risks
• AccuWeather for Business customers was accurately alerted about widespread power outage risk through the AssetReport^TM, which provides exact timing and impacts of weather at each asset’s location.

Be proactive with AccuWeather's SkyGuard® Warnings, backed by Superior Accuracy™, which will deliver site-specific alerts and warnings well before severe weather hits, giving you much-needed time to prepare. 

 Benefits of SkyGuard® Warnings: 

• Proactive, site-specific alerts offer warnings well before severe weather impacts occur
• Live one-on-one or group consultation is provided by our weather experts anytime, day or night
• Reviewed Tornado Notifications: we monitor your pinpoint location and alert you when a tornado isn't threatening your assets
• Alerts delivered in a format that aligns with your organizational emergency management plan
• All-clear notifications are sent when a threat is over, minimizing weather-related downtime
• All alerts are delivered via push notification from the SkyGuard mobile app, available on Android and iOS

Want to learn more about how we can help you? Demo SkyGuard® today and protect your business, employees, and assets.

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