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SkyGuard® Severe Weather Warnings

AccuWeather’s exceptional forecast accuracy, proven to be superior to all other sources in study after study, can give you a competitive edge and save you money, reduce losses, and allow you to operate more efficiently while keeping your employees and customers safer.

AccuWeather is the most trusted and recognized name in weather.

AccuWeather provides an average of 16 minutes of advance notice for tornadoes compared to an average of only 8 minutes from the National Weather Service and other sources.

In a recent study, across all time periods and parameters, forecasts from a competitor were 65.6% less accurate than those available at the same time from AccuWeather.

The stakes are too high for you to rely on anything but the best and AccuWeather is the best.

AccuWeather SkyGuard® Severe Weather Warnings better protect people and property when severe weather threatens. Each warning is communicated instantly with AccuWeather’s proven Superior Accuracy™ through multiple channels and dissemination methods, all customized to your specific needs. 

What makes SkyGuard® Severe Weather Warnings different?

SkyGuard warnings provide the most accurate, proactive notification of impending threats to specific locations when severe weather threatens human lives, facilities, or business operations – 24/7, 365 days a year.

AccuWeather’s team of expert meteorologists develop SkyGuard warnings specifically for the severe weather threats and locations that matter to each individual client, including tornadoes, hail, flooding, ice, black ice, high winds, lightning, and much more.

SkyGuard warnings are backed by always on-call expert consultants to help business and institutions make early, actionable decisions.

12,000+

Lives Saved

100,000+ 

Injuries Prevented

Tens of Billions

Dollars Saved In Property Damage

  • "Prior to SkyGuard, our response activations were often hesitant and indeterminate based on multiple sources. Gone are the days of basing these critical decisions on unreliable input; with SkyGuard, we now confidently activate or, more importantly, don’t activate unnecessarily based on real data and observation affecting our specific location.”
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  • “Before we had AccuWeather, we had to rely on alerts and forecast information coming from the National Weather Service. It was very slow and clunky, and we were not able to get timely information out to our units and travelers in a timely manner. This could have been very detrimental to our restaurants, family members, and customer safety.” 
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  • “We gave the stores a head start with the long-term severe forecast and the five-day precipitation forecast starting on Monday. We got the jump on our competition by two days... one of our best storm responses ever”
    AccuWeather Client
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Minutes Matter When Lives
Are On The Line

Talk to an AccuWeather Expert immediately to better protect your people, property and profits.

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As one example of AccuWeather’s 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. Further, AccuWeather’s false alarm rate on tornado warnings is much lower than that of other sources.

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Expert Consultations

AccuWeather expert meteorologists are available for live, immediate phone consultations to help you make the best decisions when lives are at stake with no delays. Customers constantly highlight these consulations are one of the best and most unique aspects of our service.

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Null Tornado Warnings

AccuWeather’s Storm Warning Meteorologists will alert your staff that a government tornado warning is active in their county, but a tornado warning is not expected to enter a 5-mile radius within the next 30 minutes. This service helps you reduce unnecessary shutdowns, maintain business continuity and save you money.

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The cleanest, most comprehensive set of past weather conditions dating back over 70 years. Our quality control procedures have eliminated missing and erroneous data.

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Null Notifications

AccuWeather’s forecasts have been verified as the most accurate with the greatest degree of Superior Accuracy™ in severe weather situations when it counts the most.

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Make the best decisions with AccuWeather, no matter what your industry. 

  • Retail

    AccuWeather provides more advance warnings and more accurate forecasts with proven Superior Accuracy™ to empower retailers to make the weather-impacted best decisions to increase sales, reduce losses and liability, and keep customers and employees safer.

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  • Healthcare

    Adjust staff schedules, minimize patient movement and only shelter when absolutely necessary, anticipate admissions influx, and take appropriate action to prevent equipment damage.

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  • Manufacturing

    Allows you to enact emergency plans ahead of the storm and will alert you when severe weather is nearby but will not directly impact the site, helping you avoid costly shutdowns

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  • Insurance

    Severe weather events are becoming more frequent and more damaging. Rising claim volumes, operational disruptions, and increased financial risks mean property and casualty companies must have the most accurate, most detailed, most valuable, and most actionable weather forecasts and warnings. 

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  • Live Events & Outdoor Venues

    Protect fans, talent and staff from severe weather, manage operations, prepare wind-sensitive equipment and rigging ahead of changing conditions, and postpone rather than cancel.

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  • Financial Services 

    Diminish loss ratios, manage financial risk, and provide data and call centers with SkyGuard® services tailored specifically for the needs of your organization.

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  • Educational Institutions

    Shelter students and staff when dangerous weather approaches and know exactly when the threat has passed. Count on SkyGuard® forecasts leading up to school-sanctioned outdoor activities.

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  • Transportation Logistics

    Plan ahead and re-route your fleet to avoid adverse weather and maximize employee safety, while ensuring deliveries are made as scheduled.

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  • Emergency Management

    SkyGuard® warnings act as the trigger within an Emergency Action Plan, mobilizing resources and preparing for storm impact, minimizing weather-related risks and losses.

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Issued by AccuWeather meteorologists, not repackaged alerts from public sources.

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Receive up to twice as much advance notice compared to other sources.

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False alarms are greatly reduced, minimizing service interruptions while saving you time and money.

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Be notified when a government-issued tornado warning is in effect but the tornado does not pose a direct threat to your operations.

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If warnings are not acknowledged, a meteorologist will follow up to ensure you are aware.

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SkyGuard® warnings are global and can cover organizations with multiple assets and locations.

Save time and money with SkyGuard®

AccuWeather has helped organizations save tens of billions of dollars in property damage. To show how powerful SkyGuard warnings are, an analysis of 18 total locations was performed over a three-year period. For these locations, government tornado warnings were issued 1,106 times and AccuWeather SkyGuard warnings were issued 259 times. Overall, government warnings resulted in a 78% false alarm rate with the false alarm rate within a 3 mile radius being 98.5%. Fewer false alarms mean fewer unnecessary and costly shutdowns resulting in less downtime.

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Receive instant notifications and analyze severe weather from anywhere.

View, analyze, and manage your global severe weather components in one place—the AccuWeather For Business Portal, and receive near-instant push notifications of severe weather alerts with AccuWeather For Business’ Mobile App. All-clear notifications are delivered as soon as a threat is over, minimizing weather-related downtime.

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Partner. Prepare. Protect.

Equip your team with the information they need to confidently make the best weather-impacted decisions wherever and whenever weather is a factor.

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AccuWeather's SkyGuard® Case Studies

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AccuWeather Provides Most Advance Notice, Most Accurate, Earliest Warnings and Best Communication for Midwest Tornadoes on March 19

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AccuWeather Provides Most Advance Notice, Most Accurate and Earliest Warnings and Best Communication for Severe Weather Outbreak

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