Case Study: Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) achieves life‑saving early flash flood forecasts and warnings with AccuWeather For Business

AccuWeather Enterprise Solutions Provides Advanced Flash Flood Forecasts and Warnings to Central Pennsylvania

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) faced rapidly developing, life‑threatening flash flooding in central Pennsylvania and needed timely, actionable warnings to protect people and infrastructure. AccuWeather For Business, via its AccuWeather Enterprise Solutions (AES) services and SkyGuard mobile alerts, provided advanced flash‑flood forecasts and targeted warnings to the agency.

AccuWeather For Business issued forecasts more than 24 hours before the event and sent a specific AES flash flood warning at 10:04 PM on Oct. 20, 2016 (expiring 1:15–2:15 AM), giving PennDOT and responders actionable lead time; the National Weather Service did not issue its first warning for the area until about 3:30 AM. By delivering earlier, localized warnings and SkyGuard alerts, AccuWeather For Business enabled evacuations and response actions hours ahead of the NWS alert, demonstrating clear measurable lead‑time and improved situational awareness.

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT)