Case Study: Caterpillar achieves employee safety and averts catastrophe with AccuWeather For Business

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Caterpillar’s Southaven, Mississippi plant faced an imminent tornado threat on June 12, 2009. At 4:27 p.m. the site received a SkyGuard® warning from AccuWeather For Business, valid from 4:40–5:10 p.m., giving Caterpillar roughly 13 minutes to enact its safety plan and shelter more than 100 employees.

AccuWeather For Business’s timely SkyGuard® alert enabled Caterpillar to move all personnel to safety before power lines were downed, parts of the roof were torn off, and extensive water damage occurred; there were no injuries. Thanks to AccuWeather For Business’s accurate warning and Caterpillar’s rapid response, what could have been a catastrophe became a recoverable business interruption, with employees safe and recovery underway the next day.

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