Case Study: City of Dallas achieves life-saving advance tornado warnings and reduced risk with AccuWeather For Business

Dangerous October Tornadoes Show Why Your Business Should Trust AccuWeather No Matter What Time of the Year It is

The City of Dallas confronted a sudden, dangerous tornado outbreak in October 2019 that produced widespread damage across North Texas. To protect people and property and limit legal and operational risk, the City turned to AccuWeather For Business and its SkyGuard® site-specific warning service when public warnings proved too broad and sometimes delayed.

AccuWeather For Business issued SkyGuard® tornado warnings directly to client sites—delivering alerts via mobile app, portal, text and email and monitoring acknowledgments with 24/7 meteorologist support—providing Dallas-area clients with about 10 minutes’ advance notice of a nearby EF3 event (and up to 37 and 24 minutes in nearby Rockwall and Rowlett). Those lead times allowed businesses to secure assets, shut down operations, and move employees to safety, preventing casualties, protecting property, and minimizing weather-related downtime.

City of Dallas