Case Study: City of Charlotte achieves 24-minute tornado lead time with AccuWeather For Business

Tornado Impacts Numerous Businesses in the City of Charlotte

The City of Charlotte faced an EF-1 tornado on November 30, 2016, which exposed gaps in National Weather Service radar coverage and created an urgent need for reliable, enterprise-grade warnings to protect employees and assets. AccuWeather For Business was engaged, using its SmartWarn® storm‑warning system and enhanced TDWR radar data to deliver targeted, enterprise notifications.

AccuWeather For Business adapted FAA TDWR data into SmartWarn®, producing precision street‑level warnings that gave two major clients in the City of Charlotte 24 minutes of lead time—compared with about four minutes from publicly available notices—allowing timely protective actions that reduced risk to people, property, and business continuity.

City of Charlotte