Case Study: Tulane University achieves 24-minute advanced tornado warnings and reduced downtime with AccuWeather For Business

Tulane University - Customer Case Study

Tulane University faced rapidly developing severe weather on June 22, 2017, when Tropical Depression Cindy spawned destructive storms and tornado threats across the Gulf Coast. Tulane turned to AccuWeather For Business, leveraging SkyGuard® Warnings and SmartWarn® technology, to monitor the situation and get actionable, location-specific guidance as tornadoes and severe cells developed nearby.

AccuWeather For Business meteorologists issued targeted warnings that delivered clients up to 24 minutes of lead time—15 minutes ahead of the National Weather Service—allowing people to shelter before the EF‑1 tornado impacted Birmingham, and used SkyGuard®/SmartWarn® to issue a null tornado notification for New Orleans, preventing a false alarm. Those actions saved Tulane and other clients about 13 minutes of unnecessary downtime and related costs while improving safety and response effectiveness.

Tulane University

Norris Yarbrough

Assistant Vice President