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AccuWeather's NEW Augmented Reality System with Brainstorm Debuts at NAB
For interviews and demos, visit the Brainstorm/AccuWeather booth #S2716 South Lower Hall, Brainstorm Multimedia Booth AccuWeather Global Weather Center, State College, PA - March 25, 2025 - AccuWeather, recognized and documented as the most accurate and most used source of weather forecasts and warnings in the world, is excited to announce its completely new TV...




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Pollen forecast to reach levels higher than the historical average across 39 states this year
Click here to watch a recording of the Wednesday Zoom media briefing with Alan Reppert and Brett Anderson Passcode: =2z+i3fu AccuWeather Global Weather Center - March 19, 2025 – AccuWeather expert meteorologists are urging people living with seasonal allergies to prepare for an intense allergy season that could last longer into the fall months. Pollen counts are forecast...



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AccuWeather and BassForecast Use Advanced AI to Predict Fish Species Behavior
State College, PA. - March 11, 2024 - AccuWeather, recognized and documented as the most accurate and most used source of weather forecasts and warnings in the world, has partnered with BassForecast, a pioneer in fishing forecast technology, to launch an innovative AI-driven solution designed to predict fish species behavior based on environmental conditions and...



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Latest Study of 120 Million Forecasts Proves AccuWeather Forecasts Are Most Accurate
Study after study show AccuWeather forecasts are the most accurate, reliable for the protection of life and property among top weather providers. AccuWeather Global Weather Center, January 14, 2020 - In the latest and most comprehensive statistical analysis of forecast accuracy ever undertaken, independent forecast tracker ForecastWatch reconfirmed the Superior Accuracy of AccuWeather forecasts by...




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Highest risk of tornadoes and severe thunderstorms expected east of Tornado Alley this year
> AccuWeather is forecasting 1,300-1,450 tornadoes across the United States in 2025 > The Mississippi and Tennessee valleys face the highest risk of damaging thunderstorms and tornadoes this year, a shift away from the concentration in Tornado Alley in 2023 and 2024 > Our warming climate is contributing to an increasing risk of more tornadoes occurring outside of the traditional...




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AccuWeather® Names Diana Hummel SVP of Advertising Sales and Media Partnerships
AccuWeather Names Diana Hummel SVP of Advertising Sales and Media Partnerships



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Family credits AccuWeather app warning for more advance notice, providing extra time to seek shelter before deadly tornado in Tennessee
‘Thank you for your passion; it shows in everything you do,' says a grateful AccuWeather app user after a tornado warning helped her family get to safety AccuWeather Global Weather Center - Feb. 20, 2025 – A family in eastern Tennessee says a tornado warning from the National Weather Service delivered by the AccuWeather® app...




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AccuWeather 2025 U.S. Spring Forecast: Spring warmth to expand across the southern and central U.S.; chilly transition for 11 Northern states
AccuWeather Global Weather Center - Feb. 5, 2025 – AccuWeather long-range experts say early spring warmth will send temperatures climbing well above the historical average across much of the central and southern United States this year, while winterlike temperatures could linger well into the springseason in parts of the interior Northeast, Great Lakes and the Northwest. “Spring is a season of change,...




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AccuWeather Acquires TOA Lightning Detection Network and Technology to Create Advanced Global Lightning Detection Network
NEW ORLEANS, La. - January 13, 2024 - AccuWeather, global leader in weather forecasting, warnings, data and information, is pleased to announce the acquisition of TOA Systems, Inc. lightning network and technology. TOA Systems, Inc. is a premier provider of lightning detection hardware and one of the few global lightning networks in existence. The announcement...



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Extreme fire risk in Southern California as powerful Santa Ana winds return
AccuWeather increases preliminary estimate of total damage and economic loss of $250 billion to $275 billion due to what has occurred and what is to come, considering the AccuWeather forecast and long-term impacts to people and the economy of the region. AccuWeather Global Weather Center - Jan. 12, 2025 – AccuWeather expert meteorologists are warning...




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MEDIA ADVISORY: AccuWeather increases estimate of total damage and economic loss ascatastrophic wildfires in Southern California continue to ravage the Los Angeles area; updated preliminary estimate is $135-$150 billion
AccuWeather Global Weather Center - Jan. 9, 2025 – As fires continue to rage across Southern California and the scope of catastrophic damage, loss of life, business disruptions and other economic impacts become clearer, AccuWeather has updated and increased its preliminary estimate of the total damage and economic loss to between $135 billion and $150 billion. "These...



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AccuWeather Report: $500 billion in damage and economic loss estimated after destructive and unprecedented hurricane season
AccuWeather Global Weather Center - Nov. 25, 2024 - As the record-shattering 2024 Atlantic hurricane season comes to a close, AccuWeather experts estimate that the five hurricanes and one unnamed subtropical storm that made landfall in the United States caused an estimated $500 billion in total damage and economic loss. "This has been a tremendously...




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Entravision News Teams Add Six New StoryTeller+ Systems From AccuWeather
- New systems afford easier, superior news delivery, elevated viewer experience. STATE COLLEGE, PA – October 31, 2024 – AccuWeather is pleased to announce that Entravision has purchased six of its StoryTeller+ Display Systems, enhancing how its stations will deliver the news. The StoryTeller+ will enable Entravision to create more interactive content for viewers, making broadcasts more engaging,...




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Best-Selling Calendar App Brings AccuWeather's Superior Weather Forecasts Directly to Users' PCs Flexibits Releases Fantastical for Windows
STATE COLLEGE, PA / HUNTINGTON, NY – October 29, 2024 – Flexibits today introduced a new, much anticipated app to its lineup, Fantastical for Windows, bringing AccuWeather’s superior weather forecasts directly to users’ calendars. Fantastical for Windows is here and includes one of the top feature requests from users: Weather at a Glance powered by...



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AccuWeather's Preliminary Estimate of Total Damage and Economic Loss from Unnamed Storm in North Carolina is $7 Billion
AccuWeather Global Weather Center - Sept. 18, 2024 - AccuWeather's preliminary estimate of the total damage and economic loss from an unnamed storm with tropical storm impacts in the United States is $7 billion. This is a preliminary estimate, as the storm effects are continuing to be felt and some areas have not yet reported complete information about...



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New Invisible Iceberg series featuring AccuWeather Founder Dr. Joel Myers to debut on AccuWeather TV Network and AccuWeather NOW
AccuWeather Global Weather Center - Sept. 5, 2024 - A new original series highlighting the impactful ways that weather and climate have shaped many major historic events around the globe will debut on AccuWeather platforms on Sept. 9. This new series is based on the book Invisible Iceberg: When Climate and Weather Shaped History written...



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Latest Independent Study Reconfirms Superior Accuracy™ of AccuWeather Forecasts
Independent analysis of 25 million weather forecasts by the ‘JD Power of weather prediction' over an 18-month period shows forecasts are the most accurate among top weather providers in all categories tested. AccuWeather Global Weather Center, January 6, 2020 - In the latest statistical comprehensive comparison of forecast accuracy, global weather and digital media leader...



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Ecosia partners with AccuWeather to bring superior weather information and unique Global Severe Weather Alerts to users, and to help make cities more climate resilient
AccuWeather brings hyper-local forecasts and life-saving severe weather alerts to Ecosia's tree-planting search engine




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AccuWeather Challenges X for Labeling Their Accurate Beryl Forecasts as Misinformation
AccuWeather's team of Expert Meteorologists and Hurricane Experts led the way by forecasting that Beryl would become a major hurricane before other known sources even considered it a tropical storm. State College, PA - July 12, 2024 - X (formerly Twitter) was criticized for labeling AccuWeather’s Hurricane Beryl map misinformation, sparking controversy in the weather...




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AccuWeather Signs Global Climate Science-Media Action Plan Pledge At The AMS Annual Meeting
AccuWeather, scientific associations, and high-profile media outlets sign pledge ensuring climate change communications are accurate, accessible, actionable