The new AccuWeather Lightning Network™ will enhance global lightning detection capabilities by combining AccuWeather's proven Superior Accuracy™ in weather forecasting with TOA's state-of-the-art hardware network to keep people safer and businesses, property and assets better protected.
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00:00Lightning hits the ground over 200 million times a year in the U.S. alone.
00:08On average, lightning causes 20 to 30 deaths and over 200 injuries each year in the United States,
00:14with more than 10,000 lives lost annually worldwide.
00:18If you think about being at an outdoor event, whether it be a sporting event, a concert, at the beach,
00:24by the time you hear the thunder, it is way too late and you're already at risk.
00:28Here at AccuWeather, it's part of our DNA to constantly be looking for ways to innovate our products
00:34so they can deliver even more value to our users, our customers around the world.
00:39And here at AccuWeather, we have a special expertise with our proven superior accuracy
00:44as it relates to severe weather warnings and severe weather alerting.
00:50AccuWeather recently acquired TOA Systems Lightning Network and Technology.
00:54The new AccuWeather Lightning Network will provide unparalleled accuracy and real-time data
00:59leveraging AccuWeather's forecasting technology and machine learning expertise.
01:04Over the next few months, we'll be enhancing the AccuWeather Lightning Network
01:08by deploying lightning detection hardware in additional locations worldwide.
01:12This data will be available both in real-time and historical to meet our customers' needs.
01:17The economic impact of lightning is also substantial,
01:20causing an estimated $1 billion in total economic loss each year in the United States
01:25due to property damage, forest fire spread, and infrastructure disruptions.
01:29The new Global Lightning Detection Network will be integrated into AccuWeather's suite of digital platforms,
01:35including AccuWeather.com and mobile apps, making it easily accessible to users.
01:40These new capabilities will help keep people safer and better informed when lightning is a threat.
01:46This will allow new displays and new ways of visualizing lightning,
01:51new lightning alerts for AccuWeather's customers on AccuWeather.com,
01:56the AccuWeather, the very popular and award-winning AccuWeather apps,
02:00and also all of our business customers who receive lightning notifications and lightning warnings.
02:07The new AccuWeather Lightning Network helps us deliver on our mission of saving lives and reducing economic loss.
02:14For more updates on this and other weather news, stay tuned to AccuWeather or visit AccuWeather.com.