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October tropical wind and rainstorm causes an estimated $3 billion in total damage and economic loss
AccuWeather® Global Weather Center - Oct. 14, 2025 – AccuWeather®experts say a major East Coast storm that brought widespread coastal flooding, torrential rainfall, gusty winds and beach erosion caused $3 billion in total damage and economic loss, according to a preliminary estimate. This storm, categorized as a tropical wind and rainstorm by AccuWeather® hurricane experts, brought the most...
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Independence Day flash flood tragedy in Texas causes an estimated $18 billion to $22 billion in total damage and economic loss
AccuWeather® Global Weather Center - July 7, 2025 – Slow-moving downpours that unleashed more than a foot of rainfall along the Guadalupe River and parts of the Texas Hill Country triggered an extreme flash flood disaster over the Independence Day holiday weekend, claiming more than 80 lives and causing an estimated $18 billion to $22 billion in total...
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Rare multiday severe weather outbreak and widespread flooding in central US brings preliminary estimate of $80 billion to $90 billion in total damage and economic loss
Journalists: Click here to download video soundbites from AccuWeather Chief Meteorologist Jonathan Porter AccuWeather Global Weather Center - April 7, 2025 – A rare atmospheric river that funneled extreme rainfall into the central United States, combined with a multiday severe weather and tornado outbreak over the same region due to a series of slow-moving storms, caused an estimated...
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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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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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AccuWeather Correctly Predicts 2018 Holiday Sales Would See Lower Bump than National Retail Federation Estimates
AccuWeather's D3 Data Driven Decisions predictive analytics model includes the influence of weather in addition to purely economic indicators and proved most accurate in predicting holiday sales outcomes for the second consecutive year.
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Deadly severe weather outbreak in central US causes an estimated $9 billion to $11 billion in total damage and economic loss
AccuWeather® Global Weather Center - May. 19, 2025 – A multiday severe weather outbreak that produced dozens of destructive tornadoes across the central United States, including a significant tornado in parts of the St. Louis metro area, caused an estimated $9 billion to $11 billion in total damage and economic loss, according to a preliminary estimate from experts...
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Flooding from Tropical Storm Chantal causes an estimated $4 Billion to $6 Billion in Total Damage and Economic Loss
AccuWeather® Global Weather Center - July 8, 2025 – Torrential rainfall from Tropical Storm Chantal triggered widespread flash flooding, significant property damage, and disruptions to travel and holiday tourism in the Carolinas over the Independence Day weekend, causing $4 billion to $6 billion in total damage and economic loss, according to a preliminary estimate from experts at AccuWeather®....
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Rapidly intensifying storms and exceptionally warm waters highlight a dynamic 2025 Atlantic hurricane season
AccuWeather® Global Weather Center - Nov. 21, 2025 – With the official end of the Atlantic hurricane season just days away on Nov. 30, AccuWeather hurricane experts say there were more major hurricanes and a higher accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) than the historical average. Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) is a measure of the intensity of a tropical system which is...
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Where Skiers and Snowboarders Will Find the Best and Most Challenging Conditions This Winter
AccuWeather® Global Weather Center - Nov. 12, 2025 – AccuWeather® long-range experts say the best skiing and snowboarding conditions are expected during the early weeks of winter and near the end of the season at most mountains across the country. "Snow lovers won't have to wait long for great conditions on the slopes this winter," AccuWeather® Lead Long-Range Expert Paul...
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MS NOW AND ACCUWEATHER® INK MULTI-YEAR DEAL FOR WEATHER COVERAGE
AccuWeather’s Weather Data, More Advanced Forecasts and Warnings With Proven Superior Accuracy™ To Be Featured on MS NOW and CNBC NEW YORK, Nov. 10, 2025 – MS NOW has signed a multi-year deal with AccuWeather®, the most trusted source of weather forecasts and warnings with proven Superior Accuracy™, to bring its weather forecasts, content, data, and access...
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New AccuWeather Climate Analysis Reveals a 2.7% Drop in U.S. Annual Precipitation Since 1995 While Heavy Flooding Rainfall Events Have Dramatically Increased
AccuWeather® Global Weather Center - Nov. 3, 2025 – AccuWeather® - the most trusted source of weather forecasts and warnings with proven Superior Accuracy™ - today released a new climate analysis which revealed an average 2.7% decline in total annual precipitation across the contiguous United States since 1995. This equates to approximately a one-percent decrease (1%) in...
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Latest Update: Historic hurricane landfall caused $48 billion to $52 billion in damage across the Caribbean; full recovery could take a decade or longer
AccuWeather® Global Weather Center - Oct. 31, 2025 – The first Category 5 hurricane in the Atlantic basin to make landfall in six years will have a significant and lasting impact on hundreds of thousands of people, as well as tourism, agriculture, fishing, forestry, and other industries in Jamaica and across the western Caribbean. "The devastation is heartbreaking....
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Stormy winter with higher heating bills expected for millions of Americans
AccuWeather® Global Weather Center - Oct. 2, 2025 – AccuWeather® long-range experts say the approaching winter season will be stormy for millions of people across the upper Midwest and Central United States. > Overall below-historical average winter temperatures are likely across parts of 17 states in the Plains and Midwest > Season snow totals are predicted to be above the...
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First hurricane season in 10 years that no hurricanes have made landfall in the US through the end of September
AccuWeather® Global Weather Center - Oct. 1, 2025 – The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season is the first time in 10 years that a hurricane has not made landfall in the United States through the end of September. Only two months, or about 25%, remain in this hurricane season but AccuWeather® experts warn people and businesses not to let...
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AccuWeather® Becomes Official Weather Partner for Good360 to Enhance Disaster Resilience Nationwide
Click here for multimedia resources New York, NY and AccuWeather Global Weather Center, STATE COLLEGE, PA – September 23, 2025 – AccuWeather® – the most trusted source of weather forecasts and warnings with proven Superior Accuracy™ – and Good360 have formed a strategic partnership to strengthen disaster preparedness for vulnerable communities. AccuWeather is now the...
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New AccuWeather® Climate Analysis Reveals US Flooding Events Are Significantly Increasing Despite No Apparent Change in Annual Precipitation Amount
New analysis of U.S. data from the AccuWeather Data Suite reveals that the frequency of heavy rain events is increasing, resulting in greater flood risk. AccuWeather® Global Weather Center – September 19, 2025 - AccuWeather®, recognized and documented as the most trusted source of weather forecasts and warnings with proven Superior Accuracy™, today released a...
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AccuWeather Partners with Life360 to Deliver Real-Time Severe Weather Alerts to Families
New integration leverages Life360's ad platform to deliver even more value to members, keeping loved ones informed, safe, and connected this hurricane season and beyond SAN FRANCISCO, CA and STATE COLLEGE, PA September 10, 2025– Life360 (Nasdaq: LIF; ASX: 360), the leading family connection and safety company, today announced a new partnership with AccuWeather, the...
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Vibrant fall foliage forecast across the Midwest and New England, dull colors expected in the Appalachians and Northwest
AccuWeather Global Weather Center - Sept. 3, 2025 - AccuWeather® long-range experts say more states are expected to experience vibrant fall foliage this upcoming season compared to last year, while lackluster and dull autumn colors are expected on trees across three fall tourism hotspots in the United States. • Vivid fall colors are expected across...
