Prepare for an Above-Average Severe Thunderstorm season with EigenPrism
La Niña patterns over the past few months have been the strongest recorded since the extremely active tornado season of 2010-2011 which had the Super Outbreak on April 27, 2011. Based on that, the tornado activity is forecast to be above normal for this year.
So far, there were 53 tornado and 98 hail events reported across the United States since Jan 2021. This includes the two destructive tornadoes, one in Alabama on Jan 25th and one in North Carolina on Feb 15th and 2 large hail events reported in Texas on Feb 26th & on Mar 13.
Click the images below to see the event footprints on EigenPrism:
EF3 Ocean Ridge Plantation Tornado Track
Feb 16, 2021 | 04:34 UTC
24-hr Hail Reports in Texas
Mar 13, 2021
How to set-up EigenPrism
To help prepare for severe weather this season, we recommend taking 3 key steps in EigenPrism:
- Data readiness – ensuring your schedules and portfolios contain current data is the foundation for data-driven decisions. When a tornado approaches, viewing up-to-date location information will save valuable time and reduce uncertainty.
- Scenario planning – now that your data is current, use the historical and real-time event catalogs to investigate how benchmark events might impact your exposures. Assess the estimated impact of these events, and stress-test programs with what-if scenarios.
- Alert thresholds – review your Alert settings and customize thresholds to set the frequency that reflects your requirements. Click here to see which event sets to choose for severe weather.
