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Manufacturing: • Abbott Laboratories • Navistar • Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Education: • University of Texas • Florida State University • University of Alabama • Duke University USD 259 (Wichita, KS) Schools Transportation: • BNSF Railway • Canadian National Rail • Boeing • Cessna Aircraft • Spirit AeroSystems Insurance: • Liberty Mutual • Blue Cross / Blue Shield Join These Leading Organizations: The Disaster That Wasn’t February 5, 2008 | Oxford, Mississippi TRUE STORIES REAL RESULTS These photos suggest a crushed business and crushed lives. The tornado that destroyed Caterpillar’s Oxford, Missis- sippi, plant February 5, 2008, according to The Wall Street Journal, “could have been the most severe crisis in Caterpillar’s history” because the 1.1 million industrial couplings produced monthly at the plant were used in “nearly every bulldozer, dump truck and excavator” the company produced. And, Oxford was the only place those couplings were made. Companywide production was threatened. In spite of the severe damage, couplers went back into production in a near-miraculous 13 days. Caterpillar’s business recovery was the topic of an in-depth story in The Wall Street Journal May 19, 2008. The recovery process began at 5:37pm, -- before the tornado hit -- when WeatherData issued a tornado warning for a storm 18 miles away. At that time, no other weather agency had a warning out for the plant’s location. As the story recounts, the warning was received via text message by Ms. Sherry Black, the plant’s heath and safety coordinator. She moved the 80 people at the plant into shelter. At 5:59pm, the tornado struck. With WeatherData’s SkyGuard® warning people were proactively moved into shelters and no serious injuries occurred. The Journal story recounts the efforts of the plant’s employees to get production back up in just two weeks – a deadline they surpassed by one day. But, without the availability of those people and their expertise, this fortunate outcome would never have occurred. People are your most important asset. And, SkyGuard® is the best insurance you can get to protect your people and property when Mother Nature is at her worst. Call us today ! 316.265.9127 Protecting Your Business. Protecting You. "The disaster 'could have been the most severe crisis,' in Caterpillar's history," – Steven Wunning, group president, Caterpillar, Inc. (Quoted in The Wall Street Journal) 100 N. Broadway, Suite 750 | Wichita, Kansas 67202 | 316.266.8000 www.weatherdata.com | [email protected]
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Page 1: The Disaster That Wasn’t - weatherdata.com · The tornado that destroyed Caterpillar’s Oxford, Missis-sippi, plant February 5, 2008, according to The Wall Street Journal, “could

Manufacturing: • Abbott Laboratories

• Navistar

• Wyeth Pharmaceuticals

Education: • University of Texas

• Florida State University

• University of Alabama

• Duke University

• USD 259 (Wichita, KS) Schools

Transportation:

• BNSF Railway

• Canadian National Rail

• Boeing

• Cessna Aircraft

• Spirit AeroSystems

Insurance:

• Liberty Mutual

• Blue Cross / Blue Shield

Join These LeadingOrganizations:

The Disaster That Wasn’tFebruary 5, 2008 | Oxford, Mississippi

TRUE STORIES – REAL RESULTS

These photos suggest a crushed business and crushed lives. The tornado that destroyed Caterpillar’s Oxford, Missis-sippi, plant February 5, 2008, according to The Wall Street Journal, “could have been the most severe crisis in Caterpillar’s history” because the 1.1 million industrial couplings produced monthly at the plant were used in “nearly every bulldozer, dump truck and excavator” the company produced. And, Oxford was the only place those couplings were made. Companywide production was threatened.

In spite of the severe damage, couplers went back into production in a near-miraculous 13 days. Caterpillar’s business recovery was the topic of an in-depth story in The Wall Street Journal May 19, 2008.

The recovery process began at 5:37pm, -- before the tornado hit -- when WeatherData issued a tornado warning for a storm 18 miles away. At that time, no other weather agency had a warning out for the plant’s location.

As the story recounts, the warning was received via text message by Ms. Sherry Black, the plant’s heath and safety coordinator. She moved the 80 people at the plant into shelter. At 5:59pm, the tornado struck.

With WeatherData’s SkyGuard® warning people were proactively moved into shelters and no serious injuries occurred.

The Journal story recounts the efforts of the plant’s employees to get production back up in just two weeks – a deadline they surpassed by one day. But, without the availability of those people and their expertise, this fortunate outcome would never have occurred.

People are your most important asset. And, SkyGuard® is the best insurance you can get to protectyour people and property when Mother Nature is at her worst. Call us today ! 316.265.9127

Protecting Your Business. Protecting You.

"The disaster 'could have been the most severe crisis,' in Caterpillar's

history," – Steven Wunning, group president,

Caterpillar, Inc.(Quoted in The Wall Street Journal)

100 N. Broadway, Suite 750 | Wichita, Kansas 67202 | 316.266.8000www.weatherdata.com | [email protected]