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AccuWeather Hurricane Expert Joins Reddit Ask Me Anything for Session on 2020 Hurricanes and COVID-19

AccuWeather Hurricane Expert Joins Reddit ‘Ask Me Anything’ for Session on 2020 Hurricanes and COVID-19

Published Jun 16, 2020 6:22 PM EDT

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Live, interactive discussion to focus on active, ongoing hurricane season coupled with logistical challenges presented by Coronavirus, social distancing and overall best practices

AccuWeather Global Weather Center, June 16, 2020 — AccuWeather Expert Senior Meteorologist and lead forecaster on hurricanes and tropical storms Dan Kottlowski will participate in his first-ever ‘Ask Me Anything’ (AMA), hosted by Reddit, on June 18, 2020. For the session, Kottlowski will lead an engaging interactive, live discussion on the already active 2020 hurricane season amid the current pandemic caused by COVID-19. To join the conversation, Kottlowski will be posting in the r/IAmA subReddit for one hour at 1 pm  EDT, or users can follow his Reddit profile at that time.

Kottlowski will spend the hour interfacing in real-time with Reddit community members on AccuWeather’s forecast for the Atlantic 2020 hurricane season. To date, the season has already logged three named storms, Arthur, Bertha and Cristobal, and is forecast to be “above normal” through the remainder of the season, which officially ends November 30.  Adding to the complexity of this year’s ongoing hurricane season is the additional public health safety issue surrounding COVID-19. Kottlowski will address and take questions related to these intertwining challenges as well as best practices, tips and guidance on how to stay safe.

“I am excited and grateful to Reddit for this opportunity to leverage its impressive platform to reach even more members of the public on this important topic for greater awareness and safety," said Kottlowski. “This year presents unique challenges, and we should be diligent in our preparations so that people are not only safe from the storms during this already active season, but also aware of threats posed by the on-going COVID-19 outbreak. We will be tackling those issues head-on so that people take steps to minimize the impact and are prepared and safe before, during and after any storm that develops.”  

Most recently, Tropical Storm Cristobal became the third named storm of this year’s hurricane season on June 2. This was the earliest that a named storm had arrived so soon in the season since the National Hurricane Center started naming storms in 1950. AccuWeather increased the number of hurricanes predicted for a ‘very active’ season in March. In that prediction, AccuWeather announced it expects 14 to 20 tropical storms with additions to the number of storms that become hurricanes: 7 to 11 this season.

Reddit AMA’s are an opportunity for verified experts to engage directly with community members on a range of issues.

About AccuWeather, Inc. and accuweather.com — AccuWeather, recognized and documented as the most accurate source of weather forecasts and warnings in the world, has saved tens of thousands of lives, prevented hundreds of thousands of injuries and tens of billions of dollars in property damage. With global headquarters in State College, PA and other offices around the world, AccuWeather serves more than 1.5 billion people daily to help them plan their lives and get more out of their day through digital media properties, such as accuweather.com and mobile, as well as radio, television, newspapers, and the 24/7 AccuWeather Network channel. Additionally, AccuWeather produces and distributes news, weather content, and video for more than 180,000 third-party websites. Among AccuWeather’s many innovative and award-winning features available free to the public are MinuteCast® Minute by Minute™ forecasts with Superior Accuracy™. Furthermore, AccuWeather serves more than half of Fortune 500 companies and thousands of businesses globally. Dr. Joel N. Myers, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, established AccuWeather in 1962 and is considered the “father of modern commercial meteorology.” Dr. Myers, a leading creative thinker and visionary, has been named “the most accurate man in weather” by The New York Times and one of the top entrepreneurs in American history by Entrepreneur’s Encyclopedia of Entrepreneurs.

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