Across the world, at all times of the day and night, weather forecasting infrastructure is detecting and warning the public of at least 2,000 storms. It is thanks to this infrastructure that storm-warned districts have time to implement damage prevention measures such as road closures and flood warnings. The World Meteorological Organization suggests that these warnings save the global economy upwards of $100 billion each year. 

Source: World Meteorological Organization https://public.wmo.int/en/about-us/FAQs/faqs-weather