CFAN was started in 2006 by Judith Curry and Peter Webster in Georgia Tech’s Enterprise Innovation Institute VentureLab program.
The Bangkok, Thailand-based Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System (RIMES) continues use of the model for Bangladesh.
[4] CFAN has continued to call for improved weather forecasts for South Asia, particularly following Cyclone Nargis's effect on Myanmar[5] and the storm surge from Super Typhoon Haiyan.
[6] Their probabilistic forecasts are made available online for customers and can be used for operational and disaster management.
[7] In Reducing Disaster: Early Warning Systems For Climate Change, CFAN is cited as an example of "strong institutional networking and commitments" that have facilitated development of flood forecasting schemes and their application, at the international level.