Cristobal

BNSF checks for track damage

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U.S. freight railroads are watching how tropical depression Cristobal might affect operations as it moves inland.

The storm made landfall near Grand Isle, Louisiana, late Sunday evening and is expected to travel up the Mississippi River. Area flooding could potentially disrupt rail operations temporarily.  

“Now that Cristobal is north of BNSF tracks in Louisiana, our maintenance-of-way crews are beginning inspections to ensure there is no damage. We are in ongoing discussions with local...

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Cristobal still poses flooding threat after moving inland (with forecast video)

Flooded road with "Road Closed" signs.

Tropical Storm Cristobal crashed into the Gulf Coast over the weekend, making landfall near Grand Isle, Louisiana Sunday evening.

Steady winds of 50 mph lashed the coastline and pushed Gulf of Mexico water onshore.

SONAR Critical Events and radar: Tropical Depression Cristobal, Monday, June 8, 2020, 10 a.m. EDT

The storm surge, plus heavy rainfall, flooded roads and beaches from Louisiana to near western Florida. Some areas may remain flooded today, and sections of some highways are still closed...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cristobal-still-poses-flooding-threat-after-moving-inland-with-forecast-video

Freight railroads, Port of New Orleans brace for Cristobal

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Freight transportation companies on the U.S. Gulf Coast are preparing for potential operational impacts brought on by Tropical Storm Cristobal.

The storm is expected to make landfall on the Louisiana coast sometime early Sunday evening, June 7, although the Gulf Coast states might start experiencing tropical storm-force winds and heavy rains late tonight, June 6, according to a 10 a.m. CDT advisory by the National Hurricane Center. The times are subject to change. Residents should brace for...

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US Gulf Coast bracing for Tropical Storm Cristobal (with forecast video)

Sand bags piled up along a U.S. beach to prevent flooding.

Leaders along the Gulf Coast of the United States are urging residents to prepare for Cristobal now. The depression, which will likely strengthen back to a tropical storm this weekend, is still forecast to make landfall in Louisiana late Sunday into early Monday.

SONAR Critical Events and satellite: Friday, June 5, 2020, 9 a.m. EDT; Tropical Storm Cristobal forecast

“In Livingston Parish [Louisiana], we’re pretty prepared year-round for things,” Parish President Layton Ricks told WAFB-TV....

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/us-gulf-coast-bracing-for-tropical-storm-cristobal-with-forecast-video

Tropical Storm Cristobal still eyeing US Gulf Coast (with forecast video)

Satellite animation of Tropical Storm Cristobal on June 4, 2020.

Tropical Storm Cristobal is drifting slowly across Mexico and will track toward the Gulf Coast of the United States this weekend, producing threats of flooding, high surf and strong winds.

SONAR Critical Events and satellite: Thursday, June 4, 2020, 9 a.m. EDT; Tropical Storm Cristobal forecast

Cristobal made landfall Wednesday morning just west of Ciudad del Carmen, packing sustained winds of 60 mph. As of 8 a.m. EDT today, Cristobal was moving southeastward at a sluggish rate of less than 5 mph...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/tropical-storm-cristobal-still-eyeing-us-gulf-coast-with-forecast-video

Tropical Storm Cristobal getting stronger, aiming at US Gulf Coast (with forecast video)

Satellite animation of Tropical Storm Cristobal on June 3, 2020.

Tropical Storm Cristobal will crawl ashore today, continuing to pound parts of southern Mexico and Central America with life-threatening flooding rainfall. Then, Cristobal will track toward the U.S. Gulf Coast this weekend, bringing a threat of high surf, flooding rainfall, coastal flooding and wind damage.

SONAR Critical Events and satellite: Wednesday, June 3, 2020, 9 a.m. EDT; Tropical Storm Cristobal

Cristobal formed on June 2, earlier than any other Atlantic third-named storm on record. The...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/tropical-storm-cristobal-getting-stronger-aiming-at-us-gulf-coast-with-forecast-video

Third tropical storm this season could soon hit US Gulf Coast (with forecast video)

Satellite animation of Tropical Depression Three in the Bay of Campeche.

The second landfall of a tropical cyclone this season could hit the Gulf Coast of the United States near the end of the week. The first was Tropical Storm Bertha in late May, making landfall on the South Carolina coast after flooding parts of Florida for three days.

SONAR Critical Events and satellite: Tuesday, June 2, 2020, 9 a.m. EDT; Tropical Depression Three

The remnants of Tropical Storm Amanda, which formed in the eastern Pacific Ocean last week, moved across Central America last weekend....

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/third-tropical-storm-this-season-could-soon-hit-us-gulf-coast-with-forecast-video