Soaking storms for truckers across eastern US

Thunderstorm moving across a highway.

Truckers will have to plan ahead and expect delays in the eastern U.S the rest of the week. A slow-moving system will produce repeated periods of heavy rain in places mainly east of the Mississippi River over the next few days. Rain totals in some spots could exceed 5 inches, with locally higher amounts.

There’s potential for scattered flash flooding and road closures, especially in low-lying areas and on secondary routes. It could happen anywhere from parts of the Gulf Coast to the Ohio Valley,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/soaking-storms-for-truckers-across-eastern-us

Flood threat persists for truckers in Deep South

Tractor-trailer pulled over in the rain on the side of a highway.

Flooding: Westhaven Subdivision in Baton Rouge@NWSNewOrleans pic.twitter.com/U2fiookWPZ

— Jesse Gunkel (@JesseGunkel) May 20, 2021

The threat for more slow-moving thunderstorms and repeated downpours to end the week is looming over parts of the Deep South.

Lake Charles, Louisiana, had a daily record 12.49 inches of rain Monday, which became the third-wettest day in the city’s history. Major flooding prompted water rescues, and Gov. John Bel Edwards issued a state of emergency. Lafayette and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/flood-threat-persists-for-truckers-in-deep-south