Truckers will have to stay on their toes this week as more severe thunderstorms pop up from the Plains to the Midwest.
Massive hail this morning in Clarkfield MN @WCCO @FOX9 @kare11 @weatherchannel @WeatherNation @xWxClub @keloland @dakotanews_now pic.twitter.com/GXxLAtxcot
— Bails ✞ (@BaileyMStevens) May 9, 2022
Abundant warmth, humidity and atmospheric energy will...
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Truckers need to be on high alert across several Southern states as the threat for tornadoes increases.
Severe storms began Tuesday night in the Plains, stretching from Texas to Iowa. The National Weather Service received more than 30 hail and wind damage reports across the region but no tornado reports.
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As this system approaches the South on Wednesday, it will gain strength and momentum, driven by atmospheric instability. The...
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For the second week in a row, truckers will face another threat of tornadoes in the Plains and South as an approaching system intensifies.
Last week, more than 50 tornadoes hit from Texas to the Carolinas, including a deadly EF3 tornado just east of downtown New Orleans. This next round of severe storms may also contain strong tornadoes.
Related: Tornadoes across South may further strain flatbed capacity
TuesdayThe next round of severe weather will begin Tuesday afternoon through Tuesday night in...
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Severe storms have been pounding parts of the South this week, with more likely in the next two days.
Base or supercell North of Leon, OK. #okwx pic.twitter.com/QFb1eusCUE
— Andrew Shearer (@Drewshearer444) March 18, 2022
Large hail and damaging winds have struck from Texas to South Carolina, with only two tornadoes reported to the National Weather Service. However, odds for a significant severe weather outbreak across the region may go up next week.
Before this happens, severe storms...
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Truckers heading to drought-stricken parts of the Southeast will run into frequent downpours the rest of this week.
While heavy thunderstorms are expected to produce beneficial rain, including in parts of Florida that have been dealing with recent wildfires, the storms will also bring the risk of flooding.
While some cities in the inland Southeast, such as Atlanta, experienced a fairly wet February with 5.29 inches of rain (slightly above average), those along the coasts have been much drier.
Most...
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The Pacific Northwest is in the midst of another long-duration period of heavy snow and rain that could disrupt transportation and business operations.
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It began Sunday, already dumping 12 to 24-plus inches of snow in parts of the Cascades and northern Rockies.
A few additional storms will be tracking across the region until through at least Thursday. Snowfall totals could reach 4 feet or more in some high elevations. This could significantly impact...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/snowstorms-continue-slamming-pacific-northwest
Less than three weeks after a deadly tornado outbreak devastated portions of the southern U.S., another round of severe weather could hit some of the same spots in the final days of 2021.
More extreme-proximity #FPV #drone clips of #tornado #damage on the SW side of Downtown #Mayfield. #MayfieldTornado for @accuweather with @sarahgisriel pic.twitter.com/ZMrMuLagVO
— Mike Scantlin (@theScantman) December 23, 2021
A strong cold front producing snow in parts of the Midwest could produce strong...
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The first day of winter will be a wet and stormy one for most truckers in Florida. The new season officially begins at 10:59 a.m. ET Tuesday.
Related: A look back: 6 impactful weather events in 2021 transportation
A low-pressure system will move across the Florida Peninsula Tuesday, sliding along the southeast coast Tuesday night. It will drag a cold front across the region, pumping plenty of moisture into the atmosphere and producing elevated levels of instability.
The threat for severe storms is...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/severe-storm-threat-across-florida-as-winter-begins
Several storm systems will be tracking into the West Coast this week and over the upcoming Christmas weekend, producing moderate to heavy snow and rain beginning Wednesday.
Related: A look back: 6 impactful weather events in 2021 transportation
The storms will primarily impact the Cascades in southern Oregon and northern California, as well as the Sierra Nevada in eastern California. However, travel could also become hazardous across the Rockies at times. Carriers, shippers and customers should...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/storms-out-west-could-snarl-last-minute-christmas-shipments
Hawaii’s governor has declared a state of emergency as a major storm has left thousands of customers without electricity and continues to produce potentially “catastrophic flooding.”
In a , Gov. David Ige said he signed the emergency declaration as heavy rains from a “Kona low,” a type of seasonal cyclone in the Hawaiian Islands, were expected to “continue to cause flooding and damage” across the state.
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The decision, he said, would...
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