landslides

Prolonged stormy streak returning to Pacific Northwest

Caltrans truck on a snowy California highway.

Truckers will soon face another long-duration stormy pattern across the Pacific Northwest and southwestern Canada.

Related: Landslides close California highway

The result will be potential moderate disruptions to freight flows, business operations and supply chain networks across the region, or even localized severe disruptions, due to frequent heavy rain, strong winds and mountain snow.

The impacts will likely be less significant compared to last month’s extended stormy pattern. However, this...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/prolonged-stormy-streak-returning-to-pacific-northwest

Hot Shots: Blizzard, tornadoes, landslides and more

Every Friday, FreightWaves takes a look at the past week or so in social media, highlighting images in trucking, transportation and weather. This week features truckers stuck in a Sierra snowstorm, a vehicle tossed by a tornado, a California highway blocked by landslides and more.

Slamming Sierra snow

A powerful storm last weekend dumped 36 to 42 inches of snow in parts of the Sierra Nevada, including Mammoth Lakes and Mount Rose Summit. The storm lasted into Monday, with nearly 30 inches piling...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/hot-shots-blizzard-tornadoes-landslides-and-more

Landslides close California highway

Road Closed sign in flooded area.

A powerful Sunday storm drenched wildfire-scarred Northern California, triggering floods and mudslides, while heavy winds toppled utility poles and trees.

Related: Colorado trucking company takes ‘huge hit’ from I-70 closures

The California Department of Transportation reported several landslides on state Highway 70 in Plumas County, which is still closed from Tobin to Paxton. This is about a 45-mile stretch in the northeastern part of the state and is in the area where the Dixie fire burned this...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/landslides-close-california-highway

Biggest tsunamis in US history

Tsunami evacuation route sign.
The stump of a living tree broken off by the 1958 tsunami at the mouth of Lituya Bay, Alaska.  (Photo: D.J. Miller, USGS/Wikimedia Commons)

Since 1788, huge waves called tsunamis have struck the U.S. just 21 times, according to the World Data website. But some have been devastating, killing hundreds of people and destroying billions of dollars worth of property. These are the biggest tsunamis in the country’s history.

Lituya Bay, Alaska, July 10, 1958

On July 10, 1958, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/biggest-tsunamis-in-us-history

Strong earthquake rocks southwestern Mexico

Image of an earthquake seismograph.

A powerful earthquake struck southwestern Mexico late Tuesday evening. It caused widespread shaking as far away as the capital city of Mexico City and killed at least one person.

🇲🇽 Mexico : CCTV video shows the power of the 7.4 magnitude of a #earthquake in the region of #Acapulco in #Mexico @rahulrajnews #LasNoticiasGuerrero #Tsunami #México #Sismopic.twitter.com/joNUS051bx

— Aum (@Top_Cottage) September 8, 2021

The U.S. Geological Survey said the 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck 2.5 miles...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/strong-earthquake-rocks-southwestern-mexico

Major Hurricane Douglas still eyeing Hawaii

Satellite animation of major Hurricane Douglas in the Pacific.

Hurricane Douglas, now a major Category 3 hurricane, is getting closer to the Hawaiian Islands. Landfall is likely this weekend.

As of 11 a.m. EDT Friday, 5 a.m. Hawaii Standard Time (HST) Douglas was packing sustained winds of 120 mph, down from 135 (Category 4) mph earlier in the day. Hurricane force winds extend up to 25 miles from the eye of the storm, and tropical storm force winds extend up to 115 miles from the eye. Gradual weakening is expected to continue through the weekend. 

SONAR...

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