Northeast

White Christmas coming for Northeast truckers (with forecast video)

Drivers at a truck stop on a snowy day.

For truckers dreaming of a white Christmas, the Northeast is the place to be. Accumulating snowfall is likely to favor interior locations, including eastern Great Lakes cities. It will be nice for drivers who make it home for the holiday, but not necessarily for those working through it.

This system will not be as disruptive as the record-breaking storm that dumped more than 40 inches of snowfall in parts of the Northeast last week. However, the combination of snowfall and high winds will slow...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/white-christmas-coming-for-northeast-truckers-with-forecast-video

Potential Northeast snowstorm coming early next week (with forecast video)

Plows clearing a snowy Pennsylvania highway.

A strong snowstorm could slam parts of the Great Lakes and southern Appalachians early next week, after a relatively quiet weekend. Drivers will likely hit delays across several states, slowing freight flows for a day or two.

Gulf of Mexico moisture will meet up with a cold front to potentially produce heavy snowfall Sunday night into Monday. Exactly which areas will see snow and how intense the storm will be are still up in the air. But all indications as of Friday morning point to a storm that...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/potential-northeast-snowstorm-coming-early-next-week-with-forecast-video

Drivers facing wintry start to week in Northeast (with forecast video)

Several plow trucks on a snowy New York state highway.

Heavy snowfall

Heavy lake effect snowfall that started Sunday will keep roads slick Monday across parts of the interior Northeast.

Cold, northwesterly winds on the backside of a low-pressure system are flowing over the relatively warmer waters of Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River. Abundant moisture will keep the snow coming all day in some areas Monday.

Places such as Oswego, Watertown and Lowville, New York, and other areas on the Tug Hill Plateau will likely see another 7 to 12 inches....

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/drivers-facing-wintry-start-to-week-in-northeast-with-forecast-video

Life Proof Boats expands into the Northeast

Life Proof Boats, Bremerton, Wash., builds boats crafted from aluminum deep V hulls and a patented foam/air collar system. The company is now expanding into the Northeast through a partnership with LC8 Marine, Plymouth, Mass., as its first official sales and service center. LC8 Marine has over 20 years of expertise with all-weather best in class boats.

“After exhibiting at the Newport International Boat Show last year, the popularity of the Life Proof Boats brand has continued to grow in the...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/life-proof-boats-expands-into-the-northeast/

Late season snowfall to clip key Northeast freight markets (with forecast video)

Tractor-trailer heading down slushy road.

Mother Nature doesn’t always pay attention to the calendar, which she will prove this weekend. It’s early May, and heavy snowfall will hit parts of the Northeast by later today.

SONAR Critical Events and radar: Friday, May 8, 9 a.m. EDT

The low pressure system and associated cold front that will produce the snowfall will first produce heavy rainfall and strong thunderstorms across the lower Mississippi Valley and the Southeast today. Rain will begin to spread across the Northeast this afternoon....

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/late-season-snowfall-to-clip-key-northeast-freight-markets-with-forecast-video

Weekend snow could hit parts of northeastern US (with forecast video)

Plows clearing snowy Pennsylvania highway.

A late season snowstorm is on track to slam parts of the Northeast this weekend, perhaps the last gasp of winter-like weather in the region this year.

SONAR Critical Events and radar: Thursday, May 7, 9 a.m. EDT

The low pressure system and associated cold front that will produce the snowfall are in the Great Plains this morning, producing areas of snow and rain from Montana to Oklahoma, with severe thunderstorms possible later today in Texas and Oklahoma. Late tonight and Friday, May 8, the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/weekend-snow-could-hit-parts-of-northeastern-us-with-forecast-video

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