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I-94 back open after second late-season blizzard hits northern Plains

Snow plow clearing a North Dakota highway.

A second late-season snowstorm shut down interstate travel over the weekend in parts of the Dakotas, repeating a similar situation from 10 days ago.

According to transportation officials, Interstate 94 was shut down Saturday afternoon from Bismarck, North Dakota, to Glendive, Montana, and remained closed for about 24 hours. That’s a stretch of nearly 300 miles.

Lots of power outages in Northwest North Dakota with the combination of ice and wind. Our cameras are seeing downed power lines in the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/i-94-back-open-after-second-late-season-blizzard-hits-northern-plains

7 people injured in Arkansas tornado

At least seven people were injured, two critically, when a tornado tore through Springdale, Arkansas, early Wednesday. It happened shortly after 4 a.m. CT, according to the National Weather Service.

David Petueli in Springdale shared this video of the massive damage to the Nilfisk Warehouse in Springdale. About half the building destroyed. No confirmed reports of significant injuries. Hoping it stays that way (you can hear us talking about it, still live on the air)#arwx pic.twitter.com/m2XoWj...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/7-people-injured-in-arkansas-tornado

Warnings posted for far-reaching winter storm

Truckers will hit messy winter weather through Friday morning from the Plains to the Northeast. Intermittent delays are likely due to reduced speeds, low visibility and potential road closures.

Related: Chaining up: 4 pro tips for truckers

A strong cold front will move through the central and eastern U.S. over the next 24 to 30 hours, producing areas of ice, heavy snow and gusty winds from Oklahoma to Maine and eastern Canada.

The National Weather Service on Wednesday upgraded many winter storm...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/warnings-posted-for-far-reaching-winter-storm

Major winter storm now spreading across Northeast

A powerful winter storm that began Tuesday night produced freezing rain and heavy snow the past two days from the Southwest to the Great Lakes.

Thick ice weighed down tree limbs and power lines, especially in parts of the mid-Mississippi Valley and Ohio Valley. As of 8 a.m. Friday, more than 350,000 customers had no electricity in eight states, from Texas to New York. Almost 132,000 of those customers were in Tennessee, with most outages in the Memphis area, according to PowerOutage.us.

Related: S...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/major-winter-storm-now-spreading-across-northeast

High-impact winter storm threat from Great Plains to Great Lakes

Snow, ice and blizzard conditions will impact supply chains for days across a huge swath of the U.S., from the Great Plains to the Great Lakes.

Related: 5 states with toughest chain laws for truckers

A storm system is projected to intensify Wednesday and Thursday across the southern Plains, Midwest and Great Lakes. With frigid arctic air already draped across some of these areas and headed to others, the ingredients are coming together for a potentially major ice and snow storm.

Based on the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/high-impact-winter-storm-threat-from-great-plains-to-great-lakes

Winter storm alerts expanding across Texas, mid-Atlantic

A developing winter storm may keep truckers away from portions of Texas and the mid-Atlantic for a couple of days.

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Freezing rain and snow will make travel treacherous Thursday and Friday as low-pressure systems move along a cold front stretching from the Gulf Coast to the East Coast. Moisture feeding into these regions will hit cold air that’s already in place.

Southern Texas

The National Weather Service has issued winter storm warnings and winter...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/winter-storm-alerts-expanding-across-texas-mid-atlantic

Storm blamed for barge crashing into Virginia transmission tower

Dominion Energy is currently evaluating a transmission tower in southeastern Virginia that was struck by a barge during a Monday morning rainstorm, according to a report from WTKR in Norfolk.

The Chesapeake Fire Department said the tower is on the Elizabeth River, just north of the High Rise Bridge on Interstate 64. This is just south of Norfolk. The fire department got the call about the accident at 9:36 a.m. Monday.

When crews arrived, firefighters found a high-voltage transmission tower...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/storm-blamed-for-barge-crashing-into-virginia-transmission-tower

1st snowstorm of season heading to South, Mid-Atlantic

A storm system will intensify Sunday night, tracking across the Appalachians and Mid-Atlantic through Monday.

Related: Chaining up: 4 pro tips for truckers

It will be the first significant snow of the season for these regions. The National Weather Service has winter weather alerts posted from northern Georgia to New Jersey.

Rain will change to snow Sunday night, with snow continuing Monday, causing possible significant disruptions to transportation, business operations and supply chain networks....

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/1st-snowstorm-of-season-heading-to-south-mid-atlantic

I-80 remains closed during eastern California blizzard

The latest snowstorm to hit the Sierra Nevada in the past week is keeping portions of Interstate 80, as well as U.S. and state routes in eastern California, shut down until further notice. This is according to officials with the California Department of Transportation and the California Highway Patrol.

I-80, SR-20 and SR-49 will remain CLOSED today due to downed trees, power lines and continued heavy snow. Crews are working around the clock to get the highways reopened. This video was taken...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/i-80-remains-closed-during-eastern-california-blizzard

Emergency response ongoing after deadly tornadoes hit South

Search and rescue efforts continued Sunday throughout western Kentucky after multiple tornadoes Friday night decimated parts of the state, leaving many communities destroyed.

Tornado damage in Mayfield, Kentucky, on Friday. (Photo: NWS)

Dozens of tornadoes moved across nine states that night — Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Illinois, Missouri, Mississippi, Alabama, Indiana and Ohio — including one historic “long track” tornado that stayed on the ground for more than two and a half hours. The...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/emergency-response-ongoing-after-deadly-tornadoes-hit-south

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