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Severe storm threat heating up again for truckers in Plains

4 May 2022

White tractor-trailer traveling toward dark storm cloud.

After a brief break from stormy weather Tuesday, truckers in the Plains should brace for the return of severe weather.

Parts of the region have been slammed recently with destructive storms, including an EF3 tornado in Andover, Kansas, on Friday evening. The National Weather Service received more than 620 reports of tornadoes, damaging winds and large hail from Friday through Monday, most of them in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Arkansas. Many of the same areas will be at risk for additional...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/severe-storm-threat-heating-up-again-for-truckers-in-plains

Plains under the gun Monday for more tornadoes

2 May 2022

Tractor-trailer heading into thunderstorm.

After a weekend of severe storms and tornadoes in the Plains, another round is likely Monday. Truckers will have to be on their toes.

The National Weather Service received more than 500 reports of tornadoes, damaging winds and large hail Friday through Sunday, most of them in parts of the heartland.

The strongest tornado so far heavily damaged Andover, Kansas, a suburb of Wichita. The NWS rated it an EF3, saying winds peaked around 165 mph based on the damage. A few people were injured, but...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/plains-under-the-gun-monday-for-more-tornadoes

Severe storms brewing for weekend truckers in heartland

29 April 2022

Tractor-trailer with storm cloud on the horizon.

Truckers may hit multiple rounds of severe weather in the nation’s heartland this weekend, with more possible next week.

At least two low-pressure systems with connected cold fronts will move through the Plains and Midwest over the next few days, with a third system developing Monday. There will be enough energy, moisture and warmth to produce severe thunderstorms in some areas, as well as tornadoes, large hail and damaging straight-line winds.

Friday

The highest threat for severe storms this...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/severe-storms-brewing-for-weekend-truckers-in-heartland

Severe storm threat returning to Plains and South

12 April 2022

Truckers face the risk of dangerous storm winds, large hail and strong tornadoes the next two days across a large portion of the country.

Severe storms hit parts of Oklahoma and Arkansas on Monday, dropping baseball-size hail. The National Weather Service already has received several tornado reports.

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/severe-storm-threat-returning-to-plains-and-south

Tornado threat returning to South for 3rd week in a row

5 April 2022

Tractor-trailer on the road with thunderstorm ahead.

For the third consecutive week, truckers will have to dodge severe storm winds and likely tornadoes across the South.

Storms produced damaging winds Monday night and early Tuesday in the Arklatex region, as well as a few spots in Oklahoma, Mississippi and Alabama. The National Weather Service received more than 30 wind damage reports, including one of an 18-wheeler that flipped at a Love’s truck stop in Midlothian, Texas, just south of Dallas.

Other...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/tornado-threat-returning-to-south-for-3rd-week-in-a-row

Tornado threat rising as storms approach South

30 March 2022

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.

As this system approaches the South on Wednesday, it will gain strength and momentum, driven by atmospheric instability. The...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/tornado-threat-rising-as-storms-approach-south

Tornado threat returns to South after deadly storms last week

29 March 2022

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.

Tuesday

The next round of severe weather will begin Tuesday afternoon through Tuesday night in...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/tornado-threat-returns-to-south-after-deadly-storms-last-week

Severe storms moving to Deep South after ravaging Texas

22 March 2022

A storm system capable of producing floods, tornadoes and large hail was moving eastward across eastern Texas early Tuesday, hours after high winds from the system damaged homes, downed trees and ripped a roof off a high school.

Confirmed tornado destroyed multiple trailer homes with people in them in Elgin, TX. One woman taken to the hospital with non serious injuries. @weatherchannel @NWSSanAntonio #TXwx #Tornado @TWCChrisWarren @TevinWooten pic.twitter.com/CKAR6svYVx

— Charles Peek...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/severe-storms-moving-to-deep-south-after-ravaging-texas

Severe storm risk heating up across South

18 March 2022

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...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/severe-storm-risk-heating-up-across-south

Severe storms threaten Midwest, South this weekend

4 March 2022

Two separate rounds of severe weather, including the threat of tornadoes, will keep truckers on their toes this weekend in the Midwest and South. Some of the strongest and most damaging storms could develop after dark, making them all the more dangerous.

Thunderstorms will have far-reaching effects with the potential for locally heavy rain and gusty winds as far north as the Canada border and along the Eastern Seaboard by early next week.

Two storm systems will act as the triggers for severe...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/severe-storms-threaten-midwest-south-this-weekend

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