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The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) has named Charles Bearden, from Etowah, Tennessee, a Highway Angel for stopping to help another truck driver whose tractor-trailer was thrown into a field by a tornado.
The evening of Dec. 10, 2021, is one many people won’t forget for the string of devastating tornadoes that struck the South and Midwest. Bearden had picked up a load in Jackson, Tennessee, that day and was heading west on Interstate 155 near the Tennessee-Missouri border.
“It had been...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/trucker-named-highway-angel-for-helping-tornado-victim
James Card has been through all kinds of weather in his 30-plus years as a truck driver. He told FreightWaves about two storms in particular — a tornado and a snowstorm — that he’s never forgotten.
Close call with a tornadoCard was just beginning his truck driving career when Mother Nature tested his skills, as well as his nerves.
He was hauling a full truckload of freight — 44,000 pounds — on Interstate 44 in Missouri when he ran into a severe thunderstorm.
“It was raining so hard you couldn’t...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/weather-tales-from-the-road-truckers-storm-encounters-no-joke
A House bill in committee since late September proposes to substantially upgrade the nation’s official severe weather alert system, which is aging and full of gaps.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Weather Radio Modernization Act of 2021 would improve coverage of severe weather alerts and add a backup system for damaged transmitters.
Related: What does La Nina mean for truckers this winter?
“Nothing goes off on your cellphone, nothing goes off on your outdoor sirens,...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/aging-voice-of-the-national-weather-service-may-soon-sound-better
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 an 18-wheeler hauling a weather satellite, a snow devil in Colorado, a rare waterspout in Canada and more.
Space trucking?The latest National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration weather satellite was recently shipped across the country on an 18-wheeler and a military plane. Lockheed Martin’s spacecraft team in Littleton, Colorado,...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/hot-shots-satellite-transport-snow-devil-water-spout-and-more
How can drivers determine if dark clouds on the horizon may signal severe thunderstorms capable of producing tornadoes, hail or powerful winds? Detecting severe storms often requires sophisticated equipment, but truckers can use their senses to make a close prediction while on the road.
Cloud configurations
Not all dark clouds are the same. A severe storm that could lead to life-threatening weather will often have clouds that look very dark or even have a sickly green tint. They’re usually very...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/6-ways-truckers-can-spot-potential-severe-storms
Every Friday, FreightWaves takes a look back at the week or so in social media, highlighting trucking, transportation and weather. This week features a harrowing experience for a driver who slid down an embankment, a landspout tornado spotted midair from inside a plane and very late season snow in the Northwest.
Up close and personalA glider pilot took a thrilling ride around a landspout tornado in Oklahoma last weekend, and it was caught on video (presumably by someone other than the pilot)....
Every Friday, FreightWaves takes a look back at the week in social media, highlighting trucking, transportation and weather. This week features a tornado spotted from inside a descending airplane, a trucker saving an injured animal and a midair unmanned military fuel up.
WaterloggedMajor flash flooding has led to road closures this week in the mid-South, with 15 to 20 inches of rain in some areas of Arkansas, Mississippi and Alabama since Monday. It was so bad in some areas that the NWS issued...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/hot-shots-tornado-sighting-train-collision-unmanned-midair-fueling
Here are a few of the most devastating — and unforgettable — Memorial Day weekend storms.
Lake Park, Iowa, tornado (1942)On Memorial Day 1942, a tornado ripped through farmlands in northwestern Iowa near the Minnesota border. The storm stayed on the ground for about 11 miles, damaging or destroying buildings, trees and livestock on 15 farms. Barns, silos, chicken coops, machine sheds and windmills were blown down, with electricity and telephone services cut off almost immediately.
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/worst-memorial-day-storms-in-us-history
After deadly tornadoes struck the Southeast in March, researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) used remote-controlled, unmanned aircraft for the first time to successfully capture aerial footage of storm damage from hard-to-reach locations.
Related: DroneWaves: From pharmaceuticals to pizza, how drone use could evolve
The new imagery helped the community’s response and recovery efforts, and it allowed forecasters to more accurately map the paths of destruction...
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