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

Wildfires still burning in drought-stricken Florida Panhandle

Wildfire burning in Walton County, Florida on May 6, 2019.

Multiple wildfires broke out across parts of Florida yesterday! The #FiveMileSwampFire has burned at least 2,000 acres in NW Florida as of yesterday evening.

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— Live Storm Chasers (@Livestormchaser) May 7, 2020

Wildfires in at least three different parts of the Florida Panhandle continued burning through the night Wednesday into Thursday morning, one of them...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/wildfires-still-burning-in-drought-stricken-florida-panhandle

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

Developing storm to dump snowfall in northern Rockies (with forecast video)

Plow clearing snowing Idaho highway.

It’s the middle of spring, but truckers in the High Plains know that Mother Nature doesn’t always pay attention to the calendar. A quick winter-like storm could briefly delay freight flows across the northern Rockies tonight into early Thursday, May 7.

SONAR Critical Events and radar: Wednesday, May 6, 10 a.m. EDT

A low pressure system and associated cold front will produce heavy rainfall and thunderstorms in the Pacific Northwest today. But tonight, much colder air will enter the upper levels of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/developing-storm-to-dump-snowfall-in-northern-rockies-with-forecast-video

Severe storms could hit nation’s top freight market later today (with forecast video)

Tractor-trailer heading down highway with storm cloud ahead.

Thunderstorms could come back to parts of the Southeast later today and this evening, possibly turning severe from northern Alabama and central Tennessee, eastward into the Carolinas. This won’t be a widespread outbreak, but all modes of severe weather are possible – tornadoes (isolated in this case), large hail, or winds of 60 mph or greater.

SONAR Critical Events and radar: Tuesday, May 5, 9 a.m. EDT; Severe thunderstorm risk areas

A low pressure system and associated cold front will track...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/severe-storms-could-hit-nations-top-freight-market-later-today-with-forecast-video

Stormy start to the week possible from Plains to Southeast (with forecast video)

Satellite loop of the United States.

Severe thunderstorms could slam parts of the nation’s heartland today, making for a rocky start to the first full week of May. Most disruptions in freight flows will be fairly brief, but the weather will be intense during these disruptions.

SONAR Critical Events and radar: Monday, May 4, 9 a.m. EDT; Severe thunderstorm risk areas

A low pressure system and associated cold front will spin over the central and southern Plains today, followed by the Tennessee and Ohio Valleys tonight. The atmosphere...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/stormy-start-to-the-week-possible-from-plains-to-southeast-with-forecast-video

Weekend snow, rain coming back to Pacific Northwest freight markets (with forecast video)

Tractor-trailers, cars on snowy Oregon road.

Weather will be rather benign across the United States as May begins, with no high-impact systems affecting freight flows this weekend.

SONAR Critical Events and radar: Friday, May 1, 10 a.m. EDT

Heavy rainfall will continue across parts of New England today, but any flooding will be localized. The National Weather Service (NWS) has canceled most flood watches in the region since the overall risk of flooding is decreasing.

Also, a few severe thunderstorms could pop up today from northern Texas and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/weekend-snow-rain-coming-back-to-pacific-northwest-freight-markets-with-forecast-video