Weather and Critical Events

Additional periods of heavy rain and flooding could slow down truckers for another day in the Northeast.

The naming of hurricanes was changed in the 1950s to simplify their tracking and improve communication of storm information.

Truckers will face flooding rain and potential road closures the next two days from the Midwest to the Northeast.

Drought and wind keep the threat of spreading wildfires elevated in Northern California.

Truckers will hit more delays and flooded roads this week as heavy rain continues to drench the South.

A compilation of the past week in social media images features a Gulf Coast hurricane, summer mountain snow, container ships stuck off the West Coast and more.

Truckers will hit delays and some flooded roads this weekend in the northern Gulf Coast as well as the Northwest.

The remnants of Hurricane Nicholas could delay drivers the next couple of days due to heavy rain and potential flooding.

Truckers will hit delays as Nicholas continues to dump heavy rain from Louisiana to Florida. Flooding is possible.

“If you send us the right resources at the right time, we can up that containment very quickly,” one official said about fighting wildfires amid this year’s broken supply chains.

Freight flows will be delayed as Tropical Storm Nicholas floods roads and prompts port closures.

Truckers are likely to hit delays this week from Texas to Louisiana due to Tropical Storm Nicholas. The Coast Guard has set vessel restrictions at one port so far.

Two of China’s main ports are preparing for the arrival of Typhoon Chanthu, which could slam Taiwan first.

The past week in social media images features a large dust devil, softball-size hail, a nighttime earthquake and more.

Hurricane Larry is forecast to make landfall Friday night in eastern Canada, impacting the port city of St. John’s.

Drivers may hit more areas of low visibility and potential road closures as wildfires and smoke spread across the West (forecast video included).

“There’s some desperation in some of these people’s voices,” a Minnesota hay farmer said about the current drought’s impact on the community.

A magnitude 7.0 earthquake Tuesday night knocked out electricity and caused damage in portions of Mexico.

Hurricane Larry will keep Atlantic container ship captains on their toes this week as it heads toward Bermuda (forecast video included).

These are five of the worst hurricanes since the 1930s that have struck on or around Labor Day, causing death and damage.