Weather and Critical Events

The past week in social media images features a menacing wildfire in California, tropical storm deluges, a train hitting a tractor-trailer and more.

The Northeast is the most likely region for collisions between commercial trucks and wild animals. These are the top five specific locations.

Tropical Storm Henri could strengthen into a hurricane before making a potential New England landfall over the weekend.

“Companies have to make really smart bets,” supply chain consultant Evan Quasney said about planning for extreme weather.

“You might as well be safe and get out now,” a fire official said, encouraging people to evacuate areas in the path of the life-threatening Dixie fire.

Unlike hurricane names, which come from predetermined lists, wildfire names are a bit more arbitrary.

Two tropical systems are likely to cause flooding and wind damage over the next few days, while another could just kick up big waves (forecast video included).

Three simultaneous tropical systems could temporarily delay freight flows in parts of North America over the next few days (forecast video included).

The past week in social media images features a fire whirl in Northern California, train derailments in the Plains, humongous hail and more.

Truckers have to beat more heat and humidity this weekend in the Northwest and Northeast.

Fred has lost some steam but will likely strengthen back to a tropical storm prior to South Florida landfall this weekend (forecast video included).

“The corridor is vital for everything from long-haul freight to movement of agricultural products,” Colorado officials said of mudslide-damaged areas of Interstate 70.

Tropical Storm Fred may cause temporary delays in freight flows in the Southeast (forecast video included).

Crews are having trouble controlling the Dixie fire in northern California, which is now the second largest in the state’s history.

Truckers will have to beat 100-degree heat and sweltering humidity in two regions of the country this week.

The past week in social media images features a mudslide-damaged highway, a truck rollover during a flood, destructive wildfires and more.

Gusty winds have made it challenging for crews to contain large wildfires in Western states (forecast video included).

Several inches of rain could flood parts of the South this weekend. (forecast video included).

Truckers will have to take detours in Colorado after severe mudslides shut down a section of Interstate 70 (forecast video included).

“The fix wasn’t sitting on a shelf,” Tennessee Department of Transportation Commissioner Clay Bright said about the Hernando de Soto Bridge repairs that started in mid-May.