Weather and Critical Events

Several inches of snowfall, very slick roads for portions of the northern Rockies. Minor freight movement delays possible.

More than half a million people without electricity, property damaged as Northeast wind threat continues.

Wildfires burning 100,000 acres in California. Truckers wanting to help with relief, recovery efforts are exempt from HOS rules.

Several inches of snowfall, gusty winds, travel troubles heading to several Midwestern states as October ends.

Ocean shipping along the coast of Oman, in the Middle East and throughout the Arabian Sea, is being disrupted by Cyclone Kyarr – the most powerful storm ever in that sea-space. However, local sources advise that shipping through a globally critical oil chokepoint, the Strait of Hormuz, is unaffected.

“Considerable blowing and drifting snow”, white-out conditions in Rockies. Halloween snowstorm for Midwest.

“We’re continuing to see the erratic fire spread.” The Kincade Fire and other burning tens of thousands of acres in California.

Snow, record cold coming to mountain west as temperatures dip below zero. Storm creeps into Plains, Midwest for Halloween.

Weather issues from the west coast to the Mississippi River valley will make for a messy weekend for truckers.

Snowstorm causing problems in a once-thriving freight market out west. Fires, wind, rain in other regions of U.S.

“Travel will be quite treacherous.” Significant snowstorm will be rough on truckers Wednesday night, Thursday, 10/23-10/24.

“Back in March it was horrible and depressing.” But Midwestern farmers still struggling months after floods began.

East Coast rain, Midwest wind, several inches of Rockies snow will give truckers trouble Tuesday, 10/22.

Freight flows in and out of Japan may again be disrupted owing to the presence of ex-Typhoon Neoguri, located to the south east of Osaka, which is dumping huge amounts of rain onto a waterlogged Japan. Meanwhile, out in the far reaches of the Philippine Sea, near the Guam island group, Typhoon Bualoi is also lining up to threaten Japan.

Severe thunderstorms possible across several southern states. Strong cold front tracking through region.

Threat for “life-threatening” storm surge and coastal flooding in Florida this weekend due to tropical system in Gulf.

Storm poses “possibility of life-threatening inundation from rising water moving inland from the coastline.”

Nor’easter keeps cranking today. Additional power outages, roadblocks likely across New York, New England.

Coastal flooding, 60-mph winds possible as Nor’easter makes beeline toward I-95 corridor. Freight delays on the ground, in the air likely.

Storm could soon “bomb out” over New England. Flooding, wind damage, air and ground supply chain delays to follow.