Weather and Critical Events

Flash Flood Watch for parts of the South today. Major flooding on parts of Red River in upper Midwest.

Although Super Typhoon Hagibis has caused catastrophic floods, mudslides and at least 68 tragic deaths in Japan, FreightWaves understands from local sources that Tokyo’s critical freight infrastructure – seaports and airports – are undamaged. Japan’s wider logistics network is suffering from a miscellany of damage such as flooding.

“I’m expecting massive crop losses – as devastating as we’ve ever seen…A lot of the standing stuff is flattened to the ground.”

Torrential downpours, several inches of rainfall may flood areas from Texas to the Carolinas next few days.

Up to three feet of snow Friday through Saturday for parts of Dakotas, Minnesota. Fierce winds, blizzard conditions.

Two feet of snow possible for parts of Dakotas, Minnesota as powerful early season storm stalls over northern Plains.

Supply chains in Tokyo Bay, surrounding areas may come to standstill as Super Typhoon Hagibis approaches.

Early season heavy snow, blizzard conditions slamming northern Rockies, northern Plains for next few days.

Abundant snowfall, 40-mph winds in Montana, Wyoming the next two days. Significant disruptions to regional supply chains.

“The wind speed increased by 100 mph in only 24 hours.” Monster typhoon close to U.S. territories, heading toward Japan.

Heavy snow, wind and delays in parts of the Rockies and Dakotas this week as another early season storm develops.

Five to 10 inches of Friday snow for mountains in the northern Rockies. Slush, light snow in the valleys.

“We don’t know where the bridge went. We do know it went down, most of the middle sections did go down to the south.”

More downpours add to flood threat in parts of Desert Southwest hit hard yesterday. New spots of flooding also likely.

Several Plains states will have wet, slushy or snowy roads today with flash flooding likely in some areas.

Northern Asia is again in the cross-hairs of an extreme weather event as Typhoon Mitag bears down on some of the busiest box ports in the world.

Historical September storm possible in northern Rockies this weekend. High impacts from snowfall, winds.

Additional downpours, flash flooding possible in Arizona the next couple of days. Potential northern Rockies blizzard this weekend.

Several inches of rainfall could flood parts of the Desert Southwest again, after water rescues on Monday.

Flooding, wind damage possible as Tropical Storm Karen moves through Caribbean islands. Eventual U.S. mainland strike possible?