Weather and Critical Events

Additional storms and flooding likely along the Mississippi River

Historic flooding in the Midwest and poor demand from electric utilities are stranding coal hoppers west of the Mississippi, pushing up prices for storing railcars. The American Association of Railroads said last week that weekly coal volumes were down 16 percent from a year earlier to 71,526. The week prior number of 70,737 railcars marked […]

Hundreds of barges carrying grains still waiting to be exported

Magnitude 6.4 earthquake rocks parts of Japan

Super-size hail, wicked winds possible in the Plains

Several U.S. cities could end up with flooded streets today.

India’s largest commercial port in potential path of Cyclone Vayu.

Severe storms in the Plains this weekend.

Triple-digit extreme heat continues in Desert Southwest.

Flooding continues to disrupt freight movement.

Millions of tons of cargo, inducing U.S. grains, remain stuck due to flooding.

Recent produce volumes out of California increasing as much as 40 percent.

Flooding still keeping trucks off interstates, barges stuck at ports.

Farming not the only industry to suffer losses from major flooding.

Parts of I-29 remain closed due to flooding, wet conditions in Little Rock and severe weather to our west

Gulf Coast flooding continues, barge traffic at a standstill and severe weather is possible from the Midwest to the Carolinas

“We are the knights of the highway and it’s our duty to make sure everyone is safe.” Drivers praised for helping others while on the job.

Interstates shut down, two ports suspend barge movement on Missouri and Mississippi rivers.

Locks are closed, tons of grains can’t get to ports for export.

Heavy rains this winter have delayed harvests and damaged many crops causing shortages and price hikes.