Weather and Critical Events

Ports see toppled containers and damaged warehouses, but gantry cranes still functioning.

Charlotte and Atlanta see outsized inbound volumes as carriers move relief suppies into staging areas

The ports at Norfolk and Charleston have reopened after determining that the damage caused to the ports by Hurricane Florence is minimal

FreightWaves adds a full-time meteorologist to the analytics and editorial team. He will be developing tools and resources for market-participants to interpret and react to weather and climate related events.

It may no longer be a hurricane, but Florence is still expected to exact a toll on the Carolinas and then further inland over the next several days as the slow-moving storm drops rain measured in feet rather than inches across a wide swath of area.

FEMA has been working since early in the week to arrange resources to respond as soon as it is safe to do so in areas impacted by Hurricane Florence, and said at a media briefing today that it stands ready to help.

Shipping lines continue to reroute and reschedule vessels as storm disrupts port activities along the Atlantic Seaboard.

As bands of Hurricane Florence are beginning to hit the East Coast, DTN provided a storm update.

Georgia Governor Nathan Deal declared a state of emergency for all the state’s counties earlier today due to the threat of heavy rainfall and windy conditions.

Some expected impacts include prolonged power outages and potential reductions in refined product supply in the Northeast, according to a S&P Global Platts report.

Bulk trailers, including walking floor and end dumps, are commonly used for cleanup following hurricanes. The timing of Florence could create a capacity issue in the southeast for ag products as owners of these types of trailers shift to cleanup efforts.

At the time of Riskpulse’s webinar, the center of Florence was 530 miles southeast of Cape Fear, North Carolina, the current projected area of landfall.

FEMA stands ready to address the aftermath of Hurricane Florence and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has now issued a “Regional Emergency Declaration” for 13 states and the District of Columbia as the southeast braces for the historic storm.

FreightWaves spoke to Bill Rinna, Director of Americas Vehicle Forecasts for LMC Automotive to learn more about the threat Hurricane Florence poses to the auto industry.

Storm surge and hurricane watches and warnings remain in effect for parts of the U.S. east coast and have been extended to cover considerably more ground.

Storm expected to impact third and fourth busiest container ports on U.S. East Coast.

With all the talk of the impact from Hurricane Florence as she comes ashore, likely in the Wilmington, NC, area on Thursday, much of the impact will take place for days and even weeks after the storm is long gone.

Hurricane Florence has intensified over the last 24 hours Riskpulse’s Chief Meteorologist, Jon Davis, and its Senior Weather Analyst Mark Russo explained in a webinar on Tuesday.

Bowser said she anticipates heavy rain, strong winds and potential power outages across D.C.

Storm surge and hurricane watches remain in effect for parts of the U.S. east coast, from Edisto Beach, South Carolina northward to the North Carolina-Virginia border.