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Wildfires Out West, Two Pacific Tropical Storms
Monday, July 29, 2019 - 11:24am | 610Read More...Hope you all had a wonderful weekend! The good news for Monday – no areas of widespread severe thunderstorms/tornadoes are in the forecast. The bad news – the week starts with additional fire and flood threats from the Rockies to the Ohio Valley. Also, two tropical storms are moving through the...
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Monsoonal Moisture Keeps Flowing Into Western U.S.
Friday, July 26, 2019 - 11:58am | 677Read More...The weather in the western U.S. today features areas prone to wildfires, flash flooding, and more sizzling heat. Severe storms could pop up in the Midwest. Also, there's also a tropical storm in the Pacific, not far from Japan. More fire and rain Look for another round of scattered thunderstorms...
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FreightWaves NOW: Pesky California Produce
Thursday, July 25, 2019 - 1:39pm | 35Read More...Market Expert Zack Strickland show how California produce impacts the freight market.
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Wildfire And Flood Risks Continue In Western US
Thursday, July 25, 2019 - 10:42am | 541Read More...Some areas of the western U.S. will be quite wet today and tonight, July 25, while others remain quite dry. Flash flooding and wildfires may be the results. Fire and rain Daytime heating and monsoonal moisture will result in more scattered thunderstorms across the Four Corners states and the...
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Another Deadly Heat Wave Spreading Across Europe
Thursday, July 25, 2019 - 10:04am | 1182Read More...For the second time this summer, western Europe is baking in record heat this week that is being linked to several deaths. All-time records for cities have been broken, new national records could be set, and there's no relief in sight for at least a couple more days as the exceptionally warm air...
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Hurricane Outlook May Change For The Worse As El Niño Fades
Wednesday, July 24, 2019 - 2:43pm | 989Read More...El Niño is weakening, but this isn't good for those wanting an uneventful hurricane season. El Niño – warmer-than-normal sea surface temperatures (SSTs) in the central and eastern Pacific – is a primary atmospheric regulator of hurricane activity, and it typically suppresses the development of...
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Flash Flooding And Wildfire Threats In Western U.S.
Wednesday, July 24, 2019 - 11:12am | 628Read More...Scattered thunderstorms across the Great Plains and western U.S. could have a two-pronged effect today. Some may become major rainmakers; others may start fires. Meanwhile, grain barge movement on the Mississippi is still struggling even after most locks have reopened. Unsettled in the West...
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Flash Flood Threat Shifts Southward
Tuesday, July 23, 2019 - 10:50am | 537Read More...Rain continues to develop along a fairly slow-moving cold front heading across the Northeast and Southeast. Flash flooding remains a risk for some areas. Meanwhile, in the dry West, storms could add to the threat of wildfires. South may get soaked SONAR Critical Events: Severe thunderstorm and...
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Deadly Heat Wave Ending Across Eastern Half Of U.S.
Monday, July 22, 2019 - 6:02pm | 1013Read More...Last week's heat wave that spread from the Great Plains and Midwest into the Northeast and New England has finally ended. But not before killing at least five people, buckling roads and knocking out a bridge. For the record For several days, widespread high temperatures ranged from the mid-90s to...
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Excessive Rainfall Today Replacing Excessive Heat
Monday, July 22, 2019 - 12:22pm | 522Read More...Cooler weather heads to the Northeast where temperatures reached 100° of hotter over the weekend. Several records were tied or broken in major cities. Rainfall will settle across the region today and tonight, and flooding is the new concern. Soaking wet SONAR Critical Events: Flash flooding...
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Heat Wave Spreading, Tropical Storm Danas Still Spinning
Friday, July 19, 2019 - 12:01pm | 538Read More...Dangerously hot and humid weather is spreading from the nation's heartland to the nation's capital, and intense thunderstorms could rock parts of the Midwest. Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Danas continues its journey through eastern Asia. Unusually hot weather SONAR Critical Events: Excessive heat...
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Excessive Heat Can Impact Rails As Well As Driver Health
Thursday, July 18, 2019 - 6:10pm | 926Read More...A heat wave continues to make life uncomfortable – for most people, anyway – from the Great Plains to the Great Lakes. Well-above-normal temperatures and oppressive mugginess will have people feeling like they've stepped into a sauna as soon as they go outside. This dangerous combination of high...
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Heartland Heat, Tropical Storm Danas Update
Thursday, July 18, 2019 - 11:00am | 632Read More...Temperatures will be sizzling in about 20 states today, and the humidity will make conditions oppressive. Meanwhile, severe thunderstorms will pop up in some areas, and a tropical storm continues to track through eastern Asia. Dangerous heat wave rolls on SONAR Critical Events: Extreme heat...
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Tropical Storm Danas May Delay Shipments At East Asia Ports
Wednesday, July 17, 2019 - 5:28pm | 835Read More...A tropical storm known internationally as Danas, but called Falcon in the Philippines, is spinning over the warm waters of the western Pacific Ocean. The storm could delay container freight at some ports in East Asia, while whipping up winds and dumping heavy amounts of rainfall. Satellite...
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U.S. Heat Wave, Western Pacific Tropical Storm
Wednesday, July 17, 2019 - 11:39am | 376Read More...A large section of the U.S. will have to deal with excessive heat and humidity for a few days, while other areas will get drenched with heavy rain. Meanwhile, a tropical storm is moving close to eastern Asia. Dangerous heat developing As a heat wave in the Desert Southwest fades, another one...
















