weather

Hundreds of barges remain stalled on the Mississippi River, blocking the main artery of the Farm Belt economy that has been devastated by a spring season full of relentless torrential rains and the melting of record-setting snowfalls. Railroads and highways have been closed as well, limiting the...

Severe thunderstorms possible in the northern Great Plains Potential for strong winds, hail and isolated tornadoes from around Sheridan, Wyoming to the North Dakota-Canada order. Can't rule out areas of flash flooding. Scattered thunderstorms across the Southeast Storms will pop up from the...

For months, farmers and ranchers along the Missouri River from eastern Nebraska through western Iowa haven't been able to rebound from major flooding that destroyed billions of dollars of crops, cattle and property. The flooding situation has worsened due to heavy mid-spring rains that caused the...

Flooding has been relentless for months in parts of the Midwest freight region because of a very wet spring, and for the past couple of weeks in parts of the Southwest freight region due to severe thunderstorms day after day. Some roads are covered with high water and impassable, and barges can no...

Severe storms and torrential rains have been relentless across the Great Plains for the past two weeks. Flooding reached major or record levels along the Arkansas River around the start of Memorial Day weekend, and it shows no signs of letting up any time soon. Farmers in the Midwest and ports on...

Severe thunderstorms and tornadoes are simply a part of life in the Great Plains, especially in the springtime. But when they come day after day for almost a week, life can go from bad to worse, including in the transportation business. What's Happened So Far Since last Saturday, May 18, 2019,...

Strong thunderstorms last weekend put a big damper on what was looking like a bumper crop for many California cherry growers. While it's too early to put an official dollar value on the damage, the general feeling is that the equivalent of a few million boxes of cherries have been lost. The crops...

This week is getting off to a shaky and dangerous start for people across the Great Plains. A few severe storms have already produced large hail in the Oklahoma and Texas Panhandles this morning (Monday, May 20, 2019), and several rounds of fairly widespread severe thunderstorms will likely slam...

After an unusually strong spring storm dumped 18 inches of snow in parts of the Sierra Nevada from Wednesday night (May 15, 2019) until this morning (May 17, 2019), another potent storm is quickly approaching. Snowstorms aren't rare in this part of the U.S. this time of the year, but the intensity...

FreightWaves added more features than ever before in the latest release of its SONAR data platform. The following new features and data have been added: Feature Releases Critical Event Center Calendar (located under News) Video SONAR Analytics – Market Volatility Table Moderated chat Market...

Super Cyclonic Storm Fani is closing in on the eastern coast of India. Fani's ferocious winds measured 155 mph as of 8:00 p.m. local time today, May 2, 2019 (India is 9.5 hours ahead of U.S. Eastern Daylight Time). According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Fani is likely to make...

A temporary levee along the Mississippi River broke in Davenport, Iowa on April 30, not able to handle the heavy rainfall that occurred on the last two days of April. Davenport is a city of around 100,000 people on the west bank of the Mississippi River. Roads were closed in the downtown area due...

Spring is in full swing, and this may become even more evident across the Great Plains this week. Severe thunderstorms are likely to rumble across portions of several states through at least Wednesday, with all types of seasonal severe weather possible. A lot of people in the nation's...

Today on FreightWaves Now, we discuss the snow still holding on in some parts of the country, plus the latest on freight volumes and rates, and what is up Falcon Transport's decision to cease operations immediately? Watch Now

Today on FreightWaves Now, Texas is under a storm siege. Intermodal rates are high even while volumes are slightly low. And a deep dive evaluation of what is happening with fuel? Watch Now