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Ports along the Texas Gulf Coast remained closed as Hurricane Beryl moved through the area Monday.

Ports prepare for Hurricane Beryl’s impact as the storm moves through Mexico and toward South Texas.

A compilation of the past week in social media images features a Gulf Coast hurricane, summer mountain snow, container ships stuck off the West Coast and more.

Truckers are likely to hit delays this week from Texas to Louisiana due to Tropical Storm Nicholas. The Coast Guard has set vessel restrictions at one port so far.

Hurricane Larry is forecast to make landfall Friday night in eastern Canada, impacting the port city of St. John’s.

These are five of the worst hurricanes since the 1930s that have struck on or around Labor Day, causing death and damage.

Hurricane Ida’s flooding and winds have led to impassable roads in parts of southeastern Louisiana.

President Biden is working with FEMA and governors to coordinate recovery response as Hurricane Ida approaches the Gulf Coast.

State and local leaders have told people to leave parts of the Gulf Coast as Hurricane Ida likely approaches Sunday landfall.

Carriers, shippers and receivers should begin preparing as Ida could be a major hurricane Sunday at landfall in the northern Gulf Coast.

Tropical Storm Henri could strengthen into a hurricane before making a potential New England landfall over the weekend.

Fred has lost some steam but will likely strengthen back to a tropical storm prior to South Florida landfall this weekend (forecast video included).

After killing one person in Florida Wednesday, Tropical Storm Elsa will move up the East Coast over the next two days (forecast video included).

Some ports remain off-limits to incoming and outgoing vessels as Tropical Storm Elsa gets closer to a Florida landfall (forecast video included).

Tropical Storm Elsa will produce areas of wind and flood damage in the Southeast beginning Tuesday (forecast video included).

Tropical Storm Elsa is nearing landfall in Cuba, with U.S. mainland impacts beginning Monday night (forecast video included).

Tropical Storm Elsa will slam Caribbean islands this weekend, followed by southern Florida early next week (forecast video included).

“It only takes one storm to devastate a community,” Ben Friedman, acting National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration administrator, said of the 2021 hurricane season forecast.

It could take years for areas of Central America to recover from these back-to-back hurricanes.

“Catastrophic winds, life-threatening storm surge and extreme rainfall” will impact supply chains.

Carriers and shippers should expect ground, air and maritime transportation delays due to Eta.

“Life-threatening storm surge” and “catastrophic winds” coming to parts of Central America as Hurricane Eta rapidly intensifies.

Coast Guard severely restricting vessel movement at several Gulf Coast ports as Hurricane Zeta closes in.

Ninth named storm of the 2020 season to hit the continental U.S. Wednesday. Expect minor to moderate disruptions in supply chains.

National Hurricane Center expects “life-threatening storm surge” in Delta’s impact zone.

Hurricane Delta to bring hurricane conditions and “life-threatening
storm surge” to portions of the Gulf Coast Friday.

Hurricane conditions and “life-threatening storm surge” to begin Friday along portions of the Gulf Coast, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Thursday is the last day this week that carriers can pick up loads from some Gulf Coast markets. Hurricane Delta is to make landfall Friday.

Dangerous flooding and winds will disrupt freight flows for at least a few days along parts of the Gulf Coast.

Carriers and shippers should prepare for road and port closures in parts of the northern U.S. Gulf Coast.

Transportation disruptions and “life-threatening flooding” hitting the Gulf Coast as Hurricane Sally makes landfall.

The Pensacola Bay Bridge is closed after winds blew a barge into it.

Hurricane Sally could produce “historic flooding” and “extreme life-threatening flash flooding” along the northern Gulf Coast.

Sally’s dangerous storm surge and winds will slow down supply chains and freight flows this week.

Tropical Storm Sally forecast to hit the U.S. Gulf Coast as a hurricane early this week.

Even after landfall, Hurricane Laura remains dangerous. “There will be parts of Lake Charles underwater that no living human being has ever seen before.”

Soon-to-be Hurricane Laura will disrupt ship-to-shore operations at Louisiana ports as well as offshore oil operations.

Ocean cargo will be delayed as back-to-back tropical cyclones eye the U.S. Gulf Coast.

Tropical storm conditions today from mid-Atlantic to New England.

No ship-to-shore operations at Port Canaveral until further notice.

Despite weakening, Cristobal may still cause flash flooding, transportation delays from Arkansas to Minnesota.

At least 16 people dead after Typhoon Phanfone hits Philippines on Christmas Day.

California port officials and other speakers sounded the alarm about sea level rise and storm surge.

Threat for “life-threatening” storm surge and coastal flooding in Florida this weekend due to tropical system in Gulf.

Storm poses “possibility of life-threatening inundation from rising water moving inland from the coastline.”

Coastal flooding, 60-mph winds possible as Nor’easter makes beeline toward I-95 corridor. Freight delays on the ground, in the air likely.

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

One more day of flooding, wind damage before Hurricane Dorian moves away from U.S. Parts of Canada are next.

Hurricane Dorian taking its time riding east coast, flooding communities along the way. Tornadoes, power outages, too.

Ports, coastal communities in southeastern U.S. still at risk from Dorian damage through rest of the week.

Major hurricane Dorian still on track to damage southeast U.S. coast.

Shippers, carriers hurry to get freight out of Florida ahead of Hurricane Dorian.

States of emergency declared as Tropical Storm Barry approaches Gulf coast

Parts of the Big Easy could be underwater later this week

Fourth-largest port in India in possible path of violent cyclone.

Winds close to 150 mph, major storm surge about to slam parts of Africa never hit by a cyclone in modern times.

After Super Typhoon Yutu crashed into the U.S.’s northern Mariana Islands last week, the Philippines is getting ready for the storm to strike. Storm surge, flooding, landslides likely.

Super Typhoon Yutu destroys property, knocks out power on the Mariana Islands, a U.S. territory in the Pacific. It’s one of the strongest storms on record.

People in the U.S. territory of the Mariana Islands are bracing for Super Typhoon Yutu. Destructive winds and major flooding likely to start soon.

Typhoon Yutu about to slam into the Mariana Islands. Guam might not end up a direct target, but wind and flood damage likely.

Major Hurricane Willa about to hit western Mexico. Extensive flooding and wind damage likely. Could flood parts of U.S. Gulf Coast later in the week.

As if Hurricane Michael couldn’t become more dangerous, it got stronger overnight. Now a CAT 4 just hours from landfall in north Florida, all people can do is brace themselves.

Major Hurricane Michael forces more closings as storm gets closer to north Florida. Waters beginning to rise.

Michael is quickly becoming a potentially life-threatening hurricane, heading toward the Gulf coast of Florida. Crews are hurrying to prepare and keep people safe.

As Hurricane Michael gains strength and speeds up, people are being evacuated from Florida.

Hurricane Michael could significantly flood and damage portions of the South this week.

Models predicting Hurricane Florence’s track are shifting the storm southward after it makes landfall, where it will hug the South Carolina coast and unleash extreme rainfall on the Carolinas.