Weather Blog Laboring at Big Bend Tunnel The setting for John Henry’s legendary contest with a steam-powered drill may have been this tunnel through Big Bend Mountain in West Virginia. Read More… About Author See author's posts Post navigation Previous Tropical Disturbance Move in this Week….Next Tropical Disturbance Enters the Caribbean… Related Stories Tropical Storm Arthur Weather Blog Tropical Storm Arthur June 19, 2026 Desert Field Test With NASA Advanced Rover Prototype Weather Blog Desert Field Test With NASA Advanced Rover Prototype June 18, 2026 El Niño Is Underway Weather Blog El Niño Is Underway June 18, 2026