These guides cover the questions that come up when the weather turns: why stations close, how to stay safe when a storm catches you mid-route, what a closure means for a block you've already scheduled, and how this tracker reads the weather around each station. They're written from how the tracker works and from what drivers commonly report. The Flex Weather Tracker is independent and not affiliated with Amazon, and the Flex app is always the final word on your block.
How weather closures work at delivery stations
The kinds of weather that can close a station, from lightning and tornado warnings to extreme heat, cold and smoke. Covers the tracker's 6-mile lightning rule and 30-minute all-clear, what the colours on the map mean, seasonal patterns, and a checklist for the start of a block.
Lightning safety for delivery drivers
National Weather Service lightning advice applied to a driver's day: the station lot, loading at the curb, walking packages to doors and apartment complexes. Includes why a hard-topped car is safe shelter, the places that only feel safe, and first aid if someone is struck.
What happens to your block when a station closes for weather
The cancel window in the tracker's alerts, reopening estimates, what drivers commonly report about pay, what to do if you're already in line, and the screenshots worth keeping. An unofficial guide; Amazon decides closures and pay.
How the tracker decides a station may be closed
The method step by step: weather reports ranked by severity, ground strikes within 6 miles, tornado warning shapes, nearby airport reports, the 20-minute "closing soon" forecast and the other heads-ups, the closure record, how warnings are graded, and the method's limits.
Also useful: All stations · Closure history · Warning accuracy · About and FAQ