Going south IN the winter...
Looking for people with experience driving during winter months up north. Not worried about winterization issues or overnight stays, but the travel part itself. Looking to do a trip south from WI to...
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30 years of winter travel between SE Michigan and Oklahoma and Texas, five years winter travel Michigan to the Carolinas or Florida, five years Chicago to and from Detroit. Most of the time the roads are reasonably clear, and when we could, we timed our travel days to not be traveling during a storm. If the roads were icy, we stopped; that happened maybe three times.
A couple of times we've been stranded by blizzard conditions and couldn't even get started until highways were cleared and re-opened; that happens more often the further south you get because those states don't keep road clearing equipment for rare events. But these are rare events, and weather forecasting is a whole lot better than 30-40 years ago.
Most of the time winter weather south of the Ohio River is pretty mild, although it tends to be wet.
Other than that, I've found it pretty miserable trying to pump gas when it is below 10F and there is a 20 mph wind blowing, but that's more the Great Plains than mid-South.
A couple of times we've been stranded by blizzard conditions and couldn't even get started until highways were cleared and re-opened; that happens more often the further south you get because those states don't keep road clearing equipment for rare events. But these are rare events, and weather forecasting is a whole lot better than 30-40 years ago.
Most of the time winter weather south of the Ohio River is pretty mild, although it tends to be wet.
Other than that, I've found it pretty miserable trying to pump gas when it is below 10F and there is a 20 mph wind blowing, but that's more the Great Plains than mid-South.
