Environment

Winter Road Conditions Bring Christmas Travel Hazard

by Jordan Yerman | December 24, 2009 at 09:25 am

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Winter road conditions across the US are making Christmas travel dangerous, particularly in the Midwest. Heavy snow, freezing rain and fog are conspiring to cause traffic accidents and make holiday driving treacherous, so please be careful out there.
States with extremely poor highway conditions:

Nebraska
Iowa
Illinois
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Kansas
Missouri
Michigan
Northeast Texas (WFAA weather warning)
Arkansas

Major Interstates most affected by winter weather:

I25 Wyoming, Colorado
I29 North Dakota, South Dakota
I35 Iowa, Oklahoma, Minnesota
I65 Chicago, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama
I70 Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland
I80 Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana
I90 Illinois, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin
I94 Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota

"It's going to be pretty bad," said Ben Moyer, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Johnston.

Travel is expected to be hazardous in northwest and north-central Iowa with up to 14 inches of blowing snow expected tonight through Saturday that could create near-blizzard conditions.

... and that's just one instance.

Check out some tips on driving over snow and ice, as well as extremely wet roads.