Winter Storm Chaos Everywhere —
Except These Clear Travel Zones
Heavy Snow Zones This Week
• Midwest & Great Lakes
• Rockies & Northern Plains
• Northeast & Mid-Atlantic
These Regions Stay Mostly Clear
• Southern U.S.
• Southwest deserts
• West Coast lowlands
• Coastal Carolinas
• North Texas & Oklahoma
Why Snow Stays Away Here
• Warm Gulf & Pacific air
• El Niño influence
• Jet stream positioned north
Safer Winter Travel Routes
• I-10 Corridor
• Pacific Coast Highway
• U.S. 95 (NV→AZ)
• Florida loop
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