Travel from St. Louis to FL on Friday 1/14

[Pixie Dust for Me!]

Help! I'm driving from St. Louis to FL this Friday and am worried about road conditions. I can either go any of the following routes:

A. I-55 South to Louisiana and then take I-10 across Mississippi and Alabama (the longest route of all)

B. St. Louis to Nashville then I-24 to Chattanooga and then I-75 through Atlanta to FL (normally the shortest route)

C. St. Louis to Nashville then I-65 through Huntsville to Montgomery, then US 231 through Dothan to I-10 (a bit longer than through Atlanta but usually about the same in travel time due to Atlanta traffic).

So, my neighbors to the South, what should I do? (And no, flying or staying home are not options that I want to entertain at this point!)

Thanks,

Karen

 

[laurie31]

I vote for C unless you can find out the conditions in Atlanta before you get there. My brother lives there and says it's still pretty impossible to travel where they are. I have no clue if it will be thawed by Friday, but I'm not sure I'd count on it.

 

[LuLuO]

St. Charles here. Howdy. I've done the drive through Chattanooga many times. I would avoid it. That one mountain just before you get into Chattanooga is difficult enough in great weather, no way would I want to do that in ice and snow. It was raining and almost midnight when we got to Chattanooga in September and my heart was in my throat when we drove through there. I would avoid that at all costs.

I'd probably do C.

 

[Pixie Dust for Me!]

Hi Southern Neighbors,

Wondering if you have any updates for me. I've checked the State DOT maps and it still looks like St. Louis to Nashville to Montgomery to Dothan and then on to I-10 is still the best route.

To all those suffering with winter weather to the South, I feel for you. Today in St. Louis, waking up, it's 7 degrees outside with a windchill of -5! Yep, I need to move away from the frozen tundra. Wonder if they need grantwriters/managers in the South?

Karen