I-95 driving in winter months
 

We are driving a moving van and towing a car from Michigan to Florida next month (January) and want to know if going I-95 is bad during the winter. We did I-75 coming up from Florida to Michigan and the wind in the mountains was bad. I didn't enjoy driving that trip. How is the I-95 route in regards to mountains or other pitfalls of towing. Any advice is helpful.

Where on 95 are you going to pick it up? Because if it's anywhere between Boston and Richmond it could be hell. The traffic alone on these roads in good weather is a nightmare but add ice/snow combiation and it turns into a nightmare on steroids.

I-95 is not mountainous - there's some slight hills but nothing you would term mountain. If a bad storm comes in or rather up from Kentucky/Tennessee then I-95 and the mid-atlantic gets hit hard. If you're driving and a bad storm comes up - you'd best head for a motel and wait until morning. It's generally fine the next day.

Where are you planning to pick up I-95?

I-95 though NC can back up if there's an accident. The section of 95 through NC is just a 2-lane road. Last week a truck flipped and caused a big headache for all involved.

You can't predict an accident, but look for alternative routes if there is one.

That's 2 lanes in each direction for I-95 in NC.

If you are starting in MI, try going the more westerly route on I-69 and I-65. You do have a section in Alabama on US 231 but In-laws have done this route and liked it.

The wind in the mountains can be there--or not. And it is for a very short time. Which coast of FL are you going to? You could head west at Knoxville to Asheville, then down I26 to I95 at Charleston. But I75 is the route my Ohio family takes evey year.