Meanwhile, as Snowbirds start their journey home, this is how the rest of the continent looks. Deadly twisters created no end of havoc on highways across America yesterday, including the popular routes home. I made 18 trips from the SW to the NE over several years (nine out, nine back), and now I fly. The trip down in the fall was always the best, the trip home in early April was challenging to say the least.
Photo from CBS of a deadly twister in 2013, The end of March and early part of April is Tornado time, and it pays to plan your motor trip carefully. Having access to the Internet in your vehicle while you travel can help keep you out of harm's way. I personally avoid several severe weather events by knowing when to go South, head North, or sometimes just when to stop and wait.
Phoenix and the Valley forecast for the last weekend of March 2015. The record for this weekend is 95 degrees. Record, or no record, this is hot. The weather systems, which eventually track East start here in the SW.