Winter storm road conditions: How to check your area online

A large swath the United States was blanketed in snow over the weekend. If you need to drive in it, you should make a plan first.

Snow makes for fun social media videos, but it's not fun to travel in. Thankfully, the U.S. government maintains a website where you can find interactive, real-time road condition maps for basically every state or region in the country. It's mainly just a collection of links to other websites run by each state, but it's easy enough to find what you need. As a warning...