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If you're in a part of the country bracing for this huge winter storm this weekend, you may either be thinking about heading to the grocery store to "panic-buy" or you're shaking your head and ticked off when looking at empty shelves because you just needed your one loaf of bread and there are none to be found. |
Panic-buying isn't a new phenomenon, reports USA TODAY colleague Mary Walrath-Holdridge. Toilet paper is always a big one that people panic-buy and also gas, in addition to food staples. | Bananas and other fresh produce were in short supply at the Whole Foods grocery store on Broadway in the downtown Nashville area around 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. Middle Tennessee residents were preparing for a major winter storm to slam the region beginning on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. Molly Davis / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images |
Here are winter driving and air travel tips |
As you are prepping for this big storm, here are some winter driving tips and the latest information on how airlines are handling the storm and how it will affect travel. Our USA TODAY Travel reporters have lots of information to help you through this. |
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