More than half of Alabama’s 67 counties go under a state of emergency today because of the forecast of severe winter weather. Gov. Kay Ivey cited the threat of ice, snow, sleet, freezing rain, and prolonged temperatures below freezing in her proclamation declaring the emergency.

Photo courtesy of MGN / Pixabay Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has issued a state of emergency for 37 Alabama counties ahead of this week’s winter weather. She’s encouraging Alabamians to make needed preparations ahead of the weather system,