WVTM 13 has declared Tuesday and Wednesday as Impact Days. This means that you should remain aware and the weather may be disruptive enough to cause changes to your normal daily routine.

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has issued a state of emergency declaration for 39 counties ahead of the upcoming winter weather.

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.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Governor Kay Ivey has declared a state of emergency for 39 Alabama counties as another round of winter weather is expected to impact the southern part of the state this week. The emergency declaration was made in response to forecasts of cold temperatures.