The National Weather Service issued a winter storm watch at 1:27 p.m. on Sunday valid from Tuesday noon until Wednesday 6 a.m. for Coffee, Dale, Henry, Geneva and Houston counties.

Bitter cold air in store as you wake up this MLK Jr. holiday. Arctic air is now dominating the South, with tempertures

Parts of east-central Alabama, including the Birmingham metro area, will be under an extreme cold warning, which means that dangerously cold wind chills are expected. Very cold temperatures are possible during the day on Monday as well, with many locations staying below freezing all day.

Other Central Alabama Counties Under the Winter Storm Watch. Autauga, Barbour, Bullock, Chambers, Chilton, Coosa, Dallas, Elmore, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Marengo, Montgomery, Pike, R

The National Weather Service in Huntsville has issued a Winter Storm Watch for all of North Alabama and a few counties in Tennessee, which will go into effect at 12

With a winter storm forecasted for Friday, the Alabama National Guard is being deployed to parts of central and northern Alabama.

On Monday at 4:05 a.m. the National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning valid from Tuesday 6 a.m. until Wednesday 6 a.m. for Marengo, Dallas, Lowndes, Montgomery, Macon, Bullock, Russell, Pike and Barbour counties.

A hard freeze warning has been issued for several South Georgia counties through 9 AM Monday. Other locations are under a cold weather advisory for wind chills in the teens and low 20s. Remember to protect pipes,