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Gov. Kay Ivey today issued a state of emergency for 39 counties ahead of the next round of winter weather.
The counties include: Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bibb, Bullock, Butler, Chambers, Chilton, Choctaw, Clarke, Coffee, Conecuh, Coosa, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Dallas, Elmore, Escambia, Geneva, Greene, Hale, Henry, Houston, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Marengo, Mobile, Monroe, Montgomery, Perry, Pike, Randolph, Russell, Sumter, Tallapoosa, Washington and Wilcox.
“Alabama, once again, is faced with the potential for winter weather, but this time, for the southern half of the state,” Ivey said in a statement. “We are anticipating potentially dangerous and uncertain driving conditions in the impacted portions of the state, so I am urging Alabamians to err on the side of caution and limit their travel. Make any necessary preparations now, stay tuned in to your weather forecasts and stay warm.”
The state of emergency will go into effect today at 5 p.m. central and will remain in effect for the duration of this state of emergency. Alabama law specifies that a state of emergency ordinarily will last 60 days; however, it may be terminated earlier by written proclamation.
According to the National Weather Service, Atmore is under an extreme cold warning. The warning is in effect from Jan. 20, 9 p.,m. until Jan. 22, 10 a.m.
The low tonight will be 24 degrees.
The forecast for Tuesday is a 30 percent coverage chance of snow that’ll increase to 90 percent coverage chance of snow as the day wears on. The snow will disapate as the night progresses.
The high for Wednesday is 39 degrees with a low of 19 degrees.