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.

Gov. Henry McMaster declared a state of emergency for South Carolina Friday afternoon. ”Our state’s emergency teams are fully prepared, and this State of Emergency will provide them additional support to respond to the winter weather moving across our state,” McMaster said in a statement.

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has issued a state of emergency for 37 counties in anticipation of the expected winter weather. The state of emergency goes into effect at 1 p.m. Thursday and will remain for the duration of the emergency,

As winter weather surges over Alabama, state troopers with ALEA's Highway Patrol Division are working to diligently to identify dangerous conditions on our roadways.

With the threat of winter weather approaching, Alabama Power says they have crews on standby ready to respond in case your power goes out. Alabama Power leaders say this kind of winter weather creates some unique challenges for them.