Seventeen Alabama counties remain under a state of emergency because of Tuesday’s historic winter storm across south Alabama, the Alabama Emergency Management Agency said. Gov. Kay Ivey’s emergency order, issued Monday, initially applied to 39 counties.

A state of emergency has been declared for Alabama and Georgia as winter weather is expected to impact our area from Tuesday to Wednesday. Over in Georgia, Gov. Brian Kemp’s office has announced a statewide emergency declaration,

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