The Alabama Department of Transportation is urging drivers to exercise “extreme caution” Wednesday morning with dangerous black ice possible on state roadways. Black ice is a thin, invisible layer of ice that can make driving conditions extremely treacherous,

During Alabama's last major weather event, ALEA said state troopers responded to 80 traffic crashes in which weather conditions were a factor.

Montgomery residents who need help keeping warm during freezing temperatures ahead this week will have a warming shelter available at the Multiplex at Cramton Bowl. The city announced Sunday evening that the shelter would be open to the public starting Monday at noon,