COLD: Temperatures will remain well below average through the rest of the week across the Deep South, and Alabama will be dry through Thursday. Highs will range from 35 to 45 degrees across the state, with lows well below freezing. The northern third of the state will dip into the teens early Thursday morning.

The National Weather Service said confidence continued to increase about the probability of winter precipitation affecting the northern half of the state on Thursday into Friday. But forecasters continued to stress that only a degree or two could separate who gets snow,

A major winter storm moving through Illinois and much of the Midwest was impacting parts of Northeastern Illinois Monday morning, with snow and freezing drizzle expected to continue for some as the day goes on,