A winter storm warning was issued by the National Weather Service on Monday at 3:53 a.m. valid from Tuesday 6 a.m. until Wednesday 6 a.m. for Choctaw, Washington, Clarke, Wilcox, Monroe, Conecuh, Butler,

Early forecasts are calling for a snowstorm to hit the Deep South on Tuesday, bringing accumulations of an inch or more to the southern half of Alabama. Things could still change significantly, meteorologists warn,

It's been a while since it last snowed in Mobile, but snow is in the forecast for the city on Tuesday, and a winter storm watch is in effect. The photo above is from the Mobile office of the National Weather Service from a rare south Alabama snow in December of 1996. Joe Maniscalco/National Weather Service