The FOX 5 Storm Team is declaring Tuesday a Storm Alert Day for the threat of snow in metro Atlanta and North Georgia. Snow and ice will spread through the South early this week, including near the Gulf Coast where wintry weather is rare. An extreme cold warning has been issued for parts of north Georgia until 12 p.m. Monday.

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch for much of the central and southern Georgia area. Here's what to expect.

Snow and ice may bring major travel disruptions and power outages in the South starting Monday evening, forecasters warned.

An arctic air mass sprawling across the eastern, central and parts of the western U.S. on Monday will channel temperatures 20-30 degrees below already historically cold January averages and was poised to slam parts of the South with a disruptive winter storm.