On Sunday at 3:54 p.m. an extreme cold warning was issued by the National Weather Service valid from 9 p.m. until Monday noon for Marshall, Jackson, DeKalb and Cullman counties.

Alabama is bracing for a deep freeze as Arctic air sweeps across the state, plunging temperatures below freezing and setting the stage for a

Colder-than-normal temperatures are expected to remain in Alabama, with a system bringing bitterly cold air into the state next week. And the long-range forecasts from the National Weather Service's Climate Prediction Center are calling for the pattern of below-normal conditions to remain in place until Feb. 7, at least.