Gov. Kay Ivey returned to Montgomery late Thursday night after what the governor called a wide-ranging meeting with President-elect Donald Trump and other Republican governors at Mar-a-Lago, Trump’s resort in Florida.

PALM BEACH, Fla. — Alabama Governor Kay Ivey made her way out of the state Thursday, ahead of a winter storm set to impact the northern part of the state, to meet with many of the country's other Republican governors at President-elect Donald Trump's Florida estate.

The upper half of Alabama will enter an officially declared State of Emergency this afternoon as a winter storm threatens to disrupt travel and create dangerous conditions there Friday.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Governor Kay Ivey has declared a state of emergency for 37 Alabama counties as winter weather is expected to impact the state this week. The emergency declaration was made in response to forecasts of cold temperatures and potential hazardous driving conditions.

Governor Kay Ivey has issued a state of emergency for 37 counties in Alabama, including several in North Alabama.

Governor Kay Ivey has declared a State of Emergency for 37 counties ahead of the incoming winter storm. Gov. Ivey made the announcement on Thursday morning in preparation for the winter weather expected on Friday.