In preparation for Winter Storm Cora, the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is ramping up its preparation efforts in advance of the approaching cold airmass.

"It's a little further out than it often is when we're able to make that decision going into a winter weather event, we did start with more minor state routes," Seth Burkett, Public Information Officer for the North Region shares.

Crews across the Upstate are preparing the roads and airport for this week’s winter storm. At Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport, teams are getting heavy machinery ready to tackle the conditions.

A winter storm is headed for north Alabama and southern middle Tennessee, and warming stations are working to provide a safe space for the unhoused. The National Weather Service predicts that Lawrence,