As a wave of cold weather brought snow and sleet to the Deep South, Alabama residents focused on safety as well as fun.

People across parts of Alabama woke up Friday morning to snow blanketing their streets and police warning of impassable roads. The winter storm forecasters have warned of through the week from Huntsville to Birmingham began sometime over night.

Freezing rain, sleet, and snow are impacting much of Central Alabama Friday morning. The CBS 42 Storm Team says freezing rain could accumulate up to 0.25″ of ice to roads, and bridges along and north to east of Birmingham.