The National Weather Service says a major winter storm is forecast to produce heavy snow and significant ice starting in the central U.S. and moving east.

The NWS is warning SoCal residents to be prepared as a life-threatening, destructive, widespread windstorm is expected to sweep through much of Los Angeles and Ventura counties Tuesday through Wednesday.

WVTM 13 LIVE DOPPLER RADAR |HOW TO GET WEATHER ALERTS | UPLOAD YOUR WEATHER PHOTOSWe now have high confidence that a significant winter storm will hit Alabama Friday and Saturday. Winter weather forecasts like these will need adjusting as small details that cause large local-scale impacts come into focus.