An Arctic blast storm has triggered a State of Emergency in Florida. As the winter storm approached, Gov. Ron DeSantis placed the emergency order into effect this week. The National Weather Service has confirmed this was a record-setting storm.

Pensacola awoke to subfreezing temperatures for the second day in a row as a “significant winter storm” began to roll into the area.

The heaviest snowfall in the Sunshine State occurred around Pensacola, where spotters reported measuring amounts of 5 to 12 inches through Tuesday evening. Due to the hazardous weather and a series of crashes, a nearly 70-mile stretch of Interstate 10 was shut down by the Florida Highway Patrol.

This move comes just hours after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis issued a State of Emergency for the Florida Panhandle.

More than a dozen counties are under a state of emergency as areas of upstate New York could receive multiple feet of snow.

As freezing temperatures and winter weather approaches, Georgia prepares with emergency measures and resource mobilization.

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp declared a statewide State of Emergency, effective immediately, in preparation for the freezing temperatures and winter weather expected to impact Georgia. The State of Emergency executive order authorizes the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency to activate the State Operations Center and mobilize any needed resources to address potential impacts.

A winter weather system headed toward North Florida prompted the governor to issue a state of emergency for the region on Monday.

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp declared a statewide State of Emergency, effective immediately, ahead of freezing temperatures and winter weather expected to impact Georgia.

Gov. Jeff Landry issued a state of emergency Saturday in preparation for the winter weather expected to hit Louisiana.

Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a State of Emergency in Florida on Monday afternoon in anticipation of what some meteorologists warn could be the storm of the century.