Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency ahead of this week's hazardous winter weather that could bring snow to the Florida Panhandle.

Multiple parts of Florida are seeing snow as a winter storm makes its way across the Gulf Coast. On Monday, Jan. 20, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency ahead of dangerously cold wind chills and prolonged freezing and sub-freezing temperatures.

"The roads could become hazardous beginning this afternoon. There’s going to be ice, there’s going to be snow..."

There are often enticing little subplots and sidebar stories when the Florida Legislature meets, and the special session Gov. Ron DeSantis called for beginning Monday has two intriguing side bets that you won’t find on the printed calendars of the House or Senate.

“Believe it or not, in the state of Florida, we’re mobilizing snowplows,” DeSantis said. Other vehicles will de-ice roads and crews are taking preventable measures to keep movable bridges from freezing.

The state’s 11 snow plows are positioned across the panhandle as road rangers are out to help anyone stranded along I-10.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency as the Panhandle and other parts of north Florida get hit with frigid weather and the possibility of snow and ice.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency as an unprecedented winter storm moves across North Florida, bringing with it snow, sleet, and freezing rain. This unusual weather event is expected to have significant impacts across the region,

The Republican-led Legislature could, for the first time, find itself on a special-session collision course with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. DeSantis has called lawmakers into a weeklong special session beginning Monday to address a number of high-profile and complicated issues,

Snow and ice is headed to North Florida, and Gov. Ron DeSantis recognizes the threat posed by the anomalous Winter weather headed across the “Gulf of America.”

Gov. Ron DeSantis issued a state of emergency Monday as a winter weather system approaches the state from the Gulf of Mexico.

Governor Ron DeSantis made Florida the first state to reference the "Gulf of America" following Trump's Inauguration Day announcement.