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

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. Winter Storm Warnings, the first in seven years for Florida,

A First Alert Weather Day has been declared for Tuesday and into Wednesday morning as a rare Winter Storm Warning has been issued beginning Tuesday afternoon across much of our area.

I wouldn’t plan on any kind of travel from Tuesday night through the day Wednesday, no matter what kind of messy wintry mix we get.

The executive order comes after a Winter Storm Warning was issued for the Big Bend and South Georgia areas Monday afternoon.

Writing this forecast as a snow lover feels like I’m writing weather fanfic, but the reality may be ones for the records books.

With the chances of a historic Florida snow or ice storm inching upward, forecasters may issue a rare winter storm watch for a region more accustomed to squall lines and tropical threats.