Gov. Ron DeSantis is holding a press conference in Tallahassee Tuesday morning, amid the freezing temperatures impacting northern Florida.
"The roads could become hazardous beginning this afternoon. There’s going to be ice, there’s going to be snow..."
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Governor Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency for Florida, citing the impending weather. According to a statement from the Governor’s Press Office, due to the Gulf Winter Weather System beginning on Tuesday, citing hazards as posing a threat to the affected communities.
As Florida lawmakers buck calls from Governor DeSantis for a special session on condo reform, condo owners are left begging for help.
“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.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis will hold a press conference Tuesday morning to address the anticipated winter storm system. It is expected to begin at 11 a.m. The press conference comes after Gov. DeSantis issued a State of Emergency Monday evening.
DeSantis adopted President Donald Trump's "Gulf of America" moniker in Tuesday's emergency declaration over the winter storm warning in effect across Northeast Florida. The declaration, officially titled Executive Order Number 25-13 (Emergency Management-Gulf Winter Weather System), mentions the name within the first paragraph.
Florida Governor, Ron DeSantis declares a state of emergency as the threat of freezing rain is expected in North Florida.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is making one thing clear to the incoming Trump administration: We are here to help.
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.
Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency ahead of this week's hazardous winter weather that could bring snow to the Florida Panhandle.