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

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

Once-in-a-generation snow and ice on the Gulf Coast has led officials to encourage everyone to stay off roads in northwestern Florida. Gov. Ron DeSantis said for some states it would be business as usual,

North Florida is under a winter storm warning, with cold rain and possible freezing rain in Central Florida. Snow is likely in the western Panhandle, creating hazardous travel conditions on I-10 and I-75.

The First Alert Weather Team says heavy snow has impacted much of the Deep South through Tuesday from New Orleans to Pensacola.

A historic and dangerous winter storm stretching over 1,500 miles is blanketing the southern U.S. with heavy snow, including areas of southeastern Texas and southwestern Louisiana under Blizzard Warnings.

Most of north Florida was preparing for a rare and potentially historic winter storm that could bring snow and ice to the area, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday. DeSantis held a news conference Tuesday morning to give an update on the state’s preparations for the storm,