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. The NWS said Milton, Florida, received 9.8 inches of snow.

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

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency across Florida in response to an impending winter storm expected to bring snow, sleet, and freezing rain to parts of the state, including the Panhandle and North Florida.