Gov. Ron DeSantis is holding a news conference Tuesday about Florida’s State of Emergency, which was issued due to approaching winter storms.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency ahead of the winter storm forecast to bring snow and ice storms to North Florida this week “to protect the communities, critical infrastructure, and general welfare of Florida.

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.

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

Florida Governor DeSantis issues a state of emergency to enable early medication refills before a winter storm.

“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.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency ahead of severe winter weather expected for North Florida on Tuesday and into Wednesday.

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

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

On President Donald Trump's Inauguration Day, Governor Ron DeSantis made Florida the first state to reference the "Gulf of America" in an executive order when he issued a state of emergency due to cold weather.

An area of ‘low pressure moving across the Gulf of America … will bring widespread impactful winter weather,” the order states.