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.

A Savannah College of Art and Design's (SCAD) website alert announced the closure of its Atlanta and Savannah campuses starting 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21. SCAD Savannah will remain closed Wednesday, Jan. 22 while classes will meet virtually during the campus closures.

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

This move comes just hours after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis issued a State of Emergency for the Florida Panhandle.

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.

Gov. Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency in Georgia on Monday in preparation for winter weather that could bring up to 2 inches of snow to Atlanta.

More than a dozen counties are under a state of emergency as areas of upstate New York could receive multiple feet of snow.

Snow and freezing temps prompt Gov. Kemp to declare emergency in Georgia, close state offices, and activate the National Guard.

As freezing temperatures and winter weather approaches, Georgia prepares with emergency measures and resource mobilization.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency ahead of winter weather and freezing temperatures expected in the Peach State on Tuesday. The state of emergency order authorizes “the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency to activate the State Operations Center and mobilize any needed resources to address potential impacts.

On Monday, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp declared a statewide State of Emergency, effective immediately, in preparation for the freezing temperatures and winter weather expected to impact Georgia.