Ron DeSantis on Monday issued a weather warning involving the “Gulf of America,” making Florida the first state to officially call the Gulf of Mexico by its new name mandated by President Donald Trump,

Governors have been relegated to the Emancipation Hall overflow viewing space to watch Trump's inauguration, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

In his executive order regarding the historic winter storm impacting Florida and other parts of the US, Gov. Ron DeSantis referred to the "Gulf of America"—even though, at the time, President Trump had yet to sign his own executive order declaring that the Gulf of Mexico would be rebranded as such.

A rare winter storm warning is in effect across North Florida and the Panhandle as bitter cold temperatures, along with snow, are expected to arrive. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis issued a state of emergency Sunday ahead of what some forecasters have said has the potential to be one of the worst storms in Gulf Coast history.

There are reports of snow already in Pensacola as of late Tuesday morning. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis issued a state of emergency Sunday ahead of what some forecasters have said has the potential to be one of the worst storms in Gulf Coast history.

As promised, it's snowing in Florida today, and conditions will go steadily downhill tonight and into Wednesday morning. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis issued a state of emergency Sunday ahead of what some forecasters have said has the potential to be one of the worst storms in Gulf Coast history.