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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

Officials warned residents across the South that the effects of a major winter storm were not over, and that driving remained a hazard on roads frozen with slippery ice.