A strong winter storm blasting through the United States, including the Gulf Coast, is bringing the rare sight of snow and ice to northern Florida, and frigid rain to Tampa Bay.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency as the Panhandle and other parts of north Florida get hit with frigid weather and the possibility of snow and ice.

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

During a press conference Tuesday, he pointed at the unusual situation of winter weather in Florida by referencing the "Blizzard Beach" amusement park in Orlando

The National Weather Service and European global models show increasing chances of snow in Florida on Monday and Tuesday night.

North Florida could see a rare round of frozen precipitation next week — though the timing will have to be just right for sleet or snow to materialize.

Snow began falling in Florida's Panhandle just before noon on Tuesday as a massive winter storm moves across the southeast. The cold weather is pushing into Central Florida bringing rain with it. Sign up for our NewslettersWinter weather conditions are expected through Thursday morning.

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A major winter storm is set to cross the southeast through Wednesday.Snow is already falling across eastern Texas and Lousisiana Tuesday morning with theA stre

JACKSONVILLE, FLA – A rare winter storm is set to impact North Florida and southern Georgia on Tuesday night into Wednesday morning and it will bring the risk of ice and even some snow to the region.