Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis issued a state of emergency for much of Central and Southwest Florida as forecasters say to prepare for heavy rains.

What does it mean when the governor of a state declares a state of emergency? When it's a storm like the soon-to-be-Helene, things start moving fast.

Florida's governor declared 54 of the state's 67 counties under a state of emergency in preparation for the potential landfall of a serious storm.

Governor Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency on Monday morning.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday declared a "major state of emergency" for Broward, Collier, Lee, Miami-Dade and Sarasota counties after heavy rains swamped much of the southern part of the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the nation’s oldest civil rights organizations on Thursday declared a “state of emergency” for ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency for much of the state, excluding South Florida, ahead of a disturbance that might strengthen into a tropical depression. Forecasters are warning to ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency on Monday in anticipation of Hurricane Helene’s landfall later this week.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has issued an executive order declaring a state of emergency for 54 counties in Florida ahead of Potential Tropical Cyclone Four.

With a projected hurricane bearing down on Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis expanded a state of emergency declaration to 61 counties.