So much for global warming.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced emergency plans Tuesday to respond to an incoming storm threatening to bring record snowfall to parts of the Sunshine State.

“We are expecting snow in many parts of North Florida,” Mr. DeSantis warned residents at an emergency briefing Tuesday.

Two to 4 inches of snow are forecast for parts of Northern Florida, and some areas could see accumulations of 6 inches, which would break a state record set more than 70 years ago. 

Mr. DeSantis, accustomed to managing devastating summer and fall hurricanes, pivoted to deploying the state’s limited cold-weather resources, including deicing equipment already used to treat hundreds of state roads and bridges.

The state also fired up its limited inventory of snow removal equipment.

“Believe it or not, in the state of Florida, we’re mobilizing snowplows,” Mr. DeSantis said.

He warned residents not accustomed to ice and snow to stay off the roads the next couple of days. He also warned that Florida infrastructure is designed differently than parts of the country that regularly experience snow and ice.

“I don’t have to tell anybody that we’re not necessarily used to walking in a winter wonderland here in Florida,” the governor said.

Snow was already accumulating in Pensacola Tuesday afternoon as the storm front moved east, Mr. DeSantis said, and he ordered nonessential state workers in the affected areas to go home.

The deepest snowfall in recorded state history occurred on March 6, 1954, when a late winter storm dumped 4 inches on some parts of the state.

“If this were South Dakota or Minnesota, this is probably something that they’re just used to all the time. But it’s not something that we’re used to having in the state of Florida. So we’re taking appropriate precautions,” Mr. DeSantis said.

• Susan Ferrechio can be reached at sferrechio@washingtontimes.com.