A dangerous winter storm sweeping across the South is dumping heavy snow across Houston and other major metropolitan areas along the Interstate 10 corridor.

The state of Florida became the first U.S. state to officially refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America on Monday, when issuing an emergency declaration ahead of a major winter weather event.

A "Freeze Warning" is in effect across southern Arkansas, northern Louisiana, Oklahoma and eastern Texas, as well as in small parts of Arizona, California and Florida, with temperatures falling as low as 27, and wind chills expected to feel as cold as low as 13 in some areas.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WKRC) — "Gulf of America" appeared in a Winter Weather Emergency Declaration from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. According to WFTX, the term "Gulf of America" appeared in an emergency declaration issued only hours after President Donald Trump mentioned his desire to have the title changed during his inaugural address Monday.

Windchill overnight could bring the temperature down to the single digits in parts of the Midlands, leading to snow accumulation according to the National Weather Service.

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

(WKRC) — "Gulf of America" appeared in a Winter ... the title changed during his inaugural address Monday. The National Weather Service issued a winter storm alert for much of the north Florida ...

The name of the Gulf of Mexico is just one of the many things President Trump has promised to change. While it hasn't changed yet, click to see how the state's executive order used the new title.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday shortly after his inauguration calling for the Gulf of Mexico to be renamed the Gulf of America and Denali, the tallest peak in the United States,

Gulf of Where? In the same name-swapping order, designed to take effect by mid-February, Trump declared that the Gulf of Mexico will now be known as the Gulf of America “in recognition of this flourishing economic resource and its critical importance to our Nation’s economy and its people.”

Much of fire ravaged southern California is under a flood watch after devastating flames have left thousands of acres barren and vulnerable to flash flooding, land and mudslides with rain in the forecast.