It was so cold across Florida on Thursday morning that temperatures in at least four cities were colder than in Alaska, but a desperately needed warmup was on the way for millions of Americans in the South following a deadly winter storm unmatched in decades.

Temperatures plunged below freezing across parts of northern Florida on Wednesday, with some areas even dipping into the teens, making parts of the Sunshine State colder than Anchorage, Alaska. Millions of people are facing frigid temperatures through this week.

Warmer temperatures are finally peaking over the horizon in Northwest Florida, but it's still going to be cold.

Florida residents in four locations woke to very chilly temps. It was 25 in Tallahassee at 6 a.m. By comparison, it was 41 in Anchorage, Alaska.

The U.S. Coast Guard said Tuesday night that it will be surging ships, boats and aircraft to South Florida and other areas of the country to bolster anti-maritime migration efforts to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order to use the nation’s military to defend the border.

Florida's been cold this January. Here’s what month it usually starts getting warm in Florida and what the hottest and coldest days on record are.

The governor’s decision applies only to flags on state property. Flags on federal property are expected to remain at half staff.

It comes after the Trump administration fired Coast Guard commandant Adm. Linda Fagan, the armed forces' first female service chief who had served since 2022.

The US Coast Guard (USCG) is immediately increasing the number of cutters, aircraft, and other assets it deploys to “key” border areas to support executive orders

On President Donald Trump's Inauguration Day, Governor Ron DeSantis made Florida the first state to reference the "Gulf of America" in an executive order when he issued a state of emergency due to cold weather.

A cold front is bringing freezing temperatures and hazardous conditions to millions across the country this month.