Ron DeSantis held a press conference at the State Emergency Operations Center Tuesday morning in Tallahassee. This comes after the governor declared a state of emergency for 41 of Florida's 67 counties Monday due to a storm system that is expected to grow into a powerful hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis declared a a State of Emergency for 61 counties in the state of Florida, including Brevard County, due to the potential impact of Hurricane Helene that is likely to strike Florida later this week.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis expanded an emergency declaration to 61 counties on Tuesday as Tropical Storm Helene formed and continued to move toward Florida.