Comments on: Tropical Storm Fred Makes Landfall http://www.northescambia.com/2021/08/fred-to-make-landfall-to-the-east-wind-advisory-in-effect-in-escambia-santa-rosa Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Fri, 03 Apr 2026 18:45:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Suzie B http://www.northescambia.com/2021/08/fred-to-make-landfall-to-the-east-wind-advisory-in-effect-in-escambia-santa-rosa/comment-page-1#comment-462841 Suzie B Sun, 15 Aug 2021 18:26:17 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=450616#comment-462841 @Annie I'm sorry your vacation is messed up. Since you're staying, I'll offer a few tips in case you aren't fully prepared. Get you some bottled water to have on hand and freeze some of them in case the power goes out. You can use them in a cooler for ice also. You can buy a few cheap solar lights for flashlights if you don't want to actually buy flashlights. Dollar stores have them. Charge up cellphones and electronic devices. Have some dry snacks on hand like bread, crackers, cookies, peanut butter, etc in case of no power to cook. Chances are, they have emergency generators but just in case, be prepared. Also, make sure your vehicle is full of gas early so you can beat the crowds. Put your personal, important papers and medications in a place to easily grab in the event you need to leave and can't get everything. Chances are, this won't be a bad one but we never know. I hope you get a few more good days but our weather has been wonky this year. Even locals are tired of all the rain. @Annie I’m sorry your vacation is messed up. Since you’re staying, I’ll offer a few tips in case you aren’t fully prepared. Get you some bottled water to have on hand and freeze some of them in case the power goes out. You can use them in a cooler for ice also. You can buy a few cheap solar lights for flashlights if you don’t want to actually buy flashlights. Dollar stores have them. Charge up cellphones and electronic devices. Have some dry snacks on hand like bread, crackers, cookies, peanut butter, etc in case of no power to cook. Chances are, they have emergency generators but just in case, be prepared. Also, make sure your vehicle is full of gas early so you can beat the crowds. Put your personal, important papers and medications in a place to easily grab in the event you need to leave and can’t get everything. Chances are, this won’t be a bad one but we never know. I hope you get a few more good days but our weather has been wonky this year. Even locals are tired of all the rain.

]]> By: A alex http://www.northescambia.com/2021/08/fred-to-make-landfall-to-the-east-wind-advisory-in-effect-in-escambia-santa-rosa/comment-page-1#comment-462837 A alex Sun, 15 Aug 2021 18:07:01 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=450616#comment-462837 Take a cat3 over a blizzard anyday. Why I live in the "ZUNSHINE STATE". Take a cat3 over a blizzard anyday. Why I live in the “ZUNSHINE STATE”.

]]> By: No Excuses http://www.northescambia.com/2021/08/fred-to-make-landfall-to-the-east-wind-advisory-in-effect-in-escambia-santa-rosa/comment-page-1#comment-462834 No Excuses Sun, 15 Aug 2021 17:29:23 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=450616#comment-462834 Since it's pretty apparent we will be getting tropical storm force winds why hasn't our district called off school yet? Students in flood zones, power outages and unsafe conditions to run busses. SMH. Since it’s pretty apparent we will be getting tropical storm force winds why hasn’t our district called off school yet? Students in flood zones, power outages and unsafe conditions to run busses. SMH.

]]> By: Gary http://www.northescambia.com/2021/08/fred-to-make-landfall-to-the-east-wind-advisory-in-effect-in-escambia-santa-rosa/comment-page-1#comment-462830 Gary Sun, 15 Aug 2021 16:35:30 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=450616#comment-462830 Annie, Thanks for the update from Destin. We were schedule to arrive in Panama City Beach on Tuesday 8/17 for a week on the beach. Our condo management company were nice enough to allow us to delay our arrival until 8/18. Hopefully the storm will pass by then and Grace doesn't follow the same path as Fred. Stay safe out there and hopefully you can still get some sunny days during your stay. Annie,

Thanks for the update from Destin. We were schedule to arrive in Panama City Beach on Tuesday 8/17 for a week on the beach. Our condo management company were nice enough to allow us to delay our arrival until 8/18. Hopefully the storm will pass by then and Grace doesn’t follow the same path as Fred. Stay safe out there and hopefully you can still get some sunny days during your stay.

]]> By: Sofia http://www.northescambia.com/2021/08/fred-to-make-landfall-to-the-east-wind-advisory-in-effect-in-escambia-santa-rosa/comment-page-1#comment-462806 Sofia Sun, 15 Aug 2021 13:04:58 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=450616#comment-462806 I'll take a Topical Storm over a Cat 3 any day. I hope everyone does their due diligence and makes preparations in case of power outages or flooding. The first 72 are on you. Stay safe people. I’ll take a Topical Storm over a Cat 3 any day. I hope everyone does their due diligence and makes preparations in case of power outages or flooding. The first 72 are on you. Stay safe people.

]]> By: Annie http://www.northescambia.com/2021/08/fred-to-make-landfall-to-the-east-wind-advisory-in-effect-in-escambia-santa-rosa/comment-page-1#comment-462805 Annie Sun, 15 Aug 2021 12:56:56 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=450616#comment-462805 Don't make that long drive for nothing we are in Destin now and have been for two days and have had maybe two hours of good weather this far and Tropical Storm Fred isn't even close yet but the rain is frequent and heavy just as you get set up on the beach the rain comes then goes away dontou try again and get 20 minutes then have to to run to beat the next storm ! Our fist real vacation since we were married 30 years ago and is a total wash out I would wait about a.month and let all these. Tropical storms go through as Grace could.also come to.Destin now this morning they're saying that Destin is where it will make landfall so lucky we will have perfect view of storm from balcony ! Could take chance but if it were me I would wait we only.came anyway after hearing about storm because condo is non refundable even there is a hurricane which I think is BS on their part I asked that question specifically when booking about Tropical.storm or hurricane wasmtold no problem no refund but can rebook another time within 30 days but when I called before we left they said only if evacuations are ordered even if hurricane ! Good luck and stay healthy ! Don’t make that long drive for nothing we are in Destin now and have been for two days and have had maybe two hours of good weather this far and Tropical Storm Fred isn’t even close yet but the rain is frequent and heavy just as you get set up on the beach the rain comes then goes away dontou try again and get 20 minutes then have to to run to beat the next storm ! Our fist real vacation since we were married 30 years ago and is a total wash out I would wait about a.month and let all these. Tropical storms go through as Grace could.also come to.Destin now this morning they’re saying that Destin is where it will make landfall so lucky we will have perfect view of storm from balcony ! Could take chance but if it were me I would wait we only.came anyway after hearing about storm because condo is non refundable even there is a hurricane which I think is BS on their part I asked that question specifically when booking about Tropical.storm or hurricane wasmtold no problem no refund but can rebook another time within 30 days but when I called before we left they said only if evacuations are ordered even if hurricane ! Good luck and stay healthy !

]]> By: Aws http://www.northescambia.com/2021/08/fred-to-make-landfall-to-the-east-wind-advisory-in-effect-in-escambia-santa-rosa/comment-page-1#comment-462788 Aws Sun, 15 Aug 2021 03:52:47 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=450616#comment-462788 Yabba dabba do Yabba dabba do

]]> By: Jason http://www.northescambia.com/2021/08/fred-to-make-landfall-to-the-east-wind-advisory-in-effect-in-escambia-santa-rosa/comment-page-1#comment-462747 Jason Sat, 14 Aug 2021 19:18:39 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=450616#comment-462747 And the first school cancellation starts now! Weather beating out covid. 1-0 And the first school cancellation starts now! Weather beating out covid. 1-0

]]> By: Dwr http://www.northescambia.com/2021/08/fred-to-make-landfall-to-the-east-wind-advisory-in-effect-in-escambia-santa-rosa/comment-page-1#comment-462731 Dwr Sat, 14 Aug 2021 17:01:47 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=450616#comment-462731 And the river is almost down. Guess there won't be any fishing this year. And the river is almost down. Guess there won’t be any fishing this year.

]]> By: EMD http://www.northescambia.com/2021/08/fred-to-make-landfall-to-the-east-wind-advisory-in-effect-in-escambia-santa-rosa/comment-page-1#comment-462714 EMD Sat, 14 Aug 2021 14:36:36 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=450616#comment-462714 Just say, "NO! Tell me it ain't so!" Just say, “NO! Tell me it ain’t so!”

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