Schools To Remain Closed Thursday And Friday
January 22, 2025
Schools in Escambia County, Florida, and Santa Rosa County, Florida will remain closed Thursday and Friday.
Schools in Escambia County, Alabama, will remain closed on Thursday.
The National Weather Service forecasts cold weather remaining in the area overnight Wednesday and stretching into Thursday and early Friday, which could affect safe travel on area roads and bridges. In an abundance of caution, all schools, district offices, and afterschool activities, including indoor and outdoor athletics, have been canceled in the districts.
“We expect to resume normal district operations will on Monday, January 27,” stated Superintendent Keith Leonard. “Of course, we’ll continue to work closely with local emergency operations officials to determine what is safest for our families and staff.”
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Snow Total Shatters 100+ Year Old Record
January 22, 2025
Pensacola absolutely shattered a snow total record that had stood for over 100 years.
Before Tuesday, Pensacola`s 24-hour snowfall record was 3 inches set in 1895.
By Tuesday night, the unofficial total at Pensacola was 7.6 inches. That also exceeded the all-time record for the most snowfall ever in Florida of 4 inches recorded near Milton. However, once the official totals are in, Milton may continue to hold the Florida record after receiving 8.8 inches.
It will take a few days to verify the snow totals and verify which city now holds the state record.
Across the rest of Escambia County, snowfall totals from 8-10 inches were reported across the area, including Molino, Bratt, Walnut Hill, McDavid and Cantonment. These totals however, are not official calibrated gauge and won’t be state records.
Pictured: Welcome to Florida signs on Highway 97 in Davisville (above) and on Highway 29 in Century (below). NorthEscambia.com photo (above) and submitted from Joan Carnley (below), click to enlarge.
About 10 Degrees Wednesday Night
January 22, 2025
Here is the complete North Escambia area forecast
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 10. Calm wind.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. Wind chill values between 10 and 20. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Wind chill values between 15 and 25. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 20. Calm wind.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 48. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. East wind around 5 mph.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. East wind around 5 mph.
Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 60.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66.
EREC Members Asked To Conserve Electricity To Avoid Outages
January 22, 2025
Escambia River Electric Cooperative is urgently asking members to conserve electricity to avoid outages due to an extreme strain on the system due to the extreme cold.
“Please make every effort (Wednesday) morning to reduce load,” EREC said. “Load can be reduced by turning off all unneeded lights, TVs, etc. and postponing the use of electric appliances such as dishwashers, clothes dryers, and ovens. In addition to conserving, we need you to help us get this important message out by sharing this post. Small reductions by many can make all the difference.”
“The member-owned cooperative said that they are “thanking every crew who has been out working in this cold weather. PowerSouth and EREC have done everything there is to do to try and prevent outage. We also want to thank every member who has prayed for our crews and offered words of encouragement.”
Pictured: EREC Crews work in the snow to restore an outage on Tuesday. Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
All Escambia County Roads Considered Closed Again Today
January 22, 2025
All roads and bridges in Escambia County (both Florida and Alabama) should be considered impassable until further notice due to hazardous driving condition.
Escambia County (FL) said Tuesday night that emergency vehicles should be the only vehicles on the road until further notice. Drivers should suspend any travel on Wednesday. Road conditions will remain hazardous through at least Wednesday and Wednesday night.
Tuesday night, FDOT closed 65 miles of I-10 from Exit 5, the Pine Forest Road exit in Pensacola, to Exit 70, Highway 285 in Okaloosa County due to snow and ice.
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ECUA Further Delays Some Collections, Some Routes Canceled Altogether
January 22, 2025
ECUA has updated their collection schedule based upon winter conditions, no pick up this week for some locations.
Sanitation collection services will resume on Friday, January 24. Due to the impact of the recent winter weather, road conditions, and limited landfill operations, collection schedules have been adjusted as follows:
- Wednesday collections will resume on Friday.
- Thursday collections will take place on Saturday.
- Friday collections will take place on Sunday.
- Monday’s and Tuesday’s collections will resume as normal next week. Tuesday’s route, which covers a predominantly rural area, is deferred for safety reasons until next week as many roads in the northern portion of the county may still be impassable.
Pictured: ECUA cans await pickup on Tuesday on North Highway 99 in Bratt. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
One Injured In Seven Vehicle Highway 97 Crash
January 22, 2025
One person was injured in a crash involving seven vehicles on Highway 97 south of Walnut Hill Tuesday afternoon.
The crash happened about 2:40 p.m. on a slick, icy and snowy Highway 97 about 1.5 miles south of Tungoil Road, between Walnut Hill and Dogwood Park.
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It was reported that seven vehicles were involved, including two semi-trucks. Very little damage was obvious to the involved vehicles.
Most of the vehicles were immoveable due to snow and slick ice. Several first responder vehicles also required assistance to get out of the area.
One person was transported by Escambia County EMS to Atmore Community Hospital with injuries that were not considered to be serious. The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating and has not released further details.
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Molino Home Damaged By Heavy Snowfall
January 22, 2025
A Molino home was damaged by Tuesday’s heavy snowfall.
“My pool’s screen enclosure came crashing down completely ripping away from the house and ending up in and around the pool deck,” the homeowner told us. “Just 20 minutes earlier I was out there attempting to use a leaf blower to remove the snow build up; the snow was too heavy to blow off.”
The owner of the home on Highway 29 just north of Highway 97 said he wanted to warn others of the potential danger from heavy snow on their pool enclosures.
We received several reports from the immediate area of 8 to nearly 10 inches of snow.
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Snow Photo Gallery
January 22, 2025
Here’s another gallery of reader submitted snow photos.
Look for hundreds more photos to come.
To submit your photos, email news@northe
scambia.com or send them on one of our social media channels.
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FDOT Snowplows Work Throughout The Night To Open Major Roads
January 22, 2025
The Florida Department of Transportation’s snowplows were out throughout the night to remove snow and ice from I-10 and other critical corridors to get them open as quickly as possible.
Tuesday night, FDOT closed 65 miles of I-10 from Exit 5, the Highway 90 exit, to Exit 70, Highway 285 in Okaloosa County due to snow and ice.
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