Sunshine, Around 90 Degrees Today
May 26, 2021
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light in the evening.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 88. Light west wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Light southwest wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. West wind around 5 mph.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
Memorial Day: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
Missing, Endangered Woman Safely Located
May 25, 2021
UPDATE: The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office says this missing endangered woman has been located safely.
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a missing and endangered adult.
Kayla Southern, 22, was last seen Tuesday morning on Mobile Highway in the Beulah area. She is 5-feet, 6-iches, 140 pounds, and has brown hair and brown eyes. If you have any information or see her, call the ECSO at (850) 436-9620.
10,000 Pound Food Distribution This Afternoon At Carver Park In Cantonment
May 25, 2021
The Cantonment Improvement Committee will hold a 10,000 pound food distribution today at Carver Park, 208 Webb Street.
The food distribution will begin at 3:30 p.m. and continue while supplies last for anyone in need of food. Line up on Webb Street facing north; food will be loaded into vehicles. Identification is required.
Pictured: A previous 10,000 pound food giveaway at Carver Park in Cantonment. NorthEscambia.com file photo, click to enlarge.
Johnson & Johnson ‘One Shot’ COVID-19 Vaccine Available Wednesday In Walnut Hill
May 25, 2021
The Florida Department of Emergency Management is offering the Johnson & Johnson one-shot COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. in Walnut Hill.
The vaccination clinic will be held at the Walnut Hill Community Center at 7850 Highway 97, near the Walnut Hill Fire Station. Any Florida resident age 18 and older is eligible; a proof of residency must be provided.
Pictured: About two dozen people returned to the Walnut Hill Community Center on Monday for the second dose of Pfizer vaccine, or a Johnson & Johnson one shot. Another Johnson & Johnson clinic will be held on Wednesday. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
Warm Week Continues
May 25, 2021
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light southwest in the evening.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Light west wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 90. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 66. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 90. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Memorial Day: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.
FDOH Reports 23 New COVID-19 Cases In Escambia County
May 25, 2021
THIS IS AN ARCHIVED STORY. SEE NORTHESCAMBIA.COM FOR THE LATEST DATA.
There were 23 new COVID-19 cases reported Monday in Escambia County by the Florida Department of Health.
Here is the latest data:
Escambia County cases:
Total cases: 36,520 (+23)
Non-Florida residents: 3,696
Recovered: 34,021*
Total deaths: 697
Long-term care facility deaths: 287
Current hospitalizations: 27
Number of tests reported last day: 237
Percent positive reported last day: 8.9%
Percent positive reported last week: 4.0%
Escambia County cases by location*:
Pensacola: 27,381 (+20)
Cantonment: 3,289 (+6)
Century: 1,185
—-including 774 Century prison inmates
Molino: 496
McDavid: 215
Bellview: 59
Walnut Hill: 58
Perdido Key: 21
Gonzalez: 13
Santa Rosa County cases:
Total cases: 18,463 (+10)
Non-Florida residents: 261
Total deaths: 291
Long-term care facility deaths: 82
Cumulative Hospitalizations: 915*
Number of tests reported last day: 124
Percent positive reported last day: 7.5%
Santa Rosa County cases by location*:
Milton: 8,817 (+4)
Navarre: 3,787 (+2)
Gulf Breeze: 3,389 (+3)
Pace: 1,512
Jay: 561 (+1)
Bagdad: 32
Florida cases:
Total cases: 2,311,941
Florida residents: 2,268,729
Deaths: 36,501
Hospitalizations: 94,176
*“Hospitalizations” in the statewide and Santa Rosa County totals is a count of all laboratory confirmed cases in which an inpatient hospitalization occurred at any time during the course of illness. Most of these people are longer be hospitalized. The FDOH does not provide a count of patients currently hospitalized. The Escambia County number is current data compiled each day from the local hospitals.
**On cases by location, the city is based upon zip code and is not always received as part of the initial notification. There may be a delay in reporting locations, and locations will not total the daily case increase as a result.
***The Florida Department of Health does not have a clear standard or definition of “recovered” and does not report a number of recovered individuals. Escambia County is reporting an approximate recovery number defined as the total cases prior to last month, minus deaths. In other words, anyone that tested positive more than a month ago is presumed to have recovered by Escambia County.
**Data Sources: Florida Department of Health, Escambia County, City of Pensacola, local hospitals.
Warm And Dry Weather Pattern Continues
May 24, 2021
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Tuesday: Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 89. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light southwest in the evening.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Light west wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 90. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 66. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 90. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Memorial Day: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.
18 New COVID-19 Cases Recorded In Escambia County
May 24, 2021
THIS IS AN ARCHIVED STORY. SEE NORTHESCAMBIA.COM FOR THE LATEST DATA.
There were 18 new COVID-19 cases reported Sunday in Escambia County by the Florida Department of Health.
Here is the latest data:
Escambia County cases:
Total cases: 36,497 (+18)
Non-Florida residents: 3,696
Recovered: 33,987*
Total deaths: 697
Long-term care facility deaths: 287
Current hospitalizations: 27
Number of tests reported last day: 217
Percent positive reported last day: 6.5%
Percent positive reported last week: 4.0%
Escambia County cases by location*:
Pensacola: 27,361 (+14)
Cantonment: 3,286 (+1)
Century: 1,185
—-including 774 Century prison inmates
Molino: 496
McDavid: 215
Bellview: 59
Walnut Hill: 58
Perdido Key: 21
Gonzalez: 13
Santa Rosa County cases:
Total cases: 18,453 (+11)
Non-Florida residents: 261
Total deaths: 291
Long-term care facility deaths: 82
Cumulative Hospitalizations: 915*
Number of tests reported last day: 108
Percent positive reported last day: 9.2%
Santa Rosa County cases by location*:
Milton: 8,813 (+7)
Navarre: 3,785 (+1)
Gulf Breeze: 3,386 (+2)
Pace: 1,512
Jay: 560 (+1)
Bagdad: 32
Florida cases:
Total cases: 2,310,335
Florida residents: 2,267,144
Deaths: 36,474
Hospitalizations: 94,123
*“Hospitalizations” in the statewide and Santa Rosa County totals is a count of all laboratory confirmed cases in which an inpatient hospitalization occurred at any time during the course of illness. Most of these people are longer be hospitalized. The FDOH does not provide a count of patients currently hospitalized. The Escambia County number is current data compiled each day from the local hospitals.
**On cases by location, the city is based upon zip code and is not always received as part of the initial notification. There may be a delay in reporting locations, and locations will not total the daily case increase as a result.
***The Florida Department of Health does not have a clear standard or definition of “recovered” and does not report a number of recovered individuals. Escambia County is reporting an approximate recovery number defined as the total cases prior to last month, minus deaths. In other words, anyone that tested positive more than a month ago is presumed to have recovered by Escambia County.
**Data Sources: Florida Department of Health, Escambia County, City of Pensacola, local hospitals.
Sunny And Warm, High Near 90 For Sunday
May 23, 2021
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 91. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 92.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 92.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.
Tropical Storm Ana Forms In The Atlantic, The First Storm Of 2021 Hurricane Season
May 23, 2021
The first named storm of the 2021 hurricane season formed near Bermuda on Saturday.
Tropical Storm Ana is expected to speed up and move toward the northeast through Monday. Gradual weakening is expected Sunday and Sunday night, and Ana is expected to dissipate by Monday. Ana poses no threat to North America.
The latest details on Ana are in the graphic above.