Clear And 50s Tonight, About 80 For Monday
April 25, 2021
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 52. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 79. East wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 83. South wind 5 to 15 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 79.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 81.
FDOH Reports 46 New COVID-19 Cases In Escambia County
April 25, 2021
THIS IS AN ARCHIVED STORY. SEE NORTHESCAMBIA.COM FOR THE LATEST DATA.
There were 46 new COVID-19 cases in Escambia County reported by the Florida Department of Health on Saturday.
Here is the latest data:
Escambia County cases:
Total cases: 35,704 (+46)
Non-Florida residents: 3,667
Recovered: 33,243*
Total deaths: 675
Long-term care facility deaths: 281
Current hospitalizations: 38
Number of tests reported last day: 827
Percent positive reported last day: 4.8%
Percent positive reported last week: 6.0%
Escambia County cases by location*:
Pensacola: 26,706 (+43)
Cantonment: 3,204 (+2)
Century: 1,175
—-including 774 Century prison inmates
Molino: 490
McDavid: 212
Bellview: 57
Walnut Hill: 54
Perdido Key: 21
Gonzalez: 13
Santa Rosa County cases:
Total cases: 18,070 (+7)
Non-Florida residents: 247
Total deaths: 284
Long-term care facility deaths: 82
Cumulative Hospitalizations: 892*
Number of tests reported last day: 394
Percent positive reported last day: 2.2%
Santa Rosa County cases by location*:
Milton: 8,617 (+3)
Navarre: 3,730 (+3)
Gulf Breeze: 3,334
Pace: 1,464
Jay: 550 (+1)
Bagdad: 32
Florida cases:
Total cases: 2,203,913
Florida residents: 2,162,312
Deaths: 34,812
Hospitalizations: 89,380
*“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.
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued
April 24, 2021
A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect until 9 p.m.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 7pm. Some of the storms could be severe and produce heavy rainfall. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 78. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 55. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 83. East wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78.
Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
53 New COVID-19 Cases Reported In Escambia County
April 24, 2021
THIS IS AN ARCHIVED STORY. SEE NORTHESCAMBIA.COM FOR THE LATEST DATA.
There were 53 new COVID-19 cases in Escambia County reported by the Florida Department of Health on Friday.
Here is the latest data:
Escambia County cases:
Total cases: 35,658 (+53)
Non-Florida residents: 3,666
Recovered: 33,243*
Total deaths: 675
Long-term care facility deaths: 281
Current hospitalizations: 38 (+2)
Number of tests reported last day: 500
Percent positive reported last day: 8.1%
Percent positive reported last week: 6.0%
Escambia County cases by location*:
Pensacola: 26,663 (+45)
Cantonment: 3,202 (+6)
Century: 1,175
—-including 774 Century prison inmates
Molino: 490 (+1)
McDavid: 212
Bellview: 57
Walnut Hill: 54
Perdido Key: 21
Gonzalez: 13
Santa Rosa County cases:
Total cases: 18,063 (+21)
Non-Florida residents: 246
Total deaths: 284
Long-term care facility deaths: 82
Cumulative Hospitalizations: 892*
Number of tests reported last day: 235
Percent positive reported last day: 8.2%
Santa Rosa County cases by location*:
Milton: 8,614 (+9)
Navarre: 3,727 (+6)
Gulf Breeze: 3,335 (+2)
Pace: 1,464 (+4)
Jay: 549
Bagdad: 32
Florida cases:
Total cases: 2,196,502
Florida residents: 2,155,319
Deaths: 34,759
Hospitalizations: 89,201
*“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.
Risk Of Severe Storms Overnight
April 23, 2021
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely between 7pm and 1am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Some of the storms could be severe and produce heavy rainfall. Low around 64. Southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 1pm. Some of the storms could be severe and produce heavy rainfall. High near 76. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 79. North wind around 10 mph.
Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 56. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 81.
Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 79.
Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
Dateline NBC Episode Airs Tonight About Ashley McArthur Murder Of Taylor Wright
April 23, 2021
THIS IS AN ARCHIVED STORY; THE SHOW HAS ALREADY AIRED. ADDITIONAL COMMENTS WILL NOT BE POSTED.
Friday night’s Dateline NBC will feature the story of Ashley McArthur, who is serving a life sentence for killing a woman for money and burying her body in Cantonment.
“We have interviews with Detectives Chad Willhite and Jeff Brown, Taylor’s best friend Barbara Evanson, Taylor’s ex-husband Jeff Wright and more,” Claudia Meyer-Samargia, communications coordinator for NBC News, told NorthEscambia.com.
For an earlier NorthEscambia.com story with details on the murder, click or tap here.
The two hour episode airs from 8-10 p.m. on NBC, including locally on WPMI 15.
Pictured: Dateline NBC will air a two hour episode about the murder of Taylor Wright Friday night, with interviews that include Pensacola Police detectives Chad Willhite and Jeff Brown (pictured top), Taylor’s best friend Barbara Evanson (pictured below), and Taylor’s ex-husband Jeff Wright (pictured bottom). Images courtesy Dateline NBC for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
40 New COVID-19 Cases Reported In Escambia County
April 23, 2021
THIS IS AN ARCHIVED STORY. SEE NORTHESCAMBIA.COM FOR THE LATEST DATA.
There were 40 new COVID-19 cases in Escambia County reported by the Florida Department of Health on Thursday.
Here is the latest data:
Escambia County cases:
Total cases: 35,605 (+40)
Non-Florida residents: 3,665
Recovered: 33,237*
Total deaths: 675
Long-term care facility deaths: 281
Current hospitalizations: 36 (+6)
Number of tests reported last day: 954
Percent positive reported last day: 3.6%
Percent positive reported last week: 6.0%
Escambia County cases by location*:
Pensacola: 26,618 (+34)
Cantonment: 3,196 (+2)
Century: 1,175
—-including 774 Century prison inmates
Molino: 489
McDavid: 212
Bellview: 57
Walnut Hill: 54
Perdido Key: 21
Gonzalez: 13
Santa Rosa County cases:
Total cases: 18,042
Non-Florida residents: 246
Total deaths: 284
Long-term care facility deaths: 82
Cumulative Hospitalizations: 889*
Number of tests reported last day: 370
Percent positive reported last day: 5.1%
Santa Rosa County cases by location*:
Milton: 8,605 (+10)
Navarre: 3,721 (+5)
Gulf Breeze: 3,333 (+3)
Pace: 1,460 (+1)
Jay: 549 (-1 data adjustment)
Bagdad: 32
Florida cases:
Total cases: 2,191,038
Florida residents: 2,149,932
Deaths: 34,696
Hospitalizations: 88,958
*“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.
Partly Cloudy Tonight; Storms Possible By Friday Night
April 22, 2021
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. East wind around 5 mph becoming south in the evening.
Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 73. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 65. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 76. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 75. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 54. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. South wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 82.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 81.
Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77.
Escambia Records 57 New COVID-19 Cases
April 22, 2021
THIS IS AN ARCHIVED STORY. SEE NORTHESCAMBIA.COM FOR THE LATEST DATA.
There were 57 new COVID-19 cases in Escambia County reported by the Florida Department of Health on Wednesday.
Here is the latest data:
Escambia County cases:
Total cases: 35,565 (+56)
Non-Florida residents: 3,664
Recovered: 33,232*
Total deaths: 675
Long-term care facility deaths: 281
Current hospitalizations: 30 (+5)
Number of tests reported last day: 587
Percent positive reported last day: 8.7%
Percent positive reported last week: 6.0%
Escambia County cases by location*:
Pensacola: 26,564 (+24)
Cantonment: 3,194 (+6)
Century: 1,175
—-including 774 Century prison inmates
Molino: 489
McDavid: 212 (+1)
Bellview: 57
Walnut Hill: 54
Perdido Key: 21
Gonzalez: 13
Santa Rosa County cases:
Total cases: 18,023 (+18)
Non-Florida residents: 245
Total deaths: 284 (+1)
Long-term care facility deaths: 82
Cumulative Hospitalizations: 886*
Number of tests reported last day: 289
Percent positive reported last day: 6.5%
Santa Rosa County cases by location*:
Milton: 8,595 (+9)
Navarre: 3,716
Gulf Breeze: 3,330 (+2)
Pace: 1,459 (+4)
Jay: 550 (+1)
Bagdad: 32
Florida cases:
Total cases: 2,184,354
Florida residents: 2,143,358
Deaths: 34,616
Hospitalizations: 88,752
*“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.
Walk-ins Accepted Until 2 PM At COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic In Cantonment
April 21, 2021
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The Community Health Northwest Florida vaccination clinic scheduled for Thursday in Cantonment is accepting walk-ins until 2 p.m. Thursday.
No appointments are necessary for the Modenra vaccine clinic at the Escambia County 4-H office at 3730 Stefani Road.
The clinic is open for Florida residents age 18 and older. Participants should bring a photo identification. Do not attend if you are sick or have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past two weeks.
For more information, call Community Health at (850) 439-3358.