Rain Chance Through Sunday Night, Then Winter Like Temps Arrive

November 27, 2020

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. East wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 62. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before noon. Cloudy, with a high near 70. North wind around 5 mph.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after midnight. Low around 58. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Sunday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 69. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 49.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 57.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.

Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Archive

Florida CFO: Be Scam Aware With Black Friday Shopping

November 27, 2020

Florida Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis is warning consumers on this Black Friday to beware of potential scams surrounding and offering tips to avoid becoming a victim of fraud or identity theft.

If it sounds too good to be true, then it probably is. Be careful of unfamiliar merchants and be extra wary of items listed at prices well below those of other shops. The ultimate bargain may really be bogus or stolen goods.
Use a credit card instead of cash or debit. Credit cards offer consumer protection if things go wrong with a purchase.
Be careful of credit and coupon offers. Those last-minute deals that offer discounts in exchange for opening up a new credit account can be a trap to make you divulge financial information.
Watch your account balances. Monitor your checking, savings, credit and any others for unauthorized charges or deposits. Report any suspicious activity immediately.

““Black Friday is the busiest shopping day of the year and, even with more Floridians turning to online shopping this year, it is imperative to protect yourself from Black Friday fraud and scams. Scammers are constantly using new tricks to steal your hard-earned money but the best defense is to know the warning signs of a scam before you fall victim,” Patronis said.

Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Archive

Chance Of Rain Sticks Around Through Sunday; Then It’s Turning Colder

November 26, 2020

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers after midnight. Patchy dense fog after 9pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Areas of dense fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. East wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 62. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before noon. Cloudy, with a high near 70. North wind around 5 mph.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after midnight. Low around 58. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Sunday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 69. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 49.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 57.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Thursday: A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.

Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Archive

Escambia Records Two New COVID-19 Deaths, 122 New Cases

November 26, 2020

There were 122 additional COVID-19 cases and two new deaths in Escambia County as reported Wednesday by the Florida Department of Health.

Here is the latest data:

Total cases: 16,223 (+122)
Non-Florida residents: 1,739
Total deaths: 299 (+2)
Long-term care facility deaths : 138 (+2)
Current hospitalizations: 90 (+1)
Number of tests last day: 952
Percent positive last day: 10.1%
Percent positive last week: 8.6%

Escambia County cases by location:

Pensacola: 11.914 (+79)
Cantonment: 1,229 (+22)
Century: 953
—-including 773 Century prison inmates
Molino: 195 (+3)
McDavid: 97
Bellview: 25
Walnut Hill: 18
Perdido Key: 14
Gonzalez: 8

Santa Rosa County cases:

Total cases: 7,192 (+104)
Non-Florida residents: 92
Total deaths: 100 (+1)
Long-term care facility deaths: 22
Cumulative Hospitalizations: 421*
Number of tests last day: 262
Percent positive last day: 27.8%

Santa Rosa County cases by location:

Milton: 3,854 (+34)
Gulf Breeze: 1,218 (Monday) (+14)
Navarre: 1,178 (+12)
Pace: 595 (+8)
Jay: 184 (+3)
Bagdad: 17

Florida cases:

Total cases: 991,676
Florida residents: 946,956
Deaths: 18,254
Hospitalizations: 54,133*

*“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.

*The Florida Department of Health does not have a clear standard or definition of “recovered” and does not report a number of recovered individuals.

**Data Sources: Florida Department of Health, Escambia County, City of Pensacola, local hospitals.

Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Archive

Chance Of Rain Sticks Around Through Sunday

November 25, 2020

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thanksgiving Day: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Patchy dense fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Calm wind.

Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.

Friday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 60. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the morning.

Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 58. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph after midnight.

Sunday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 68. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Sunday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 50.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 57.

Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Archive

FDOH Reports Additional Death, 111 New COVID-19 Cases In Escambia County

November 25, 2020

THIS IS AN ARCHIVED STORY. SEE NORTHESCAMBIA.COM FOR THE LATEST DATA.

There were 111 additional COVID-19 cases and one new death in Escambia County as reported Tuesday by the Florida Department of Health.

Here is the latest data:

Total cases: 16,101 (+111)
Non-Florida residents: 1,723
Total deaths: 297 (+1)
Long-term care facility deaths : 136
Current hospitalizations: 89 (-1)
Number of tests last day: 849
Percent positive last day: 10.9%
Percent positive last week: 8.6%

Escambia County cases by location:

Pensacola: 11.835 (+85)
Cantonment: 1,207 (+13)
Century: 953
—-including 773 Century prison inmates
Molino: 192 (+2)
McDavid: 97 (+2)
Bellview: 25
Walnut Hill: 18
Perdido Key: 14
Gonzalez: 8

Santa Rosa County cases:

Total cases: 7,088 (+37)
Non-Florida residents: 88
Total deaths: 99
Long-term care facility deaths: 22
Cumulative Hospitalizations: 420*
Number of tests last day: 261
Percent positive last day: 12.04

Santa Rosa County cases by location:

Milton: 3,820 (+11)
Gulf Breeze: 1,204 (Monday) (+9)
Navarre: 1,166 (+12)
Pace: 587 (+4)
Jay: 181
Bagdad: 17 (+1)

Florida cases:

Total cases: 953,300
Florida residents: 938,830
Deaths: 18,157
Hospitalizations: 53,827*

*The Florida Department of Health does not have a clear standard or definition of “recovered” and does not report a number of recovered individuals.

**Data Sources: Florida Department of Health, Escambia County, City of Pensacola, local hospitals.

Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Archive

Sunny Tuesday, But Wetter Weather Coming by Wednesday

November 24, 2020

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 72. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Thanksgiving Day: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Calm wind.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning.

Friday Night: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.

Sunday: Showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.

Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Archive

FDOH Reports 64 Additional COVID-19 Cases In Escambia County

November 24, 2020

THIS STORY IS OUTDATED. SEE NORTHESCAMBIA.COM FOR THE LATEST UPDATE.

There were 64 additional COVID-19 cases reported Monday in Escambia County by the Florida Department of Health.

Note: On city/community location data below, there are discrepancies in the data reported Monday by FDOH, particularly in Santa Rosa County. The differences are noted below.

Here is the latest data:

Total cases: 15,990 (+64)
Non-Florida residents: 1,716
Total deaths: 296
Long-term care facility deaths : 136
Current hospitalizations: 90 (+9)
Number of tests last day: 531
Percent positive last day: 9.0%
Percent positive last week: 8.6%

Escambia County cases by location:

Location data includes delayed reporting of cases from Sunday.

Pensacola: 11,750 (+139)
Cantonment: 1,194 (+13)
Century: 953 (+1)
—-including 773 Century prison inmates
Molino: 190 (+5)
McDavid: 95 (+2)
Bellview: 25
Walnut Hill: 18
Perdido Key: 14
Gonzalez: 8

Santa Rosa County cases:

Total cases: 7,051 (+37)
Non-Florida residents: 88
Total deaths: 97
Long-term care facility deaths: 22
Cumulative Hospitalizations: 418*
Number of tests last day: 285
Percent positive last day: 12.0%

Santa Rosa County cases by location:

Santa Rosa County numbers appear have discrepancies as reported on Monday with an extremely large number of cases reported that were not included in the county total. The differences are noted.

Milton: 3,332 (Sunday) 3,809 (Monday) +477
Gulf Breeze: 1,064 (Sunday) 1,195 (Monday) +31
Navarre: 1,023 (Sunday) 1,154 (Monday) +131
Pace: 579 (Sunday 583 (Monday) +4
Jay: 169 (Sunday) 181 (Monday +12
Bagdad: 13 (Sunday) 16 (Monday) +3

Florida cases:

Total cases: 944,745
Florida residents: 930,728
Deaths: 18,085
Hospitalizations: 53,499*

*The Florida Department of Health does not have a clear standard or definition of “recovered” and does not report a number of recovered individuals.

**Data Sources: Florida Department of Health, Escambia County, City of Pensacola, local hospitals.

Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Archive

Low In The Lower 40s Tonight

November 23, 2020

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

Tonight: Clear, with a low 40-45. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 72. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning.