A Chance Of Showers Into The Weekend
May 3, 2019
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 67. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 83. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 65. East wind around 5 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 85.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
High Near 90 Today, Rain Moves Into The Forecast Friday
May 2, 2019
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. East wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Calm wind.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 87.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 85.
Warm Days Ahead
May 1, 2019
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 84. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night: Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light southeast after midnight.
Thursday: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 86. East wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Thursday Night: Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind around 5 mph.
Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84.
Sunny And Upper 80s Tuesday, A Few Showers By Wednesday
April 30, 2019
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. East wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night: Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 84. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 83.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 84.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 83.
Escambia County Could Name A New Administrator By Tonight
April 29, 2019
UPDATE: Escambia County has chosen Janice Gilley of Molino as the next county administrator. Click here for updated details.
Previous story:
By the end of Monday, Escambia County may have a new administrator.
There are five finalists to be interviewed today by commissioners. They will hold one-on-one interviews in the morning before the candidates appear before the entire board in the afternoon. The commission’s agenda calls for the selection of an administrator at the end of the day.
There were eight names on the finalist list days ago, but three have been removed.
Ricardo Mendez of Miami withdrew due to a family emergency, and Kimberly Washington of Molino removed her name from the list after accepting another position. Both were added to the list by Escambia County Commission Chairman Lumon May. Mendez was most recently finance director in Sweetwater, FL, and previously served as COO/CFO of Harrisburg, PA. Washington is currently engineering manager with Mississippi Power.
Cedric Alexander also removed his name from consideration. He was added to the list by Commissioner Robert Bender. Alexander has 13 years government experience including deputy chief in the Office of the Mayor in Rochester, NY, public safety director in Dekalb County, GA, and a federal security director for the Department of Homeland Security.
The five finalists remaining are:
- Craig Coffey from Flagler Beach, FL. County administrator in Flagler County from 2007-2019, has 20 years experience as a city/county manager with extensive Florida county government experience and 11 years additional local government experience.
- Patrick Thompson from Woodbury, MN. County administrator in St. Croix County, WI. Over 36 years local government experience.
- David Strahl from O’Fallon, MO. County administrator in City of O’Fallon, MO. 30 plus years local government administration experience, none in county government.
- Christopher Martin from Gulf Breeze. He served as the commanding officer of Pensacola Naval Air Station and spent 27 years in the Navy.
- Janice Gilley from Molino. She has held the position of vice president of External Affairs at the University of West Florida for 10 years. She served one year as the national policy director for the Foundation for Excellence in Education, one year as deputy chief of staff for the Florida House of Representatives and served as policy director and deputy policy director for year in the Executive Office of the Governor in Florida. She served as an Escambia County commissioner from 2002-2004.
The county paid the Florida Association of County Managers $5,000 to create a short list from the 120 plus applicants.. Coffey, Thompson and Strahl are the only candidates that remained from a short list created by the county managers association. Martin was added to the list by Commissioner Jeff Bergosh, and Gilley was added by Commissioner Steven Barry.
Week Begins Sunny And Warm, A Few Showers By Mid-Week
April 29, 2019
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 83. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Monday Night: Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 62. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 85. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light southeast in the evening.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. East wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 86.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 83.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
More Sunshine, Warmer Weather
April 28, 2019
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Sunday Night: Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 56. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 84. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light southeast in the evening.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Light southeast wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 86.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Great Spring Weekend In Store
April 27, 2019
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 85.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 83.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Flood Warning Issued For The Escambia River Near Century
April 27, 2019
A flood warning has been issued for the Escambia River near Century until late Sunday night.
Friday night, the river stage above flood state at 17.2 feet. The flood stage is 17 feet, and the river is forecast to rise slightly through Saturday night. The river will fall below flood stage on Sunday evening.
At 17 feet, there is considerable flooding of lowlands.
NorthEscambia.com file photo.
Two Candidates Withdraw From Consideration For Escambia Administrator, Six Remain
April 26, 2019
Two of the eight finalists for Escambia County administrator have withdrawn their names from consideration in advance of interviews that are set for Monday.
Ricardo Mendez of Miami withdrew due to a family emergency, and Kimberly Washington of Molino removed her name from the list last week. Both were added to the list last week by Escambia County Commission Chairman Lumon May. Mendez was most recently finance director in Sweetwater, FL, and previously served as COO/CFO of Harrisburg, PA. Washington is currently engineering manager with Mississippi Power.
The six candidates remaining on the list, in no particular order, are:
- Craig Coffey from Flagler Beach, FL. County administrator in Flagler County from 2007-2019, has 20 years experience as a city/county manager with extensive Florida county government experience and 11 years additional local government experience.
- Patrick Thompson from Woodbury, MN. County administrator in St. Croix County, WI. Over 36 years local government experience.
- David Strahl from O’Fallon, MO. County administrator in City of O’Fallon, MO. 30 plus years local government administration experience, none in county government.
- Christopher Martin from Gulf Breeze. He served as the commanding officer of Pensacola Naval Air Station and spent 27 years in the Navy.
- Janice Gilley from Molino. She has held the position of vice president of External Affairs at the University of West Florida for 10 years. She served one year as the national policy director for the Foundation for Excellence in Education, one year as deputy chief of staff for the Florida House of Representatives and served as policy director and deputy policy director for year in the Executive Office of the Governor in Florida. She served as an Escambia County commissioner from 2002-2004.
- Cedric Alexander from Pensacola. He has 13 years government experience including deputy chief in the Office of the Mayor in Rochester, NY, public safety director in Dekalb County, GA, and a federal security director for the Department of Homeland Security.
The commissioners will meet with candidate one-on-one Monday morning, April 29 before the candidates appear before the entire board in the afternoon.
NorthEscambia.com file photo.