Sunrise Services, Egg Hunts And Many Other Area Easter Events Planned
April 20, 2019
Here are Easter weekend events schedules in the North Escambia area, including several sunrise services:
Quintette Community Easter Egg Hunt
An Easter Egg hunt will be held at the Quintette Community Center on Saturday, April 20. Activities begin at 11:30 with the Easter Egg hunt starting at noon. There will also be free food, bounce house, snow cones, games, and prizes. The Quintette Community Center is located at 2490 Quintette Lane in Cantonment.
Farm Hill Methodist Egg Hunt
Farm Hill Methodist Church is holding an Easter egg hunt on Saturday at noon at 1251 Muscogee Road.
Enon Community Egg Hunt
Enon Baptist Church will host an Easter egg hunt on Saturday from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at 7121 Hwy 97A in Walnt Hill. Plenty of food for the family with fun and games for children of all ages.
Community SonRise Service
Marcus Pointe Baptist Church will host the annual Community SonRise Service to be held Easter Sunday, April 21, at 6 a.m., at the Blue Wahoos Stadium in Pensacola. For more information contact Robbie Harvey at (850) 479-8337.
Aldgersgate UMC Molino Easter
Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Molino will host a Community Easter Sunrise Service at 6 a.m. on Easter Sunday. Refreshments and fellowship will follow.
Cantonment Easter Celebration
Victory Assembly of God will celebrate the risen Lord and Savior at 10:30 a.m. on Easter Sunday. Sunday School begins at 9:30 a.m.
Walnut Hill Sunrise Service
Walnut Hill Baptist Church will hold a sunrise service at 6 a.m. Sunday. No Sunday school. Worship begins at 10:30 a.m. with the choir’s Easter cantata. There will be no evening service.
Highland Baptist, Molino Easter
Highland Baptist Church in Molino will have their annual Easter Egg Hunt and Family Devotion at 9:30 a.m. Sunday followed by Easter worship at 10:45 a.m.
Harvest Christian Center Cantonment Easter
Harvest Christian Center of Cantonment will host two special Easter services on Sunday at 9 and 11 a.m. with contemporary music, relevant message, an Egg hunt during children’s church, family photo opportunity and more. 1095 Muscogee Road.
Lathram Chapel UMC Easter Events
Lathram Chapel United Methodist Church at 2690 Jacks Branch Road will hold an Easter egg hunt Saturday at 10 a.m.; and Easter Sunday services with Bible and Breakfast at 9 a.m. and regular service at 10 a.m.
First Baptist Church Cottage Hill Easter
The First Baptist Church of Cottage Hill at 230 Williams Ditch Road will host a sunrise service at 6 a.m. followed by breakfast and fellowship. There will be no Sunday School, and he regular service will be held at 10:45 a.m.
Century UMC Easter
Century United Methodist Church will hold their Easter service at 11 a.m. on Sunday.
Crossfaith Church Easter
Crossfaith Church in Molino will hold an Easter Celebration for kids on Saturday, April 20, from 9-12 with games and an egg hunt. There will be a Resurrection Service at 10 a.m. on Sunday.
Trinity Lutheran Church Easter
Trinity Lutheran Church in Cantonment will host Easter sunrise service at 7 a.m., Easter breakfast 8-9:30 a.m., Easter egg hunt 9am and Easter Sunday worship service at 10 a.m.
Park Place Baptist
Park Place Baptist Church on Lakeview Avenue will have an egg hunt and activities for the children on Saturday from 3-5 p.m. and an 11 a.m. Easter service on Sunday.
Colder Tonight
April 20, 2019
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Today: Sunny, with a high near 70. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 40. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.
Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 47. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the morning.
Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 53. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 78.
Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 79.
Flood Warning Issued For The Escambia River Near Century
April 20, 2019
A flood warning has been issued for the Escambia River near Century until further notice.
Saturday morning, the river stage was at 15.4 feet. The flood stage is 17 feet, and the river is forecast to rise to near 18 feet by Monday morning. The river will begin to fall on Tuesday.
At 17 feet, there will be considerable flooding of lowlands, and at 19 feet low lying pasture will flood necessitating the movement of cattle.
NorthEscambia.com file photo.
Good Friday, Egg Hunts And Easter Services Planned
April 19, 2019
Here are Good Friday and Easter services and events planned in the North Escambia area:
Quintette Community Easter Egg Hunt
An Easter Egg hunt will be held at the Quintette Community Center on Saturday, April 20. Activities begin at 11:30 with the Easter Egg hunt starting at noon. There will also be free food, bounce house, snow cones, games, and prizes. The Quintette Community Center is located at 2490 Quintette Lane in Cantonment.
Farm Hill Methodist Egg Hunt
Farm Hill Methodist Church is holding an Easter egg hunt on Saturday at noon at 1251 Muscogee Road.
Enon Community Egg Hunt
Enon Baptist Church will host an Easter egg hunt on Saturday from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at 7121 Hwy 97A in Walnt Hill. Plenty of food for the family with fun and games for children of all ages.
Community SonRise Service
Marcus Pointe Baptist Church will host the annual Community SonRise Service to be held Easter Sunday, April 21, at 6 a.m., at the Blue Wahoos Stadium in Pensacola. For more information contact Robbie Harvey at (850) 479-8337.
Aldgersgate UMC Molino Easter
Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Molino will host a Good Friday service at 5:30 p.m. and a Community Easter Sunrise Service at 6 a.m. on Easter Sunday. Refreshments and fellowship will follow.
Cantonment Easter Celebration
Victory Assembly of God will celebrate the risen Lord and Savior at 10:30 a.m. on Easter Sunday. Sunday School begins at 9:30 a.m.
Walnut Hill Sunrise Service
Walnut Hill Baptist Church will hold a sunrise service at 6 a.m. Sunday. No Sunday school. Worship begins at 10:30 a.m. with the choir’s Easter cantata. There will be no evening service.
Highland Baptist, Molino Easter
Highland Baptist Church in Molino will have their annual Easter Egg Hunt and Family Devotion at 9:30 a.m. Sunday followed by Easter worship at 10:45 a.m.
Harvest Christian Center Cantonment Easter
Harvest Christian Center of Cantonment will host two special Easter services on Sunday at 9 and 11 a.m. with contemporary music, relevant message, an Egg hunt during children’s church, family photo opportunity and more. 1095 Muscogee Road.
Lathram Chapel UMC Easter Events
Lathram Chapel United Methodist Church at 2690 Jacks Branch Road will hold a Good Friday service at 6 p.m.; an Easter egg hunt Saturday at 10 a.m.; and Easter Sunday services with Bible and Breakfast at 9 a.m. and regular service at 10 a.m.
First Baptist Church Cottage Hill Easter
The First Baptist Church of Cottage Hill at 230 Williams Ditch Road will host a sunrise service at 6 a.m. followed by breakfast and fellowship. There will be no Sunday School, and he regular service will be held at 10:45 a.m.
Century UMC Easter
Century United Methodist Church will hold their Easter service at 11 a.m. on Sunday.
Crossfaith Church Easter
Crossfaith Church in Molino will hold a Night of Worship and Communion on Good Friday beginning at 7 p.m. There will be an Easter Celebration for kids from 9-12 with games and an egg hunt. There will be a Resurrection Service at 10 a.m. on Sunday.
Trinity Lutheran Church Easter
Trinity Lutheran Church in Cantonment will host a Good Friday service at 7 p.m., Easter sunrise service at 7 a.m., Easter breakfast 8-9:30 a.m., Easter egg hunt 9am and Easter Sunday worship service at 10 a.m.
Park Place Baptist
Park Place Baptist Church on Lakeview Avenue will have an egg hunt and activities for the children on Saturday from 3-5 p.m. and an 11 a.m. Easter service on Sunday.
Clouds, Cool And Maybe A Shower Today, 40s Tonight
April 19, 2019
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Today: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 71. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 41. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 49. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 82.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81.
Escambia (FL) School Activities After 6:30 Canceled, UWF Closes At 7:0
April 18, 2019
The Escambia County School District has canceled all outdoor activities beginning after 6:30 today due to impending severe weather.
Students are already out of school on Friday due to a schedule non-student day. All Escambia County (FL) public schools and offices will be open tomorrow as scheduled for administrators, teachers and staff to attend meetings or activities as planned.
All University of West Florida locations will close at 7 p.m. Thursday, including all classes, events, campus activities and online courses.
Weather Alert Day: Tornado Watch; Enhanced Risk Of Severe Storms
April 18, 2019
A tornado watch as been issued for the entire North Escambia area tonight.
An enhanced risk (level 3 of 5) has been issued for the entire North Escambia area for Thursday. Severe storms are expected with damaging winds 70 mph or greater and possibility of a strong tornado (EF2 or higher).
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Periods of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 4am. Some of the storms could be severe and produce heavy rainfall. Low around 57. Windy, with a southeast wind 15 to 25 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Friday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms, then scattered showers after 7am. Cloudy, with a high near 66. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 45. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 69. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 45. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 50. South wind around 5 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 80. South wind around 5 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80.
What You Need To Know: Good Friday Closures In Escambia County
April 18, 2019
The following local government closures are planned for Good Friday and Easter.
ESCAMBIA COUNTY
Below is a listing of Escambia County offices and departments closed Friday, April 19 in observance of Good Friday.
- Escambia County Board of County Commissioners - all departments including:
- Escambia County Property Appraiser
- Escambia County Tax Collector
- Escambia County Supervisor of Elections
- Escambia County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller
Escambia County Exceptions:
- The Perdido Landfill will be open for normal business hours, but administrative offices will be closed.
- ECAT buses and trolleys will run on a modified Easter and Good Friday Schedule
TOWN OF CENTURY
- All offices will be closed.
WEST FLORIDA LIBRARY
- All West Florida Library locations will be closed Friday, Saturday and Sunday for Good Friday and Easter. Regular hours will resume on Monday, April 22.
CITY OF PENSACOLA
City of Pensacola administrative offices, City Hall and community resource centers will be closed on Friday, April 19 for the Good Friday holiday.
Osceola Golf Course and Roger Scott Tennis Courts will remain open.
All City Sanitation customers that normally receive service on Thursday or Friday will experience a change of schedule this week due to the Good Friday holiday. This change will apply to garbage, recycling and yard waste schedules. Customers who normally receive service on Thursdays, will receive service today, April 17. Customers who normally receive service on Fridays, will receive service a day early, on Thursday, April 18. This applies only to City of Pensacola sanitation customers.
Weather Alert: Enhanced Risk Of Severe Storms Thursday
April 17, 2019
An enhanced risk (level 3 of 5) has been issued for the entire North Escambia area for Thursday. Severe storms are expected with damaging winds 70 mph or greater and possibility of a strong tornado (EF2 or higher). Storms will begin late tomorrow afternoon and progress into the overnight hours.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Thursday: A slight chance of showers between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1am and 4am, then a chance of showers after 4am. Some of the storms could be severe and produce heavy rainfall. Low around 56. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 70. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 46. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 79.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 81.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
Sunny, Around 80 Tuesday And Wednesday
April 16, 2019
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms. High near 78. Breezy, with a south wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Thursday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 57. Windy, with a south wind 20 to 25 mph becoming west 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 72.
Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 49.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 79.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.