More Rain Possible Tonight
April 8, 2019
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Southwest wind around 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 85. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. South wind around 5 mph.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 80.
Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80.
Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Meeting On 10-Year Plan For Lake Stone’s Future Is Wednesday
April 8, 2019
A 10-year plan for Lake Stone is in the works, and the public will have an opportunity to learn more and comment Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Century Town Hall.
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) staff will present the draft land management plan for the Lake Stone Fish Management Area.
Lake Stone is managed through a cooperative agreement between the FWC and Escambia County to conserve natural communities and use lake management techniques to maintain healthy fish habitats. The area features a man-made lake stocked with largemouth bass, bluegill, redear sunfish, black crappie and channel catfish. The impoundment, managed and maintained by FWC, was constructed in the late 1960s to provide additional freshwater fishing opportunities in an area where these opportunities are limited.
Escambia County maintains public camping facilities and a fishing pier, along with roads, trails and parking facilities in the area. In addition to fishing opportunities, the lake provides recreational opportunities such as wildlife viewing, hiking, paddling and camping. Gasoline boat motors are prohibited from use on Lake Stone; however, the use of electric trolling motors is allowed.
“This draft management plan provides conservation-based management for healthy terrestrial and aquatic habitats, cultural resources, along with fish- and wildlife-based outdoor recreation opportunities for public use,” said Dylan Imlah, FWC land conservation planner.
There is about $148,000 in the first year and an additional $428,000 over the 10-year life of the plan for capital construction.
About 15 campsites have been paved so far, and another 50 to 60 will be paved with county funding, according to Escambia County Parks and Recreation Director Michael Rhodes. The county also hopes to replace the playground and the office/caretaker trailer.
“We are also looking towards potentially building a new open pavilion, kiosk and new gate near the dam for the area, however these items have not yet been approved or vetted for funding,” said Imlah.
There are also two full-time employees in the plan.
“Currently, we have several employees from both the FWC and Escambia County assisting in managing the area. The two employees listed in the plan is based off of our proposed budget, showing that we would need at a minimum of two full time employees dedicated to the area in order to manage optimally. Currently, we have an FWC manager along with several other staff who help maintain the lake and fish populations. We also have FWC staff who monitor wildlife species and exotics that may occur on the upland areas. Additionally, the county pays a caretaker to live on the area and manage the recreational facilities. Not to mention county staff that assist in campsite reservations, facility development improvements,” Imlah told NorthEscambia.com.
There are no plans, she said, to change the public’s current use of Lake Stone, only improve access as funding allows.
Pictured: Lake Stone near Century. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Showers And Storms Sunday Night Into Monday
April 7, 2019
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 81. South wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tonight: A slight chance of showers between 10pm and 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Patchy fog after 9pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 75. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind around 10 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. West wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. South wind around 5 mph.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 79.
More Showers For Saturday
April 6, 2019
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Today: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Sunday: A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a chance of showers between 1am and 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Monday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 76. South wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. West wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 81.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
License-Free Freshwater Fishing This Weekend In Florida
April 6, 2019
This weekend a freshwater fishing license isn’t required to enjoy the sport in Florida.
License-free freshwater fishing days allow anglers to fish for freshwater species without being required to have a recreational fishing license. All bag limits and size restrictions apply.
“Maybe you’ve never fished before or it’s been a few years,” said Jon Fury, director of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) Division of Freshwater Fisheries Management. “Get out and give it a try! If you’re an experienced angler, take someone with you who has never been fishing.”
Pictured: Fishing at Lake Stone near Century. NorthEscambia.com file photo, click to enlarge.
More Rain, Possibly A Thunderstorm
April 5, 2019
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1am, then a slight chance of showers. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10am. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Light southeast wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night: Patchy dense fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Patchy dense fog before 8am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 81. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a low around 67. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Monday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 78. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 83.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 81.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Tate Showband Holding Car Washes At Five Locations On Saturday
April 5, 2019
The Tate High School Showband of the South will have its Spring Car Wash this Saturday at five locations from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m.
Locations:
Advance Auto Parts
2440 S. Hwy. 29
Cantonment
Pizza Hut
2 E. Nine Mile Road
O’Reilly Auto Parts
4165 N. Pine Forest Road
O’Reilly Auto Parts
2050 S. Hwy. 29 (across from Tate High School)
Tractor Supply
3 West Nine Mile Rd. (across from Pizza Hut)
Pictured: A Tate Showband car wash last year. NorthEscambia.com file photo.
Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
April 4, 2019
Isolated severe storms are possible. Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 64. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Friday: Showers and thunderstorms. High near 78. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Monday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a high near 78. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 82.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 80.
No More Temporary Roadblocks On I-10
April 3, 2019
UPDATE: This project is now complete.
Temporary road blocks along I-10 in Pensacola will continue Wednesday as Gulf Power upgrades its wires that cross the roadway to improve reliability in the downtown Pensacola area.
Three temporary road blocks will occur Wednesday between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. to pull new transmission wire and work could continue into Thursday. The project is being conducted in cooperation with the Florida Highway Patrol and the Florida Department of Transportation.
“The road blocks will give us a gap in traffic that allows our crews to safely cross the road and pull in new wire,” said Gordon Paulus, Gulf Power spokesperson. “We’ve done similar projects before and we’ve practiced the procedure to ensure it is completed safely and as quickly as possible.”
The area of the project is near the Highway 29 exit on I-10. Paulus said the roadblock heading eastbound on I-10 will start around the welcome center near the Alabama state line, eastbound near the Scenic Highway exit and northbound on I-110 heading westbound.
The project started Tuesday.
Thunderstorms Return Thursday
April 3, 2019
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
There a marginal risk of isolate severe storms Thursday afternoon and evening. The main threats from the storms will be damaging winds and large hail.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 75. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday: Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 74. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 61. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Friday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday: A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday: Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Monday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
Pictured: Tuesday’s sunset over the athletic fields at Northview High School in Bratt. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.