Register For Century Lions Club Sawmill Pageant
March 16, 2019
Saturday is the last day to register in person for the Century Lions Club 27th Annual Century Sawmill Pageant.
Registration will be held from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Southern Treasures Florist across from Whataburger in Century. The registration deadline is March 23 by 5 p.m. For a printable registration form and more information, click here.
The pageant is for girls age 0 through high school. There will be a scholarship awarded to the high school division overall queen.
The pageant will be April 6.
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Cold Front Brings Change
March 15, 2019
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Today: A 30 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 63. North wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 46. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 63. North wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. North wind around 5 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 68. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 68.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 71.
Chance Of Thunderstorms
March 14, 2019
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a chance of showers between 7pm and 1am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Areas of fog after 10pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 61. Southeast 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.
Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 60 by 3pm. North wind 5 to 10 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 45. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. North wind around 5 mph.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. North wind around 5 mph.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 69.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Clouds Today, Rain For Thursday
March 13, 2019
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: Showers likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. North wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. North wind around 10 mph.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. North wind around 5 mph.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Warm With Scattered Showers
March 11, 2019
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Monday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible.Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. North wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 74. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a high near 78. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind around 10 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday: Showers likely, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Isolated Severe Storms Possible
March 10, 2019
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Monday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 10am. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. North wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 74. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a high near 78. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind around 10 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday: Showers likely, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Time Change: Spring Forward (And Don’t Forget The Smoke Alarm Batteries)
March 9, 2019
Don’t forget to “spring forward” and set your clocks ahead one hour before heading off to bed Saturday night. Daylight Savings Time begins Sunday, making use of longer summer days, allowing people to rise early and spend more of the day working or playing.
The peak time for home fire fatalities is between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. when most families are sleeping, according to Escambia Fire Rescue.
It is also recommended that residents test smoke alarms by pushing the test button, planning “two ways out” and practicing escape routes with the entire family. Families should also prepare a fire safety kit that includes working flashlights and fresh batteries.
Communities nationwide witness tragic home fire deaths each year. An average of three children per day die in home fires and 80 percent of those occur in homes without working smoke alarms. Non-working smoke alarms rob residents of the protective benefits home fire safety devices were designed to provide. The most commonly cited cause of non-working smoke alarms: worn or missing batteries.
Tragically, fire can kill selectively. Those most at risk include:
- Children — Approximately 1,000 children under the age of 20 die each year in home fires. Children under age five are at twice the risk of dying in a home fire. Eighty percent of fatal home fire victims who were children were killed in homes without working smoke alarms.
- Seniors — Adults over age 75 are three times more likely to die in home fires than the rest of the population; those over 85 are 4.5 times more likely to die in a home fire. Many seniors are unable to escape quickly.
- Low-Income Households — Many low-income families are unable to afford batteries for their smoke alarms. These same households often rely on poorly installed, maintained or misused portable or area heating equipment — a main cause of fatal home fires.
Changing smoke alarm batteries at least once a year is one of the simplest, most effective ways to reduce these tragic deaths and injuries. In fact, working smoke alarms nearly cut in half the risk of dying in a home fire. Additionally, the International Association of Fire Chiefs recommends replacing your smoke alarms every ten years.
For more information about fire safety, call Escambia County Fire Rescue at 850-475-5530 or visit the web site at www.myescambia.com.
For information about obtaining a free home smoke alarm call 850-595-HERO (4376).
Rain Chances Build, Maybe Severe Storms On Sunday
March 9, 2019
Rain chances will increase as the weekend progresses with a chance of strong to severe storms Sunday into Sunday night. Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers after midnight. Areas of fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after noon. Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Southwest 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.
Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Monday: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Thursday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunny Friday, Thunderstorms For The Weekend
March 8, 2019
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. South wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Areas of fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light south after midnight.
Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 59. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.
Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78.
Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76.
A Warming Trend Begins
March 7, 2019
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 63. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Thursday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 48. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. South wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before midnight, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming north after midnight.
Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 73.
Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75.