Showers And Thunderstorms
May 30, 2018
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Light southwest wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 94. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.
Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.
Flood Warning Canceled For Escambia River Near Century
May 29, 2018
The National Weather Service has canceled a flood warning for the Escambia River near Century. Flooding is no longer anticipated.
Showers And Thunderstorms In Our Forecast
May 29, 2018
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. Southwest wind around 10 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. South wind around 5 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.
Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.
Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94.
Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.
Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.
Alberto Makes Landfall
May 28, 2018
As of the latest advisory, Subtropical Storm Alberto was making landfall near Laguna Beach, just west of Panama City Beach.
The latest information on Alberto can be found in the graphics on this page.
There is a tropical storm watch in effect.
For the latest local forecast, click here.
Driver Downs Power Pole In Highway 97 Crash
May 28, 2018
For an update to this story, click here.
A driver escaped injured when she hit a power pole near Walnut Hill early Monday morning.
The woman was northbound on Highway 97 just north of Tungoil Road when she left the roadway about 1:10 a.m., hit the pole and continued through a ditch. She refused transport to the hospital.
The pole was broken off near ground level, downing power lines. Escambia River Electric reported 52 customers lost power following the crash.
The crash is under investigaton by the Florida Highway Patrol. The Walnut Hill Station of Escambia Fire Rescue and Escambia County EMS also responded.
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
More Rain Likely Tonight
May 28, 2018
Here is your official North Escambia area Memorial Day forecast:
- FLASH FLOOD WATCH
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly after 7pm. Low around 73. North wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86. Southwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. South wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.
Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.
Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94.
Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.
Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94.
Memorial Day Closures
May 28, 2018
The following will be closed Monday in observance of the Memorial Day holiday:
Escambia County
Below is a listing of Escambia County offices and departments closed Monday, May 28 for Memorial Day. Normal operations will resume Tuesday, May 29 unless otherwise noted.
- Escambia County Board of County Commissioners
- Escambia County Property Appraiser
- Escambia County Tax Collector
- Escambia County Area Transit administrative offices
- Escambia County Supervisor of Elections office
- Escambia County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller’s office
- Escambia County Animal Shelter
- West Florida Public Libraries
Escambia County Exceptions:
- ECAT will only operate the following routes on Memorial Day: 59 Express, 64 Beach Jumper and the Pensacola Beach Trolley. Regular service resumes Tuesday, May 29.
- The Perdido Landfill will be open for normal business hours.
- Animal Control will be responding to emergency calls only.
Cities/Town Of Century, Pensacola
- All city offices and departments will be closed
Alberto: FDOC Cancels All Prison Visitations In Panhandle On Monday
May 27, 2018
In advance of Alberto, the Florida Department of Corrections has canceled visitations Monday (holiday visitations) at all area prisons.
The cancellations include Century Correctional Institution and Santa Rosa Correctional Institution.
All “Region 1″ institutions in the Panhandle will be closed for visitations Monday.
Alberto Strengthens Again (With Graphics)
May 27, 2018
A tropical storm warning is in effect as Subtropical Storm Alberto moves toward a landfall on the upper Gulf Coast.
The latest information can be found in the graphics on this page.
The biggest threat to the North Escambia area is currently forecast to be rain and flooding. The area remains under an extreme flood threat Saturday through Tuesday. Rainfall amounts of 6-12 inches are possible with localized amounts of 12 to 24 inches, according to the National Weather Service. Moderate to major flooding is possible along area rivers and creeks, and widespread flash flooding is possible.
For the latest North Escambia forecast, click here.
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Alberto Flood Threat Lowered
May 27, 2018
The National Weather Service has lowered the local flood threat from Alberto to “significant”.
Rainfall amounts of 3-5 inches are possible with localized heavier amounts, according to the National Weather Service.
For the latest forecast information on Alberto, click here.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- TROPICAL STORM WARNING
- FLASH FLOOD WATCH
Memorial Day: Showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. High near 82. Breezy, with a northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Monday Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Low around 72. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. High near 85. Southwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Tuesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.
Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.
Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 74.
Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94.