‘Boom’ Truck Pulls Down Power Lines, Snaps Utility Poles
February 6, 2018
About 30 Gulf Power company customers lost power this afternoon in the Perdido Lake Road area of Cantonment when a sanitation company boom truck contacted power lines. The boom then pulled down wires and snapped multiple utility poles about 2:30 p.m., according to reports.
Gulf Power provided an initial repair estimate of about three hours, according to their reporting system.
Additionally, cable and telephone lines were reported to be downed.
There were no injuries.
Image courtesy Gulf Power.
Showers Becoming Widespread By Tonight
February 6, 2018
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:\
Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 60. 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.
Wednesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 72. South wind around 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 44. North wind around 10 mph.
Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 54. East wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65.
Sunny Monday, Midweek Showers
February 5, 2018
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 65. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 60. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Wednesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 71. South wind around 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 65.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 52.
Saturday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a high near 66. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Century Man Charged With Battery On His Mother
February 4, 2018
UPDATE: Charges in this case were dropped. Click here for details.
A Century man was jailed for aggravated battery on his mother.
Javis Cain Grimes, 33, was charged with felony aggravated battery causing bodily harm.
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office responded to an aggravated battery on Gilmore Road near Century where Grime’s mother told deputies that he had shoved her into a wall. Deputies noted in their report that she suffered a one-inch cut over her eye that appeared to needed stitches.
A witness told deputies that Grimes had been drinking heavily and “smoked a blunt” before he “just went crazy”, according to an arrest report.
Grimes was released from the Escambia County Jail on a $2,500 bond.
Some Sunshine For Our Super Sunday Afternoon
February 4, 2018
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Today: Becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 63. North wind around 5 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 7pm. Cloudy, with a low around 60. Southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 7am. High near 71. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Wednesday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then a chance of showers between 7pm and 1am. Low around 44. North wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 66.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 54.
Saturday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Clouds Build, Rain For Tonight And Sunday
February 3, 2018
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Temperature rising to around 56 by 5am. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Sunday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before noon. High near 70. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. North wind around 5 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 64. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. East wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 60. South wind around 10 mph.
Wednesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 71. South wind around 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 65.
Sunny Today, Increasing Rain Chances Into The Weekend
February 2, 2018
Pictured: Sunset Thursday along Highway 97 in Davisville, FL. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
Here is your official NorthEscambia.com area forecast:
Friday: Gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 56. North wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 3pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 55. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Saturday Night: Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 3am. Low around 50. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. North wind around 5 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 65. North wind around 5 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 68.
Tuesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 59.
Showers Possible Today, Warm
February 1, 2018
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight.
Friday: Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 58. North wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. East wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Saturday Night: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 49. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 68. Southeast wind around 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 60.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 67.
Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67.
A Bit Warmer Today, Sun Gives Way To Showers Tomorrow
January 31, 2018
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 60. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 65. South wind around 5 mph.
Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Sunday: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 61. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
Sunshine And 60’s Today, Then Turning Colder
January 29, 2018
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Monday: Becoming sunny, with a high near 64. North wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 33. North wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 53. Wind chill values between 25 and 35 early. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 29. North wind around 5 mph becoming east after midnight.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 58. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 65. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.
Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Sunday: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 61. Chance of precipitation is 60%.