Partly Sunny, 40 Percent Rain Chance
August 22, 2017
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 90.
Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72.
Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86.
Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Monday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83.
Escambia Deputies Looking For Missing Teenager
August 22, 2017
UPDATE: Rayeisha Devoanah Cokes has been located.
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a missing teen.
Rayeisha Devoanah Cokes was reported missing on August 20th. She was last on seen on Arcadia Road near Nine Mile Road. She was wearing a black-short sleeved shirt with black and white patterned leggings and a blue muli-colored backpack. Rayeisha takes daily medication and did not take her medicine with her.
Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to all the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office at (850) 436-9620.
Watching The Eclipse: Submit Your Photos
August 21, 2017
Whether you were outside in official safety glasses or with the cool cereal box projector, watching inside on the TV or other device, at a viewing party, stuck in a classroom or just working along like a normal day — we want to see your eclipse photos. We’ll be sharing the best photos on NorthEscambia.com!
To submit your photos, add them to the post on our NorthEscambia.com Facebook page here, or email them to news@northescambia.com. Please provide the location, any story behind the photo and any names you wish to share. Please send the largest file size you have.
Pictured above: Students at Northview High School in Bratt, FL, watch the eclipse. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
Local Photos: The Great Solar Eclipse
August 21, 2017
The Great American Eclipse has peaked in the North Escambia area. Many missed the peak due to cloud cover.
The photo above was taken about by NorthEscambia.com at 1:30 p.m., five minutes before cloud cover over the 1:35 p.m. maximum at Northview High School in Bratt.
The photo below was taken by Ditto Gorme for NorthEscambia.com at 1:30 p.m. in Atmore, AL.
We have additional reader photos to share later today and Tuesday. Email your photos to news@northesambia.com.
Editor’s note: The color difference in the photographs is due to the type solar filter used.
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Exact Eclipse Times For Your Location, Public Viewing Spots
August 21, 2017
Today’s eclipse begins locally just afternoon noon and ends around 3:00. The exact time of the maximum eclipse varies by location; see the list below for the exact time for the location nearest you in the North Escambia area.
Don’t want to watch the eclipse alone, Here are public viewing locations:
- E.G. Owens Planetarium, PSC Pensacola, 11:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. — telescopes with solar filters, a limited number of eclipse glasses available.
- PSC Warrington, 12 p.m. until 3 p.m., parking lot between Buildings 3100 and 3400 — safe viewing reflection, limited number of eclipse glasses.
- Blue Wahoos Stadium, noon until 3 p.m., limited number of eclipse glasses, “race the eclipse around the bases”, moon pies, concession stand open for lunch.
- West Florida Library, 239 Spring Street location only — free solar view glasses while supplies last, telescope set up.
- Atmore – Heritage Park, none through eclipse time - telescope set up, limited number of eclipse glasses
Traffic Shift Tonight For Highway 29, Nine Mile Intersection
August 21, 2017
Tonight, drivers traveling Highway 29 and Nine Mile Road in Escambia County will experience changes in traffic patterns from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. as crews continue preparations for bridge work and drainage improvements. Traffic control officers will be on site to help direct traffic.
• The traffic shift for east and westbound Nine Mile Road at the Highway 29 overpass continues. Both directions will be reduced to one lane. Eastbound traffic will shift to the inside westbound travel lane as crews prepare the area for construction of the support column for the new center bridge deck.
• Monday, motorists traveling north on Highway 29, south of the Nine Mile Road overpass, will be reduced to one lane and detoured onto the Nine Mile Road off-ramp as crews install drainage across the northbound lanes. A traffic control officer will be located at the Nine Mile Road intersection to direct traffic.
Construction activities are weather dependent and may be delayed or rescheduled in the event of inclement weather.
Send Us Your Eclipse Viewing Photos
August 21, 2017
Today’s the big eclipse and we want to see how you experience it!
Whether you are outside in official safety glasses or with the cool cereal box projector, watching inside on the TV or other device, at a viewing party, stuck in a classroom or just working along like a normal day — we want to see your photos. We’ll be sharing the best photos on NorthEscambia.com!
To submit your photos, add them to the post on our NorthEscambia.com Facebook page here, or email them to news@northescambia.com. Please provide the location, any story behind the photo and any names you wish to share. Please send the largest file size you have.
You must follow accepted safety practices when viewing or photographing the eclipse. Don’t look directly toward the sun. Do not point a DSLR or other camera at the sun without a certified filter. We do not accept any liability for stupidity or injury.
Tips For Protecting Your Eyes During Eclipse Viewing
August 21, 2017
Eclipse Forecast: 40 Percent Chance Of Rain, Otherwise Mostly Sunny
August 21, 2017
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 106. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Calm wind.
Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.
Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 90.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73.
Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 90.
Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72.
Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86.
Partly Sunny, Afternoon Rain Chance
August 20, 2017
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 91.
Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73.
Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 90.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73.
Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 89.