Rain Finally Coming To An End
June 7, 2017
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 86. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. North wind around 5 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 88. North wind around 5 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. North wind around 5 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 87. North wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. South wind around 5 mph.
Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 85.
Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72.
Monday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85.
Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72.
Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86.
One More Rainy Day
June 6, 2017
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Today: Showers and thunderstorms. High near 85. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 69. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 84. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. North wind around 5 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 85. North wind around 5 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. North wind around 5 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 86. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.
Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 87.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72.
Monday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85.
Bridge Inspections Today On Hwy 4, Quintette Road
June 6, 2017
Drivers can expect possible delays on two North Escambia roadways today for Florida Department of Transportation bridge inspections.
The bridge on Highway 4 over Canoe Creek will be inspected from 8-11 a.m. The bridge is located between Vaughn Road and Bratt Road, between Bratt and Century.
The bridge on Quintette Road over the Escambia River will be inspected from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m.
Both bridges will experience intermittent lane closures during the inspections. No bridge closures are expected. Drivers are urged to exercise caution at both bridges.
Pictured top: This bridge over Canoe Creek on Highway 4 is set for routine inspection today. The bridge was constructed in 1992. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
More Rain For Monday
June 5, 2017
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Monday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86. Light southeast wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Monday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 71. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a high near 83. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 68. North wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. North wind around 5 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 84. North wind around 5 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. North wind around 5 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 86.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 86.
Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday Ends At Midnight
June 4, 2017
Sunday is the final day of a sale tax holiday on storm and disaster supplies in Florida.
Through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Florida will not charge sales tax on certain emergency preparedness supplies. Items ranging from reusable ice packs to portable generators up to $750 are covered by the “2017 disaster preparedness sales tax holiday.”
Items tax exempt during the sales tax holiday in Florida are outlined in the poster below, click to enlarge.
$20,000 Reward Offered For Info On Missing 12-Year Old Girl
June 4, 2017
UPDATE: Body Of Missing 12-Year Old Naomi Jones Discovered
Federal and state law enforcement agencies are offering a $20,000 reward for information on the whereabouts of a missing 12-year old Pensacola girl, according to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office.
Anyone with information is asked to call 911.
Naomi Jones was last seen in the 1400 block of East Johnson Avenue about 1 p.m. Wednesday wearing a red spaghetti strap shirt, red, white and blue American flag shorts and a white choker necklace.
Headquartered at Olive Baptist Church, numerous volunteers have combed the nearby area searching for Jones.
More Rain Through Tuesday
June 4, 2017
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Monday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86. Light southeast wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Monday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 71. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a high near 83. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 68. North wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. North wind around 5 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 84. North wind around 5 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. North wind around 5 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 86.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 86.
A Wet Weekend Outlook
June 3, 2017
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 7pm. Cloudy, with a low around 68. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 87. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Monday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 85. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Monday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. South wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a high near 85. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. North wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. North wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 86.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 87.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 87.
Powerball Jackpot Soars To $337 Million
June 3, 2017
The jackpot for Saturday’s Powerball drawing has grown to an estimated $337 million. The winner can choose to be paid the full amount over 30 annual installments or receive a $209.1 million one-time, lump-sum payment. Pictured: A billboard on North Century Boulevard in Century teases drivers with big prize money late Friday afternoon. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
Hurricane Supplies Are Tax Free This Weekend In Florida
June 2, 2017
A three-day sales tax holiday on storm supplies is underway in Florida.
Through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Florida will not charge sales tax on certain emergency preparedness supplies. Items ranging from reusable ice packs to portable generators up to $750 are covered by the “2017 disaster preparedness sales tax holiday.”
“I was proud to sign a tax cut package that includes a disaster preparedness sales tax holiday so families and businesses have additional opportunities to get the supplies they need to be prepared. With the 2017 hurricane season beginning today, I encourage all Floridians to take advantage of this weekend’s disaster preparedness sales tax holiday and ensure your family is safe, “Gov. Rick Scott said.
Items tax exempt during the sales tax holiday in Florida are outlined in the poster below, click to enlarge.