Middle 40’s Tonight
May 5, 2017
Pictured above: Water from recent rain stands in a Bratt field as skies clear Thursday afternoon. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light west in the evening.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 77. Light west wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 54. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.
Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 58. Calm wind.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 62. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 87.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82.
Tate FFA Alumni Rodeo Is Friday, Saturday Nights
May 5, 2017
The 26th Annual Tate FFA Alumni Foundation Rodeo will be Friday and Saturday nights at 7:30 at the Escambia County Equestrian Center on Mobile Highway.
Advance tickets are available at Farm and Nursery Mart, Hill Kelly Dodge, Barnes Feed Store Pensacola, Tate High School and the Cantonment General Store. Tickets are $8 for adults and $3 for children in advance and $10 and $5 at the gate.
For more information about the Rodeo, call (850) 937-2308.
Pictured: Last year’s Tate FFA Alumni Foundation Rodeo. NorthEscambia.com file photo, click to enlarge.
Tate Softball, Baseball In Playoffs Today
May 5, 2017
After rain delays, the Tate Aggie softball and baseball games will be in playoff action today.
Region Quarterfinal Softball
In Region 1-7A softball action, Milton High School will take on the Lady Aggies of Tate at 6 p.m. at Tate High School. Admission is $7.
District Championship Baseball
The Tate High School Aggies are two games away from a District 1-7A baseball championship. The Aggies will play Escambia High School at 4 p.m. at Tate High School. The winner will advance to play Pine Forest at 7 p.m., also at Tate High School. Admission is $6.
Rain Today, Upper 40’s Tonight As Powerful Cold Front Passes
May 4, 2017
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 4pm. High near 72. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 70. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 76. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 52. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 56. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 83.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 85.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 86.
New Neighborhood Watch Forming Tonight In Barrineau Park
May 4, 2017
An organizational meeting for Barrineau Park Neighborhood Watch will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Barrineau Park Community Center at 6055 Barrineau Park School Board.
The guest speaker will be David Craig from the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office Community Services Unit. He will speak about crime prevention tips and how to keep criminals away..
For more information, call Craig at (850) 436-9281 or Megan Walters at (850) 777-0143.
Showers, Thunderstorms Tonight
May 3, 2017
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 7pm. Low around 64. Southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm. High near 72. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 70. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 75. Light west wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 52. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.
Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 56. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 83.
Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 61.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 86.
Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 62.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 86.
Sunny And Warm
May 2, 2017
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Today: Sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Light east wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Wednesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Low around 66. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. South wind around 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 72. West wind 5 to 15 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 75. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 53.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 81.
Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 58.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 83.
Gulf Power Restores 13,000 Customers; All Expected Back On By Tonight
May 1, 2017
UPDATE: Gulf Power reports all customers restored.
Gulf Power Company said Monday afternoon that crews had restored power to more than 13,000 customers following Sunday’s storms and high winds. They expect all customers to have their power restored by 6 p.m.
As of 3:45 p.m., Gulf Power reported 692 customers without power in 173 locations across Escambia County. Only about 50 of those customers were in the North Escambia area.
Final Day To Apply For Tornado Housing Recovery Funds In Century
May 1, 2017
Today is the final day for Century residents to apply for housing rehabilitation assistance for houses that were damaged as a result of the February 15, 2016, tornado.
Only residents whose housing units were damaged by the tornado are eligible to apply. To qualify for assistance, the home that was damaged must be located inside the city limits of the Town of Century and must have a total household income at or below the following criteria:
Applicants whose total gross household income exceeds the income limits for their size household will not be considered for rehabilitation grant assistance.
Persons interested in being considered for inclusion in this program must call Samella Myles at the Century Town Hall at (850) 256-3208 between the hours of 8:00 am and 3:30 pm today and ask that their name be placed on the housing assistance waiting list. Only those who call in to Century Town Hall will be placed on the waiting list.
NorthEscambia.com file photo.
Showers, Thunderstorms Becoming Likely; Heavy Rain Tonight
April 30, 2017
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Today: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 82. Windy, with a south wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could be severe and produce heavy rainfall. Low around 61. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 78. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. South wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a high near 76. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 70.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.