Mostly Sunny Skies
June 26, 2017
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Calm wind.
Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. East wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. East wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71.
Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 88.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72.
Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 87.
Grant Allows Meals On Wheels To Provide Pet Food
June 24, 2017
The Council on Aging of West Florida has received a $2,500 grant from Meals on Wheels America to support its client pet support program. Funding will be used to provide food, supplies and care for area clients with pets – all of which can be financially and physically burdensome.
“This grant will help jumpstart a meal-delivery program for clients’ pets, and we are so excited,” said John Clark, president/CEO of the Council on Aging of West Florida. “Many Meals on Wheels participants cannot afford animal food, so they give the pets a portion of their own food. This is, of course, not healthy for either the senior or the pet. By delivering animal food together with the clients’ regular home-delivered meal, we can ensure appropriate nutrition for both.”
In total, Meals on Wheels America has granted $300,000 to 193 local Meals on Wheels programs through the Meals on Wheels Loves Pets initiative this year. Funding is made possible in part through a donation from Banfield Charitable Trust (BCT). To date, the grant program has distributed more than $2.4 million in funding and pet food donations.
“While the benefits of companionship are clear, taking care of a pet can be financially and physically challenging for seniors,” said Meals on Wheels America President and CEO Ellie Hollander. “Meals on Wheels Loves Pets helps local Meals on Wheels providers alleviate this hardship and at the same time reduce the negative effects of isolation.”
An estimated 70 clients and 130 pets will be served through this grant, for a grand total of 4,060 pounds of distributed pet food. At program initiation, the food will be distributed twice a year. If outcome measures are met, Council on Aging will seek partnerships with the Pensacola Humane Society and other pet organizations to sustain the initiative.
To contact the Council on Aging of West Florida, call (850) 432-1475.
File photo.
Chance Of Rain Through Sunday
June 24, 2017
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Calm wind.
Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. East wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72.
Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72.
Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86.
Fred Hassebrock Art Show Closes Today At Molino Museum
June 24, 2017
Today is the final day for an Art Show featuring the works of Fred Hassebrock (1903-1975) hosted by the Molino Mid-County Historical Society.
Some of Hassebrock’s work has been displayed at the Smithsonian National Art Gallery.
The art show as been open since late April at the Lil King Museum, located in the old Molino School complex, 6450 Highway 95A. Museum hours are 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. today. Admissions is free.
Pictured: A few of the works of Fred Hassebrock on display at Lil Kings Museum in Molino. The art show open on Saturday. Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Yard Sale Today At The Cantonment Sportsplex
June 24, 2017
A yard sale will be held today at the Cantonment Sportsplex, 681 Well Line Road.
The sale will be from 7:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m., with proceeds benefiting Cantonment youth sports at the park.
Home decor, clothing and much more donated by the community.
A Slight Chance Of Rain Tonight
June 23, 2017
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 88. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.
Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. East wind around 5 mph becoming north in the evening.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. East wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 85.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71.
Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85.
FHP Plans Roadside Safety Checkpoint Tonight On Hwy 29 In Cantonment
June 23, 2017
The Florida Highway Patrol will be conducting a “Comprehensive Roadside Safety Checkpoint” tonight from 8 p.m. until midnight in Cantonment.
The checkpoint will be in front of the old Winn Dixie shopping center at 470 South Highway 29.
There will be approximately 35 uniformed officers from the Florida Highway Patrol and the Escambia County Sheriffs Office participating , as well as support personnel from the Emerald Coast MADD Chapter.
During the operation, vehicles will be stopped to check for driver impairment. Should impairment be detected, roadside sobriety testing will be performed on site.
Warning devices will be placed in strategic locations for the safety and protection of the public.
Reducing the deaths and injuries associated with impaired drivers is of the upmost importance to the Florida Highway Patrol, according to FHP Lt. Jason Berger. He said these checkpoints have been useful in removing impaired drivers from public streets and highways.
“US Highway 29 is a main north/south arterial route for motorist traveling through Escambia County. Through the use of Roadside Sobriety Safety Checkpoints, we hope to merge public education, safety and enforcement to achieve a reduction in the deaths and injuries associated with impaired drivers,” Berger said.
The public is encourage to utilize *FHP (*347) if they come in contact with what they believe is an impaired driver.
June 23, 2017
The scheduled Pensacola Blue Wahoos and Chattanooga Lookouts game Thursday has been postponed due to inclement weather at AT&T Field.
The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader at a date to be announced.
More Rain To Come From Cindy
June 22, 2017
The latest on Tropical Depression Cindy is in the graphic above.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 1am, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Low around 75. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 88. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 84. North wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. North wind around 5 mph.
Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. North wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 84.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 85.
Tropical Storm Cindy Moves Toward Coast; She’s A Soaker For Us
June 21, 2017
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There is a Flash Flood Watch and Tornado Watch in effect. Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Wednesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 79. Southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between 2 and 3 inches possible.
Wednesday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 76. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Thursday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 85. Breezy, with a southeast wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 75. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.
Monday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
