Flash Flood Watch: More Rain Possible Tonight
September 28, 2015
Tropical moisture will continue to stream into the area today from the Gulf of Mexico.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 72. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 87. East wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. North wind around 5 mph.
Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 85. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. North wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Kickoff Set As Greater Escambia Relay Moved From Tate To Fairgrounds
September 28, 2015
The American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life of Greater Escambia will officially get underway Tuesday as event volunteers and participants gather for a “Purple Passion Kickoff Rally”. The event will be held at 6 p.m. at Heritage Baptist Church on Highway 297A in Cantonment as fundraising efforts for the year are launched and preparations are made to move the event from Tate High School to the fairgrounds.
Although the Relay For Life of Greater Escambia is over seven months away, organizers say now is the time to get involved. One in every 100 Americans participates in this fundraising event that has become a global phenomenon. Residents are invited to attend the kickoff celebration for dinner, to learn more about the upcoming event and how they can become part of an exciting Relay that will “Paint Our World Purple”.
Donations can be made to this local Relay For Life event by visiting RelayForLife.org. Community members can also start or join a team by following the links to their local Relay event.
The 2016 Relay For Life of Greater Escambia will take place on April 30, 2016, at the Pensacola Fairgrounds from 11 a.m. until 9 p.m. For more information about the kickoff event or on how to become involved, contact Pat Clements at (850) 776-2944.
Pictured: The 2015 Relay for Life of Greater Escambia at the Pensacola Fairgrounds. The event had been planned for Tate High School’s stadium, but was moved indoors due to rain. NorthEscambia.com file photos, click to enlarge.
Gulf Low To Bring Rain, Elevated Chance Of Minor Flooding
September 27, 2015
Rain chances increase by late Sunday, with rain expected to continue through at least the early part of the week as an area of low pressure forms and drifts north across the central Gulf of Mexico. The National Hurricane Center gives the area a low chance of development over the next 48 hours and a medium chance over the next five days.
Regardless of tropical development, forecasters expect local impacts to be primarily heavy rain, rough surf, and an increase in potentially life threatening rip currents. According to the National Weather Service Office in Mobile, up to 2-4 inches of rain can be expected across the southern half of the area with locally higher amounts possible.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Monday: Showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 81. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 71. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a high near 83. Northeast 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 69. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. North wind around 5 mph.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Friends Of The Library Plan Book Sale Ends Today
September 27, 2015
Friends of West Florida Public Library, a non-profit support organization of the West Florida Public Library, will continue its Big Fall Book Sale and Silent Auction Sunday at the downtown Main Library at 239 N. Spring Street. Thousands of hardcover, paperback, and collectible books will be available for purchase, plus a variety of DVDs, CDs, puzzles, and other items. Proceeds are used to fund programs and enhancements at WFPL branches.
Sunday, is the final day of the Book Sale, with free admission and the popular $5 Bag Sale from noon to 3pm.
Book Sale items include thousands of generous donations from the public and some library books retired from circulation, many of them now out-of-print. Novels and mysteries are sorted by author or into genres like Science Fiction and Westerns. Other book categories include arts and entertainment, children’s, cookbooks, history, holidays, home and hobbies, literature, foreign language, military, modern living, nature and gardening, religion, science, sports, technical, and travel. There are also recorded books, magazines, and other media for sale.
The Collector’s Corner will feature an assortment of signed books, pre-1950s books, books by local and Florida authors, and other special books that are great for gifts. These items are priced as marked and must be checked out separately, so shoppers paying by check should bring two of them.
Payment by cash or check is preferred. Credit cards are accepted for sales of $20 or more. All profits are used to support the West Florida Public Library branches and programs.
Sunny And Warm Today; Rain Moving Into Forecast
September 26, 2015
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. East wind around 5 mph.
Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. East wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday: Showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 80. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 71. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a high near 81. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. North wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
Tonight’s Forecast
September 25, 2015
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Calm wind.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.
Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Monday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 80. East wind around 5 mph.
Monday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 71. East wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71.
Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 85.
Tonight’s High School Football Schedule
September 25, 2015
Here’s a look at tonight’s high school football schedules across the area.
FLORIDA
Vancleave, MS at Northview 7 p.m.
Graceville at Jay 7 p.m.
Niceville at Tate, 7:30 p.m.
Milton at Pine Forest, 7 p.m.
Escambia at Columbia, 7:30 p.m.
Bay at Washington, 7 p.m.
West Florida at Gulf Breeze, 7:30 p.m.
Catholic at PHS, 7:30 p.m.
ALABAMA
Escambia County (Atmore) at T.R. Miller
Calhoun at W.S. Neal
Hooper Academy at Escambia Academy
OPEN: Flomaton
Pictured: The football field painted at Tommy Weaver Memorial Stadium in Bratt as the Chiefs are ready to host Vancleave, MS, tonight. The field artwork is by Wayne Holland. Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
SlightChance of Rain Tonight
September 24, 2015
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. North wind around 5 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Calm wind.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.
Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Monday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 80. East wind around 5 mph.
Monday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 71. East wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71.
Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 85.
Century Courthouse, Clerk Of The Courts Closed Today
September 23, 2015
The Century Courthouse and other services of the Escambia County Clerk of the Courts will be closed today for observance of Yom Kippur. The Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller court offices at the MC Blanchard Judicial Building, Theodore Bruno Building-Juvenile, and Archives & Records will also be closed.
The Clerk’s court functions follow the judicial holiday schedule, and the First Judicial Circuit courts will also be closed.
The Clerk’s Finance, Official Records and Clerk to the Board offices, located at 221 Palafox Place, will be open.
First Day Of Fall: Slight Rain Chance, Warm
September 23, 2015
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69.
Monday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83.
Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Wednesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 87.