Rain Thursday, Friday; Lows In The 40’s By The Weekend?
October 1, 2014
Here is your official NorthEscambia area forecast:
- Wednesday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
- Thursday A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
- Thursday Night A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. South wind around 5 mph.
- Friday Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 87. South wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
- Friday Night A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
- Saturday Sunny, with a high near 78. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Saturday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 45. North wind around 5 mph.
- Sunday Sunny, with a high near 80.
- Sunday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
- Monday Sunny, with a high near 84.
- Monday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
- Tuesday Sunny, with a high near 85.
Cooler By The Weekend
September 30, 2014
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Tuesday Night A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Calm wind.
- Wednesday A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
- Wednesday Night A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Thursday A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning.
- Thursday Night A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. South wind around 5 mph.
- Friday A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 87. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Friday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
- Saturday Sunny, with a high near 81.
- Saturday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
- Sunday Sunny, with a high near 82.
- Sunday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
- Monday A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Escambia Business Owners Must Renew Business Tax Receipts By Today
September 30, 2014
It is time for business owners in Escambia County to renew their business tax receipts. Tax Collector Janet Holley mailed out 21,400enewal notices on August 1, with the renewal cycle ending on September 30. Beginning October 1, delinquent penalties will be assessed.
Business tax receipts can be renewed online, by mail, by phone (a convenience fee may apply), or in person at any one of three tax collector offices.
Applications and information for business tax receipts are available at www.escambiataxcollector.com. For more information or to make an appointment, visit the tax collector’s website or call (850) 438‑6500, ext. 3252.
Tax collector offices are open Monday-Friday from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. as follows:
- Downtown, 213 Palafox Place
- Molino, 6440 Highway 95A North, Suite A
- Marcus Pointe, 6451 North W. Street.
Chance Of Showers Tonight
September 29, 2014
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Monday Night A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 7pm. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
- Tuesday Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the morning.
- Tuesday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Calm wind.
- Wednesday Partly sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
- Wednesday Night A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. South wind around 5 mph becoming east after midnight.
- Thursday A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 87. 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 70. South wind around 5 mph.
- Friday A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85.
- Friday Night A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.
- Saturday Sunny, with a high near 80.
- Saturday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
- Sunday Sunny, with a high near 80.
Flood Watch Canceled, Rain Still Possible
September 28, 2014
A flash flood watch that was in effect for today has been canceled. An area of rain in the Gulf of Mexico did not move inland as expected. However, there is still a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Rainfall amounts are not expected to be enough to produce flooding.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Sunday Night A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind around 5 mph.
- Monday A 40 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 85. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
- Monday Night A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Calm wind.
- Tuesday Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
- Tuesday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Calm wind.
- Wednesday Sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.
- Wednesday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Calm wind.
- Thursday A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.
- Thursday Night A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69.
- Friday A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85.
- Friday Night A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63.
- Saturday A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Friends Of The Library Fall Book Sale Continues Sunday
September 27, 2014
The Friends of West Florida Public Library Big Fall Book Sale and Silent Auction continues today at the downtown Main Library at 239 North Spring Street. Thousands of hardcover, paperback, and collectible books are 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.
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.
Rain Becoming Likely
September 27, 2014
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Saturday A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 85. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Saturday Night Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 70. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
- Sunday Showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. High near 81. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
- Sunday Night Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 67. East wind around 5 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
- Monday A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Monday Night A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. North wind around 5 mph.
- Tuesday Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.
- Tuesday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Calm wind.
- Wednesday Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
- Wednesday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
- Thursday A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.
- Thursday Night A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.
- Friday A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84.
FHP Targeting I-10 This Weekend
September 27, 2014
The Florida Highway Patrol is conducting an intensified enforcement effort through Sunday on I-10 in an effort to bring awareness to the importance of seat belts and keeping the interstate safe and fatality-free.
The FHP will conduct special details on I-10 increasing awareness of seat belt and car seat laws. In 2012, seat belts saved more than 12,000 lives nationwide. In addition, troopers will be checking for distracted driving, aggressive driving, improper lane changes and commercial vehicle safety.
Florida law requires the use of seat belts by motor vehicle drivers, all passengers in the front seat, and all children under the age of 18 riding in a vehicle.
The FHP offers the following safety tips:
- Buckle Up. A seatbelt is your vehicle’s most important safety feature.
- Use a car seat for children age 3 and under for every trip, even if you are just going down the street.
- Make sure all car and booster seats you use are crash-tested and federally approved.
- Select a car seat based on your child’s age and size, and always follow the installation instructions from the manufacturer and in your vehicle manual.
- Keep children in the back seat, at least through age 12. When used with seat belts, air bags work well to protect teenagers and adults. However, air bags can be very dangerous to children.
- Soon-to-be parents should buy and install their infant car seat before the child is born.
- Replace a car seat if the vehicle has been in a moderate to severe crash to ensure a continued high level of protection.
- Effective January 1, 2015, a booster seat, a car seat, or an integrated child seat will be required for children who are 4 and 5 years of age.
FHP reminds motorists they can report an aggressive or impaired driver, or request roadside assistance at any time by dialing *FHP (*347) from their cell phone.
1A Chiefs Stepping Up For 6A Challenger Choctaw Tonight
September 26, 2014
The Northview Chiefs will step up to a big challenge Friday night as the 1A Chiefs step up to take on the Class 6A Choctaw Indians on the road.
“They have a really, really good football team regardless of class,” Northview head coach Sid Wheatley said of the Indians during an afternoon practice this week. “I think the kids are looking forward to it. I know it’s going to be a challenge, but we welcome those from time to time. We are excited about it; it’s going to be a big atmosphere over there.”
The Chiefs at 3-0 are coming off a bye week, while the Indians are 3-1 with their only loss coming at the hands of the powerhouse Niceville Eagles 42-20.
Wheatley said his Chiefs are ready, and they have a plan.
“They’ve got some running backs that are really good; they are tough to tackle. We are going to have to be really tough tacklers on defense this week,” he said. “We are going to have to establish a running game and try to keep the ball away from them.”
After their 6A battle tonight, the Chiefs will celebrate homecoming on October 3 for their first 1-1A district game of the of year again the Jay Royals (1-2).
Pictured: The Northview Chiefs practice this week for the 6A challenge at Choctaw Friday night. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Partly Sunny Today; Rain Likely For The Weekend
September 26, 2014
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Friday Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Friday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
- Saturday Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
- Saturday Night Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 69. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
- Sunday Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a high near 82. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
- Sunday Night A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind around 5 mph.
- Monday A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
- Monday Night A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
- Tuesday A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Tuesday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
- Wednesday Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
- Wednesday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
- Thursday A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.