CSX To Close Mystic Springs Crossing Today; Bogia And Becks Lake Monday
November 24, 2024
One CSX railroad crossing in North Escambia is scheduled to close on Sunday for maintenance, and CSX plans to close two more on Monday.
CSX plans the following closures:
- Bogia Road closed Saturday before reopening. Bogia Road will close again Monday for paving.
- Mystic Springs Road is scheduled to close on Sunday.
- Becks Lake Road will close Monday and Tuesday and is expected to open early Wednesday. A temporary crossing will be in place until Becks Lake is completed.
NorthEscambia.com photo by Kristi Barber, click to enlarge.
Sunny, About 70 For Sunday
November 24, 2024
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 70. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the morning.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the morning.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. South wind around 5 mph.
Thanksgiving Day: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 60.
Sunny, Middle 60s For Saturday; About 39 Saturday Night
November 23, 2024
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 64. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.
Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 39. Calm wind.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 71. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Light south wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. South wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. North wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Thanksgiving Day: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74.
Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.
What Channel? Here’s Where To Watch Today’s College Football
November 23, 2024
Here is this week’s college football schedule and where to watch the games.
All times are Central.
Week 13
- 11 a.m. | No. 5 Indiana at No. 2 Ohio State | FOX
- 11 a.m. | Wake Forest at No. 8 Miami (Fla.) | ESPN
- 11 a.m. | No. 9 Ole Miss at Florida | ABC/ESPN+
- 11 a.m. | No. 13 SMU at Virginia | ESPN2
- 11 a.m. | No. 25 Illinois at Rutgers | Peacock
- 11 a.m. | Iowa at Maryland | Big Ten Network
- 11 a.m. | UConn at Syracuse | ACC Network
- 11 a.m. | North Carolina at Boston College | CW Network
- 11 a.m. | Sam Houston at Jacksonville State | CBSSN
- 11 a.m. | William & Mary at Richmond | FloSports
- 11 a.m. | East Tennessee State at VMI | ESPN+
- 11 a.m. | Yale at Harvard | ESPNU
- 11 a.m. | Brown at Dartmouth | ESPN+
- 11 a.m. | Cornell at Columbia | ESPN+
- 11 a.m. | Lafayette at Lehigh | ESPN+
- 11:30 a.m. | Holy Cross at Georgetown | ESPN+
- 11:30 a.m. | UCF at West Virginia | ESPNU
- 11:45 a.m. | UMass at No. 10 Georgia | SEC Network
- 12 p.m. | UTEP at No. 11 Tennessee | ESPN+/SECN+
- 12 p.m. | Western Kentucky at Liberty | ESPN+
- 12 p.m. | New Hampshire at Maine | FloSports
- 12 p.m. | Delaware at Villanova | FloSports
- 12 p.m. | Elon at North Carolina A&T | FloSports
- 12 p.m. | Monmouth at Stony Brook | FloSports
- 12 p.m. | Hampton at UAlbany | FloSports
- 12 p.m. | Rhode Island at Bryant | FloSports
- 12 p.m. | Eastern Illinois at Tennessee Tech | ESPN+
- 12 p.m. | North Dakota at Illinois State | ESPN+
- 12 p.m. | Murray State at Southern Illinois | ESPN+
- 12 p.m. | Butler at Presbyterian | ESPN+
- 12 p.m. | Drake at Stetson | ESPN+
- 12 p.m. | San Diego at Morehead State | ESPN+
- 12 p.m. | Penn at Princeton | ESPN+
- 12 p.m. | North Carolina Central at Delaware State | ESPN+
- 12 p.m. | Howard at Morgan State | ESPN+
- 12 p.m. | Merrimack at Fordham | ESPN+
- 12 p.m. | Colgate at Bucknell | ESPN+
- 12:30 p.m. | Charleston Southern at Florida State | ESPN+/ACCNX
- 12:30 p.m. | Norfolk State at South Carolina State | ESPN+
- 1 p.m. | Bowling Green at Ball State | ESPN+
- 1 p.m. | Rice at UAB | ESPN+
- 1 p.m. | North Alabama at Eastern Kentucky | ESPN+
- 1 p.m. | Chattanooga at Austin Peay | ESPN+
- 1 p.m. | Gardner-Webb at Western Illinois | ESPN+
- 1 p.m. | UIW at East Texas A&M | ESPN+
- 1 p.m. | Montana at Montana State | ESPN+
- 1 p.m. | Indiana State at UNI | ESPN+
- 1 p.m. | North Dakota State at South Dakota | ESPN+
- 1 p.m. | Davidson at Valparaiso | ESPN+
- 1:30 p.m. | New Mexico State at Middle Tennessee | ESPN+
- 1:30 p.m. | James Madison at Appalachian State | ESPN+
- 2 p.m. | Florida International at Kennesaw State | ESPN+
- 2 p.m. | UL Monroe at Arkansas State | ESPN+
- 2 p.m. | South Alabama at Southern Miss | ESPN+
- 2 p.m. | Charlotte at Florida Atlantic | ESPN+
- 2 p.m. | Central Arkansas at Tarleton State | ESPN+
- 2 p.m. | Utah Tech at Southern Utah | ESPN+
- 2 p.m. | Lindenwood at UT Martin | ESPN+
- 2 p.m. | Northwestern State at Houston Christian | ESPN+
- 2 p.m. | Cal Poly at Weber State | ESPN+
- 2 p.m. | Eastern Washington at Northern Arizona | ESPN+
- 2 p.m. | Furman at Mercer | ESPN+
- 2 p.m. | South Dakota State at Missouri State | ESPN+
- 2 p.m. | Prairie View A&M at Alabama State | ESPN+
- 2 p.m. | Jackson State at Alcorn State | ESPN+
- 2 p.m. | Western Carolina at Samford | ESPN+
- 2 p.m. | Abilene Christian at Stephen F. Austin | ESPN+
- 2 p.m. | Arizona at TCU | ESPN+
- 2:30 p.m. | Kentucky at No. 3 Texas | ABC/ESPN+
- 2:30 p.m. | No. 4 Penn State at Minnesota | CBS
- 2:30 p.m. | No. 14 BYU at No. 21 Arizona State | ESPN
- 2:30 p.m. | No. 16 Colorado vs. Kansas (at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri) | FOX
- 2:30 p.m. | The Citadel at No. 17 Clemson | CW Network
- 2:30 p.m. | Northwestern at Michigan | FS1
- 2:30 p.m. | Stanford at Cal | ACC Network
- 2:30 p.m. | San Diego State at Utah State | CBSSN
- 2:30 p.m. | Georgia Southern at Coastal Carolina
- 2:30 p.m. | Wisconsin at Nebraska | BTN
- 2:30 p.m. | East Carolina at North Texas | ESPN+
- 2:30 p.m. | Tulsa at South Florida | ESPN+
- 2:30 p.m. | Texas Tech at Oklahoma State | ESPN+
- 2:30 p.m. | Florida A&M vs. Bethune-Cookman (at Camping World Stadium in Orlando) | ESPN+
- 3 p.m. | Wofford at No. 18 South Carolina | ESPN+/SECN+
- 3 p.m. | Louisiana Tech at Arkansas | ESPN+/SECN+
- 3 p.m. | Northern Colorado at Portland State | ESPN+
- 3 p.m. | Pitt at Louisville | ESPN2
- 3:15 p.m. | No. 23 Missouri at Mississippi State | SEC Network
- 3:30 p.m. | Southeast Missouri State at Tennessee State | ESPN+
- 4 p.m. | Troy at Louisiana | ESPN+
- 4 p.m. | UC Davis at Sacramento State | ESPN+
- 5 p.m. | Idaho at Idaho State | ESPN+
- 6 p.m. | No. 19 Army vs. No. 6 Notre Dame (Yankee Stadium at the Bronx, New York) | NBC/Peacock
- 6 p.m. | No. 12 Boise State at Wyoming | CBSSN
- 6 p.m. | Washington State at Oregon State | CW Network
- 6 p.m. | Georgia State at Texas State | ESPN+
- 6 p.m. | Baylor at Houston | FS1
- 6:30 p.m. | No. 7 Alabama at Oklahoma | ABC/ESPN+
- 6:30 p.m. | No. 15 Texas A&M at Auburn | ESPN
- 6:30 p.m. | No. 22 Iowa State at Utah | FOX
- 6:30 p.m. | Marshall at Old Dominion | ESPNU
- 6:45 p.m. | Vanderbilt at LSU | SEC Network
- 7 p.m. | Virginia Tech at Duke | ACC Network
- 7 p.m. | Lamar at McNeese | ESPN+
- 7 p.m. | Cincinnati at Kansas State | ESPN2
- 9:30 p.m. | Air Force at Nevada | FS1
- 9:30 p.m. | Colorado State at Fresno State | CBSSN
- 9:30 p.m. | USC at UCLA | NBC
11 a.m. | No. 9 Ole Miss at Florida | ABC/ESPN+
11 a.m. | No. 13 SMU at Virginia | ESPN2
11 a.m. | No. 25 Illinois at Rutgers | Peacock
11 a.m. | Iowa at Maryland | Big Ten Network
11 a.m. | UConn at Syracuse | ACC Network
11 a.m. | North Carolina at Boston College | CW Network
11 a.m. | Sam Houston at Jacksonville State | CBSSN
11 a.m. | William & Mary at Richmond | FloSports
11 a.m. | East Tennessee State at VMI | ESPN+
11 a.m. | Yale at Harvard | ESPNU
11 a.m. | Brown at Dartmouth | ESPN+
11 a.m. | Cornell at Columbia | ESPN+
11 a.m. | Lafayette at Lehigh | ESPN+
11:30 a.m. | Holy Cross at Georgetown | ESPN+
11:30 a.m. | UCF at West Virginia | ESPNU
11:45 a.m. | UMass at No. 10 Georgia | SEC Network
12 p.m. | UTEP at No. 11 Tennessee | ESPN+/SECN+
12 p.m. | Western Kentucky at Liberty | ESPN+
12 p.m. | New Hampshire at Maine | FloSports
12 p.m. | Delaware at Villanova | FloSports
12 p.m. | Elon at North Carolina A&T | FloSports
12 p.m. | Monmouth at Stony Brook | FloSports
12 p.m. | Hampton at UAlbany | FloSports
12 p.m. | Rhode Island at Bryant | FloSports
12 p.m. | Eastern Illinois at Tennessee Tech | ESPN+
12 p.m. | North Dakota at Illinois State | ESPN+
12 p.m. | Murray State at Southern Illinois | ESPN+
12 p.m. | Butler at Presbyterian | ESPN+
12 p.m. | Drake at Stetson | ESPN+
12 p.m. | San Diego at Morehead State | ESPN+
12 p.m. | Penn at Princeton | ESPN+
12 p.m. | North Carolina Central at Delaware State | ESPN+
12 p.m. | Howard at Morgan State | ESPN+
12 p.m. | Merrimack at Fordham | ESPN+
12 p.m. | Colgate at Bucknell | ESPN+
12:30 p.m. | Charleston Southern at Florida State | ESPN+/ACCNX
12:30 p.m. | Norfolk State at South Carolina State | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Bowling Green at Ball State | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Rice at UAB | ESPN+
1 p.m. | North Alabama at Eastern Kentucky | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Chattanooga at Austin Peay | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Gardner-Webb at Western Illinois | ESPN+
1 p.m. | UIW at East Texas A&M | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Montana at Montana State | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Indiana State at UNI | ESPN+
1 p.m. | North Dakota State at South Dakota | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Davidson at Valparaiso | ESPN+
1:30 p.m. | New Mexico State at Middle Tennessee | ESPN+
1:30 p.m. | James Madison at Appalachian State | ESPN+
2 p.m. | Florida International at Kennesaw State | ESPN+
2 p.m. | UL Monroe at Arkansas State | ESPN+
2 p.m. | South Alabama at Southern Miss | ESPN+
2 p.m. | Charlotte at Florida Atlantic | ESPN+
2 p.m. | Central Arkansas at Tarleton State | ESPN+
2 p.m. | Utah Tech at Southern Utah | ESPN+
2 p.m. | Lindenwood at UT Martin | ESPN+
2 p.m. | Northwestern State at Houston Christian | ESPN+
2 p.m. | Cal Poly at Weber State | ESPN+
2 p.m. | Eastern Washington at Northern Arizona | ESPN+
2 p.m. | Furman at Mercer | ESPN+
2 p.m. | South Dakota State at Missouri State | ESPN+
2 p.m. | Prairie View A&M at Alabama State | ESPN+
2 p.m. | Jackson State at Alcorn State | ESPN+
2 p.m. | Western Carolina at Samford | ESPN+
2 p.m. | Abilene Christian at Stephen F. Austin | ESPN+
2 p.m. | Arizona at TCU | ESPN+
2:30 p.m. | Kentucky at No. 3 Texas | ABC/ESPN+
2:30 p.m. | No. 4 Penn State at Minnesota | CBS
2:30 p.m. | No. 14 BYU at No. 21 Arizona State | ESPN
2:30 p.m. | No. 16 Colorado vs. Kansas (at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri) | FOX
2:30 p.m. | The Citadel at No. 17 Clemson | CW Network
2:30 p.m. | Northwestern at Michigan | FS1
2:30 p.m. | Stanford at Cal | ACC Network
2:30 p.m. | San Diego State at Utah State | CBSSN
2:30 p.m. | Georgia Southern at Coastal Carolina
Frost Advisory Tonight, Low In The 30s
November 22, 2024
There is a frost advisory in effect for the interior portions of Escambia County. Temperatures as low as 33 will result in frost formation from midnight through 8 a.m. Saturday. Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Patchy frost after 3am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 33. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday: Patchy frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 63. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.
Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 39. Calm wind.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 71. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Light south wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. South wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. North wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Thanksgiving Day: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74.
Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.
Low In The 30s Tonight
November 21, 2024
The coldest nights of the season so far are ahead for Thursday and Friday nights.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 37. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 59. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: Patchy frost after 4am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 36. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday: Patchy frost before 7am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 63. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 38. Calm wind.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 70. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. South wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Thanksgiving Day: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 71.
Thursday CSX Crossing Closure Update, And Yes They Will Fix Old Chemstrand
November 21, 2024
CSX continues to close railroad crossings for maintenance in Escambia County, and NorthEscambia.com has learned that they return to a crossing on Old Chemstrand Road to make additional improvements.
Numerous readers have complained to us about the Old Chemstrand crossing work being subpar and creating a dangerous situation. CSX will return and close the Old Chemstrand crossing Thursday morning to extend one side of the approach to that it is not as bumpy and abrupt, according to an Escambia County official.
Here is an update on the other openings and closings:
Archer Road – open
El Camino Drive – open
Woodbury Circle – reopening Thursday morning
Eded Lane — open
Cotton Lake Road — closing Thursday morning
The Becks Lake Road crossing will not close this week as previously planned. Becks Lane will close next Monday and Tuesday with a planned reopening on Wednesday. A temporary crossing should be in place during the closure.
NorthEscambia.com photos by Kristi Barber, click to enlarge.
Windy And Turning Colder, Low Tonight Around 40
November 20, 2024
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 73. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 41. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 61. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 41. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 58. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 36. North wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 59. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 39. Calm wind.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 67.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Wednesday CSX Railroad Crossing Closure Update
November 20, 2024
Here’s the latest on CSX railroad closures in Escambia County as of Wednesday morning.
All closures and openings are dependent on the weather and asphalt deliver)
At last report:
- Archer Road — Closed. Opening early Thursday.
- El Camino Drive – Closed. Opening early Thursday
- Countri Lane — No work expected at this time.
- Woodbury Circle –Closed with a temporary crossing in place
- Becks Lake Road — Closing Wednesday with a temporary crossing in place
- Eden Lane — Closed for two days
NorthEscambia.com photos by Kristi Barber, click to enlarge.
Several Inches Of Rain Possible Today, Turning Colder By Wednesday Night
November 19, 2024
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tuesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 73. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 2 and 3 inches possible.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the evening.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 71. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 41. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 61. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 40. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 58. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 36. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 60.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 67.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.