Freezing Tonight

January 13, 2012

Here is your chilly North Escambia area forecast:

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 22. Calm wind.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 61. Wind chill values between 15 and 25 early. Calm wind becoming southwest between 5 and 10 mph.
Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 29. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
Sunday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 38. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.
M.L.King Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Southeast wind between 5 and 15 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind between 5 and 10 mph.
Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. South wind between 10 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. North wind between 10 and 15 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 61.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.

Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Archive

Mid 20’s Tonight

January 12, 2012

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Northwest wind between 5 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 52. Wind chill values between 20 and 30 early. West wind between 5 and 10 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 59. Wind chill values between 25 and 35 early. Calm wind becoming west between 5 and 10 mph.
Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 28. West wind around 5 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 62. North wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
M.L.King Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. East wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south.
Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. South wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 68.
Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 59.

Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Archive

Blood Drive Today In Walnut Hill

January 12, 2012

A blood drive will take place today in Walnut Hill. The Northwest Florida Blood Services Bloodmobile will be at Walnut Hill Fire Department from 8 a.m. until noon.

The graphic below, provided by Northwest Florida Blood Services, shows some of the benefits of donating blood.

Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Archive

Colder Weather On The Way

January 11, 2012

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

Tonight: Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
Thursday: Breezy. Mostly sunny in the morning becoming mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph becoming west 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night: Colder. Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph becoming 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
Friday: Cooler…sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
Saturday: Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear. Lows 26 to 31.
Sunday:Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34.
M.L.King Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66.

Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Archive

Power Failure Closes Escambia Courthouse

January 10, 2012

The M.C. Blanchard Judicial Building at 190 Governmental Center will be closed for the reminder of the day today due to a power outage. The building closed at 11 a.m. and will reopen on Wednesday, January 11, with normal hours of operation.

Persons with a hearing scheduled for this afternoon, should contact their attorney or judge Wednesday morning. To file documents, visit the Clerk of Courts Official Records Division, 221 Palafox Place.

Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Archive

Brief Severe Storms Possible Tonight

January 10, 2012

There is a slight risk of severe storms Tuesday night in the entire area Damaging winds up to 60 mph, isolated brief tornadoes, large hail and locally heavy flooding rains are all possible, according to the National Weather Service.

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

Tonight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Low around 52. Southeast wind around 10 mph becoming west. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. West wind between 5 and 10 mph.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. West wind around 5 mph.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. West wind between 5 and 15 mph.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Northwest wind between 5 and 10 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 51. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25. North wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 55. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming north.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 60.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.
M.L.King Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65.

Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Archive

Rain, Thunderstorms Becoming Likely

January 9, 2012

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

Tonight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Patchy fog before 9am. High near 71. South wind between 5 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Tuesday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 50. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Wednesday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. West wind between 5 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. West wind around 5 mph.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. West wind between 5 and 10 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 51. Northwest wind between 5 and 10 mph.
Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 24.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 57.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 61.
Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 36.
M.L.King Day: Sunny, with a high near 56.

Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Archive

Rain Chances Increasing

January 8, 2012

Rain chances will increase over the next few days. Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers. Areas of fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. South wind around 5 mph.
Monday: Patchy dense fog in the morning. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms all day. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
Monday Night: Cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
Tuesday: Numerous showers in the morning. Isolated thunderstorms all day. Widespread showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s. East winds 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 90 percent.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers in the evening. Isolated thunderstorms all night. Scattered showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Wednesday Night: Cooler. Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
Thursday: Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
Thursday Night: Colder. Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s.
Friday: Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 20s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Saturday: Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s.
Sunday: Sunny. Highs around 60.

Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Archive

Increasing Rain Chances

January 7, 2012

Here is your official weekend weather forecast for the North Escambia area:

Tonight: Isolated showers. Patchy dense fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday: Scattered showers, mainly after noon. Patchy dense fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 74. South wind between 5 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Monday: Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Southeast wind between 5 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Monday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southeast wind between 5 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a high near 72. Southeast wind between 10 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tuesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind around 10 mph becoming west. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. West wind between 10 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. West wind around 5 mph.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 60.

Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Archive

Portion Of $50 Million Gulf Restoration Funds Now Available For North Escambia Area

January 6, 2012

Details have been released on exactly how a portion of a $50 million Gulf Coast restoration initiative will be funneled into the North Escambia area to improve water quality in the Escambia River and the Gulf of Mexico.

The $50 million will spent over three years in conservation assistance to farmers and ranchers in priority areas along seven major rivers in five states that drain into the Gulf.

In both Escambia counties in both Florida and Alabama, funds will be focused on the Canoe Creek watershed and the Sandy Hollow-Pine Barren Creek watershed in the Escambia River basin. Also, in North Escambia, funds will provide conservation assistance in the Little Pine Barren Creek Watershed in the Escambia River Basin. (Click map to enlarge.)

“This locally-led effort to improve the health of the Gulf Coast region will benefit Florida citizens by producing cleaner water, more abundant wildlife, and healthier fisheries,” said Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) State Conservationist Carlos Suarez.

Financial assistance is available to help producers apply sustainable agricultural and wildlife habitat management systems that will focus on reducing soil erosion, improving water quality, and improving wildlife habitat on cropland, pastureland, and forestland.

Practices may include:

Installing grade control structures to stabilize eroding gullies
Implementing precision agriculture to reduce chemical application overlap and protect sensitive environmental areas
Increasing adoption of residue and tillage management, cover crops, and conservation crop rotations to reduce sheet and rill erosion and improve soil organic matter, which will result in cleaner runoff and improved water quality
Planting grass and trees to stabilize eroding areas
Installing cross-fences and watering facilities to facilitate grazing distribution
Controlling cattle access to streams to improve water quality and stream bank stability
Planting and managing native plant species to improve wildlife habitat and to assist with restoration of a multitude of declining species
Promoting energy conservation by eliminating the need for annual mechanical removal of sediment from split ditches
Implementing grazing management
Installing heavy-use area protection pads

The $50 million Gulf Coast restoration initiative was announced by the Obama administration.

For information on how to apply for the funding, contact the NRCS Molino Service Center at (850) 587-5345 or the Brewton NRCS Service Center at (251) 867-3185.

Pictured: This map shows the areas eligible for a portion of $50 million in Gulf Coast restoration funding, click to enlarge.

Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Archive

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