Hurricane Francine Means Rain, Storms Gusty Winds Wednesday Into Thursday
September 11, 2024
For the latest specific forecast and local impacts for Francine, click here.
There is a flood watch in effect for today.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Wednesday: Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 10am. High near 75. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Wednesday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 70. Breezy, with a southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 2 and 3 inches possible.
Thursday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 1pm and 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. High near 81. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a chance of showers between 7am and 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10am. Sunny, with a high near 86. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. Calm wind.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Calm wind.
Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.
Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
Wednesday After School Events For Escambia (FL) Schools Cancelled
September 10, 2024
Escambia County Public Schools (Florida) have canceled all practices, games, and extracurricular activities for tomorrow afternoon and evening, Wednesday, September 11, 2024. School will be in session as usual on Wednesday.
George Stone Technical College will hold classes as scheduled on Wednesday evening.
Due to the potential for severe weather tomorrow evening through the early morning hours on Thursday morning associated with Hurricane Francine, and with the safety of ECPS students and staff in mind, Superintendent of Schools Keith Leonard has announced the cancellation of all practices, games, and extracurricular activities on Wednesday.
Normal activities are expected to resume on Thursday.
Francine Is Now A Hurricane
September 10, 2024
Francine continues to move across the western Gulf of Mexico towards a landfall as a hurricane in Louisiana on Wednesday.
The National Hurricane Center said Francine became a tropical storm Monday morning, making it the sixth named storm of the 2024.
The latest details are in the graphic above from the National Hurricane Center.
Increasing Rain Chances As Francine Approaches Northern Gulf Coast
September 10, 2024
For the latest specific forecast on Francine, click here.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tuesday: A slight chance of showers before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 75. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Wednesday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 71. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Thursday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. High near 80. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 86.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69.
Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
Reminder: Big Free Food Distribution Today In Cantonment
September 10, 2024
The Cantonment Improvement Committee will host a special food distribution on Tuesday, September 10 at Carver Park, 208 Webb Street.
There will be a bag of food for the first 500 families, an estimated total of 25,000 pounds or more.
The distribution is sponsored by SEG Grocers/Winn Dixie and Farm Share. Organizers said residents of the greater Cantonment, Molino, Walnut Hill, Century and surrounding areas are invited. No identification is required.
The event will start at 3 p.m. Attendees should like up facing north on Webb Street. The bag of food will be placed directly in the vehicle.
NorthEscambia.com file photo.
Tropical Storm Francine Forms, Landfall Expected In Louisiana As A Hurricane
September 9, 2024
Tropical Storm Francine formed in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday. It is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane on Tuesday, according to the National Hurricane Center.
A hurricane watch was issued for portions of the Louisiana coast due to hurricane conditions being possible within the next 48 hours.
The latest details are in the graphic above from the National Hurricane Center.
Slight Chance Of Rain, Lower 80s For Monday
September 9, 2024
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a chance of showers between 1am and 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Wednesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 76. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Wednesday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 70. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Thursday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 77. East wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 84.
TDC Special Meeting To Discuss $90 Million Ashton Brosnaham Park Indoor Sports Facility, Bay Center Upgrades
September 8, 2024
The Escambia County Tourism Development Council (TDC) will hold a special meeting Monday to discuss an indoor sports facility costing up to $60 million for Escambia County’s Ashton Brosnaham Park, and $30 million in upgrades for the Pensacola Bay Center.
The meeting will be held at 3 p.m. on Monday, September 9 in Escambia County Commission chambers at 221 Palafox Place.
Those ideas were pitched at a Tourist Development Council meeting on August 29, but decisive action was not taken on either item.
Ashton Brosnaham Indoor Sports Facility
A proposal for an indoor sports facility at the county-owned Ashton Brosnaham Park calls for a building that’s 100,000 square foot, including 73,000 square feet of open floor space that would be large enough to host eight basketball courts that could be converted into 16 volleyball courts with support space, or it could be used as large exhibition hall for other types of events.
Other key takeaways on the proposed facility:
- 14 acres of the park is flat, open, undeveloped and already zone for recreation
- 700+ paved parking spaces in the current design
- Primary support for hardwood sports and related events
- Open common areas would include meeting spaces, viewing areas, vendor space, concessions, retail space
- Second floor walking track and viewing area
- Open to the public for recreation, will also host tournaments and events
- Collaboration with Escambia County Public Schools on access and utilization
- Community use of facility on non-tournament dates
- Projected operating deficit offset by ~$37 million in economic impact per year
- Projected new tax revenues of ~$2.7 million per year
- Total project cost range: $48 – $61 million
“It’s a tried and proven location; it doesn’t get any better than the SEC,” Escambia County Parks and Recreation Director Michael Rhodes said The Park has hosted the 2024 SEC Women’s Soccer Tournament and will host it again this year on November 3-10. “We are willing to grow that, and we want to grow that and make that (Ashton Brosnaham Park) the true sports destination in Escambia County. Which we feel it’s already one its way.”
Rhodes said the school district has expressed a willingness to provide property for second roadway into the facility that would also benefit current soccer programs that have 700-800 youth players annually.
“It’s in a growing area in our community,” Rhodes added as he touted Ashton Brosnaham of 10 Mile Road as the perfect location. “This project can be a win-win for everybody…and this is something that will stand the test of time.”
A feasibility study funded by Pensacola Sports came in at 155 pages, but TDC members only saw a 12-page presentation at their August meeting.
Pensacola Bay Center
A plan to spend $43 million, with $30 million coming from a bond issue by the TDT, was also presented.
The upgrades would modernize the aging facility and add more seating for events like concerts.
What’s next?
TDC member Jim Reeves made motion to approve a $90 million bond issue for the sports facility and Bay Center, but no vote was taken. A substitute motion by council members Mitesh Patel called for special meeting on both proposals, and that meeting was later set for September 9.
The Escambia County Tourist Development Council makes recommendations for final decisions by the Board of County Commissioners. It is anticipated that a TDC bond issue would be repayed from TDC funds.
NorthEscambia.com photos/graphics, click to enlarge.
Slight Chance Of Sunday Rain
September 8, 2024
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Sunday: A slight chance of showers between 10am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind around 5 mph.
Monday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Wednesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 82.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Rain Likely For Saturday, Moderate Weekend Temps
September 7, 2024
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Saturday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 10am and 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 77. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Monday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. East wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Thursday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
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. Partly sunny, with a high near 81.