Florida School Grades To Be Released Today
June 30, 2011
School grades will be released this morning by the Florida Department of Education for elementary and middle schools.
Each school is given a grade based primarily upon student achievement data from the FCAT. The grades are designed to communicate to the public how well a school is performing relative to state standards.
School grades are calculated based on annual learning gains of each student toward achievement of Sunshine State Standards, the progress of the lowest quartile of students, and the meeting of proficiency standards.
NorthEscambia.com will post the school grades for the schools in the North Escambia area later this morning.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
June 28, 2011
The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Escambia County in northwest Florida…
this includes the cities of…West Pensacola…Pensacola…Myrtle
Grove…Molino…Goulding…
century…Brent…Bellview…
Santa Rosa County in northwest Florida…
this includes the cities of…pace…Milton…Bagdad…
* until 600 PM CDT
* at 506 PM CDT…National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated a
line of severe thunderstorms capable of producing damaging winds in
excess of 60 mph. These storms were located along a line extending
from 18 miles northwest of Crestview to 8 miles south of century to
11 miles east of Bay Minette…and moving south at 35 mph.
* Severe thunderstorms will be near…
Molino around 520 PM CDT…
Milton near whitin around 525 PM CDT…
Milton around 535 PM CDT…
pace…Bagdad and Gonzalez around 540 PM CDT…
Avalon Beach and Ensley around 545 PM CDT…
Ferry Pass around 550 PM CDT…
This includes Interstate 10 between mile markers 1 and 42.
Precautionary/preparedness actions…
Wind damage with this storm can occur well ahead of any rain or
lightning. Do not wait for the sound of thunder before taking cover.
Seek shelter immediately inside a sturdy structure and stay away from
windows.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 600 PM CDT
Tuesday evening for southwestern Alabama and northwest Florida and
southeast Mississippi.
Severe Thunderstorm Watch: Heavy Rain, Hail Possible
June 28, 2011
A severe thunderstorm watch in in effect for the entire North Escambia area, including Escambia and Santa Rosa counties in Florida and Escambia County in Alabama.
A line of thunderstorms moving south through Alabama could reach the area by early evening.
According to the National Weather Service, the atmosphere ahead of this line will be very unstable due to daytime heating. This will lead to some of the storm becoming strong to severe with the primary threat being damaging winds in excess of 60 mph. Quarter size hail will also be possible in the stronger storms. The storms could produce locally heavy rainfall, which could result in some minor urban and small stream flooding.
- Tonight — Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the evening…then chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Some thunderstorms may be severe with damaging winds and large hail in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 80 percent.
- Wednesday – Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs in the mid 90s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
- Thursday –Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s. Northeast winds around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
- Thursday Night — Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds around 5 mph in the evening becoming light. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
- Friday — Sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
Allentown Community Without Power
June 28, 2011
Escambia River Electric Cooperative customers served by a substation in Allentown in Santa Rosa County were without power this morning. The electric cooperative was forced to cut power to the substation to make repairs and equipment upgrades. Power was expected to be restored by Tuesday afternoon.
Typical Summer Weather
June 27, 2011
Our typical summertime weather continues this week with just slight chances of mostly afternoon storms and plenty of heat.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming south between 5 and 10 mph.
- Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. South wind between 10 and 15 mph becoming calm.
- Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10am. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Calm wind becoming south between 5 and 10 mph.
- Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. South wind between 5 and 10 mph becoming calm.
- Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming southwest between 5 and 10 mph.
- Wednesday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Thursday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming south between 5 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.
- Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.
- Saturday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 94. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73.
- Sunday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Work Week Weather
June 26, 2011
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. South wind between 5 and 10 mph becoming calm.
- Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Calm wind becoming south between 5 and 10 mph.
- Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. South wind between 5 and 10 mph becoming calm.
- Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Calm wind becoming south between 5 and 10 mph.
- Tuesday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Wednesday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming south between 5 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Wednesday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Thursday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73.
- Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94.
- Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73.
- Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 93.
DEVELOPING: 911, Phone Outage Resolved For Walnut Hill, Bratt Molino Areas
June 24, 2011
(Updated 10:15 p.m.) An equipment problem left Walnut Hill, Bratt and Molino Frontier Communications customers unable to call 911 or other numbers outside the Frontier network for over five hours Friday.
The outage started before 5 p.m. and was resolved by about 10:15 p.m. During the outage, the Molino and Walnut Hill stations of Escambia Fire Rescue were manned by volunteers in the event they were needed for an emergency.
A Frontier spokesman said the problem was a fiber optic equipment equipment failure in the Walnut Hill or Molino area.
Benefit Lunch Plates Sold Today For Man Stepped On By Mule
June 24, 2011
Benefit plates will be sold today in Atmore for Jim Ashcraft, a horse trainer that was severely injured when a mule stepped on his face.
The plates will sold in the old Feaster’s Tires parking lot, across from Walgreens, from 10 am until 1 pm.
Smoked pork and chicken plates will include potato salad, baked beans and drink for $6.
Phone Outage: Emergency EREC Contact Information
June 23, 2011
Due to the current telephone outage in northern Santa Rosa County, Escambia River Electric Cooperative members needing to report a power disruption or emergency should call the toll-free outage number, 877-OUT-EREC, from their cell phone. If still unable to reach EREC, this information can be reported to memberservice@erec.com temporarily until the telephone outage has been repaired.
Rain Chance 70% Today
June 23, 2011
At 70 percent, today’s rain chance is higher than we have seen in a long time. Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Today: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 89. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
- Tonight: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming southwest between 5 and 10 mph.
- Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Southwest wind between 5 and 10 mph becoming calm.
- Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming south between 5 and 10 mph.
- Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. South wind between 5 and 10 mph becoming calm.
- Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming south between 5 and 10 mph.
- Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. South wind between 5 and 10 mph becoming calm.
- Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming south between 5 and 10 mph.
- Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.
- Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.
- Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.
- Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.