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Tropical Rains

Lots of tropical moisture from the remnants of Tropical Depression 5 will being scattered showers and thunderstorms all weekend.

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

• Friday: Showers and thunderstorms. High near 92. Calm wind becoming south between 10 and 15 mph. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
• Friday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 77. South wind between 5 and 10 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
• Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 106. Calm wind becoming southwest between 5 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
• Saturday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 76. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
• Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 93. West wind around 5 mph.
• Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
• Monday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 93. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.
• Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. North wind around 5 mph.
• Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 91.
• Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76.
• Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 89.
• Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.
• Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 88.

Rainy Forecast

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

• Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
• Friday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 105. South wind between 5 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
• Friday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 77. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
• Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 93. West wind between 5 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
• Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 77. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
• Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 93. West wind around 5 mph.
• Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
• Monday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 93. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.
• Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76.
• Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 91.
• Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76.
• Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 89.
• Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.
• Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 88.

Deputies Seek Suspects In Gas Station Murder

A man was gunned down at an Escambia County gas station Tuesday night, and the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office has named two suspects in the death.

Escambia Sheriff’s investigators said Omar Shereef Hickenbotham, 18, and Tyrone Vincent Moultrie, 21, are suspects in the shooting death that occurred Tuesday night at an Exxon Gas Station parking lot located on West Fairfield Drive in Pensacola.  Arrest warrants have not yet been issued for either man.

The victim’s name is being withheld until out of town next of kin are notified. He was found lying in a ditch behind the Exxon station.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the Sheriff’s Office at (850) 436-9620.

Flash Flood Watch Issued

.Flash Flood Watch in effect from midnight CDT tonight through
Friday afternoon…

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Flash Flood Watch for portions of southwest Alabama…
northwest Florida and southeast Mississippi…including the
following areas…in southwest Alabama…lower Baldwin…lower
Mobile…upper Baldwin and upper Mobile. In northwest
Florida…coastal Escambia…coastal Okaloosa…coastal Santa
Rosa…inland Escambia…inland Okaloosa and inland Santa
Rosa. In southeast Mississippi…George and stone.

* From midnight CDT tonight through Friday afternoon

* the heavier rains are possible generally south of a line from
Wiggins Mississippi to Citronelle…Bay Minette Alabama to
Crestview Florida. Latest forecasts call for storm total rains of 3
to 5 inches during the duration of watch. A few areas may see locally
higher amounts of around 6 inches.

Precautionary/preparedness actions…

A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead
to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation.

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should flash flood warnings be issued.

Autopsy Today On Body Found Next To Highway 29 In McDavid

An autopsy is scheduled for today on the body of a man found  Tuesday morning in McDavid.

The body was found lying face down in high grass a few feet off the side of Highway 29 just north of the West Fraser McDavid sawmill. Authorities are not yet releasing the man’s identity.

According to Sgt. Ted Roy, spokesperson for the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, authorities do not yet know how the man died. Roy said it was not clear if he died of natural causes, if he was hit by a passing vehicle or if foul play was involved. As the investigation continues, Roy said the case was being treated as a homicide until evidence indicates otherwise.

For a photo gallery from the scene, click here.

For an earlier story and video, click here.

Tropical System Dissipates; Lots Of Rain Still Possible

Tropical Depression Five dissipated this afternoon, and all tropical weather warnings were dropped for the Gulf Coast. However, the remnants of the system will continue to move across the northern Gulf, potentially bringing lots of rain to Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. The weather service says five or more inches of rain could fall through Friday afternoon. A flash flood watch has been issued for the area.

Here is your official  North Escambia are forecast:

• Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. East wind between 5 and 10 mph.
• Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 91. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
• Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 77. South wind between 5 and 10 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
• Friday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 93. Southwest wind between 5 and 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
• Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 77. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
• Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 95. Southwest wind between 5 and 10 mph.
• Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
• Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.
• Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 77.
• Monday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 94.
• Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76.
• Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 90.
• Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75.
• Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 91.

Tropical Storm Warning Issued

The National Hurricane Center has issued a Tropical Storm warning that includes Escambia and Santa Rosa counties.

The entire warning area is from Destin to Intracoastal City, Louisiana.

Tropical Depression 5 has formed in the Gulf of Mexico. The system is expected to make landfall along the north central Gulf Coast by late Wednesday or early Thursday as Tropical Storm Danielle.

Learn About Candidates In WSRE Series

WSRE, PBS for the Gulf Coast, will present “Rally 2010,” a primary and general election television candidate forum beginning Monday night.

The first installment of “Rally 2010” will air on WSRE Monday, August 9 through Wednesday, August 11 at 7 p.m. nightly and will focus on the August 24 primary election featuring local candidates from races in Escambia, Santa Rosa and Okaloosa Counties, as well as candidates for State Senate and House seats.

The program will be moderated by Dee Dee Sharp, journalist and on-air host of WSRE and Pensacola State College’s “AWARE”; Lloyd Patterson, on-air host of WSRE’s “Connecting the Community”; and Sandra Averhart, WUWF News Director. The second installment featuring candidates for the general election will take place October 18 and 19.

The primary races covered in “Rally 2010” are scheduled to include the following races/candidates:

Monday, August 9

• Senate District 2 – Greg Evers, Mike Hill
• House District 1 – Greg Brown, Douglas Broxson, Ricky Perritt, Ferd Salomon
• House District 2 – Clay Ingram, David Karasek
• Esc. Co. Commissioners Dist. 2 – Dave Murzin, Karen Sindel, George Touart, Gene Valentino
• Esc. Co. Commissioners Dist. 4 – Dennis Green, Grover Robinson

Tuesday, August 10

• Esc. Co. School Board Dist. 1 – Jeff Bergosh, Luke Keller
• Esc. Co. School Board Dist. 2 – Gerald Boone, Virginia White
• Esc. Co. School Board Dist. 3 – Linda Moultrie, Charlie Nichols
• ECUA Dist. 2 – Lois Benson, Stephen Burand, James William Kirkland
• ECUA Dist. 4 – Stuart Brown, Ryan Fendt, Dale Perkins, Ronald Ward
• SR Co. Commissioners Dist. 2 – Bob Cole, Claude Duvall, Ronald Scott, Clifton Wheeler
• SR Co. Commissioners Dist. 4 – Ruth Esser, Mark Goode, Gordon Goodin, Jim Melvin
• SR Co. School Board Dist. 1 – Dale Anderson, Sheperd Iverson, Diane Scott
• SR Co. School Board Dist. 3 – Carol Boston, Mary Diane Coleman
• SR Co. School Board Dist. 5 – Scott Peden, Thomas Naile

Wednesday, August 11

• Okaloosa Co. Sheriff’s Office – Larry Ashley, William Rick Hord, Ronald Livingston, Steven Menchel, William Patterson, Tony Taylor, Robert Thacker, Brian Sparling
• Okaloosa Co. Commissioners Dist. 2 – David Parisot, Elaine Tucker
• Okaloosa Co. Commissioners Dist. 4 – Don Amunds
• Okaloosa Co. School Board Dist. 3 – Paul Wendel Brock, Rodney Walker
• Okaloosa Co. School Board Dist. 5 – Howard Hill, Melissa Thrush

“Rally 2010” is co-sponsored by WSRE and the League of Women Voters of the Pensacola Bay Area and Okaloosa County. The purpose of “Rally 2010” is to give citizens an unbiased look at the candidates vying to represent them and learn where they stand on the important issues that affect them. WSRE provides the program as a public service and encourages all citizens to participate in exercising their constitutional right to vote.

Another Hot Day With Afternoon Rain

Another day, another normal Gulf Coast summer day with hot, humid afternoon with a chance of afternoon storms.

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

• Today: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Partly cloudy, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 106. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming south.
• Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. North wind around 5 mph.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 106. East wind between 5 and 10 mph.
• Tuesday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Wednesday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 96. East wind between 5 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
• Wednesday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
• Thursday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 95. Southeast wind between 5 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
• Thursday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Friday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 96. South wind between 5 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
• Friday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 78. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
• Saturday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 96. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
• Saturday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Sunday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 95. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

More Thunder Likely For Sunday

There is a 60 percent chance of more showers and thunderstorms for your Sunday. Much like Saturday evening, some residents will only hear thunder, while others will experience downpours.

Here is your official North Escambia are forecast:

• Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 93. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
• Sunday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 105. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.
• Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Calm wind.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southeast.
• Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
• Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 95. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southeast.
• Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
• Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 95.
• Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76.
• Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 95.
• Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76.
• Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 93.

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