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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.

NWE Football, NEP Fall Ball Registrations Today

Registration is going on today for Northwest Escambia football and NEP Fall Ball.

NWE Football Registration
Northwest Escambia football registration has been extended. Registration will continue Saturday, August 7 from 10 a.m. until noon at Ernest Ward Middle School.  Registrations will also be accepted during afternoon practices in August, weekdays except Wednesday from 5:45 until 8 p.m. at Ernest Ward. More 11 and 12 year olds are needed.

NEP Fall Ball Registration
NEP Fall Ball registration every Saturday in August at Academy Sports on Davis Highway from 9 a.m. until noon. T-ball 13/14 and softball.

Yard Sale Today To Benefit Cheerleaders

A North Escambia yard sale will benefit a local cheerleading group today. The Northwest Escambia Cheerleaders will hold a fund raiser yard sale beginning at 7 a.m. at 10051 Highway 97 (at corner of Highway 97 and Highway 4). The sale will offer a variety of items.

A Bit ‘Cooler’ This Weekend, Chance Of Rain

We will actually be a few degrees “cooler” this weekend, with daytime highs in the more seasonable low 90’s range. No more of those heat advisories or heat warnings for the weekend.

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

• Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
• Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
• Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 76. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
• Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph.
• Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
• Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming east between 5 and 10 mph.
• Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
• Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 92.
• Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.
• Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 91.
• Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.
• Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 91.

Summer Jam 2010: Corey Hicks In Concert

The 35 churches of the  Escambia (Ala.) Baptist Association will present the Summer Jam 2010 back to school rally Saturday night.

The event will feature Corey Hicks, a Christian rapper and youth evangelist from New Orleans. Summer Jam 2010 will take place at 6:00 tonight at the Flomaton High School Auditorium. Admission is $2.00.

About Corey Hicks

Corey Hicks was born and raised in New Orleans. He grew up in the Lower Ninth Ward, a neighborhood infamously known as “Cross the Canal,” where he witnessed the rawness of the streets firsthand. Although statistics were not in his favor, Corey graduated from St. Augustine High School, noted for its academic excellence and went on to attend Xavier University’s engineering program.

Today, Corey is a passionate minister of the Gospel as well as a graduate of the City Vision, where he received a B.A. in Missions and School of Urban Missions, where he received a A.A. in Biblical Studies. He also served on Staff at the New Orleans Campus for a year. Corey also served as Youth Pastor at Cornerstone Christian Center for two years, while serving as a representative for Youth for Christ/ Campus Life Ministries, a relevant ministry in the public school system.

Although Corey is in the ministry, he was not always a minister. He experimented with drugs like cocaine, heroin, ecstasy, marijuana, and whatever became popular to do. Eventually becoming addicted to them all, Corey became an IV Drug user. He continues to declare that it is only God’s grace that he is not incarcerated and is alive today. As a former Artist/ CEO, he proclaimed death through his lyrics but today, he speaks life!

Corey is the Chief Executive Officer of Longevity Music, a Christian Record Label, where he is also an artist. He is using his gift to change lives and bring LONGEVITY. He is also using the influence God gave him to mentor and develop inspiring youth. Corey also works full time with Next Generation, a cutting edge outreach to over 26 public High Schools, as a High School Campus Missionary. He leads seven evangelistic clubs on six different campuses in the Greater New Orleans area.

Corey served on the Board of MC’s of the City, a ministry where some of the Christian MC’s in N.O. came together once a month to focus on prayer for the city and strategies to improve the local urban communities of the city, before Hurricane Katrina. He currently serves on the Board of Saving Teens, a non-profit organization that provides resources for families with teens in crisis, enabling them to place their teen in environments that will meet their needs.

Not As Hot, But Still A 105+ Heat Index

For the first time in about a week, there is not a heat advisory or warning in effect for the North Escambia area. But it will still be hot.

The heat index will climb to about 107 the next couple of days, with a high around 95. There is a 50 percent chance of an afternoon thunderstorm for some heat relief. Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

• Friday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 107. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
• Friday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Saturday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 107. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
• Saturday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
• Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
• Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
• Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
• Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 95.
• Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.
• Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 93.
• Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74.
• Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 91.

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