Flash Flood Watch in Effect Through Tuesday Night

October 4, 2021

A flash flood watch is in effect through Tuesday night.

The National Weather Service said residents of the North Escambia area can expect multiple rounds of very heavy rain through at least Tuesday night. Total rainfall amounts of 3 to 5 inches are possible with locally higher amounts in areas where showers and storms repeatedly move across the same areas.

This heavy rain combined with saturated soils means flash flooding is likely. Some roads may be flooded or closed.

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

Monday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 81. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Monday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 67. South wind around 5 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Tuesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 77. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. East wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming northeast after midnight.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming northwest in the evening.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 83.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.

Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 82.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Archive