Severe Storms, Flooding Possible Into Friday Night

December 30, 2022

A few strong to severe storms will be possible Friday through early Friday evening over most of the North Escambia area.

The main threats with any of the stronger storms that develop include damaging wind gusts. Although, a tornado or two cannot be ruled out.

Forecasters say 1-3 inches of rain is possible with locally higher amounts where storms repeatedly move over the same areas Localized flooding is possible, especially for low-lying and urban areas.

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

This Afternoon: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Temperature falling to around 64 by 5pm. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Tonight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Patchy fog after 3am. Low around 62. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers before noon. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night: Patchy dense fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.

New Year’s Day: Patchy dense fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the evening.

Monday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms. High near 73. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Tuesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after midnight. Low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 69.

Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.


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