Back To School Forecast: Sunny And Hot
August 12, 2024
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 74. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 96. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 76. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 94.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 75.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 94.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.
Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 95.
Send Us Your Back To School Photos!
August 12, 2024
It’s the first day of school in Escambia County, and we want to share your photos in our annual back to school gallery.
Send us your back to school photos along with the first name of your child, grade and school. Submit the photos on the back to school post on our Facebook page , tag @northescambia on Facebook, or on Twitter @northescambia or #NorthEscambia. Or email news@northescambia.com. Please submit your photos before 6 p.m.
(Teachers, bus drivers and staff can submit their photos too.)
On Tuesday, we’ll publish as many photos as we can.
Pictured: A few of last year’s back to school photos. NorthEscambia.com file photos, click to enlarge.
Last Chance: Florida’s Back To School Sales Tax Holiday Ends Today
August 11, 2024
Florida’s two-week back to school sales tax holiday ends today, August 11.
Many school supplies (including laptops and tablets) and clothing are exempt from Florida’s usual 6% sales tax rate.
Shoppers can save on most items under a certain dollar amount. For instance, clothing must cost $100 or less per item, school supplies must cost $50 or less, personal computers and tablets $1,500 or less, and learning aids and jigsaw puzzles $30 or less.
There are many school supplies you can purchase tax-free in the state during the sales tax holiday, but here are a few highlights:
- Hats, shoes, shorts, pants, shirts, underwear, socks, and raincoats
- Backpacks, book bags, handbags, purses, and lunch boxes
- Cleated and spiked shoes and swimsuits
- Notebooks, scissors, pens, pencils, and calculators
- Printers, scanners, mice, keyboards, and routers
- Electronic books, flashcards, puzzle books, and matching games
- Hair accessories, wallets, and belts
For a details list of what does, and does not, qualify, click or tap here.
Do Online Purchases Qualify?
Online purchases can qualify, but delivery to a Florida address is required.
What Is Not Included?
While many eligible items are included in the two-week tax holiday, there are a few exceptions.
- Accessories like jewelry and watches are not tax-free nor are many types of gloves. A few additional exclusions apply.
- Clothing. Umbrellas and protective masks are taxable, as are roller skates, rented formal clothing, and non-prescription sunglasses and goggles.
- School supplies. Taxable items include printer or computer paper, and books not otherwise exempt.
- Electronics. Many electronics are taxable, including computer bags, CDs and DVDs, computers for recreational use, regular batteries (e.g. not for medical use), smartphones, surge protectors, tablet covers, game controllers, and digital cameras.
- Miscellaneous items. Furniture, luggage, garment bags, suitcases, and any rentals of eligible items are taxable and excluded from the tax-free holiday.
The sales tax holiday does not apply to:
- Any item of clothing with a sales price of more than $100
- Any school supply item with a sales price of more than $50
- Books that are not otherwise exempt
- Computers and computer-related accessories with a sales price of more than $1,500
- Computers and computer-related accessories purchased for commercial purposes
- Rentals of any eligible items
- Repairs or alterations of any eligible items
- Sales of any eligible items within a theme park or entertainment complex, public lodging establishment,
- or airports
Sunny And Hot To Begin The Week
August 11, 2024
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 74. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 96.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 95.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 76.
Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 95.
Hot Weekend, Small Chance Of A Scattered Saturday Storm
August 10, 2024
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 94. North wind around 5 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 94. North wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 96.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 76.
Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 96.
Middle 70s Tonight; Middle 90s Friday
August 8, 2024
There is heat advisory in effect again for Thursday.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 109. North wind around 5 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 105. North wind around 5 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 94. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 96. North wind around 5 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75.
Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 96.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 76.
Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 93.
Heat Advisory: Sunny, Upper 90s Today
August 7, 2024
There is heat advisory in effect for Wednesday.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Wednesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 105. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 78. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Thursday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 105. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76. West wind around 5 mph becoming north after midnight.
Friday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 77. West wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 94. North wind around 5 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. North wind around 5 mph.
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 92.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70.
Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 93.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 95.
Sunny And Hot; Most Areas Will Remain Dry
August 6, 2024
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 96. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Wednesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Thursday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76. North wind around 5 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 94. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. North wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 94.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 92.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70.
ECSO Deputy Fired After Arrest On Child Neglect, Abuse Charges
August 6, 2024
For an updated story, click here.
An Escambia County Sheriff’s deputy was fired after he was arrested on child cruelty charges.
Christopher George Turney, 40, was charged with child abuse without great bodily harm, child neglect and contributing to the delinquency of a minor – parent fail to require school attendance, according to records at the Escambia County Jail.
His arrest report was not released Monday.
The ECSO said Monday that Turney, who had been a deputy for just over two years, was fired following the arrest.
He was released from the Escambia County Jail on a $17,000 bond.
Turney’s mugshot was exempt from release under Florida law (F.S.S. 119.071).
Hurricane Debby Makes Landfall In Florida’s Big Bend
August 5, 2024
THIS STORY IS OUTDATED AND EXPIRED.
Hurricane Debby made landfall Monday morning in the Big Bend of Florida with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph.
Debby strengthened into a hurricane Sunday night as it moved across the Gulf of Mexico.
Debbie was bringing a foot or more of rain to parts of north Florida.
There are no local impacts expected in Escambia or Santa Rosa counties, other than a high risk of rip currents and increased swells this week.
The latest details on Debby are in the graphic on this page.