Escambia County Public Safety Director Eric Gilmore says Florida may see a hurricane during the middle of next week. A cold front may protect us. From NOAA Hurricane Center Tropical Weather…
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Hurricane Rafael update
Escambia County Public Safety Director Eric Gilmore says the models have aligned, and we are out of the cone of uncertainty. “We do have a lot of factors in the Gulf, so…
Tropical Storm Raphael update
Escambia County Public Safety Director Eric Gilmore expects Raphael to be upgraded to a hurricane later today. The models have it making landfall to the west of us, but where is still…
Tropical Cyclone 18 coming our way
We are watching a tropical development in the Caribbean Sea, which we may see in the Gulf of Mexico by Thursday. Escambia County Public Safety Director Eric Gilmore: “The two models we…
Watching for possible Tropical weather developments
From the NOAA Hurricane Center: Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 800 AM EDT Mon Oct 28 2024 For the North Atlantic…Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: 1….
Tropical Storm Milton heading toward Tampa, may become Cat 3 hurricane
I’ve read various reports on Tropical Storm Milton. This will impact Tampa, St. Pete and Orlando. The storm will rapidly strengthen by Tuesday and may become a major Category 3 hurricane. Milton…
Top Stories of the Week ended Oct. 5
Readers flocked to these stories. 1. Breaking: PNJ paid print distribution tumbles to less than 5K Readers were shocked to see how far paid subscriptions and individual issues sales have plummeted. A…
Tropical Update: Friday, Oct. 4
Escambia County meterologist Scottlin Williams shares the latest: Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 800 AM EDT Fri Oct 4 2024 For the North Atlantic…Caribbean Sea and the Gulf…
Tropical Update – Here we go again (updated)
Listen to WCOA’s “Real News with Rick Outzen” at 7 a.m. to get the latest information. “I have run the models on it this morning. Both GFS and the European had nothing…
Tropical Update: How the latest development may impact us
Once again, Escambia County Public Safety Director Eric Gilmore will give us an update at 7 a.m. on “Real News with Rick Outzen.” County meteorologist Scottlin Williams subbed for Eric. She says…
More Tropical Developments to Watch
We will have Escambia County Public Safety Director Eric Gilmore on “Real News with Rick Outzen” at 7 a.m. UPDATE Eric Gilmore: “This one’s just a mess. Even Mobile Weather, Saturday, God…
Podcast: Our Hurricane Helene coverage
WCOA’s “Real News with Rick Outzen” covered Hurricane Helene from Monday, Sept. 23 – when it was only a tropical disturbance, to Friday, Sept. 27 – after Hurricane Helene made landfall as…
Florida Starts Recovery After Monster Storm
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Rescue and recovery efforts were underway Friday morning in North Florida’s Big Bend region and other areas of the state after the…
Escambia County teams head to Madison County
Teams from Escambia County Emergency Operations and the Sheriff’s Office have headed to Madison County to help with recovery efforts. Madison County is east of Tallahassee and has a population of 18,519….
Helene makes landfall near Perry, downgraded
At 10:10 p.m. CDT, Hurricane Helene made landfall near Perry, Fla., as a Category 4 storm with 140-mph winds. About 80% of the residents in Dixie, Gilchrist, Lafayette, Levy, Suzanne and Taylor…
Hurricane Helene 8 p.m. update – Cat 4
Gov. Ron DeSantis warned residents of the Big Bend region, including people in hard-hit Taylor County, to make final preparations for Hurricane Helene, which grew into a Category 4 storm forecast to…
Hurricane Helene 1 pm update
Canceled: City Council Meeting for Sept. 26, 2024 Due to expected weather conditions as Hurricane Helene approaches the Florida coast, the Pensacola City Council Meeting, scheduled for 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept….
Helene ‘Moving Fast’ Before Thursday Night Landfall
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis warned time is “running out quickly” for people to prepare for large, life-threatening Hurricane Helene, which was already a…
Schools, City Hall closed as Hurricane Helene nears
While Escambia County still remains outside of the track of the storm, residents are encouraged to remain weather aware. We will have Escambia County Public Safety Director Eric Gilmore on WCOA at…
Helene upgraded to Hurricane
Helene is in the Gulf of Mexico and has been upgraded to a hurricane. It’s expected to make landfall in the big Bend area of Florida on Thursday evening. The Tropical Storm…
