Category: Hurricane
Two weeks left for FEMA
Panhandle residents who have uninsured losses resulting from Hurricane Sally have until Dec. 1, 2020 to register with FEMA for assistance. Survivors in Bay, Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa…
Thursday a.m. update on Zeta
The shelter at the Pensacola Bay Center will close today at noon. Ninety-four people sheltered over night. The county is assessing any impacts from Zeta….
90 minutes after Zeta hits La. EOC sends out update
The ever-vigilant Escambia County administration sent out a hurricane update after 5:30 pm—90 minutes after Hurricane Zeta made landfall in Louisiana. Here are the highlights:…
FEMA centers close for two days
FEMA Mobile Registration Centers in Bay, Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa and Walton counties will temporarily close on Wednesday, Oct. 28 and Thursday, Oct. 29 as…
ECAT to suspend service at 3 p.m. Oct. 28 due to Zeta
Due to Escambia County being under a Tropical Storm Warning for Hurricane Zeta, ECAT (Escambia County Area Transit) will suspend all bus and UWF trolley…
Zeta heading toward Biloxi
Zeta is strengthening quickly this morning is expected to strengthen into a Category 2 hurricane with 100-110 mph winds before the center makes landfall first…
Escambia County Zeta update
Escambia County is closely monitoring Tropical Storm Zeta and is encouraging residents to take precautions as needed through Thursday morning, Oct. 29. Be in Safe…
Hurricane Zetas: Rain & wind coming our way
Satellite imagery indicates that Zeta is a very well organized storm and likely will strengthen when it moves northward across the Gulf of Mexico from…
Presser Notes: Two Storms on the Horizon
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Two storms are on the horizon, one natural and the other political, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson said Monday during his weekly…
Watch out for Zeta
The National Weather Service of Mobile is forecasting potential local impacts from Tropical Storm Zeta to include heavy rainfall, a high rip current risk, rough…
Town Hall on Hurricane Sally recovery effort
State Rep. Alex Andrade will host a Town Hall Meeting highlighting the Hurricane Sally Recovery effort. The informational meeting and Q & A will be…
Hurricane Delta heading to La.
Escambia County EOC has passed on the information have been hearing from the weather services since late yesterday: Hurricane Delta continues to track west of…
EOC update: Hurricane Delta
Escambia County continues to closely monitor Hurricane Delta this week. While it’s still too early to determine the exact impacts of the storm to Escambia…
Bama gov orders evacuation of coast
Unlike Escambia County, Fla. emergency officials, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey isn’t waiting until 16 hours before landfall to order a mandatory evacuation of visitors and…
More from the Hurricane Delta presser
At the Tuesday morning presser, Emergency Manager Eric Gilmore discussed the protective actions Escambia County had taken in anticipation of the possible landfall in the…
Gilley tells Innerarity and Forest Creek to pray
The topic of evacuations came up at this morning’s EOC presser, Emergency Manager Eric Gilmore said, “We draw a time decision around the area, based…
County instructions on how to prep for Hurricane Delta
Residents are encouraged to prepare their disaster kits now, which should include seven days of food and water supplies for after the storm arrives. Residents…
Hurricane Delta prep begins – has county learned anything?
At the press conference on Friday, Oct. 3, the media asked Escambia County Administrator Janice Gilley what she would correct for future disasters. She got…
TS Delta Update
Escambia County is encouraging residents and visitors to closely monitor official weather sources for information regarding Tropical Storm Delta. The National Weather Service of Mobile…
Official: Counties get Individual Assistance
As we reported earlier: Escambia County Receives FEMA Disaster Declaration for Individual Assistance Escambia County has received a FEMA Disaster Declaration for Individual Assistance….
