Category: Hurricane
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…