Winter Storm Leon is bad (update)

From ECSO Facebook: Winter Storm Update 8:00 pm : Roadway conditions are rapidly deteriorating throughout Escambia County. RESIDENTS ARE STRONGLY CAUTIONED TO NOT BE ON THE ROADS AT THIS TIME AND THROUGH THE DURATION OF THIS WEATHER EVENT.

There is a train derailment in McDavid.

Crews are responding to a separate incident in the McDavid community. A train derailment was reported at approximately 6:30 p.m. involving multiple train cars that fell into Fletcher Creek. Law enforcement and emergency response crews are on scene. Twelve homes on Cotton Lake Road are being asked to evacuate as a precautionary measure. Cotton Lake Road is closed until further notice.

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Rick Outzen is the publisher/owner of Pensacola Inweekly. He has been profiled in The New York Times and featured in several True Crime documentaries. Rick also is the author of the award-winning Walker Holmes thrillers. His latest nonfiction book is “Right Idea, Right Time: The Fight for Pensacola’s Maritime Park.”