LOCAL NEWS
The first major snowfall of the winter season fell Friday and early Saturday, with local accumulations ranging from 6 to 15 inches in most places with a few locations receiving more. Here is a graphic from the NOAA Office of Water Prediction showing the snow cover over the southern Appalachian area:
Over 7,000 Maconians lost power and utility crews from area power companies worked to restore service and answer calls with local fire and rescue services to remove power from dangerous situations like fires, accidents, and situations where lines had fallen onto residences, roadways or had started fires. Electrical services will probably be restored to most Maconians by sometime Tuesday at the latest. Here is a look at the latest numbers:
Power Outage Update
4:00 am on 12-10-2017
Utility Crews have been out overnight repairing damage, replacing lines and broken poles and removing limbs and trees and restoring power.
Macon County - 2,514
Duke Energy 2,355 outages in 171 locations
Haywood EMC 154
Jackson County - 1,051
Duke Energy 1,010 outages in 115 locations
Haywood EMC 41
Rabun County - 2,992
Georgia Power 1,574
Haywood EMC 19
Habersham EMC 1,409
LOCAL OUTLOOK
Below normal temperatures and dry conditions will persist through early next week. Very cold air and mountain snow chances will return Wednesday as another system moves through the area before another drying trend begins.
DAY SPONSOR
Carrion Tree Service is underwriting the daily weather briefing and public safety updates for today. they are a fully licensed and insured tree service, specializing in dangerous tree removal, view clearing, pruning, and crane services with a 24 Hour emergency response.
Their phone number is 371-4718. They are located at 120 Depot Street.
They can handle all your tree removal needs in good or bad weather.
WEATHER SPONSOR
Adams Products, a Division of Oldcastle is underwriting the daily weather briefing & public safety updates for the month.
Open 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM, M-F, located at 895 Hickory Knoll Road, Franklin, NC. Visit our Facebook page at:
All your masonry needs are available. Phone number is 828.524.8545, public is welcome, we’ll help with your with your next project.
Weather Almanac for December 10th (1872-2016)
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
Highest Temperature 68°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2007
Lowest Temperature -3°F in Highlands in 1917
Greatest Rainfall 3.40 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1952
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 5.0 inches in Highlands in 1989
Record weather events for December in Macon County
Highest Temperature 78°F in Franklin on Dec 31, 1951
Lowest Temperature -12°F in Highlands on Dec 30, 1917
Greatest Rainfall 6.00 inches in Highlands on Dec 14, 1901
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 12.0 inches in Franklin on Dec 21, 1876
THREE DAY OUTLOOK
TODAY Winter Weather Advisory for Black Ice Until 10 am
Sunny with highs in the upper 20s in the higher elevations to the mid 30s in tmid-30sr elevations. Winds 10 to 15 mph out of the northwest.
TONIGHT Cold and Windy Dangerous Wind Chills Overnight
Mostly clear and cold with lows in the upper teens to the lower 20s. Wind chills will be about 5 degrees or so colder at times. Winds 5 to 10 mph out of the northwest, gusting to 25 mph at times.
MONDAY Slick roads in the morning and melting snow
Sunny with highs ranging from the upper 40s in the higher elevations to the lower 50s in the lower elevations. Winds 5 to 10 mph out of the west.
MONDAY NIGHT Cold and Windy with Dangerous Wind Chills
Partly cloudy with lows in the 20s and wind chills making it feel like it is in the teens at times. Winds 10 to 15 mph out of the west, gusting to 30 mph at times.
TUESDAY AM: Slick Roads PM: Melting Snow
Partly sunny early, then increasing clouds, becoming mostly cloudy by the afternoon. Highs in the 30s.
TUESDAY NIGHT Roads Will Refreeze Wind Chills Lowest So Far
Partly cloudy with lows in the teens and wind chills as low as 0 degrees.
HAZARDS
Hazardous weather is expected today. The runoff from yesterday's snow melt has refrozen on area roadways, some of as “black ice” that is difficult to see. Area roads may be slippery, so please exercise caution when traveling this morning, and increase the distance you follow vehicles on the roads so you can have extra time to stop if they hit a slick spot or suddenly stop.
The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory until 10 am this morning, and a copy is posted below for your convenience.
***Winter Weather Advisory***
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
1038 PM EST Sat Dec 9 2017
...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY...
* WHAT...Black ice and light snow expected. Difficult travel conditions expected due to snow covered roads and black ice. Plan on slippery road conditions. Additional snow accumulations of up to one inch are expected across the higher elevations near the Tennessee border.
* WHERE...The North Carolina mountains.
* WHEN...Until 10 AM EST Sunday.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Be prepared for reduced visibilities at times.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Winter Weather Advisory for Black Ice means that refreezing of roads will occur...resulting in the development of widespread black ice. Be prepared for very slippery roadways. Some roads that appear clear may be covered by a thin layer of ice.
Please report snow and ice accumulations by calling the National Weather Service toll free at...1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1. Leave a message with your observation and the specific location where it occurred. You can also post your report to National Weather Service Greenville Spartanburg Facebook or tweet your report using hashtag nwsgsp.
Stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio or your favorite source of weather information for the latest updates. Additional details can be found at www.weather.gov/gsp.
Macon Media maintains a Severe Weather Preparedness Page at http://thunderpigblog.blogspot.com/p/breaking-news-hub.html for those who are interested.
As always, you can check to see what advisories, watches, and warnings are in effect for Macon County by visiting http://is.gd/MACONWARN
Image from the GOES-16 weather satellite taken at 3 am.
MACON CALENDAR
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National Alliance on Mental Illness
Appalachian South
Meets each Thursday at 7pm
The First Methodist Church Outreach Center
at the intersection of Harrison Ave. and West Main Street
(directly across from Lazy Hiker Brewery)
Come join our weekly support group for anyone suffering from mental illness and their family or friends. This includes Depression, Bipolar,8chizophrenia, PTSD, Substance Abuse, Etc.
Here you will find:
— others living with mental health challenges YOU ARE NOT ALONE
- learn coping skills and ?find hope in shared experience
- help learning how to break down stigma and guilt surrounding mental health
- how to live life with the expectation of a better a better future
Kay (706)970-9987 Denise (828)347-5000)
SYRINGE EXCHANGE PROGRAM
On January 1, 2017, the Syringe Exchange Program of Franklin began operating a comprehensive harm reduction program to address the opioid epidemic that is impacting western NC. Opioid overdose reversal kits including naloxone are available free of charge. If you have any questions about our services or if you know someone interested in volunteering, please contact Stephanie Almeida at 828-475-1920.
Sun and Moon
Sun
Begin civil twilight 7:03 a.m.
Sunrise 7:31 a.m.
Sun transit 12:26 p.m.
Sunset 5:22 p.m.
End civil twilight 5:50 p.m.
Moon
Moonrise 12:12 a.m.
Moon transit 6:46 a.m.
Moonset 1:12 p.m.
Phase of the Moon on December 10, 2017: Last Quarter at 2:51 a.m. (local standard time)
Sky Guides for this week
I took some epic photos of the solar eclipse, but have not yet had time to process them. I will be producing material from the photos and video for sale as a fundraiser for Macon Media. --Bobby
Sky and Telescope Magazine
Astronomy Magazine
Earth Sky has an article on the eclipses of 2017. [LINK]
Heavens Above has an Android App that will assist you in observing the sky and even has a satellite tracker that will let you know when the International Space Station and dozens of other satellites are overhead. [LINK]
Stellarium is also an app that will assist you in observing the sky. It is available in both Android [LINK] and iOS versions. [LINK]
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Posted at 4:13 am on December 10, 2017
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Data and information sources: Sources (except where otherwise credited): heavens-above.com, Ian Webster's Github, National Centers for Environmental Prediction, The National Weather Service, National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, Penn State University Electronic Wall Map, The State Climate Office of North Carolina, Storm Prediction Center, U.S. Naval Observatory, and the Weather Prediction Center.
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