SMALL ELCTRICAL FIRE AT ANGEL MEDICAL CENTER
A small electrical fire resulted in a brief evacuation of the emergency room at Angel Medical Center. Firefighters from Franklin Fire Department were called out at 8:13 pm last night and they quickly located the problem and cleared fire retardant and smoke from the building. [LINK]
LOCAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
A backdoor cold front will settle southward across the region today and then linger in the area through early Monday before dissipating or lifting back north as a warm front. Another cold front will approach from the west and likely stall in or near the mountains through Tuesday. Tropical Cyclone Florence will approach the East Coast late in the week, with uncertain impacts on our region into next weekend. Computer models vary significantly, and we'll have a better idea of the path of the storm by Tuesday morning. If you have a trip to an east coast beach from Wednesday to Monday of next week, you should be paying close attention to the weather forecasts. Impacts to Macon County are impossible to accurately and honestly forecast at this time.
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Weather Almanac for September 9th (1872-2016)
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
Highest Temperature 97°F in Highlands in 1925
Lowest Temperature 38°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1958
Greatest Rainfall 4.37 inches in Highlands in 1967
Record Weather Events for September (1872-2017)
Highest Temperature 98°F in Franklin on Sept 4, 1975
Lowest Temperature 27°F in Franklin on Sept 30, 1967
Greatest Rainfall 11.87 inches in Highlands on Sept 29, 1964
Record weather events for this date and month in Macon County
Record Weather Events for Sept 8th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 104°F in Albemarles, Stanly County in 1939
Lowest Temperature 30°F in Grandfather Mountain, Avery County in 1998
Greatest Rainfall 7.43 inches in Roanoke Rapids, Halifax County in 2014
(this was due to the remnants of Hurricane Francis)
Record Weather Events for September in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 109°F in Weldon, Halifax County on 09-07-1954
Lowest Temperature 23°F in Marion, McDowell County on 09-28-2000
Greatest Rainfall 18.30 inches in Southport, Brunswick County on 09-16-1999
WEATHER FORECAST MAPS
Forecast maps for 8 am, 2 pm, and 8 pm.
[click on any image in this article to enlarge]
(These images replace the three-day forecast maps)
THREE DAY OUTLOOK
FRANKLIN AREA
TODAY
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 11am. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
TONIGHT
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 9pm. Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Light south wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
MONDAY
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 3pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
MONDAY NIGHT
Showers and thunderstorms likely before midnight, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
TUESDAY
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 3pm and 4pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the low-to-mid 80s. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
TUESDAY NIGHT
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1am, then a chance of showers between 1am and 3am, then a chance of rain after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
OTTO AREA
TODAY
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
TONIGHT
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 11pm and 2am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Patchy fog after 9pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Light south southeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
MONDAY
A chance of showers, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming south southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
MONDAY NIGHT
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
TUESDAY
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 2pm and 4pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
TUESDAY NIGHT
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
HIGHLANDS AREA
TODAY
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. South wind 5 to 9 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
TONIGHT
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 2am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2am. Patchy fog after 9pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. South wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
MONDAY
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 2pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the lower 70s. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
MONDAY NIGHT
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. South southwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
TUESDAY
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
TUESDAY NIGHT
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8pm, then a chance of showers between 8pm and 2am, then a chance of rain after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
NANTAHALA AREA
TODAY
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 5pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s. South southwest wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
TONIGHT
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1am, then a chance of showers between 1am and 3am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3am. Patchy fog after 9pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. South southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
MONDAY
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. South southwest wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
MONDAY NIGHT
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
TUESDAY
A chance of showers, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
TUESDAY NIGHT
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a chance of showers between 11pm and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
GOES-16 GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR
12:32 am to 3:27 am this morning
HAZARDS
Hazardous weather is not expected.
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
GOES 16 - Band 15 - 12.3 µm - Dirty Longwave Window - IR (Precipitation)
3:32 am this morning
TROPICAL OUTLOOK
The track of Tropical Storm Florence, which will likely become Hurricane Florence, will need to be closely monitored by interests across the western Carolinas and northeast Georgia through the upcoming week. Some impact from this system in our area will be possible late in the week, perhaps on Thursday or Friday, but uncertainty remains too high to be specific about the exact impacts or precise timing.
Tropical Tidbit from Levi Cowan of TropicalTidbits.com [LINK]
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Sun Sep 9 2018
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical Storm Florence, located over the central Atlantic Ocean, on Tropical Storm Helene, located just southeast of the Cabo Verde Islands, and on Tropical Storm Isaac, located over the eastern Atlantic.
1. A weak area of low pressure located near Bermuda is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Significant development of this system is not expected due to strong upper-level winds. This system is expected to move little during the next couple of days.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...low...10 percent.
2. A non-tropical area of low pressure is forecast to form in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean several hundred miles west-southwest of the Azores in a few days. Some slow tropical or subtropical development is possible by the middle of the week while the low meanders.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...low...30 percent.
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Uptown Gallery classes
(These are on-going classes – repeat weekly)
Free classes and open studio times are being offered at The Uptown Gallery in Franklin. Join others at a painting open studio session every Tuesday from 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm or on Thursday from 11:00 am – 3:00 pm.
Bring your own materials and join an on-going drawing course led by gallery artists on Fridays, from 11am – 2 pm. For information on days open, hours and additional art classes and workshops, contact the gallery on 30 East Main Street at (828) 349 – 4607.
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 6:46 a.m.
Sunrise 7:12 a.m.
Sun transit 1:31 p.m.
Sunset 7:49 p.m.
End civil twilight 8:15 p.m.
Moon
Moonrise 6:54 a.m.
Moon transit 1:35 p.m.
Moonset 8:09 p.m.
Phase of the Moon on September 9, 2018: New Moon at 2:01 p.m. (local daylight time)
Sky Guides for this week
Sky and Telescope Magazine
Astronomy Magazine
There will be three solar and two lunar eclipses in 2018. [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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3:55 am on September 9, 2018
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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, National Hurricane Center, Penn State University Electronic Wall Map, The State Climate Office of North Carolina, Storm Prediction Center, U.S. Naval Observatory, University of Utah Department of Atmospheric Sciences, and the Weather Prediction Center.
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