Rainfall Totals for the Last Seven Days
While Hurricane Florence dropped large amounts of rain on the eastern half of North Carolina, the local impacts were minimal, with most places in Macon County receiving less than two inches. Here is a graphic from the
National Weather Service Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service showing radar estimates of rainfall for the past seven days.
The higher rain amounts in western North Carolina occurred due to orographic lift. This means more rain tends to fall on the side of a mountain range that faces approaching storms. The leeward side and valleys tend to receive less rain.
Fontana Regional Library to Observe Banned Books Week
With the American Library Association, Fontana Regional Library will celebrate Banned Books Week 2018 September 23-29. The nationwide observance brings together the entire book community — librarians, booksellers, authors, publishers, journalists, teachers, and readers of all types — in shared support of the freedom to seek out and to express ideas, even those some consider unorthodox or unpopular.
A banned book is one that has been removed from a school or library based upon the objections of a person or group; a challenged book is one that is threatened with removal or restriction. In many cases, a challenge is unsuccessful and the book remains on the shelf.
Read the entire press release on the blog. [LINK]
LOCAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The remnants of Florence will move north and northeast from the Virginias and across New England into midweek. Dry and warm high pressure builds in on Wednesday then slowly moves east through the weekend.
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Weather Almanac for September 18th (1872-2016)
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
Highest Temperature 93°F in Franklin in 1954
Lowest Temperature 34°F in Highlands in 1903
Greatest Rainfall 2.83 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1975
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 18th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 106°F in Fayetteville, Cumberland County in 1931
Lowest Temperature 28°F in Marion, McDowell County in 2000
Greatest Rainfall 7.75 inches in Hew Holland, Hyde County in 1928
(rainfall was due to the remnants of Hurricane #4 of the 1928 Hurricane Season, also known as The Great Okeechobee Hurricane of 1928) [LINK] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1928_Okeechobee_hurricane
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 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs near the lower 80s. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
TONIGHT
Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 60. Calm wind.
WEDNESDAY
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear, with lows near the lower 60s. Calm wind.
THURSDAY
Sunny, with a high near 85.
THURSDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy, with lows near the lower 60s.
OTTO AREA
TODAY
A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with lows near the lower 80s. North northwest wind 3 to 5 mph.
TONIGHT
Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Light north wind.
WEDNESDAY
Sunny, with a high near 85. Light and variable wind.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear, with lows near the lower 60s. Light northeast wind.
THURSDAY
Sunny, with highs near the lower 80s.
THURSDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy, with lows near the lower 60s.
HIGHLANDS AREA
TODAY
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly between 8am and 3pm. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 75. North wind 6 to 8 mph.
TONIGHT
A 20 percent chance of showers before 9pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 60. North wind around 7 mph.
WEDNESDAY
Sunny, with a high near 75. North wind 3 to 5 mph.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear, with a low around 60. East wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight.
THURSDAY
Sunny, with a high near 75.
THURSDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
NANTAHALA AREA
TODAY
A 20 percent chance of showers before 2pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 75. North wind 5 to 7 mph.
TONIGHT
Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 60. Northeast wind 3 to 5 mph.
WEDNESDAY
Sunny, with highs near the upper 70s. North wind 3 to 5 mph.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear, with a low around 60. East wind 3 to 6 mph.
THURSDAY
Sunny, with highs near the upper 70s.
THURSDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
GOES-16 GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR
11:32 pm last night to 2:42 am this morning
HAZARDS
Severe weather is not expected today.
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)
11:52 pm last night to 2:47 am this morning
TROPICAL OUTLOOK
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Tue Sep 18 2018
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical Depression Joyce, located a few hundred miles south of the Azores. The NOAA Weather Prediction Center is issuing advisories on Post-Tropical Cyclone Florence, located inland over the central Appalachian mountains.
1. Disorganized showers and a few thunderstorms extending from Jamaica and eastern Cuba westward for a few hundred miles across the northwestern Caribbean Sea are associated with the remnants of Isaac. Environmental conditions are expected to remain unfavorable for re-development while the system moves west-northwestward to westward across the northwestern Caribbean Sea. While development is not expected, brief periods of locally heavy rainfall and gusty winds are possible over portions of Jamaica, as well as eastern and central Cuba, during the next day or two.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...low...near 0 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 6:53 a.m.
Sunrise 7:19 a.m.
Sun transit 1:28 p.m.
Sunset 7:36 p.m.
End civil twilight 8:01 p.m.
Moon
Moonset 1:21 a.m.
Moonrise 3:55 p.m.
Moon transit 9:02 p.m.
Moonset 2:11 a.m. tomorrow morning
Phase of the Moon on September 18, 2018: Waxing Gibbous with 66% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated.
Closest Primary Moon Phase: First Quarter on September 16, 2018 at 7:15 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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3:20 am on September 18, 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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