SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR DECEMBER 11th
Macon County
Franklin and Nantahala Districts will be on a two-hour delay today with an optional teacher workday. A final decision will be made at 7 am.
Highlands School will be closed. This will be an optional workday for faculty & staff.
Jackson County
All districts are closed today with an optional teacher workday.
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Winter Storm of December 8th-10th
A winter storm hit Macon County from December 8th to December 10th. While the now totals in most of the county were nothing to write home about, there was significant freezing rain and icing that brought down thousands of trees on area roadways and power lines. At the peak outage time on December 9th, there were just over 8,000 Maconians without electrical service. Power restoration to all residents is expected by sometime Thursday, December 13th.
Click the above image to see a larger version of the snowfall totals from the Winter Storm of December 8th through December 10th.
Macon Media maintained a live blog and open threads on Facebook during the storm for the 8th, 9th, and 10th.
8th
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9th
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10th
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Outlook
High pressure spreads back over our region from the west and then moves off the coast on Thursday. Another significant low-pressure system will develop to our west and bring more widespread precipitation to the region by the end of the work week and into the weekend.
THREE DAY GFS FORECAST
This animated image shows a forecast of precipitation, air pressure and thickness level (cold-air damming) for three days in six-hour increments.
Green, Yellow, and Red indicate rain. Orange and Purple Indicate Freezing Rain or other freezing precipitation. Blue indicates snow.
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Weather Hazards
Black Ice is expected to form on area roadways this morning. Please use extreme caution if you need to venture out before temperatures rise above freezing. Be careful when driving on secondary and tertiary roads as there are still trees on some roads.
WEATHER FORECAST MAPS
Forecast maps for 7 am, 1 pm, and 7 pm.
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FRANKLIN AREA FORECAST
Today
Sunny, with a high in the upper 40s. Calm winds rising to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around the lower 20s. Winds out of the north 3 to 5 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near the upper 40s. Calm winds.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Calm winds.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of rain after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near the mid-to-upper 40s.
Thursday Night
Rain likely, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low in the upper 30s. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
OTTO AREA FORECAST
Today
Sunny, with a high in the upper 40s. Winds out of the north around 5 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 25. Winds out of the north around 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high in the upper 40s. Light and variable winds.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around freezing. Calm winds.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of rain after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45.
Thursday Night
Rain, mainly after 8pm. Low in the upper 30s. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
HIGHLANDS PLATEAU FORECAST
Today
Sunny, with a high near the lower 40s. Winds out of the northwest wind around 10 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 25. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high in the lower 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Winds out of the southwest around 5 mph.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of rain after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high in the lower 40s.
Thursday Night
Rain before 5am, then rain and snow. The rain and snow could be heavy at times. Low around 35. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST
Today
Sunny, with a high in the low-to-mid 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 25. Winds out of the west wind around 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph shifting to come out of the southwest in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around freezing. Winds out of the southwest wind around 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of rain after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45.
Thursday Night
Rain, mainly after 8pm. Low in the upper 30s. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Macon County Almanac for December 11, 2018
Highest Temperature 73°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2007
Lowest Temperature 2°F in Highlands in 1917
Greatest Rainfall 2.90 inches in Highlands in 1983
Greatest Snowfall 7.2 inches in Franklin in 1876
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Published at 3:07 am on December 11, 2018
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