Daily Weather Briefing for Thursday, February 28, 2019

Meningitis Outbreak in Macon County Macon Media received a press release from the Macon County Public Schools yesterday about an outbreak of Meningitis in the county. A later email added information that the people involved were adults. A later report by Trappalachia [LINK] revealed that these adults were not employed by the school system, allaying fears among parents that children were involved. More information on the disease: Centers...

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Daily Weather Briefing for Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Outlook Deeper moisture will return to the region in waves today and Thursday as a weak front sets up over the region, bringing chances for rain. This front generally will be present across the region into the weekend, as will occasional chances for more rain. Colder temperatures will spread across the area as we move into next week. THREE DAY GFS FORECASTThis animated image shows a forecast of precipitation, air pressure and thickness level...

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Daily Weather Briefing for Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Outlook Dry Canadian high pressure will linger over our region through today. Deeper moisture will return on Wednesday and linger into the weekend. Another vigorous cold front may approach the forecast area from the west during the weekend. THREE DAY GFS FORECASTThis 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....

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Daily Weather Briefing for Monday, February 25, 2019

News Brief Jackson County Schools for Monday, February 25th, 2019 are on a delayed schedule. The Smoky Mountain District is delayed for two hours and the Blue Ridge District is delayed for 2.5 hours. A prolonged period of multiple rain events led to minor flooding in Macon County and a wind event exacerbated the situation, causing multiple trees to fall, some of them on power lines, knocking out power to hundreds of Maconians and tens of thousands...

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Live Blog of Public Safety Incidents for Sunday, February 24th

Today will probably be a busy day for public safety personnel in Macon County, so here is a live blog where Macon MEdia will post information about calls as they happen. refresh your browser every so often to see if there is new content. Remember to NEVER touch downed power lines. Here is a Reminder of Helpful Phone Numbers: Non-emergency reports: 369-9116 Highway Patrol Dispatch: 1-800-445-1772 Franklin Police: 524-2864 Highlands Police: 526-9431 Animal...

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Daily Weather Briefing for Sunday, February 24, 2019

Outlook A cold front will move rapidly east across the region this morning, ushering in drier but windy conditions the rest of the day through tonight. Dry high pressure will dominate the southeast on Monday and Tuesday. The weather pattern will become a bit more unsettled Wednesday through Friday, but with fairly uncertain moisture return into the region that will keep shower chances minimal. Another vigorous cold front may reach the area from...

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