Overdue Aircraft Found Near Whiteside Mountain
Late Thursday afternoon, Gary Huttleston took off from the airport on Knoxville Downtown Island Airport in his 1965 Mooney M20C single-engine piston aircraft. His intended destination was his home airport in Aiken, SC with an estimated arrival time of 7:01 pm. The Federal Aviation Administration issued an alert about the missing aircraft and local Emergency Management, Fire Departments, Rescue Squads, and Sheriff Offices in the area began looking for the aircraft Thursday night near the last known location according to its ADS-B transmitter. Bad weather forced the search to be called off that night, then the search was resumed Friday morning. The aircraft was located in Jackson County around 12:45 pm Friday afternoon. The pilot did not survive the crash. The NTSB out of Atlanta was called to the scene to conduct an investigation and firefighters and rescue personnel were called in to remove the body from the crash. The image with this segment shows the flight path of the aircraft as reported by an onboard ADS-B transmitter. The flight path is in green.
Outlook
Quiet weather with sunny skies will prevail through at least early next week.
THREE DAY GFS FORECAST
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Weather Hazards
Hazardous weather is not expected. Dry weather should dominate the local weather pattern for the next several days.
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WEATHER FORECAST MAPS
Forecast maps for 7 am, 1 pm, and 7 pm.
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FRANKLIN AREA FORECAST
Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Winds out of the northwest around 8 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low in the upper 20s. Light winds out of the northwest.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 55. Calm winds rising to come out of the west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around freezing. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high in the lower 50s.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 30.
OTTO AREA FORECAST
Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Winds out of the northwest around 8 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 5 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 55. Calm winds in the morning and then winds out of the west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around freezing. Winds out of the northwest around 6 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high in the lower 50s.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 30.
HIGHLANDS PLATEAU FORECAST
Today
Mostly sunny, with a high in the upper 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low in the upper 20s. Winds out of the northeast 3 to 6 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high in the upper 40s. Winds around 5 mph out of the southwest early, then shifting to come out of the northwest by midmorning.
Sunday Night
5 to 10 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 45. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low in the mid-20s.
NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST
Today
Mostly sunny, with a high in the upper 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low in the upper 20s. Winds out of the north 3 to 5 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high in the lower 50s. Calm winds in the morning, then winds around 5 mph out of the northwest in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 30. Winds out of the northwest around 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 45. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low in the mid-to-upper 20s.
Macon County Almanac for March 16, 2019
Highest Temperature 82°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2016
Lowest Temperature 6°F in Highlands in 1916
Greatest Rainfall 4.10 inches in Franklin in 1880
Greatest Snowfall 3.3 inches in Highlands in 1915
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of March
Data available from 1873 to 2018
Highest Temperature 86°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 03-15-1967
Lowest Temperature -7°F in Highlands on 03-07-1899
Greatest Rainfall 6.43 inches in Highlands on 03-29-1898
Greatest Snowfall 25.5 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 03-13-1993
Published at 4:47 am on March 16, 2019
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