Minor Quake Shakes Macon and Jackson Counties
A minor tremor occurred just after 12:30pm yesterday afternoon near the Macon and Jackson County line and was felt by many in both counties, many of them taking to social media to discuss the event.
The initial report from the USGS assigned a 2.5 magnitude to the tremor and a depth of 300 meters from the surface, ±1,700 meters (about a mile), then it was revised upwards to magnitude 2.6 and assigned a depth of 800 meters (about 2600 feet). The epicenter lies below the surface on a mountain slope above Betty's Creek in Jackson County. A second epicenter assigned to the tremor from distant seismic stations assigns a depth of 5 km (about 3.5 miles) somewhere below the head of Ruby Mine Road on the Macon County side of the ridge. More information can be found in an article posted just after the tremor struck. [LINK]
Outlook
Cool high pressure will settle over the region today. The high will shift northeast on Thursday, allowing a gradual warming trend through the end of the work week. The next cold front is expected to push into the area late this weekend.
THREE DAY GFS FORECAST
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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
Hazardous weather is not expected today.
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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
Sunny, with a high near 60. Calm winds.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around freezing. Calm winds.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high in the mid-60s. Light and variable winds.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low in the upper 30s. Calm winds.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high in the upper 60s.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low in the mid-40s.
OTTO AREA FORECAST
Today
Sunny, with a high near 60. Light winds out of the east.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around freezing. Light winds out of the southeast.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 65. Light and variable winds.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Light winds out of the southwest.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high in the mid-to-upper 60s.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low in the mid-40s.
HIGHLANDS PLATEAU FORECAST
Today
Sunny, with a high near 50. Winds out of the northeast 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around freezing. Winds out of the south around 6 mph becoming light and variable before midnight.
Thursday
in the mid-50snear 56. Calm winds in the morning rising to come out of the south around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low in the upper 30s. Winds out of the southwest around 5 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST
Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Calm winds.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around freezing. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 5 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high in the low-to-mid 60s. Calm winds in the morning, then rising to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Winds out of the south 3 to 5 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high in the low-to-mid 60s.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low in the mid-40s.
Macon County Almanac for March 27, 2019
Highest Temperature 79°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2007
Lowest Temperature 4°F in Highlands in 1894
Greatest Rainfall 3.34 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1948
Greatest Snowfall 4.8 inches in Highlands in 1999
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 4:10am on March 27, 2019
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