Daily Weather Biefing for Thursday, April 30, 2020

OUTLOOK A strong cold front will cross the area and will bring rain and isolated thunderstorms today into tonight. Cool and breezy conditions are expected behind the front Thursday into Friday. Warm and dry high pressure will settle over the region and provide a significant warmup late in the weekend and early next week. Macon County to rescind Emergency Regulations that go beyond the state restrictions on May 8th, to follow state plan to...

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Macon County Emergency Mangement Rescinds Emergency Regulations Effective May 8, 2020

Warren Cabe, the Emergency Management Director is rescinding the emergency regulations put in place due to the COVID-19 Pandemic effective at 5:00pm on May 8th, 2020. Copies of the press release and revocation are embedded below in the interest in transparency. Press Release Press Release-Macon-April 2... by Bobby Coggins on Scribd Revocation of Emergency Regulations Revocation of Emergency Reg... by Bobby Coggins on Scribd Published...

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Daily Weather Briefing for Wednesday, April 29, 2020

OUTLOOK A strong cold front will cross the area and will bring rain and isolated thunderstorms today into tonight. Cool and breezy conditions are expected behind the front Thursday into Friday. Warm and dry high pressure will settle over the region and provide a significant warmup late in the weekend and early next week. News Brief Field Report from the North Carolina Geological Survey Regarding Recent Debris Flows [LINK]  Firefighters...

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Field Report from the North Carolina Geological Survey Regarding Recent Debris Flows

The North Carolina Geological Survey has completed a field report for the Macon County Emergency Management and a copy of the report has been posted below in the interest of transparency. Preliminary Field Report North Carolina Geological Survey April 24, 2020 At the request of the Macon County Emergency Management Department a team of geologists from the North Carolina Geological Survey conducted field reviews and Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)...

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Daily Weather Briefing for Tuesday, April 28, 2020

OUTLOOK Seasonably cool and breezy conditions are expected across our region today. Expecting a bit milder temperatures on Tuesday. The next shot at widespread rain will arrive by late Wednesday as a cold front reaches our area. ---BEGIN SPONSOR SEGMENT --- Weather Sponsor Adams Products, a Division of Oldcastle is underwriting the daily weather briefing & public safety updates for the month. Open 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM, M-F, located...

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Mission Health Announces Phased Approach for Caring for Non-COVID-19 Patients

Press Release Mission Health Asheville, NC April 27, 2020 ASHEVILLE, N.C. – April 27, 2020 - Within the next several days Mission Health plans to begin phasing back in certain services and procedures that were temporarily suspended due to COVID-19. To date, Mission Health has not seen the surge of COVID-19 patients initially anticipated when the pandemic first began to spread across the country. There have been just over 20 inpatients with...

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Ashe County Manuafacturer sends 38 ambulances to New York City

American Emergency Vehicles, a manufacturer located in Ashe County, North Carolina sends 38 ambulances to New York City to help with the COVID-19 response. Incredible. #NC #COVID19 #NCNEWS https://t.co/yhMW4J1NNr — Angie Newsome (@angienewsome) April 26, 2020 Read moreWBTV-TV [LINK] DAY SPONSOR Carrion Tree Service is underwriting Macon Media for today. they are a fully licensed and insured tree service, specializing in dangerous tree removal, view clearing, pruning, and crane services with a 24 Hour emergency response. Their phone number...

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Daily Weather Briefing for Monday, April 27, 2020

OUTLOOK Seasonably cool and breezy conditions are expected across our region today. Expecting a bit milder temperatures on Tuesday. The next shot at widespread rain will arrive by late Wednesday as a cold front reaches our area. ---BEGIN SPONSOR SEGMENT --- Weather Sponsor Adams Products, a Division of Oldcastle is underwriting the daily weather briefing & public safety updates for the month. Open 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM, M-F, located...

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Daily Weather Briefing for Sunday, April 26, 2020

OUTLOOK Seasonably cool and breezy conditions are expected to build into the region today into Monday with the next shot at widespread rain arriving Wednesday. Governor Extends Stay at Home Order to May 8th, Releases Phased Plan to Ease Restrictions [LINK] Mission Health to Remove Triage Tents at Local Hospitals [LINK] Possible Funnel Cloud Spotted in Rabun County During Tornado Warning During a Tornado Warning [LINK] for Rabun...

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Daily Weather Briefing for Saturday, April 25, 2020

OUTLOOK A compact but energetic storm system will bring showers and a chance of strong thunderstorms to the region today. Seasonably cool conditions are expected behind this system with the next shot at widespread rain arriving by the middle of next week. News Brief Kyler Welcomed Home by the Community [LINK] Dr. Baldwin on Remote Learning and Challenges Met by School Staff, Parents, and Students During the Pandemic [LINK] Small Business...

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Mission Health to Remove Triage Tents at Local Hospitals Tents Figured Prominently in Emergency Planning Protocols

**Note** The use of triage tents was announced on March 31st. [LINK] PRESS RELEASE Mission Hospitals Asheville, NC April 24, 2020 ASHEVILLE, N.C. – April 24, 2020 – Mission Health announced the organization would be removing the emergency triage tents it placed at its hospitals last month. The tents, which were installed as part of standard emergency planning protocols and for training exercises, were to create additional capacity as the COVID-19...

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Daily Weather Briefing for Friday, April 24, 2020

OUTLOOK Dry high pressure will dominate the local weather pattern today. Another cold front is expected to cross the area Saturday, followed by cool and dry high pressure for Sunday into early next week. Governor Extends Stay at Home Order to May 8th, Releases Phased Plan to Ease Restrictions [LINK] ---BEGIN SPONSOR SEGMENT --- Weather Sponsor Adams Products, a Division of Oldcastle is underwriting the daily weather briefing...

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Governor Extends Stay at Home Order to May 8th, Releases Phased Plan to Ease Restrictions

Governor Roy Cooper extended the Stay at Home Order until May 8th and released a three-phase plan to ease restriction over a period of several weeks based on several benchmarks the state must meet in order to incrementally relax restrictions. Those restrictions will be reduced at each phase. To move from phase to phase, the state must see 14-day decreases in the percentage of positive tests and the number of coronavirus-like cases identified...

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