Daily Weather and News Briefing for Wednesday, April 15th, 2020

OUTLOOK

Cool and dry high pressure will build into the region today, and linger through the end of the week. A cold front will bring a return of rain chances over the weekend, followed by a dry weather pattern early next week.

Franklin Town Council Combined Budget and April 2020 Meeting [LINK]

Macon County Board of Commissioners April 2020 Regular Meeting [LINK]



A GoFundMe has been created to benefit a single-mother and her autistic child after they lost their residence during the storms of April 12-13th, 2020
[LINK]


Severe Weather Coverage (April 12-13th, 2020)



Link to Macon Media play-by-play [LINK]

Power Outage Update

10 of 28,150 Maconians out (0.04%)

Duke Energy 10 of 25,660 out (3.63%)



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GENERAL FORECAST THROUGH FRIDAY

Today

Sunny, cooler with highs in the 50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight

Clear. Lows in the 30s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday

Sunny. Highs in the 50s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph.

Thursday Night

Clear. Lows in the 30s. Winds out of the south around 5 mph.

Friday

Mostly sunny. Highs in the 60s.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the 40s. Chance of rain 40 percent.


HAZARDS

Hazardous weather is not expected today.


COVID-19 Update



The CDC website [LINK] reports 4,816 people in North Carolina are infected and that the infections are widespread, the NCDHHS website [LINK] reports 5,024 confirmed cases, 418 hospitalized and 108 deaths in the state. The Johns Hopkins Dashboard [LINK] reports 5,170 people infected and 120 deaths (these include non-residents located in NC).

Resources for Reliable Information about the Corona Virus (COVID-19) [LINK]


Video Briefings

World Health Organization

(There was no briefing on Tuesday, so Monday's briefing is posted))



White House



North Carolina

English


Spanish 

(at the time of publication, a Spanish-language version had not been published by the state)


Video Reports

Dr John Campbell: Sunrise Segment, April 14th



Coronavirus Pandemic Update 55: How COVID-19 Infection Attacks The Immune System & Differs From HIV



Coronavirus COVID-19 vs H1N1 Swine Flu - How Do They Compare?




What the coronavirus looks like up close



In China, Coronavirus Shows Alarming Signs Of Resurgence | TODAY



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Published at 5:15am on Wednesday, April 15, 2020