OUTLOOK
An active spring pattern will continue as a frontal system moves off the Carolina coast today. A storm system will move into the area Thursday, followed by another stormy period expected Saturday. High temperatures will remain near or above normal throughout the week.
Franklin Town Board April 2020 Meeting
The Franklin Town Board met yesterday, with some members being physically present and others being electronically present. The full meeting has been embedded in the above video. (Nevermind the erroneous title, Youtube is giving me grief about changing the name and description from the last meeting I streamed)
Franklin Town Council Combined Budget and April 2020 Meeting [LINK]
Macon County Board of Commissioners April 2020 Regular Meeting [LINK]
GENERAL FORECAST THROUGH TUESDAY
Today
Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers. Windy with highs in the 60s. Winds out of the west 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 35 mph in the morning then shifting to come out of the northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph this afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear and breezy. Lows in the 30s. Some locations could see frost. Winds out of the northwest 15 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph, decreasing to 30 mph after midnight.
Wednesday
Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s to the mid-60s. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 25 mph in the morning then shifting to come out of the southwest in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain after midnight. Lows in the 40s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent.
Thursday
Rain in the morning then showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 50s to the mid-60s. Winds out of the south 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. Lows in the mid-40s to around 50. Chance of rain 70 percent.
HAZARDS
Hazardous weather is not expected today. A frost advisory will be in effect from 2am to 10am on Wednesday morning. The full text from the advisory from the National Weather Service is posted below:
Frost Advisory
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
303 AM EDT Tue Apr 21 2020
...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 34 will result in frost formation.
* WHERE...Swain, Graham, Jackson, and Macon Counties in southwest North Carolina.
* WHEN...From 2 AM to 10 AM EDT Wednesday.
* IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if left uncovered.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Take steps today to protect tender plants from the cold tonight.
The CDC website [LINK] reports 6,493 people in North Carolina are infected and that the infections are widespread, the NCDHHS website [LINK] reports 6,764 confirmed cases, 373 hospitalized and 179 deaths in the state. The Johns Hopkins Dashboard [LINK] reports 6,979 people infected and 220 deaths (these include non-residents located in NC).
Resources for Reliable Information about the Corona Virus (COVID-19) [LINK]
Video Briefings
World Health Organization
White House
North Carolina
English
Spanish
Here is a look at how New Zealand and hoe they're planning to start coming out of their lockdown, with their video briefing from yesterday
Coronvirus (COVID-19) Update: What To Expect Into Summer and Fall 2020
Health behaviors are contagious through social networks. Nicholas Christakis, MD, PhD, MPH, director of the Human Nature Lab, Co-director of the Institute of Network Science, and Sterling Professor of Social and Natural Science at Yale University discusses the COVID19 pandemic in the context of historical pandemics and public health preparedness and what we can expect in coming months. Originally live-streamed Tuesday March 31, 15:00 Central US (GMT-5) #Coronavirus #SARSCoV2 #COVID19
• Free CME for watching this video is available at ja.ma/COVIDcme
• Coronavirus Resource page from the JAMA Network: https://ja.ma/covidyt
General Articles
Contact tracing in the real world (efficacy and security) [LINK]
73% Of Inmates At An Ohio Prison Test Positive For Coronavirus [LINK]
At least 11% of tested blood donors in Stockholm had Covid19 antibody as of last week. [SWEDISH]
Hundreds of Amazon staffers will skip work to protest company's safety plan after 75 test positive for coronavirus [LINK]
Singapore covid-19 circuit breaker to be extended 1 month to June 1st [LINK]
Oktoberfest canceled due to outbreak [LINK]
Los Angeles County hospitals say people are waiting too long to seek treatment over coronavirus fears [LINK]
New Yorkers sue World Health Organization over coronavirus response [LINK]
China cries foul over calls for COVID-19 transparency [LINK]
Jacksonville infectious disease expert: ‘I think we’re prematurely opening up the beaches’ - “The way I can describe it is, I prescribe you a prescription for 10 days for a bacterial infection. You take that for two or three days and you’re feeling better, ‘Oh, I don’t need to take it anymore.’ [LINK]
Coronavirus: Southern governors move to ease lockdowns despite warnings peak is yet to come [LINK]
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Published at 5:45am on Tuesday, April 21, 2020
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