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.
County to rescind Emergency Regulations that go beyond the state restrictions on May 8th, to follow state plan to re-open in phases. [LINK]
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General Forecast Through Friday
Today
Sunny, breezy with highs ranging from the mid-50s to the mid-60s. Winds out of the northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. A wind field will cross the county between 9am and 6pm today.
Tonight
Mostly clear. Lows ranging from the mid-40s to the upper 30s. Wind chills may dip into the 30s in most locations with some isolated higher elevations seeing wind chills in the upper 20s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny. Highs ranging from the mid-60s to the lower 70s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear. Lows ranging from the lower 50s to the upper 40s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny. Highs ranging from the mid-60s to the upper 70s and few locations could creep into the lower 80s if they are sheltered from the wind. Winds out of the west 10 to 15 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers after midnight. Lows ranging from the upper 50s to the lower 50s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
Hazards
Hazardous weather is not anticipated for today. Brisk winds may cause an isolated power outage. Keep an eye on your plastic lawn chairs.
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Begin COVID-19 AM Update Segment
Several curated videos and links to articles are posted below to allow you to follow the course of humanity's response to this global pandemic.
ABOVE THE FOLD
Stats for Friday, May 01, 2020, at 5:30am per CoronaWiki.org
Earth
3,325,206 Known Infections
234,617 Known Deaths
USA
1,095,304 Known Infections
63,871 Known Deaths
North Carolina
10,754 Known Infections
406 Known Deaths
Macon County
3 Known Infections
1 Known Death
COVID-19 Update
About Seven-in-Ten U.S. Adults Say They Need to Take Breaks From COVID-19 News [LINK]
Dr. Fauci says coronavirus vaccine could be widely available by January if "things fall in the right place" [LINK]
Amazon reports earnings, plans to spend all Q2 profits ($4B) on coronavirus response [LINK]
No income and number 88,000 in line: This is what it's like to be unemployed in America [LINK]
CLUSTER BOMBS Coronavirus map shows the 22 hotspots where cases could explode as eight states lift lockdowns [LINK]
Top coronavirus model predicts 100,000 Americans dead by the end of this summer's first wave [LINK]
Hundreds of protesters, some carrying guns in the state Capitol, demonstrate against Michigan's emergency measures [LINK]
Protesters argue with police inside Michigan Capitol building
Nurses to anti-lockdown activists: My life's on the line. Go home [LINK]
Covid-19: Why is America’s death toll so high? | The Economist
The CDC website [LINK] reports 9,948 people in North Carolina are infected, 354 have died, and infections are widespread, the NCDHHS website [LINK] reports 10,509 confirmed cases, 546 hospitalized and 378 deaths in the state. The Johns Hopkins Dashboard [LINK] reports 10,754 people infected and 406 deaths (these include non-residents located in NC).
Resources for Reliable Information about the Corona Virus (COVID-19) [LINK]
Videos from Government and Bureaucratic Types
World Health Organization
The latest WHO Briefing was April 27th
White House
There was no briefing yesterday, here are President Trump Delivers Remarks on Protecting America’s Seniors
North Carolina
English
Spanish
Videos From Medical Professionals
Dr. John Campbell
Thursday 30th April, Part One
Part Two
Coronavirus Pandemic Update 59: Dr. Seheult's Daily Regimen (Vitamin D, C, Zinc, Quercetin, NAC)
Coronavirus Pandemic Update 64: Remdesivir COVID-19 Treatment Update
Will 60% Get Coronavirus? w Stephen Fry
Doctor Mike Hansen: How Coronavirus (COVID19) Kills Some People (But Not Others)
GENERAL ARTICLES
Maryland governor says coronavirus tests acquired from South Korea under guard at undisclosed location to protect the tests from seizure by federal government [LINK]
Japanese island suffering second wave of coronavirus after lifting lockdown too early [LINK]
Fauci warns reopening states: 'You can't just leap over things' [LINK]
Whole Foods offering free masks to all customers nationwide [LINK]
Florida stops releasing medical examiners’ coronavirus death counts after they report higher total [LINK]
'She has superhuman DNA:' 101-year-old woman beats COVID-19, has survived 2 pandemics and cancer [LINK]
Texas reports most deaths in a day from COVID-19 as Gov. Abbott prepares to drop stay-home order [LINK]
$2m worth of wagyu beef donated to US food banks by family farm [LINK]
Chinese Embassy in France Mocks U.S. Coronavirus Response With 'Once Upon a Virus' Animated Video [LINK]
Video from News Outlets
Coronavirus Pandemic (full film) | FRONTLINE
NBC Nightly News Broadcast (Full) - April 30th, 2020 | NBC Nightly News
30 million unemployment claims filed in last 6 weeks
White House reveals plan to fast-track vaccine timeline | WNT
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