Daily News and Weather Briefing for Tuesday, June 2, 2020

OUTLOOK

Increasing moisture and warmer temperatures will return to the region from the west by Wednesday. Shower and thunderstorm chances will increase Thursday and Friday ahead of an approaching cold front, with the front likely crossing the region on Saturday. The front may stall near the Savannah River for the latter half of the weekend into early next week, possibly keeping isolated to scattered showers in the forecast.

GoFundMe Established to Benefit Children of David and Dawn Head

On Saturday, 5/23/2020, Macon County Sheriff's Deputy David Head and his wife, Dawn, a Physical Therapist with Highlands/Cashiers Hospital, were tragically killed in an automobile accident. They leave behind four children, Jeslyn Head (17), J.D. Head (13), Erin Sanborn (17), and Sidney Sanborn (19). This fund has been set up by the employees of the Macon County Sheriff's Office in an effort to help all 4 children of David and Dawn Head. [LINK]



News Briefing

The Franklin Town Council met last night. Members of the public and local media outlets were allowed in the town hall. [LINK]



General Forecast Through Thursday Night



Today

Mostly sunny. Highs ranging from the mid-70s in the higher elevations to the lower 80s in the valleys. Winds out of the west around 5 mph.

Tonight

Mostly clear. Lows ranging from near 60 to the mid-50s. Winds out of the west around 5 mph.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny in the morning, then becoming partly sunny. Highs ranging from the 70s to around 80. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy. Lows ranging from the lower 60s to the mid-50s. Winds out of the west around 5 mph.

Thursday

Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs ranging from the upper 60s to the upper 70s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph, shifting to come out of the southwest in the afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent.

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Lows ranging from the lower 60s to the upper 50s. Chance of rain 60 percent.



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Tropical Weather
(The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1st through November 30th)


Tropical Tidbit from Levi Cowan

Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Tue Jun 2 2020

For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:

The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical Depression Three, located over the Bay of Campeche.

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 5 days.

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Begin COVID-19 Update




Here are some numbers from the CDC, the NCDHHS, and the Johns Hopkins Dashboard. Macon Media prefers the Johns Hopkins Dashboard because the counts include those non-residents that are left out of the CDC and NCDHHS numbers.

The CDC website [LINK] reports 28,589 people in North Carolina are infected, 886 have died, and infections are widespread, the NCDHHS website [LINK] reports 29,263 confirmed cases from 421,908 targeted tests, and 650 hospitalized and 898 deaths in the state. The Johns Hopkins Dashboard [LINK] reports 29,592 people infected and 948 deaths (these include non-residents located in NC).

COVID-19 Data for Macon County from Coronaction. [LINK]

Detected 84
Recovered 21
Deceased 1
Actives 62

Data from Macon County Public Health [LINK]

Detected 90
Recovered 8
Deceased 1
Actives 81





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

A more in-depth COVID-19 Update will be posted in a separate article later today.








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Published at 6:02am on Tuesday, June 2, 2020