OUTLOOK
Shower and thunderstorm chances will increase today and Friday ahead of an approaching cold front, with the front likely crossing the region on Saturday. The front may stall near the southern part of the area for the latter half of the weekend into early next week, keeping isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms 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]
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Most recent Local Government Meetings
The Macon County Board of Commissioners met on June 2nd. [LINK]
The Franklin Town Council met on June 1st. Members of the public and local media outlets were allowed in the town hall. [LINK]
General Forecast Through Saturday Night
Today
Partly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs ranging from the mid-70s to the mid-80s. Winds out of the southwest winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
Tonight
A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows ranging from the mid-60s to the mid-50s. WInds out of the southwest around 5 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Friday
Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs ranging from the 70s to around 80. Winds out of the southwest around 5 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
Friday 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. Winds out of the wests around 5 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
Saturday
Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs ranging from the 70s to around 80. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows ranging from the lower 60s to the upper 50s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
Hazards
Isolated thunderstorms will develop this afternoon. The main threats will be cloud to ground lightning and gusty outflow winds.
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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
800 PM EDT Wed Jun 3 2020
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical Storm Cristobal, located inland over southeastern Mexico.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 5 days.
End Daily Weather Segment
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 29,889 people in North Carolina are infected, 921 have died, and infections are widespread, the NCDHHS website [LINK] reports 30,777 confirmed cases from 449,263 targeted tests, and 684 hospitalized and 939 deaths in the state. The Johns Hopkins Dashboard [LINK] reports 31,276 people infected and 999 deaths (these include non-residents located in NC).
COVID-19 Data for Macon County from Coronaction. [LINK]
Detected 89
Recovered 22
Deceased 1
Actives 66
Data from Macon County Public Health [LINK] http://www.maconnc.org/health-department.html
Detected 109
Recovered 14
Deceased 1
Actives 94
Resources for Reliable Information about the Corona Virus (COVID-19) [LINK]
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Published at 11:30pm on Thursday, June 4, 2020
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