News and Weather Briefing for Sunday, June 14, 2020

OUTLOOK

An unsettled weather pattern is expected to begin today and continue through the end of the week as an upper closed low lingers near the Carolinas. With showers and thunderstorms expected each day, temperatures will be several degrees cooler than normal through the middle of the week followed by a gradual warming trend.

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 Brief

Some local Christians gathered at the flagpole on Speaker's Corner to pray for healing and unity. [LINK]

Video and photos from the June 9th Black Lives Matter protest has been published [LINK]

Video and photos from the June 12th protest are targeted for publication tomorrow.


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 Sunday Night

Today

Mostly sunny early, then becoming mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers early, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms this morning. Showers and thunderstorms likely this afternoon. Highs anging from the mid-60s in the higher elevations to the mid-70s in the valleys. WInds out of the south around 5 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the mid-50s. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.

Monday

Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs ranging from the low-to-mid 60s to the mid-70s. Winds out of the east around 5 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.

Monday Night

A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the 50s. Winds out of the east around 5 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.

Tuesday

Partly sunny with a chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs ranging from the lower 60s to the low-to-mid 70s. Winds out of the east around 5 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the 50s. Chance of rain 40 percent.

Hazards

Scattered thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and evening. Gusty winds, frequent lightning, and locally heavy rainfall will be possible in any stronger storms.

From Monday through Saturday, isolated to scattered thunderstorms will be possible each afternoon. Gusty winds, frequent lightning, and heavy rain will be possible with any storms that do develop.



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







Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Sun Jun 14 2020

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

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 41,249 people in North Carolina are infected, 1,092 have died, and infections are widespread, the NCDHHS website [LINK] reports 42,676 confirmed cases from 611,690 targeted tests, and 823 hospitalized and 1,104 deaths in the state. The Johns Hopkins Dashboard [LINK] reports 42,845 people infected and 1,127 deaths (these include non-residents located in NC).

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

Detected 185
Recovered 49
Deceased 1
Actives 135

Data from Macon County Public Health [LINK] http://www.maconnc.org/health-department.html

Detected 211
Recovered 18
Deceased 1
Actives 192

Testing Data

MCPH Tests 2,034
Other Tests 432
Total Tests 2,466
Pending 164




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



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Published at 5:40am on Sunday, June 14, 2020