OUTLOOK
An unsettled weather pattern is expected to 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]
DAY SPONSOR
Carrion Tree Service is underwriting Macon Media for today. they are a fully licensed and insured tree service, specializing in dangerous tree removal, view clearing, pruning, and crane services with a 24 Hour emergency response.
Their phone number is 371-4718.
They can handle all your tree removal needs in good or bad weather.
On Saturday, some local Christians gathered at the flagpole on Speaker's Corner to pray for healing and unity. [LINK]
Video and photos from the Tuesday, June 9th Black Lives Matter protest has been published [LINK]
Video and photos from the June 12th protest will be published sometime this week. Due to a bad internet connection with our remote computer, the video of the Friday protest was unable to be processed.
I apologize for the delay. --Bobby
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
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.
Tonight
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.
Wednesday
Partly sunny with a chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs ranging from the 70s to the lower 80s. Winds out of the north around 5 mph in the morning, becoming light and variable. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Wednesday Night
A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the 50s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Hazards
Showers and isolated thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and evening. Cloud to ground lightning and locally heavy rainfall will be the primary threat with any thunderstorms, and a few could produce gusty winds.
From today 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)
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Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Mon Jun 15 2020
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of 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 42,676 people in North Carolina are infected, 1,104 have died, and infections are widespread, the NCDHHS website [LINK] reports 44,119 confirmed cases from 627,130 targeted tests, and 798 hospitalized and 1,105 deaths in the state. The Johns Hopkins Dashboard [LINK] reports 44,264 people infected and 1,132 deaths (these include non-residents located in NC).
COVID-19 Data for Macon County from Coronaction. [LINK]
Detected 217
Recovered 58
Deceased 1
Actives 158
Data from Macon County Public Health [LINK] http://www.maconnc.org/health-department.html
Detected 222
Recovered 18
Deceased 1
Actives 203
Testing Data
MCPH Tests 2,466
Other Tests 432
Total Tests 2,466
Pending 105
Resources for Reliable Information about the Corona Virus (COVID-19) [LINK]
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Published at 6:40am Monday, June 15, 2020
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