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Macon County Commissioners - September 2021
A 9/11 Remembrance event was held in the Panther Pit on Saturday [MaconMedia.com]
National Weather Map for Today
General forecast through Friday Night
Franklin area
Today
Scattered showers. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-70s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
Scattered showers, mainly before 3am. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
A chance of showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between noon and 5pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rainfall is 30%.
Saturday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the lower 60s. Chance of rainfall is 40%.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a chance of showers between 8pm and 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Showers likely, mainly after 2pm. Patchy fog before noon. Otherwise, cloudy, with highs in the upper 60s. Calm winds early increasing to come out of the east around 5 mph by midmorning. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Scattered showers. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s. Light winds out of the east. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
A chance of showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between noon and 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs near 70. Light winds out of the east. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 30%.
Saturday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the lower 70s. Chance of rain is 40%.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a chance of showers between 8pm and 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Otto area
Today
Showers likely, mainly in the mid-to-late afternoon. Patchy fog before noon. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-70s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
Scattered showers. Patchy fog after 9pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the mid-70s. Light winds out of the southeast. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1am, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%.
Saturday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Partly sunny, with highs near 80. Chance of rain is 40%.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a chance of showers between 9pm and 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain is 40%.
Nantahala area
Today
Scattered showers, mainly after 11am. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s. Light winds out of the southeast. Chance of rain is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. Tonight Scattered showers, mainly before 1am. Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. Friday A slight chance of showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between noon and 5pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid-70s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Friday Night A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 30%. Saturday A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid-70s. Chance of rain is 40%. Saturday Night A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a chance of showers between 7pm and 9pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain is 30%.
Hazards and Tropical Weather
Showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop today across the region. The primary hazards today will be cloud to ground lightning as well as brief heavy rainfall that could prompt localized flash flooding issues.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Thu Sep 16 2021
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
The Weather Prediction Center is issuing advisories on Tropical Depression Nicholas, located inland over southwestern Louisiana.
1. Showers and thunderstorms have changed little in organization in association with an area of low pressure located more than 500 miles west-southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands. In addition, earlier satellite derived winds indicated the system also lacks a well-defined center. However, environmental conditions are still expected to remain conducive for development, and a tropical depression is likely to form during the next couple of days. This system is expected to move westward to west-northwestward across the tropical Atlantic during the next several days.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...high...80 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...high...90 percent.
2. Shower activity remains poorly organized in association with a broad low pressure system located several hundred miles to the south-southeast of the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Environmental conditions are expected to become more conducive for development, and a tropical depression is still likely to form during the next day or two while the system moves north-northwestward to northward off the southeast U.S. coast. Regardless of development, this system could bring high surf to portions of the southeast and mid-Atlantic U.S. coasts later this week. Additional information on this system, including gale warnings, can be found in High Seas Forecasts issued by the NOAA Ocean Prediction Center.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...high...70 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...high...70 percent.
3. A tropical wave located just inland over Africa is expected to emerge off the west coast of Africa in the next day or so. Thereafter, environmental conditions are forecast to be somewhat conducive for additional development while the system moves west-northwestward to northwestward over the far eastern Atlantic.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...low...20 percent.
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Published at 4:00am on Thursday, September 16, 2021
A 9/11 Remembrance event was held in the Panther Pit on Saturday [MaconMedia.com]
National Weather Map for Today
General forecast through Friday Night
Franklin area
Today
Scattered showers. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-70s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
Scattered showers, mainly before 3am. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
A chance of showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between noon and 5pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rainfall is 30%.
Saturday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the lower 60s. Chance of rainfall is 40%.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a chance of showers between 8pm and 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Showers likely, mainly after 2pm. Patchy fog before noon. Otherwise, cloudy, with highs in the upper 60s. Calm winds early increasing to come out of the east around 5 mph by midmorning. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Scattered showers. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s. Light winds out of the east. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
A chance of showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between noon and 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs near 70. Light winds out of the east. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 30%.
Saturday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the lower 70s. Chance of rain is 40%.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a chance of showers between 8pm and 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Otto area
Today
Showers likely, mainly in the mid-to-late afternoon. Patchy fog before noon. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-70s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
Scattered showers. Patchy fog after 9pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the mid-70s. Light winds out of the southeast. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1am, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%.
Saturday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Partly sunny, with highs near 80. Chance of rain is 40%.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a chance of showers between 9pm and 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain is 40%.
Nantahala area
Today
Scattered showers, mainly after 11am. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s. Light winds out of the southeast. Chance of rain is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. Tonight Scattered showers, mainly before 1am. Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. Friday A slight chance of showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between noon and 5pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid-70s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Friday Night A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 30%. Saturday A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid-70s. Chance of rain is 40%. Saturday Night A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a chance of showers between 7pm and 9pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain is 30%.
Hazards and Tropical Weather
Showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop today across the region. The primary hazards today will be cloud to ground lightning as well as brief heavy rainfall that could prompt localized flash flooding issues.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Thu Sep 16 2021
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
The Weather Prediction Center is issuing advisories on Tropical Depression Nicholas, located inland over southwestern Louisiana.
1. Showers and thunderstorms have changed little in organization in association with an area of low pressure located more than 500 miles west-southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands. In addition, earlier satellite derived winds indicated the system also lacks a well-defined center. However, environmental conditions are still expected to remain conducive for development, and a tropical depression is likely to form during the next couple of days. This system is expected to move westward to west-northwestward across the tropical Atlantic during the next several days.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...high...80 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...high...90 percent.
2. Shower activity remains poorly organized in association with a broad low pressure system located several hundred miles to the south-southeast of the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Environmental conditions are expected to become more conducive for development, and a tropical depression is still likely to form during the next day or two while the system moves north-northwestward to northward off the southeast U.S. coast. Regardless of development, this system could bring high surf to portions of the southeast and mid-Atlantic U.S. coasts later this week. Additional information on this system, including gale warnings, can be found in High Seas Forecasts issued by the NOAA Ocean Prediction Center.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...high...70 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...high...70 percent.
3. A tropical wave located just inland over Africa is expected to emerge off the west coast of Africa in the next day or so. Thereafter, environmental conditions are forecast to be somewhat conducive for additional development while the system moves west-northwestward to northwestward over the far eastern Atlantic.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...low...20 percent.
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Published at 4:00am on Thursday, September 16, 2021
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