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OUTLOOK
Dry high pressure will dominate the region through Tuesday, with warming temperatures. A back door cold front will approach from the Mid-Atlantic region on Wednesday and move south of the area by late in the week. Another cold front may approach from the northwest next weekend, with better moisture possible.
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Local News
Local COVID-19 Numbers for September 24, 2021 [MaconMedia.com] MCAS Cherry Point Air Show Day One Highlights (2021)
Pisgah Legal recommends the NC Medicaid Ombudsman for Medicaid beneficiaries who need education, guidance and advocacy [MaconMedia.com]
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Local Weather
National Weather Map for Today
General forecast through Sunday Night
Franklin area
Today
Widespread fog, mainly before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy through midmorning, then gradual clearing, with highs near 80. Calm winds.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with lows in the low-to-mid 50s. Calm winds.
Tuesday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. Light winds out of the northeast.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-50s. Calm winds.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 80s.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-50s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Sunny, with highs near 70. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming calm in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the lower 50s. Winds out of the southwest around 5 mph shifting to come out of the northwest after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid-70s. Winds out of the west 3 to 6 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the lower 50s. Calm winds increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph after midnight.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid-70s.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the low-to-mid 50s.
Otto area
Today
Widespread fog, mainly before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy through midmorning, then gradual clearing, with highs near 80. Calm winds.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with lows in the mid-50s. Light and variable winds.
Tuesday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. Light and variable winds.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-50s. Calm winds.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 80s.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s.
Nantahala area
Today
Sunny, with highs in the mid-70s. Calm winds.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the low-to-mid 50s. Calm winds.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid-70s. Calm winds.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-50s. Calm winds.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-50s.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Hazardous weather is not expected today.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Mon Sep 27 2021
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Hurricane Sam, located several hundred miles east of the Lesser Antilles.
1. Satellite-derived wind data indicate an elongated area of low pressure associated with the remnants of Peter is located a few hundred miles southeast of Bermuda. Showers and thunderstorms have become a little better organized since last night, and environmental conditions are marginally conducive for some further development of this system. Peter could briefly become a tropical depression again during the next day or two while it moves northeastward at about 10 mph. By midweek, environmental conditions are expected to become unfavorable for further development.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...medium...50 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...medium...50 percent.
2. Disorganized showers and thunderstorms are associated with a broad area of low pressure located several hundred miles southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands. Environmental conditions are forecast to be conducive for further development of this disturbance, and a tropical depression is likely to form around midweek while it moves westward to west-northwestward at 5 to 10 mph over the central tropical Atlantic.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...30 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...high...80 percent.
3. A tropical wave is expected to move off of the west coast of Africa later today. Upper-level winds are forecast to be conducive for gradual development thereafter, and a tropical depression is likely to form in a few days while the system moves westward to west-northwestward at 10 to 15 mph over the far eastern tropical Atlantic.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...30 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...high...80 percent.
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Almanac
Air Quality
Air quality is in the upper range of green for most of the county, with the ridges and other higher elevations today being in the upper range of green.
Fire and Smoke Map
(There is haze from the wildfires out on the west coast.)
Pollen levels are expected to be in the medium range (6.6 out of 12) today with Ragweed, Chenopods, and Grasses being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium range (6.6 out of 12).
Weather Almanac for September 27th (1872-2020)
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
Highest Temperature 89°F in Franklin in 1998
Lowest Temperature 30°F in Highlands in 1899
Greatest Rainfall 3.53 inches in Highlands in 1942
Record Weather Events for September (1872-2017)
Highest Temperature 98°F in Franklin on Sept 4, 1975
Lowest Temperature 27°F in Franklin on Sept 30, 1967
Greatest Rainfall 11.87 inches in Highlands on Sept 29, 1964
Record weather events for this date and month in Macon County
Record Weather Events for Sept 1st in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 105°F in Goldsboro, Wayne County in 1932
Lowest Temperature 33°F in Boone, Watauga County in 1946
Greatest Rainfall 8.98 inches in Andrews, Cherokee County in 1982
Record Weather Events for September in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 109°F in Weldon, Halifax County on 09-07-1954
Lowest Temperature 23°F in Marion, McDowell County on 09-28-2000
Greatest Rainfall 18.30 inches in Southport, Brunswick County on 09-16-1999
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Macon Calendar
(send your event to calendar@maconmedia.com)
IMAGE RED SAND PROJECT
Zonta Club of the Franklin Area Red Sand Project
The Red Sand Project will be held in front of the Macon County Courthouse in downtown Franklin on Saturday October 2 at 9 a.m. Social distancing will be practiced and masks are advised.
Come and help to draw attention to those who metaphorically “fall through the cracks” and become victims of human trafficking. Women and children are more likely to be victims; unfortunately trafficking often goes unrecognized and is far more prevalent here than most people realize. Zonta will highlight how it affects our community and our country and introduce some of the organizations here that combat it. Participants will be given red sand that they will use to fill the cracks in the sidewalk, to draw attention to those who cannot advocate for themselves.
FROG FAIR
November 6, 2021
Friends of the Greenway Fall Fundraising Event. FROG FAIR will be held November 6 from 9-3 at FROG Quarters, 573 E. Main at the Town bridge. Vendor spaces are available--check our website for registration forms or stop by FROG Quarters. Make sure to mark your calendar--arts & crafts, food, & music will make it a special day. For more information, email frog28734@gmail.com.
Encastic Painting Classes
The Macon County Art Association (a not for profit member organization) is offering classes in encastic painting on Specified Fridays from 10AM-12PM at the Uptown Gallery 30 E Main St Franklin NC. Specific class dates are Friday July 9 and 23, August 3 and 27, September 3 and 17, October 29.
For more information contact the instructor, Karen Smith, at karen@programservices.org
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National News Roundup
Giant Pandas Celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival With Their Friends | iPanda
• Debt-Limit Standoff Could Force Fed to Revisit Emergency Playbook [Wall Street Journal]
• What is Title 42? Amid backlash, Biden administration defends use of Trump-era order to expel migrants [ABC News]
• China’s biggest airshow to highlight military prowess [Al Jazeera]
• Liz Cheney on Being a Republican While Opposing Donald Trump [60 Minutes]
• UK gas stations run dry as trucker shortage sparks hoarding [AP NEWS]
PBS NewsHour full episode, September 26th, 2021
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COVID-19 News and Updates
Since it looks like we may be in for a new wave of infections, here is a section on COVID-19. It will include local, regional, state, national, and global items.
COVID-19 Numbers for Macon County: [September 24, 2021]
Dr John Campbell: Inadvertant intravenous injections
• Intravenous Injection of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) mRNA Vaccine Can Induce Acute Myopericarditis in Mouse Model [Clinical Infectious Diseases]
• COVID-19 mortality risk correlates inversely with vitamin D3 status, and a mortality rate close to zero could theoretically be achieved at 50 ng/ml 25(OH)D3: Results of a systematic review and meta-analysis [MedRxiv (PDF)]
• Germinal center responses to SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines in healthy and immunocompromised individuals [MedRxiv (PDF)]
• Quantifying impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic through life-expectancy losses: a population-level study of 29 countries [International Journal of Epidemiology]
TWiV 809: Vampire vax
TWiV reveals isolation from bats in Laos of a SARS-CoV-2 like virus with a spike protein that allows entry into human cells, and exploration of a herpesvirus vector for immunization of vampire bats against rabies virus. Show notes at [Microbe TV]
President Biden Delivers Remarks on the COVID-19 Response and the Vaccination Program
09/24/21: Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
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On This Day
September 27th is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 95 days remain until the end of the year.
Historical Events
(Please note that the Wikipedia articles often contain a bibliography and links to where you can learn more about a historical event)
1066 – William the Conqueror and his army set sail from the mouth of the Somme river, beginning the Norman conquest of England.
1331 – The Battle of Płowce is fought, between the Kingdom of Poland and the Teutonic Order. The Poles are defeated but their leaders escape capture.
1422 – After the brief Gollub War, the Teutonic Knights sign the Treaty of Melno with Poland and Lithuania.
1529 – The Siege of Vienna begins when Suleiman I attacks the city.
1540 – The Society of Jesus (Jesuits) receives its charter from Pope Paul III.
1590 – The death of Pope Urban VII, 13 days after being chosen as the Pope, ends the shortest papal reign in history.
1605 – The armies of Sweden are defeated by the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in the Battle of Kircholm.
1669 – The Venetians surrender the fortress of Candia to the Ottomans, thus ending the 21-year-long Siege of Candia.
1777 – American Revolution: Lancaster, Pennsylvania becomes the capital of the United States for one day after Congress evacuates Philadelphia.
1791 – The National Assembly votes to award full citizenship to Jews in France.
1822 – Jean-François Champollion announces that he has deciphered the Rosetta Stone.
1825 – The world's first public railway to use steam locomotives, the Stockton and Darlington Railway, is ceremonially opened.
1854 – The steamship SS Arctic sinks with 300 people on board.
1875 – The merchant sailing ship Ellen Southard is wrecked in a storm at Liverpool.
1903 – The Wreck of the Old 97, an American rail disaster that became the subject of a popular ballad.
1908 – Production of the Model T automobile begins at the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant in Detroit.
1916 – Iyasu V is proclaimed deposed as ruler of Ethiopia in a palace coup in favor of his aunt Zewditu.
1922 – King Constantine I of Greece abdicates his throne in favor of his eldest son, George II.
1928 – The Republic of China is recognized by the United States.
1930 – Bobby Jones wins the (pre-Masters) Grand Slam of golf.
1938 – The ocean liner Queen Elizabeth is launched in Glasgow.
1940 – World War II: The Tripartite Pact is signed in Berlin by Germany, Japan and Italy.
1941 – The Greek National Liberation Front is established with Georgios Siantos as acting leader.
1941 – The SS Patrick Henry is launched, becoming the first of more than 2,700 Liberty ships.
1942 – Last day of the Matanikau action on Guadalcanal as United States Marines barely escape after being surrounded by Japanese forces.
1944 – The Kassel Mission results in the largest loss by a USAAF group on any mission in World War II.
1949 – Zeng Liansong's design is chosen as the flag of the People's Republic of China.
1956 – USAF Captain Milburn G. Apt becomes the first person to exceed Mach 3. Shortly thereafter, the Bell X-2 goes out of control and Captain Apt is killed.
1959 – Typhoon Vera kills nearly 5,000 people in Japan.
1962 – The Yemen Arab Republic is established.
1962 – Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring is published, inspiring an environmental movement and the creation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
1964 – The British TSR-2 aircraft XR219 makes its maiden flight.
1975 – The last use of capital punishment in Spain sparks worldwide protests.
1977 – Japan Airlines Flight 715 crashes on approach to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang, Malaysia, killing 34 of the 79 people on board.
1988 – The National League for Democracy is formed by Aung San Suu Kyi and others to fight dictatorship in Myanmar.
1993 – The Sukhumi massacre takes place in Abkhazia.
1996 – The Battle of Kabul ends in a Taliban victory; an Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan is established.
1996 – Confusion on a tanker ship results in the Julie N. oil spill in Portland, Maine.
1998 – The Google internet search engine retroactively claims this date as its birthday.
2001 – In Switzerland, a gunman shoots 18 citizens, killing 14 and then himself.
2003 – The SMART-1 satellite is launched.
2007 – NASA launches the Dawn probe to the asteroid belt.
2008 – CNSA astronaut Zhai Zhigang becomes the first Chinese person to perform a spacewalk.
2012 – In Minneapolis, a gunman shoots seven citizens, killing five and then himself.
2014 – The eruption of Mount Ontake in Japan occurs.
2019 – Over two million people participated in worldwide strikes to protest climate change across 2,400 locations worldwide.
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Published at 3:30am on Monday, September 27, 2021
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