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A cold front will lift across our area from the southwest today and tonight, with clouds and rain chances lingering into Saturday. Drying high pressure will eventually spread back over the Southeast on Sunday and persist through early next week.
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Local and State News
COVID-19 Numbers for Macon County: [October 21, 2021]
Monica Collier receives national recognition through the NYC Big Book Award®! Franklin, NC -- The NYC Big Book Award recognized PINK: A Christmas Romance, released October 5, 2021, in the category of Christian Fiction as the winner. The competition is judged by experts from different aspects of the book industry, including publishers, writers, editors, book cover designers and professional copywriters. Selected award Winners and Distinguished Favorites are based on overall excellence. Read the full press release at [Macon Media/a>]
You can find the book at your favorite local bookstore or on [Amazon]
Monoclonal Antibodies Treatment Presentation by Dr Dewhurst
• Macon Middle School will be having a Virtual Day on MOnday, November 1, 2021 • Construction Has Begun on the South Macon Backbone! [Little T BroadbandE]
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Local Weather
National Weather Map for Today
General forecast through Saturday Night
Franklin area
Today
A slight chance of rain before 7am, then showers, mainly after 7am. High near 56. Winds out of the southeas 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers, mainly before 5am. Patchy fog. Lows in the mid-40s. Winds out of the southeast becoming calm before midnight. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday
Showers, mainly after 9am. Patchy fog before 9am. Highs in the mid-50s. Calm windss in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Showers likely, mainly before 8pm. Cloudy, with lows in the mid-40s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%.
Saturday
Showers likely, mainly after noon. Cloudy, with highs in the mid-50s. Chance of rain is 60%.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-40s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
A chance of rain before 10am, then showers likely between 10am and 2pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Patchy fog after 1pm. Highs near 50. Winds out of the east 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of rain is 90%. New rainfall amounts between three-quarters and one inch possible.
Tonight
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then showers likely. Patchy fog. Lows in the mid-40s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph early in the evening shifting to come out of the southwest after midnight. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three-quarters of an inch possible.
Friday
Showers. Patchy fog before 9am. Highs in the mid-to-upper 40s. Winds out of teh south 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Showers likely, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 40. Winds out of the southwest around 5 mph. Chance of rain is 60%.
Saturday
Showers likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs near 50. Chance of rain is 60%.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 40s.
Otto area
Today
Rain likely before 1pm, then showers likely between 1pm and 2pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Highs in the mid-50s. WInds out of the southeast 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers, mainly before 8pm. Patchy fog. Lows in the mid-40s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph becoming calm by midnight. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday
Showers. Patchy fog before 9am. High near 54. South wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Showers likely, mainly before 8pm. Cloudy, with lows in the mid-40s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%.
Saturday
Showers likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-50s. Chance of rain is 60%.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-40s.
Nantahala area
Today
A chance of rain before 7am, then showers likely after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-to-upper 40s. Winds out of the southeast 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers likely, mainly before 8pm. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-40s. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 8 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
Showers. Patchy fog before 9am. Highs near 50. Winds out of the southwest 3 to 5 mph. Chance of rain is 90%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Showers. Low in the mid-40s. Light winds out of the southwest. Chance of rain is 80%.
Saturday
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with highs near 50. Chance of rain is 70%.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-40s.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Areas of frost is possible this morning, especially in sheltered valleys.
A large low pressure system will bring widespread rainfall to the area Thursday through Saturday. Localized flooding may be possible.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Thu Oct 28 2021
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
1. A non-tropical low pressure system producing storm-force winds is located about 350 miles south of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Strong winds along portions of the northeastern United States coast are forecast to gradually diminish later today as the low moves eastward away from shore at about 15 mph. The low is then expected to turn southeastward toward slightly warmer waters in a few days, and it could acquire some subtropical characteristics over the weekend or early next week while over the central Atlantic. For more information on this system, including storm warnings, see products issued by your local National Weather Service office and High Seas Forecasts issued by the National Weather Service.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...low...30 percent.
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Almanac
Air Quality
[No forecast available today]
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 low range (0.4 out of 12) today with Ragweed, Chenopods, and Grasses being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low range (0.4 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for October 28th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 83°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2014
Lowest Temperature 15°F in Highlands in 1903
Greatest Rainfall 3.30 inches in Highlands in 1918
Greatest Snowfall (no measurable snow has fallen on this date since 1872)
Record Weather Events for October (1872-2017)
Highest Temperature 91°F in Franklin on Oct 5, 1954
Lowest Temperature 12°F in Highlands on Oct 30, 1910
Greatest Rainfall 9.91 inches in Highlands on Oct 4, 1964
Greatest Snowfall 1.0 inches in Highlands on October 20, 1913
Record Weather Events for October 6th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 102°F in Albemarle, Stanly County in 1954
Lowest Temperature 22°F in Celo, Yancey County in 1968
Greatest Rainfall 14.00 inches in Aberdeen, Moore County in 1913
Greatest Snowfall 1.0 inches on Montreat, Yancey County in 1932
(the excessive rainfall was due to the remnants of Hurricane 5 of 1913. The storm formed off the coast of Rhode Island and traveled southwest, striking North and South Carolina. This was before Tropical Storms and Hurricanes were named).
Record Weather Events for October in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 102°F in Albemarle, Stanly County on 10-06-1954
Lowest Temperature 8°F in Banner Elk, Avery County on 10-21-1952
Greatest Rainfall 14.00 inches in Aberdeen, Moore County on 10-06-1913
Greatest Snowfall 11.00 in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 10-25-1990
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Macon Calendar
(send your event to calendar@maconmedia.com)
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 and World News Roundup
Level1 News October 27 2021: What Happens In The Tesla Tunnel...
• Attorney General Garland defends memo in school speech maelstrom [Courthouse News Service]
• China’s Weapon Tests Close to a ‘Sputnik Moment,’ U.S. General Says [New York Times]
• Federal Trade Commission Scrutinizing Facebook Disclosures [Wall Street Journal]
• The Earth's core just got a lot more interesting – here's why [TechRadar]
• US-bound migrant caravan slowly making its way north [Al Jazeera]
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - October 27th, 2021
PBS NewsHour Full Episode October 27th, 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: [October 21, 2021]
COVID-19 Q&A with A&V Livestream 10/27/21
How the world rapidly developed a Covid-19 vaccine
A Shot to Save the World: The Inside Story of the Life-or-Death Race for a COVID-19 Vaccine [Am,azon (Kindle Edition)]
• Fox anchor Neil Cavuto urged viewers to get vaccinated. Then came the death threats [NPR]
TWiV 820: COVID-19 clinical update #85 with Dr. Daniel Griffin
TWiV 821: Public clonotype #1
A TWiV trio reveal the isolation of novel paramyxoviruses from rodents and bats in Arizona, and isolation of naive B cells from seronegative donors that produce germline encoded antibodies which engage the receptor binding domain of SARS-CoV-2, variants of concern, and related sarbecoviruses from bats. Show notes at [Microbe TV]
FDA Advisory Panel OKs Pfizer Covid Vaccine For Kids 5 To 11
Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee – 10/26/2021
• Wearing face coverings protected wearers from COVID-19 infection – large scale study [University of Oxford]
• Breakthrough infections can lead to long COVID; genes may explain critical illness in young, healthy adults [Channel News Asia]
• Federal judge rejects Southwest Airlines pilots’ request to block vaccine mandate [CNBC]
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On This Day
October 28th is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 64 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)
97 – Roman emperor Nerva is forced by the Praetorian Guard to adopt general Marcus Ulpius Trajanus as his heir and successor.
306 – Maxentius is proclaimed Roman emperor.
312 – Constantine I defeats Maxentius, becoming the sole Roman emperor in the West.
969 – The Byzantine Empire recovers Antioch from Arab rule.
1344 – The lower town of Smyrna is captured by Crusaders in response to Aydınid piracy.
1420 – Beijing is officially designated the capital of the Ming dynasty when the Forbidden City is completed.
1449 – Christian I is crowned king of Denmark.
1453 – Ladislaus the Posthumous is crowned king of Bohemia in Prague.
1492 – Christopher Columbus lands in Cuba on his first voyage to the New World, surmising that it is Japan.
1516 – Second Ottoman–Mamluk War: Mamluks fail to stop the Ottoman advance towards Egypt at the Battle of Yaunis Khan.
1520 – Ferdinand Magellan reaches the Pacific Ocean.
1531 – Abyssinian–Adal war: The Adal Sultanate seizes southern Ethiopia.
1538 – The Universidad Santo Tomás de Aquino is founded in what is now the Dominican Republic.
1628 – French Wars of Religion: The Siege of La Rochelle ends with the surrender of the Huguenots after fourteen months.
1636 – The Massachusetts Bay Colony votes to establish a theological college, which would later become Harvard University.
1664 – The Duke of York and Albany's Maritime Regiment of Foot, later to be known as the Royal Marines, is established.
1707 – The 1707 Hōei earthquake causes more than 5,000 deaths in Japan.
1726 – The novel Gulliver's Travels is published.
1776 – American Revolutionary War: British troops attack and capture Chatterton Hill from the Continental Army.
1834 – The Pinjarra massacre occurs in the Swan River Colony. An estimated 30 Noongar people are killed by British colonists.
1835 – The United Tribes of New Zealand are established with the signature of the Declaration of Independence.
1864 – American Civil War: A Union attack on the Confederate capital Richmond is repulsed.
1886 – US president Grover Cleveland dedicates the Statue of Liberty.
1891 – The Mino–Owari earthquake is the largest inland earthquake in Japan's history.
1893 – Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Pathétique receives its première performance only nine days before the composer's death.
1918 – World War I: A new Polish government in western Galicia is established, triggering the Polish–Ukrainian War.
1918 – World War I: Czech politicians peacefully take over the city of Prague, thus establishing the First Czechoslovak Republic.
1919 – The U.S. Congress passes the Volstead Act over President Wilson's veto, paving the way for Prohibition to begin the following January.
1922 – Italian fascists led by Benito Mussolini march on Rome and take over the Italian government.
1928 – The "Indonesia Raya", now the national anthem, is first played during the Second Indonesian Youth Congress.
1940 – World War II: Greece rejects Italy's ultimatum. Italy invades Greece through Albania a few hours later.
1942 – The Alaska Highway first connects Alaska to the North American railway network at Dawson Creek in Canada.
1948 – Paul Hermann Müller is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of the insecticidal properties of DDT.
1949 – An Air France Lockheed Constellation crashes in the Azores, killing all 48 people on board.
1956 – Hungarian Revolution: A de facto ceasefire comes into effect between armed revolutionaries and Soviet troops, who begin to withdraw from Budapest. Communist officials and facilities come under attack by revolutionaries.
1958 – John XXIII is elected Pope.
1962 – Cuban Missile Crisis: Premier Nikita Khrushchev orders the removal of Soviet missiles from Cuba.
1965 – Pope Paul VI promulgates Nostra aetate, by which the Church officially recognizes the legitimacy of non-Christian faiths.
1971 – Prospero becomes the only British satellite to be launched by a British rocket.
1982 – The Spanish general election begins fourteen years of rule by the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party.
1990 – Georgia holds its only free election under Soviet rule.
1995 – The Baku Metro fire sees 289 people killed and 270 injured.
2005 – Scooter Libby is indicted due to his involvement in the Plame affair.
2006 – A funeral service takes place at the Bykivnia graves for those Ukrainians who were killed by the Soviet secret police.
2007 – Cristina Fernández de Kirchner becomes the first directly elected female President of Argentina.
2009 – The 28 October 2009 Peshawar bombing kills 117 and wounds 213.
2009 – NASA successfully launches the Ares I-X mission, the only rocket launch for its short-lived Constellation program.
2013 – Five people are killed and 38 are injured after a car crashes into barriers at the Tiananmen Square in China.
2014 – A rocket carrying NASA's Cygnus CRS Orb-3 resupply mission to the International Space Station explodes seconds after taking off from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport in Virginia.
2018 – Jair Messias Bolsonaro is elected president of Brazil with 57 million votes. Worker’s Party, Fernando Haddad is the runner up. It is the first time in 16 years, the Worker’s Party is not elected president.
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Published at 4:00am on Thursday, October 28, 2021
Author: Bobby Coggins
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