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OUTLOOK
A moisture starved cold front may bring showers and high elevation snow to the region through tonight. A generally dry and cool northwest flow pattern sets up this weekend and continues into next week.
**Weather Alert**
...INCREASED FIRE DANGER FROM 11 AM UNTIL 6 PM EST TODAY...
Significant drying and gusty winds in the wake of a cold front will lead to an increased risk of fires growing out of control on Friday. With relative humidity likely to drop below 30 percent and northwest winds expected to gust above 20 mph, these conditions will allow fires to spread more quickly. Outdoor burning is discouraged.
Please refer to your local burn permitting authorities on whether you can burn on Friday. If you do burn, use extreme caution since fires can quickly get out of hand under these conditions.
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Local and State News
COVID-19 Numbers for Macon County: [November 15, 2021]
• The North Carolina Town Besieged by Armadillos [WIRED]
At a Special Called Meeting, the Macon County Board of Education voted 5-0 to use a portion of ESSER Funding for employee bonuses in December 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. Full-time employees will receive $1,500 and part-time employees will receive $750. Video below.
Macon County Board of Education (11-22-2021)
• Town of Franklin Welcomes Holiday Season with Winter Wonderland [Macon Media]
• Brasstown Ringers to Perform Christmas Concert Series [Macon Media]
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Local Weather
National Weather Map for Today
General forecast through Thursday Night
Franklin area
Today
Sunny, with highs in the mid-40s. Winds out of the northwest around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with lows in the low-to-mid 20s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with highs in the mid-50s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around freezing. Calm winds.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-50s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-20s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Sunny, with highs near 40. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with lows in the mid-20s. Winds out of the northwest around 10mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with highs near 50. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning shifting to come out of the west in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around freezing. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 50. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 20s.
Otto area
TodaySunny, with highs in the mid-40s. Winds out of the northwest around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with lows in the mid-20s. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 7 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with highs in the mid-50s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around freezing. Light winds out of the northwest.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-50s. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 7 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 20s.
Nantahala area
Today
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs near 40. Winds out of the northwest around 10 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with lows in the mid-20s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with highs in the lower 50s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-30s. Winds out of the southwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 50. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 20s.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
...INCREASED FIRE DANGER FROM 11 AM UNTIL 6 PM EST TODAY...
Significant drying and gusty winds in the wake of a cold front will lead to an increased risk of fires growing out of control on Friday. With relative humidity likely to drop below 30 percent and northwest winds expected to gust above 20 mph, these conditions will allow fires to spread more quickly. Outdoor burning is discouraged.
Please refer to your local burn permitting authorities on whether you can burn on Friday. If you do burn, use extreme caution since fires can quickly get out of hand under these conditions.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
100 AM EST Fri Nov 26 2021
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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Almanac
Air Quality
Air quality is in the middle range of green for most of the county, with the ridges and other higher elevations today being in the middle range of green.
Fire and Smoke Map
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low range (1.8 out of 12) today with Ragweed being the main culprit. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low range (0.4 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for November 26th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 73°F in Franklin in 1990
Lowsest Temperature -1°F in Highlands in 1950
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 2.98 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1979
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 5.0 inches in Highlands in 1902
Record Weather Events for November (1872-2017)
Highest Temperature 83°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on Nov 4, 2003
Lowest Temperature -3°F in Highlands on Nov 25, 1950
Greatest Rainfall 4.69 inches in Highlands on Nov 29, 1914
Greatest Snowfall 6.0 inches in Highlands on Nov 28, 1922
Record Weather Events for November 1st in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 90°F in Maysville, Onslow County in 2009
Lowest Temperature 12°F in Banner Elk, Avery County in 1913
Greatest Rainfall 5.08 inches in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County in 1969
Greatest Snowfall 13.0 inches in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County in 2014
Record Weather Events for November in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 90°F in Goldsboro, Wayne County on 11-09-1900
Lowest Temperature -19°F in Montreat, Yancey County on 11-25-1950
Greatest Rainfall 8.15 inches in Idlewild, Ashe County on 11-06-1977
Greatest Snowfall 18.00 in Montreat, Yancey County on 11-04-1930
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Macon Calendar
(send your event to calendar@maconmedia.com)
THE POLAR EXPRESS™ Train Ride
THE POLAR EXPRESS™ with the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad is back in 2021! The 1¼ hour round-trip passenger excursion comes to life as the train departs the Bryson City depot for a journey through the quiet wilderness for a special visit at the North Pole. Set to the sounds of the motion picture soundtrack, guests on board will enjoy warm cocoa and a treat while listening and reading along with the magical story. Children’s faces show the magic of the season when the train arrives at the North Pole to find Santa Claus waiting. Santa will board THE POLAR EXPRESS™, greeting each child and presenting them with a special gift as in the story, their own silver sleigh bell. Christmas carols will be sung as they return back to the Bryson City Depot. For ticksts, see [GSMR.com]
COLD Turkey 5K & Little Turkeys Fun Run (ALL AGES) 2021
This year's Cold Turkey will be a benefit for Macon County Special Olympics
Gobble! Gobble! Join others for Franklin, NC's annual Cold Turkey 5K Run/Walk & Little Turkeys FUN! Run/Walk on THANKSGIVING DAY (2021)
Race day registration begins at 8:00AM
Little Turkeys FUN! Run/Walk (10-U) starts at 9AM
Cold Turkey 5K starts at 9:30AM
Dillsboro Lights & Luminaries
Adapted from an old Scandinavian custom of lighting the way for the Christ child, more than 2,500 candles in small white bags line the streets and every storefront is aglow with Christmas lights and decorations. Shopkeepers and restaurants are open late. See Santa and Mrs. Claus as they ride through town in their pickup truck. Write a letter to Santa and drop it off at his special mailbox. Live music on Front Street. For more information, see [Visit Dillsboro]
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National and World News Roundup
Level1 News November 26 2021: The Long Alt Account of the Law
• Protests Rock Solomon Islands: Here’s What’s Behind the Unrest [New York Times]
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Inside the American Redoubt: Trump voters building a new state | Times Documentaries
• Thousands of people have raised more than $1 million for a man who served 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit [CNN]
• U.S. lawmakers defy China by meeting with officials in Taiwan [NBC News]
• Sweden’s new prime minister resigns after government falls [The Local]
• Woman lights gaming machine on fire after losing, shot by fellow gamer who couldn’t play anymore. [KPCR-TVE]
• North Carolina lawmakers head to Washington to push for a say in voter ID snarl [Courthouse News Service]
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - November 25th, 2021
PBS NewsHour Full Episode November 25th, 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: [November 18, 2021]
• Heavily mutated coronavirus variant puts scientists on alert [Nature]
• New COVID variant concerns South African scientists [AXIOS]
• The U.S. plans to prosecute unruly air passengers as complaints surge [New York Times]
• QAnon 'queen' orders 70,000 followers to 'shoot to kill' anyone vaccinating children [Raw Story]
• TWiV 833: Grand theft kinesin [This Week in Virology]
• Covid misinformation spreads because so many Americans are awful at math [Washington Post]
• A Shot to Save the World: The Inside Story of the Life-or-Death Race for a COVID-19 Vaccine [Amazon (Link to Kindle Edition)]
• The real risk of heart inflammation to kids is from COVID-19—not the vaccine [National Geographic]
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On This Day
November 26th is the 330th day of the year (331st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 35 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)
783 – The Asturian queen Adosinda is held at a monastery to prevent her king from retaking the throne from Mauregatus.
1161 – Battle of Caishi: A Song dynasty fleet fights a naval engagement with Jin dynasty ships on the Yangtze river during the Jin–Song Wars.
1476 – Vlad the Impaler defeats Basarab Laiota with the help of Stephen the Great and Stephen V Báthory and becomes the ruler of Wallachia for the third time.
1778 – In the Hawaiian Islands, Captain James Cook becomes the first European to visit Maui.
1789 – A national Thanksgiving Day is observed in the United States as proclaimed by President George Washington at the request of Congress.
1805 – Official opening of Thomas Telford's Pontcysyllte Aqueduct.
1812 – The Battle of Berezina begins during Napoleon's retreat from Russia.
1852 – An earthquake as high as magnitude 8.8 rocks the Banda Sea, triggering a tsunami and killing at least 60 in the Dutch East Indies.
1863 – United States President Abraham Lincoln proclaims November 26 as a national Thanksgiving Day, to be celebrated annually on the final Thursday of November. Following the Franksgiving controversy from 1939 to 1941, it has been observed on the fourth Thursday in 1942 and subsequent years.
1865 – Battle of Papudo: A Spanish navy schooner is defeated by a Chilean corvette north of ValparaÃso, Chile.
1914 – HMS Bulwark is destroyed by a large internal explosion with the loss of 741 men near Sheerness.
1917 – The Manchester Guardian publishes the 1916 secret Sykes-Picot Agreement between the United Kingdom and France.
1917 – The National Hockey League is formed, with the Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Wanderers, Ottawa Senators, Quebec Bulldogs, and Toronto Arenas as its first teams.
1918 – The Montenegran Podgorica Assembly votes for a "union of the people", declaring assimilation into the Kingdom of Serbia.
1922 – Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon become the first people to enter the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun in over 3000 years.
1922 – The Toll of the Sea debuts as the first general release film to use two-tone Technicolor. (The Gulf Between was the first film to do so, but it was not widely distributed.)
1939 – Shelling of Mainila: The Soviet Army orchestrates an incident which is used to justify the start of the Winter War with Finland four days later.
1941 – World War II: The Hull note is given to the Japanese ambassador, demanding that Japan withdraw from China and French Indochina, in return for which the United States would lift economic sanctions. On the same day, Japan's 1st Air Fleet departs Hitokappu Bay for Hawaii.
1942 – World War II: Yugoslav Partisans convene the first meeting of the Anti-Fascist Council for the National Liberation of Yugoslavia at Bihać in northwestern Bosnia.
1942 – Casablanca, the movie starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, premieres in New York City.
1943 – World War II: HMT Rohna is sunk by the Luftwaffe in an air attack in the Mediterranean north of Béjaïa, Algeria.
1944 – World War II: A German V-2 rocket hits a Woolworth's shop in London, United Kingdom, killing 168 people.
1944 – World War II: Germany begins V-1 and V-2 attacks on Antwerp, Belgium.
1949 – The Constituent Assembly of India adopts the constitution presented by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar.
1950 – Korean War: Troops from the People's Republic of China launch a massive counterattack in North Korea against South Korean and United Nations forces (Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River and Battle of Chosin Reservoir), ending any hopes of a quick end to the conflict.
1965 РFrance launches Ast̩rix, becoming the third nation to put an object in orbit using its own booster.
1968 – Vietnam War: United States Air Force helicopter pilot James P. Fleming rescues an Army Special Forces unit pinned down by Viet Cong fire. He is later awarded the Medal of Honor.
1970 – In Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, 38 millimetres (1.5 in) of rain fall in a minute, the heaviest rainfall ever recorded.
1977 – An unidentified hijacker named Vrillon, claiming to be the representative of the "Ashtar Galactic Command", takes over Britain's Southern Television for six minutes, starting at 5:12 pm.
1983 – Brink's-Mat robbery: In London, 6,800 gold bars worth nearly £26 million are stolen from the Brink's-Mat vault at Heathrow Airport.
1986 – Iran–Contra affair: U.S. President Ronald Reagan announces the members of what will become known as the Tower Commission.
1986 – The trial of John Demjanjuk, accused of committing war crimes as a guard at the Nazi Treblinka extermination camp, starts in Jerusalem.
1991 – National Assembly of Azerbaijan abolishes the autonomous status of Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast of Azerbaijan and renames several cities back to their original names.
1998 – Tony Blair becomes the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to address the Oireachtas, the parliament of the Republic of Ireland.
1998 – The Khanna rail disaster takes 212 lives in Khanna, Ludhiana, India.
1999 – The 7.5 Mw Ambrym earthquake shakes Vanuatu and a destructive tsunami follows. Ten people were killed and forty were injured.
2000 – George W. Bush is certified the winner of Florida's electoral votes by Katherine Harris, going on to win the United States presidential election, despite losing in the national popular vote.
2003 – The Concorde makes its final flight, over Bristol, England.
2004 – Ruzhou School massacre: A man stabs and kills eight people and seriously wounds another four in a school dormitory in Ruzhou, China.
2004 – The last PoÊ»ouli (Black-faced honeycreeper) dies of avian malaria in the Maui Bird Conservation Center in Olinda, Hawaii, before it could breed, making the species in all probability extinct.
2008 – Mumbai attacks, a series of terrorist attacks killing approximately 166 citizens by 10 members of Lashkar-e-Taiba, a Pakistan based extremist Islamist terrorist organisation.
2008 – The ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2, now out of service, docks in Dubai.
2011 – NATO attack in Pakistan: NATO forces in Afghanistan attack a Pakistani check post in a friendly fire incident, killing 24 soldiers and wounding 13 others.
2011 – The Mars Science Laboratory launches to Mars with the Curiosity Rover.
2018 – The robotic probe Insight lands on Elysium Planitia, Mars.
2019 – A magnitude 6.4 earthquake strikes western Albania leaving at least 52 people dead and over 1000 injured. This was the deadliest earthquake of 2019, and the deadliest to strike the country in 99 years.
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Published at 5:30am on Friday, November 26, 2021
Author: Bobby Coggins
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