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Fair weather Easter morning will give way to increasing clouds and a chance for showers this afternoon, with rain becoming likely tonight. Rainy and cool conditions continue through Monday followed by dry conditions and a warming trend for the rest of the week.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Saturday Night
Franklin Area
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers after 3pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a high near 71. Light and variable wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 4am. Patchy fog after 2am. Low around 50. East southeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Monday
Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before noon, then a chance of rain. Patchy fog before 9am. High near 60. Calm wind becoming west northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 61. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 34.
Highlands Plateau
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers after 5pm. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a high near 62. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4am. Patchy fog after 1am. Low around 46. East wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Monday
Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before noon, then a chance of rain. Patchy fog before 9am. High near 52. East wind 5 to 7 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Monday Night
Patchy frost between 10pm and midnight. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 32. Northwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 54. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 34.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers after 3pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a high near 70. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4am. Patchy fog after 2am. Low around 51. East southeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Monday
Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before 11am, then a chance of rain. Patchy fog before 9am. High near 59. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 35. North northwest wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 60. North northwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 35.
Nantahala Area
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 4pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a high near 69. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 4am. Patchy fog after 5am. Low around 51. East southeast wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Monday
Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before 11am, then a chance of rain. Patchy fog before 9am. High near 54. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Northwest wind around 7 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 55. North northwest wind around 7 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 35.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight in Macon County.
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Almanac
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 lower range of yellow .
Fire and Smoke Map
Local Air Monitor
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the high range (11.1 out of 12) today with Oak, Sweetgum, and Poplar being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low range (2.1 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for April 17th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 88°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2006
Lowest Temperature 19°F in Highlands in 2014
Greatest Rainfall 3.06 inches in Highlands in 1945
Greatest One-Day Snowfall (there has been no recorded snowfall on this date)
Record weather events for March in Macon County
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of April Data available from 1873 to 2018 Highest Temperature 91°F in Franklin on 04-26-1986
Lowest Temperature 13°F in Highlands on 04-01-1987
Greatest Rainfall 7.00 inches in Highlands on 04-07-1895
Greatest Snowfall 9.5 inches in Franklin on 04-04-1987
All-time record weather events for Macon County
Highest Temperature 101°F in Franklin on Jul 29, 1952
Lowest Temperature -19°F in Highlands on Jan 21, 1985
Greatest Rainfall 21.15 inches in Highlands on Jul 29, 1879
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 25.5 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station on Mar 13, 1993
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Macon Calendar
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Local and State News
• Summer flights will have high prices, airport director recommends booking early [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Monkeys had frostbite at this N.C. elected official’s exotic animals farm, feds say [Charlotte Observer]
• Does it pay to be outrageous? NC candidates’ campaign reports suggest answers [Raleigh News and Observer]
• TheWrap@NCCapitol: 2 presidents, 1 debate, much more Mark Meadows [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Raleigh church gives away $25 in gas to 500 people on Holy Saturday [WTVD-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Thinking bigger: After 45 years, MST [Mountains-to-Sea Trail] vision keeps growing[Smoky Mountain News]
• Word from the Smokies: GIS makes it simpler to map a complex park [Asheville Citizen-Times]
• Macon County Board of Commissioners - April 2022 Regular Meeting [Macon Media]
• Interactive map: average date of last spring freeze across the United States [Climate.gov]
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Special Section: Russo-Ukrainian War Updates
(sharing of a particular source is not an endorsement)
(Longer videos are in the Russo-Ukraine Videos section)
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 16 [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF]
• Ukraine Invasion Update #23 [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF]
Ukrainians flock to buy stamp telling Russia to go [bleep] itself | DW News
Situation in Mariupol is ‘inhuman’: Ukraine leader | Al Jazeera
• Ukraine's richest man vows to rebuild besieged Mariupol [CNN]
• Who's next? Lithuanians prepare for potential Russian aggression [DW News]
JOMINI OF THE WEST MAP (April 16th)
1/ Ukrainian Theater of War, Day 47-51: The past 120 hrs. have seen Russian forces attempt to break through the Donets River Line & Severodonetsk Salient. In Mariupol Russian forces have made multiple gains, Ukrainian defenses still hold SW & central Mariupol. #UkraineRussianWar pic.twitter.com/y77ALf7bqJ
— Jomini of the West (@JominiW) April 16, 2022
Grandpa Savkovych of Romanivka (04-16-2022) | Operator Starsky
• Russia says Mariupol ‘completely cleared’, urges surrender [Al Jazeera]
• Russian warship: Moskva crew 'shown for first time since sinking' [BBC News]
• Ukraine war: Thousands of ordinary Russians are going to battle in the information war - what they're saying [Sky News]
• After More Than a Month of Fighting, Much of Mariupol Lies in Ruins [Wall Street Journal]
• Behind enemy lines, Ukrainian woman survives with her chickens [Yahoo! News]
• ‘Elimination’ of last Ukrainian troops in Mariupol would end negotiations: Zelensky [France 24]
News from Russian or pro-Russian outlets or Video About the Russian Perspective
• Russia accuses Ukraine of hiding military losses [Russia Today]
• Russia shoots down Ukrainian aircraft with Western arms aboard [Pravda ]
• Duma speaker says Zelensky wants to gain time by statements on talks as he seeks NATO help [TASS Russian News Agency]
The Ukraine War From Russia's Perspective
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National and World News Roundup
• Avian flu has spread to 27 states, sharply driving up egg prices [Microsoft News]
• Several Million U.S. Workers Seen Staying Out of Labor Force Indefinitely [Wall Street Journal]
• U.S. arrests 210,000 migrants at Mexico border in March, rivaling record highs [Reuters]
• US Army using lessons from Ukraine war to aid own training [AP News]
• Florida education officials reject 54 math textbooks for ‘attempts to indoctrinate students’ [Click Orlando]
• Detroit illegally overtaxed homeowners $600M. They’re still waiting to be compensated. [Detroit Metro Times]
• N Korea tests new weapon that ‘will boost nuclear capabilities’ [Al Jazeera]
• New laws aim to crush even mild forms of protest in Russia [CBC]
• Clashes break out in Jerusalem, Nazareth over al-Aqsa tensions [Jerusalem]
• States scale back food stamp benefits even as prices soar [AP News]
• Five people to share $50,000 reward for tips on New York subway shooting suspect [Reuters]
Ukrainians, Russians protest the war, Tensions rise in Israel, Jackie Robinson day | ABC News Prime
Global National: April 16, 2022 | Worries over COVID-19 case surge in wake of holiday weekend
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - April 16th, 2022
PBS NewsHour Full Episode April 16th, 2022
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COVID-19 News and Updates
Here is a section on COVID-19. It includes local, regional, state, national, and global items.
COVID-19 Numbers for Macon County: [November 18, 2021]
• WHO Coronavirus (COVID-19) Dashboard [World Health Organization]
Globally, as of 8:36pm CEST, 14 April 2022, there have been 500,186,525 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 6,190,349 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 14 April 2022, a total of 11,294,502,059 vaccine doses have been administered.
In United States of America, from 3 January 2020 to 8:36pm CEST, 14 April 2022, there have been 79,716,960 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 979,321 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 8 April 2022, a total of 549,330,665 vaccine doses have been administered.
• Thai researchers warn, don’t take off your mask in public toilets [Thaiger]
• ‘Never seen it this bad’: new long COVID clinic opens in Victoria, as emergency rooms fill up [Capital Daily]
• Suit seeks to overturn renewed Philadelphia mask mandate [AP News]
• Reinfections account for a growing percentage of COVID-19 cases [Las Vegas Review-Journal]
• TWiV 890: Looking into a booster crystal ball [Microbe TV]
• TWiV 889: COVID-19 clinical update #110 with Dr. Daniel Griffin [Microbe TV]
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Science and Technology News Roundup
• Ancient Namibian stone holds key to future quantum computers [University of St Andrews]
• Mercedes EV Breaks 1,000-Kilometer Range Barrier to Outdo Tesla [Bloomberg]
• Chinese social media to display user locations based on IP address, including platforms from ByteDance and Zhihu [South China Morning Post]
• The US military is partnering with a startup to build 3D-printed barracks in Texas [Business Insider]
• 2022 is officially the Year of Linux Gaming [Gaming on Linux]
• Semiconductor average lead time breaks half-year barrier [The Register]
• Muting your mic reportedly doesn’t stop big tech from recording your audio [The Newst Web]
• Virginia police routinely use secret GPS pings to track people’s cell phones [Inside NoVa (Northern Virginia)]
• Samsung Reveals Kill Switch That Can Remotely Disable Stolen TVs [Forbes]
• Free, legally available series/movies on YouTube in a Netlflix-like interface [Lamplight TV]
Podcasts and Long Form Videos
Anything from educational, entertainment, history, current events and technology
rones, hackers and mercenaries - The future of war | DW Documentary
The Ethical Hackers at War With Putin | Super Users
Michael Saylor: Bitcoin, Inflation, and the Future of Money | Lex Fridman Podcast #276
Under the radar: Covering your online tracks • FRANCE 24 English
TWiV 890: Looking into a booster crystal ball
Elon offers to take $TWTR private at $43B + Autonomous car drives away from police | This Week in Startups E1435
Battle for Survival ⚔️ How did Alexios Komnenos save the Byzantine Empire? | History Marche
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Russo-Ukrainian War Videos (mostly long form)
--> The Struggles of the Russian Military in Ukraine | CFR [Article and Transcript]
Ukraine War Report | The Situation Room | Evening Report (April 16th, 2022)
Ukrainians flock to buy stamp telling Russia to go [bleep] itself | DW News
Brooks and Capehart on the global impact of war in Ukraine, historic inflation
What Russia's war means for the International Space Station
Germany pledges €1 billion for Ukraine as Germans redefine pacifism | DW News
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On This Day
April 17 is the 107th day of the year (108th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 258 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)
858 - Benedict III's reign as Catholic Pope ends with his death
1080 – Harald III of Denmark dies and is succeeded by Canute IV, who would later be the first Dane to be canonized.
1349 – The rule of the Bavand dynasty in Mazandaran is brought to an end by the murder of Hasan II.
1362 – Kaunas Castle falls to the Teutonic Order after a month-long siege.
1387 - Geoffrey Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales" characters begin their pilgrimage to Canterbury (according to scholars)
1397 - Geoffrey Chaucer tells the "Canterbury Tales" for the first time at the court of English King Richard II
1492 – Christopher Columbus signs a contract with the Spanish monarchs to find the "Indies" with the stated goal of converting people to Catholicism. This promises him 10% of all riches found, and the governorship of any lands encountered.
1521 – Trial of Martin Luther over his teachings begins during the assembly of the Diet of Worms. Initially intimidated, he asks for time to reflect before answering and is given a stay of one day.
1524 – Giovanni da Verrazzano reaches New York harbor.
1711 - Charles VI becomes Holy Roman Emperor after the death of his brother Joseph I
1797 – Sir Ralph Abercromby attacks San Juan, Puerto Rico, in what would be one of the largest invasions of the Spanish territories in the Americas.
1797 – Citizens of Verona begin an unsuccessful eight-day rebellion against the French occupying forces.
1808 - Bayonne Decree by Napoleon I of France orders seizure of US ships
1824 - Russia abandons all North American claims south of 54° 40'N
1861 – The state of Virginia's secession convention votes to secede from the United States, later becoming the eighth state to join the Confederate States of America.
1863 – American Civil War: Grierson's Raid begins: Troops under Union Army Colonel Benjamin Grierson attack central Mississippi.
1864 – American Civil War: The Battle of Plymouth begins: Confederate forces attack Plymouth, North Carolina.
1869 – Morelos is admitted as the 27th state of Mexico.
1876 – Catalpa rescue: The rescue of six Fenian prisoners from Fremantle Prison in Western Australia.
1895 – The Treaty of Shimonoseki between China and Japan is signed. This marks the end of the First Sino-Japanese War, and the defeated Qing Empire is forced to renounce its claims on Korea and to concede the southern portion of the Fengtien province, Taiwan and the Pescadores Islands to Japan.
1905 – The Supreme Court of the United States decides Lochner v. New York, which holds that the "right to free contract" is implicit in the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
1907 – The Ellis Island immigration center processes 11,747 people, more than on any other day.
1912 – Russian troops open fire on striking goldfield workers in northeast Siberia, killing at least 150.
1941 – World War II: The invasion of Yugoslavia is completed when it signs an armistice with Germany and Italy.
1942 – French prisoner of war General Henri Giraud escapes from his castle prison in Königstein Fortress.
1944 – Forces of the Communist-controlled Greek People's Liberation Army attack the smaller National and Social Liberation resistance group, which surrenders. Its leader Dimitrios Psarros is murdered.
1945 – World War II: Montese, Italy, is liberated from Nazi forces.
1945 – Historian Tran Trong Kim is appointed the Prime Minister of the Empire of Vietnam.
1946 – The last French troops are withdrawn from Syria.
1951 – The Peak District becomes the United Kingdom's first National Park.
1961 – Bay of Pigs Invasion: A group of Cuban exiles financed and trained by the CIA lands at the Bay of Pigs in Cuba with the aim of ousting Fidel Castro.
1969 – Sirhan Sirhan is convicted of assassinating Robert F. Kennedy.
1969 – Communist Party of Czechoslovakia chairman Alexander Dubček is deposed.
1970 – Apollo program: The ill-fated Apollo 13 spacecraft returns to Earth safely.
1971 – The Provisional Government of Bangladesh is formed.
1975 – The Cambodian Civil War ends. The Khmer Rouge captures the capital Phnom Penh and Cambodian government forces surrender.
1978 – Mir Akbar Khyber is assassinated, provoking a communist coup d'état in Afghanistan.
1982 – Constitution Act, 1982 Patriation of the Canadian constitution in Ottawa by Proclamation of Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada.
1992 – The Katina P is deliberately run aground off of Maputo, Mozambique and 60,000 tons of crude oil spill into the ocean.
1993 - Two Los Angeles police officers convicted in federal court of violating Rodney King's civil rights and sentenced to prison, while two others are acquitted,
2006 – A Palestinian suicide bomber detonates an explosive device in a Tel Aviv restaurant, killing 11 people and injuring 70.
2013 – An explosion at a fertilizer plant in the city of West, Texas, kills 15 people and injures 160 others.
2014 – NASA's Kepler space telescope confirms the discovery of the first Earth-size planet in the habitable zone of another star.
2019 – Terror alert closes schools in Denver, Colorado, due to 18 year-old woman obsessed with Columbine massacre, who is then found dead
2019 – 10 babies with "bubble boy disease" cured using a gene therapy made from HIV at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, according to new study
2020 – WHO warns Africa could be next epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, with over 300,000 deaths, pushing 30 million into poverty as it records nearly 1000 deaths and 19,000 cases to date
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Published at 5:00am on Easter Sunday, April 17, 2022
Author: Bobby Coggins
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