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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Saturday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Showers before 4pm, then a slight chance of rain between 4pm and 5pm, then a slight chance of showers after 5pm. Patchy fog before noon. High near 60. Calm wind becoming 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.
Tonight
Areas of frost after 4am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 33. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
Widespread frost, mainly between 8am and 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 60. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday Night
Areas of frost after 5am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 34. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Showers, mainly before 10am. Patchy fog before 3pm. High near 52. East northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Northwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 53. Northwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 34. North northeast wind 3 to 7 mph. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 56.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Showers before 4pm, then a slight chance of rain between 4pm and 5pm, then a slight chance of showers after 5pm. Patchy fog before 11am. High near 60. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 34. North northwest wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 59. North northwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 35. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Nantahala Area
Today
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 10am, then a slight chance of showers between 10am and noon. Patchy fog between 9am and 10am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday
Patchy frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 62. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Areas of frost after 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 36. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
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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 low-medium range (2.5 out of 12) today with Oak, Sweetgum, and Poplar being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the high range (10.8 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for April 18th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 89°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1955
Lowest Temperature 21°F in Highlands in 1903
Greatest Rainfall 3.07 inches in Highlands in 1924
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
• North Carolina primary bids watched by nation [Courthouse News Service]
• Have you seen them? Fascination with NC's mysterious Brown Mountain Lights spans decades [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• 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
• Portable nuclear device missing from stolen vehicle in Pennsylvania [NBC News]
• Suspect in South Carolina mall shooting on house arrest after judge sets $25,000 bond [NBC News]
• Tesla stockholders ask judge to silence Musk in fraud case [AP News]
• Shields Up: U.S. officials preparing for potential Russian cyberattacks[CBS 60 Minutes]
• Spain intercepts fishing boat with 3 metric tons of cocaine [AP News]
• EU anti-fraud body accuses Marine Le Pen of embezzlement [The Guardian]
• Good Friday prayer vigil at Capitol blocked for riot control [Courthouse News Service]
Ukrainians, Russians protest the war, Tensions rise in Israel, Jackie Robinson day | ABC News Prime
Global National: April 17, 2022 | Mariupol teeters on brink of falling to Russia
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - April 17th, 2022
PBS NewsHour Full Episode April 17th, 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.
• Couple keeps COVID-19 at bay for over 2 years, then they went on a cruise [WPLG-TV (Miami, FL)]
• Cora: Sox to miss multiple unvaccinated players at Toronto [AP News]
• Americans Over 60 Should Get Second Booster, Official Says [New York Times]
• It’s not over: COVID-19 cases are on the rise again in US [The Caremento Bee]
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Science and Technology News Roundup
NROL-85 Mission
Rocket Lab Recovery Mission: "There and Back Again" | Martian Wolf
Booster 8 LOX Tank Stacked in High Bay | SpaceX Boca Chica
SpaceX Orbital Starship Rises, Booster 7 Thrust Simulator Testing, Crew 4, SLS, Rocket Lab Updates
• 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
EP 20 A Republic Lost at Sea | Dan Carlin
Michael Saylor: Bitcoin, Inflation, and the Future of Money | Lex Fridman Podcast #276
Double Distro Details | LINUX Unplugged 454 | Jupiter Broadcasting
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)
--> < Neptune ASM vs Moskva Cruiser
How The Flagship "Moskva" Was Sunk ? | Ukrainian Attack On Russian Ship | Black Sea | DCS | | Growling Sidewinder
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 18 is the 108th day of the year (109th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 257 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)
796 – King Æthelred I of Northumbria is murdered in Corbridge by a group led by his ealdormen, Ealdred and Wada. The patrician Osbald is crowned, but abdicates within 27 days.
• [Wikipedia]
1428 – Peace of Ferrara between Republic of Venice, Duchy of Milan, Republic of Florence and House of Gonzaga: ending of the second campaign of the Wars in Lombardy fought until the Treaty of Lodi in 1454, which will then guarantee the conditions for the development of the Italian Renaissance.
• [Wikipedia: Wars in Lombardy]
1506 – The cornerstone of the current St. Peter's Basilica is laid.
1518 – Bona Sforza is crowned as queen consort of Poland.
1521 – Trial of Martin Luther begins its second day during the assembly of the Diet of Worms. He refuses to recant his teachings despite the risk of excommunication.
1689 – Bostonians rise up in rebellion against Sir Edmund Andros.
1738 – Real Academia de la Historia ("Royal Academy of History") is founded in Madrid.
1775 – American Revolution: The British advancement by sea begins; Paul Revere and other riders warn the countryside of the troop movements.
1783 – Three-Fifths Compromise: The first instance of black slaves in the United States of America being counted as three fifths of persons (for the purpose of taxation), in a resolution of the Congress of the Confederation. This was later adopted in the 1787 Constitution.
1831 – The University of Alabama is founded in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
1847 – American victory at the battle of Cerro Gordo opens the way for invasion of Mexico.
1857 – "The Spirits Book" by Allan Kardec is published, marking the birth of Spiritualism in France.
1864 – Battle of Dybbøl: A Prussian-Austrian army defeats Denmark and gains control of Schleswig. Denmark surrenders the province in the following peace settlement.
1897 – The Greco-Turkish War is declared between Greece and the Ottoman Empire.
1899 – The St. Andrew's Ambulance Association is granted a royal charter by Queen Victoria.
1902 – The 7.5 Mw Guatemala earthquake shakes Guatemala with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing between 800 and 2,000.
1906 – An earthquake and fire destroy much of San Francisco, California.
1909 – Joan of Arc is beatified in Rome.
1912 – The Cunard liner RMS Carpathia brings 705 survivors from the RMS Titanic to New York City.
1915 – French pilot Roland Garros is shot down and glides to a landing on the German side of the lines during World War I.
1916 – White war on the Italian front (World War I): during a mine warfare in high altitude on the Dolomites, the Italian troops conquer the Col di Lana held by the Austrian army.
1917 – The II Italian Corps in France leaves from Italy for the western front. It will distinguish itself during the Third Battle of the Aisne and the Second Battle of the Marne, in Bligny and on the sector Courmas – Bois du Petit Champ, where it will considerably contribute to stop the German offensive on Eparnay, aimed to outflank Reims.
1930 – The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) announced that "there is no news" in their evening report.
1939 – Robert Menzies, who became Australia's longest-serving prime minister, is elected as leader of the United Australia Party after the death of Prime Minister Joseph Lyons.
1942 – World War II: The Doolittle Raid on Japan: Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe and Nagoya are bombed.
1942 – Pierre Laval becomes Prime Minister of Vichy France.
1943 – World War II: Operation Vengeance, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto is killed when his aircraft is shot down by U.S. fighters over Bougainville Island.
1945 – Over 1,000 bombers attack the small island of Heligoland, Germany.
1945 – Italian resistance movement: In Turin, despite the harsh repressive measures adopted by Nazi-fascists, a great pre-insurrectional strike begins.
1946 – The International Court of Justice holds its inaugural meeting in The Hague, Netherlands.
1947 – The Operation Big Bang, the largest non-nuclear man-made explosion to that time, destroys bunkers and military installations on the North Sea island of Heligoland, Germany.
1949 – The Republic of Ireland Act comes into effect.
1954 – Gamal Abdel Nasser seizes power in Egypt.
1955 – Twenty-nine nations meet at Bandung, Indonesia, for the first Asian-African Conference.
1980 – The Republic of Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) comes into being, with Canaan Banana as the country's first President. The Zimbabwean dollar replaces the Rhodesian dollar as the official currency.
1988 – The United States launches Operation Praying Mantis against Iranian naval forces in the largest naval battle since World War II.
2013 - Two earth-like planets are discovered orbiting the star Kepler-62
2018 – King Mswati III of Swaziland announces that his country's name will change to Eswatini.
2019 - Irish Journalist Lyra McKee shot to death covering riots in Derry, Northern Ireland with dissident republican group the New IRA claiming responsibility
2019 – A redacted version of the Mueller report is released to the United States Congress and the public.
2020 - Canada's worst modern mass shooting as a gunman kills 18 people, including a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer, across Nova Scotia
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Published at 2:20am on Monday, April 18, 2022
Author: Bobby Coggins
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