Moisture returns from the west this morning ahead of an approaching
upper wave. Showers and thunderstorms will be rather widespread
across the area during the early to late morning hours as the upper
wave tracks overhead. Shower and thunderstorm chances should linger
over the region this weekend and early next week.
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Showers and thunderstorms before noon, then a slight chance of showers between noon and 1pm. Patchy fog before 10am. Highs near 80. Light winds out of the southwest early in the morning increasing and shifting to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph by midmorning. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with lows in the mid 60s. Light and variable winds.
Friday
A slight chance of showers before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 5pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the west around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Light winds out of the northwest.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with highs near 90.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 60s.
`Highlands Plateau
Today
Showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then a slight chance of showers between 1pm and 2pm. Patchy fog before 11am. Highs in the mid 70s. Winds out of the west 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows around 60. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday
A slight chance of showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between noon and 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning shifting to come out of the southwest in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 9pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 7 mph. Chance of rain is 60%.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Sunny, with highs in the lower 80s.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Showers and thunderstorms before noon, then a slight chance of showers between noon and 1pm. Patchy fog before 10am. Highs near 80. WInds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Friday
vA slight chance of showers before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Calm winds increasing and shifting to come out of the west around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Light winds out of the northwest.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with highs near 90.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 70.
Nantahala Area
Today
Showers and thunderstorms before noon, then a slight chance of showers between noon and 1pm. Patchy fog before 10am. Highs in the mid 70s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Friday
A slight chance of showers before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 5pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 60s. Light winds out of the southwest.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 80s.
After a line of storms cross the area in the morning, hazardous weather is not expected.
Latest US Drought Monitor Map for North Carolina.
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• The Atlantic hurricane season has begun: What we know and what we don’t [ARS TECHNICA]
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
• The official hurricane season for the Atlantic basin is from June 1 to November 30, but tropical cyclone activity sometimes occurs before and after these dates, respectively. The peak of the Atlantic hurricane season is September 10, with most activity occurring between mid-August and mid-October.
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Thu Aug 10 2023
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected in the next 7 days.
TROPICAL TIDBITS
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Levi typically posts videos late in the afternoon or early before midnight on Youtube. [Youtube Channel]
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A Look at Historic Hurricane Dora Plus The Atlantic is About to Awaken (August 9th, 2023) | hurricanetrack
PM2.5 AQI is 35 (GOOD/CODE GREEN) for most of the county, and the ridges and other higher elevations PM2.5 AQI is 35 (MODERATE/CODE YELLOW)
Fire and Smoke Map
Local Air Monitor
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low range (1.4 out of 12) today with Grasses, Nettle, and Chenopods being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium-high range (7.7 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for August 10th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 95°F in Franklin in 1980
Lowest Temperature 44°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1953
Greatest One-Day Rain 2.74 inches in Highlands in 1898
Greatest One-Day Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded on this date since record-keeping began in 1871)
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of August
Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 99°F in Franklin on 08-09-1980
Lowest Temperature 40°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 08-29-1968
Greatest Rainfall 9.68 inches in Highlands on 08-13-1940
Greatest Snowfall snowfall has not been recorded during August in Macon County)
Record Weather Events for August 10th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 107°F in Dobbins Heights, Richmond County in 2007
Lowest Temperature 42°F in Banner Elk, Avery County in 1953
Greatest One-Day Rain 4.45 inches in Tryon, Polk County in 1942
Greatest One-Day Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded on this date since 1872)
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of August
Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 110°F in Fayetteville, Cumberland County on 08-21-1983
Lowest Temperature 31°F in Banner Elk, Avery County on 08-23-1930
Greatest Rainfall 12.43 inches in Morehead City, Carteret County on 08-12-1955
Greatest Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded during August in the state)
Frog Quarters Music Schedule (located at 573 East Main Street in Franklin)
8/12/23—Melinda Pennington & Diane Chermer—Blues ain’t got no
clues! Enjoy the music of two of the Shifty Sisters Group who are
taking the time to bring forward some of their originals that we don’t
always hear with the Group.
8/19/23—Charley Simmons—Award-winning finger-style guitarist of
Utah & 2 other states. You’ll be amazed at the sounds this guy gets
out of a guitar! The late Chet Atkins has given this guy his blessings.
8/26/23—Zip Robertson—A Singer/Songwriter who’s journeyed from
Ky to FL & up to Western NC bringing us lucky listeners acoustic
music to touch our hearts. Welcome Zip!
Frog Quarters is open 9a to 2p, Wednesdays thru Saturdays—beside the
River Bridge. We are the Non-Profit supporting the Greenway with
monies from sales from our Coffee & Gift Shop, Memberships and
Donations. As always, thank you for your support!
Mountain Findings
432 Spruce Street (physical)
Highlands, North Carolina 28741
Web: MountainFindings.org
Mountain Findings (a thrift store) is open every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 10 am to 1 pm until October 2023.
Here is a section on COVID-19. It includes local, regional, state, national, and global items.
COVID-19 Numbers for Macon County:
Based on current COVID-19 trends, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is planning for the federal Public Health Emergency (PHE) for COVID-19, declared under Section 319 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, to expire at the end of the day on May 11, 2023. Macon County Public Health will stop publishing weekly COVID updates but will continue to monitor local case levels and trends. In the event that case counts increase significantly, MCPH will notify the public and resume weekly COVID updates.
In United States of America, from 3 January 2020 to 8:14am CEST, 26 July 2023, there have been 103,436,829 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 1,127,152 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 2 June 2023, a total of 668,882,018 vaccine doses have been administered.
Globally, as of 8:14am CEST, 26 July 2023, there have been 768,560,727 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 6,952,522 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 23 July 2023, a total of 13,474,348,801 vaccine doses have been administered.
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• Study mapping how SARS-CoV-2 disrupts mitochondria suggests a cause for long Covid [STAT]
• As EG.5 variant spreads, COVID-19 hospitalizations in US on the rise [Boston Globe]
• French research centre behind controversial Covid paper found to have used questionable ethics processes [The Guardian]
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• TWiV 1032: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin [Microbe TV]
• TWiV 1029: David Tuller on Long COVID and ME/CFS [Microbe TV]
• Yes, the Great Books Make Us Better People [New York Times]
How Do We Know What We Know? Philosophy of Science | Fraser Cain
• Free, legally available series/movies on YouTube in a Netlflix-like interface [Cinetimes]
Podcasts and Long Form Videos (History, Culture, Science, Space, Technology and Current Events)
Anything covering educational, entertainment, history, current events, and technology topics
(Live at 9.45am) Virgin Galactic 02 mission - Second Commercial Crew Mission | NASA Spaceflight
The Level1 Show August 8 2023: Hype-train Superconductor | Level1 Techs
Nvidia Gives a Nod to Amazing Grace - DTNS 4578 | Daily Tech News Show
Beyond the Noise #12: A breakthrough product for babies | Microbe TV
Microsoft launches AI-powered software for frontline workers | Yahoo Finance
Nautilus – True Next Gen Space Telescope | P7e3DaBBM44
Prehistoric Marine Reptile Filter-Feeds Like A Whale | 7 Days of Science
Let's Talk About American Fireflies (Lightning Bugs) | Lost in the Pond
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Civilization: Is the West History? | Episode 2: Science | BBC Select
August 10th is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 143 days remain until the end of the year.
The term 'the 10th of August' is widely used by historians as a shorthand for the Storming of the Tuileries Palace on the August 10, 1792, the effective end of the French monarchy until it was restored in 1814.
Historical Events
Historical Events
(Please note that the Wikipedia articles often contain a bibliography and links to where you can learn more about a historical event)
1030 – The Battle of Azaz ends with a humiliating retreat of the Byzantine emperor, Romanos III Argyros, against the Mirdasid rulers of Aleppo. The retreat degenerates into a rout, in which Romanos himself barely escapes capture.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Azaz (1030)]
1270 – Yekuno Amlak takes the imperial throne of Ethiopia, restoring the Solomonic dynasty to power after a 100-year Zagwe interregnum.
1316 – The Second Battle of Athenry takes place near Athenry during the Bruce campaign in Ireland.
1512 – The naval Battle of Saint-Mathieu, during the War of the League of Cambrai, sees the simultaneous destruction of the Breton ship La Cordelière and the English ship The Regent.
1346 – Jaume Ferrer sets out from Majorca for the "River of Gold", the Senegal River.
1519 – Ferdinand Magellan's five ships set sail from Seville to circumnavigate the globe. The Basque second-in-command Juan Sebastián Elcano will complete the expedition after Magellan's death in the Philippines.
• [Wikipedia: Magellan expedition]
• [Great Voyages: Ferdinand Magellan, 'Our One True Guide': The First Circumnavigation of the Globe]
• [The First Trip Around the World | 5 Minutes to Explain - Magellan's Circumnavigation]
1641 – The Treaty of London between England and Scotland, ending the Bishops' Wars, is signed.
1675 – The foundation stone of the Royal Greenwich Observatory in London, England is laid.
1680 – The Pueblo Revolt begins in New Mexico.
1741 – King Marthanda Varma of Travancore defeats the Dutch East India Company at the Battle of Colachel, effectively bringing about the end of the Dutch colonial rule in India.
1755 – Under the orders of Charles Lawrence, the British Army begins to forcibly deport the Acadians from Nova Scotia to the Thirteen Colonies.
1776 – American Revolutionary War: Word of the United States Declaration of Independence reaches London.
1792 – French Revolution: Storming of the Tuileries Palace: Louis XVI of France is arrested and taken into custody as his Swiss Guards are massacred by the Parisian mob.
• [Insurrection of 10 August 1792]
• [HistoryPod]
• [Assault on the Tuileries, 10 August 1792] (Dramatization of Events, subtitles available)
1793 – The Musée du Louvre is officially opened in Paris, France.
1809 – Quito, now the capital of Ecuador, declares independence from Spain. This rebellion will be crushed on August 2, 1810.
1813 – Instituto Nacional, is founded by the Chilean patriot José Miguel Carrera. It is Chile's oldest and most prestigious school. Its motto is Labor Omnia Vincit, which means "Work conquers all things".
1821 – Missouri is admitted as the 24th U.S. state.
1846 – The Smithsonian Institution is chartered by the United States Congress after James Smithson donates $500,000.
1856 – The Last Island hurricane strikes Louisiana, resulting in over 200 deaths.
1861 – American Civil War: Battle of Wilson's Creek: A mixed force of Confederate, Missouri State Guard, and Arkansas State troops defeat outnumbered attacking Union forces in the southwestern part of the state.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Wilson's Creek]
• [Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War]
• [American Civil War: Battle of Wilson's Creek - "The Bull Run of the West"]
• [The Battle of Wilson's Creek and the Fight for Missouri]
1864 – After Uruguay's governing Blanco Party refuses Brazil's demands, José Antônio Saraiva announces that the Brazilian military will begin reprisals, beginning the Uruguayan War.
1897 – German chemist Felix Hoffmann discovers an improved way of synthesizing acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin).
1901 – The U.S. Steel recognition strike by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers begins.
1904 – Russo-Japanese War: The Battle of the Yellow Sea between the Russian and Japanese battleship fleets takes place.
1905 – Russo-Japanese War: Peace negotiations begin in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
1913 – Second Balkan War: Delegates from Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, and Greece sign the Treaty of Bucharest, ending the war.
1920 – World War I: Ottoman sultan Mehmed VI's representatives sign the Treaty of Sèvres that divides up the Ottoman Empire between the Allies.
1932 – A 5.1 kilograms (11 lb) chondrite-type meteorite breaks into at least seven pieces and lands near the town of Archie in Cass County, Missouri.
1936 – Spanish Civil War: The Regional Defence Council of Aragon is dissolved by the Spanish Republic.
1944 – World War II: The Battle of Guam comes to an effective end.
1944 – World War II: The Battle of Narva ends with a combined German–Estonian force successfully defending Narva, Estonia, from invading Soviet troops.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Narva (1944)]
• [TheAceDestroyer: The Battle of Narva ] (5 video playlist)
1948 – Candid Camera makes its television debut after being on radio for a year as Candid Microphone.
1949 – An amendment to the National Security Act of 1947 enhances the authority of the United States Secretary of Defense over the Army, Navy and Air Force, and replaces the National Military Establishment with the Department of Defense.
1953 – First Indochina War: The French Union withdraws its forces from Operation Camargue against the Viet Minh in central Vietnam.
1954 – At Massena, New York, the groundbreaking ceremony for the Saint Lawrence Seaway is held.
1961 – Vietnam War: The U.S. Army begins Operation Ranch Hand, spraying an estimated 20 million US gallons (76,000 m3) of defoliants and herbicides over rural areas of South Vietnam in an attempt to deprive the Viet Cong of food and vegetation cover.[6]
• [Wikipedia: Operation Ranch Hand]
• [Newsreel]
• [Lessons of Vietnam - 09-12-2018 - Operation 'Ranch Hand' and UXO]
• [Agent Orange - The Wall That Heals exhibit]
• [The Dark Shadow of Agent Orange | Retro Report | The New York Times]
• [America's Vietnam Shame: Children Of Agent Orange | Timeline]
1966 – The Heron Road Bridge collapses while being built, killing nine workers in the deadliest construction accident in both Ottawa and Ontario.
1969 – A day after murdering Sharon Tate and four others, members of Charles Manson's cult kill Leno and Rosemary LaBianca.
1971 – The Society for American Baseball Research is founded in Cooperstown, New York.
1977 – In Yonkers, New York, 24-year-old postal employee David Berkowitz ("Son of Sam") is arrested for a series of killings in the New York City area over the period of one year.
• [Wikipedia Bio: David Berkowitz]
• [Son Of Sam Arrested in Yonkers - August 10 1977]
• [The Lost Tapes: Son of Sam 📼 FULL EPISODE | Smithsonian Channel]
1993 – Two earthquakes affect New Zealand. A 7.0 Mw shock (intensity VI (Strong)) in the South Island was followed nine hours later by a 6.4 Mw event (intensity VII (Very strong)) in the North Island.
1995 – Oklahoma City bombing: Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols are indicted for the bombing. Michael Fortier pleads guilty in a plea-bargain for his testimony.
1997 – Sixteen people are killed when Formosa Airlines Flight 7601 crashes near Beigan Airport in the Matsu Islands of Taiwan.
1998 – HRH Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah is proclaimed the crown prince of Brunei with a Royal Proclamation.
1999 – Los Angeles Jewish Community Center shooting.
2001 – The 2001 Angola train attack occurred, causing 252 deaths.
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Published at 5:00am on Thursday, August 10, 2023
Author: Bobby Coggins
Resources used to compile the information in this article include, but are not limited to rthe following websites or books:
MaconMedia.com, youtube.com, weather.gov, airnow.gov, wikipedia.com, onthisday.com, ncdcr.gov, ncsu.edu, utah.edu, https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/, wolfram.com, biorxiv.org, aps.org, nejm.org, plos.org, cell.com, researchsquare.com, cureus.com, spc.noaa.gov, nhc.noaa.gov, ncdenr.org, medrxiv.org, archive.org, ncpedia.org, nasa.gov, https://ww2days.com, nih.gov, carolinapublicpress.org, microbe.tv, smokymountainnews.com, psypost.org, blogspot.com, pollen.com, franklinnc.com, maconnc.org, spaceweather.com, solarham.com, loc.gov, ncleg.net, senate.gov, house.gov, whitehouse.gov, drudgereport.com, politico.com, realclearpolitics.com, ushmm.org, This Day in North Carolina History, World War II Day By Day, The Holocaust Encyclopedia, The Timetables of History, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The World History and Book of Facts (multiple years), On This Day In History: Over 4,000 facts, The NASA Archives. 60 Years in Space, This Day in North Carolina History, The Smithsonian History of Space Exploration: From the Ancient World to the Extraterrestrial Future, Spaceflight, 2nd Edition: The Complete Story from Sputnik to Curiousity, The Story of Civilization (11 volumes), The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, American History, Volume 1: 1492-1877, American History, Volume 2: 1877 - Present, A Complete Chronolgy of the Second World War.
Weather and Almanac data and information sources: Sources (except where otherwise credited): heavens-above.com, Ian Webster's Github, National Centers for Environmental Prediction, The National Weather Service, National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, National Hurricane Center, Penn State University Electronic Wall Map, The State Climate Office of North Carolina, Storm Prediction Center, U.S. Naval Observatory, University of Utah Department of Atmospheric Sciences, and the Weather Prediction Center.
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