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GENERAL OUTLOOK
Hurricane Idalia is forecast to strengthen further before making landfall along the Florida Gulf Coast on Wednesday then become weaker as it passes over land reaching the South Carolina coast Wednesday night. Idalia will move east from the Carolina coast on Thursday and Friday. All interests should pay close attention to the Idalia forecast track this week.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Wednesday Night
Franklin Area
Today
A slight chance of showers between 9am and 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy, with highs in the upper 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rainfall is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with lows around 60. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rainfall is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers before noon. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. Light and variable winds.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 60. Light east southeast wind.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 80.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s.
`Highlands Plateau
Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy, with highs near 70. Winds out of the northeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rainfall is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s. Winds out of the north 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of rainfall is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 70s.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
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, cloudy, with highs in the upper 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rainfall is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers. Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with lows around 60. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rainfall is 30%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers before 2pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. Winds out of the north around 5 mph becoming light and variable by noon.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 60. Winds out of the south around 5 mph becoming light and variable.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 80.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s.
Nantahala Area
Today
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy, with highs in the mid 70s. Winds out of the northeast 3 to 7 mph. Chance of rainfall is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with lows around 60. Winds out of the northeast 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of rainfall is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s. Light and variable winds.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 60. Light and variable winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph by midnight.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 60.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Additional heavy-rain producing showers and thunderstorms are expected on Tuesday and Tuesday night. The threat of localized flash flooding along streams and nuisance flooding of poor drainage areas will continue.
Tropical System Idalia is forecast to make landfall on the Florida Gulf Coast Wednesday morning and cross the coastal waters of South Carolina Wednesday night. On this track, any gusty winds or heavier rain bands would impact the lower Piedmont areas. Be aware that any westward shifts in the forecast track would increase the potential for wind and rain impacts in our area from Idalia.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotters are requested to forward any reports of large hail, damaging winds, tornadoes, or flash flooding to our office.
Latest US Drought Monitor Map for North Carolina.
Space Weather
A Solar Storm Glancing Blow with a Fast Wind Chaser | Space Weather News 24 August 2023
Back to Top • The Atlantic hurricane season has begun: What we know and what we don’t [ARS TECHNICA]
• August 17, 2023) NOAA doubles the chances for a nasty Atlantic hurricane season due to hot ocean, tardy El Nino [AP News]
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
800 PM EDT Tue Aug 29 2023
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
Active Systems:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Hurricane Franklin, located a few hundred miles west of Bermuda, on Hurricane Idalia, located over the northeastern Gulf of Mexico, and on Tropical Depression Eleven, located several hundred miles east-southeast of Bermuda.
1. Eastern Tropical Atlantic:
A tropical wave just east of the Cabo Verde Islands is producing some disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Environmental conditions appear marginally conducive for gradual development of this system, and a tropical depression could form later this week while the system moves west-northwestward to northwestward across the eastern tropical Atlantic.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...30 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...medium...60 percent.
TROPICAL TIDBITS
Tropical Tidbits is a website run by Macon Media's favorite no-nonsense tropical forecaster, Levi Cowan. He does not post material just to get clicks or to sensationalize the storms he covers to "make them more exciting." He is reliable and sober, unlike The Weather Channel crowd of Drama Queen Meteorologists.
Levi typically posts videos late in the afternoon or early before midnight on Youtube. [Youtube Channel]
[Tuesday] Idalia Strengthening on Approach to Florida; Major Impacts Expected (08-28-2023)
Tracking Idalia - Live at 7am (August 30th, 2023) | hurricanetrack
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Almanac
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 (GOOD/CODE GREEN)
Fire and Smoke Map
Pollen levels are expected to be in the MEDIUM range (7.2 out of 12) today with Ragweed, Chenopods, and Grasses being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the MEDIUM-HIGH range (8.9 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for August 30th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 92°F in Franklin in 1948
Lowest Temperature 41°F in at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1968
Greatest Rainfall 7.76 inches in Highlands in 1940
Greatest Snowfall (no measurable snowfall has been recorded on this date since records started being kept in 1872)
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of August Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 106°F in Concord, Cabarrus County on 08-09-1980
Lowest Temperature 37°F in Banner Elk, Avery County on 08-29-1968
Greatest Rainfall 9.16 inches in Hendersonville, Henderson County on 08-13-1940
Greatest Snowfall snowfall has not been recorded during August in Macon County)
Record Weather Events for August 30th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 106°F in Louisburg, Franklin County in 1932
Lowest Temperature 33°F in Laurel Springs, Ashe County in 1986
Greatest One-Day Rain 7.90 inches in Jefferson, Ashe County in 1940
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)
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Macon Calendar
(send your event to calendar@maconmedia.com)
Saturdays in August from 11am to 1pm
Frog Quarters Music Schedule (located at 573 East Main Street in Franklin)
9/9/23—Sheila Krause followed by The Shifty Sisters. It’s a ladies’ Double Header Saturday at The Frog. Enjoy Sheila’s strong voice as she covers the oldies we all love followed by the originals of the Shifty Sisters—Melody Lowery, Melinda Pennington and Diane Chermer. Bring it on, ladies!
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!
Monday, Sept 11th 8:30am to 9:30am
9/11 Remembrance
Join us for "9/11Remembrance" Monday September 11th (Franklin, NC Town Square 8:30am) as we honor those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001. We will remember those who gave their lives to save others or lost their lives from this terrorist attack.
Chief Devin Holland of Franklin Police Department and Chief Ben Ormond of Franklin Fire and Rescue and other special guests will read the time frame of the attacks of Tuesday September 11, 2001.
Various special guests will join the event in remembering and reminding the guests of the event to "Never Forget." We will have a moment of silent at the end of the program to honor those lives lost on September 11, 2001 and celebrate their lives on "Patriot Day" through music and prayer.
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.
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On This Day
August 30th is the 242nd day of the year (243rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 123 days remain until the end of the year.
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)
AD 70 – Titus ends the siege of Jerusalem after destroying Herod's Temple.
1282 – Peter III of Aragon lands at Trapani to intervene in the War of the Sicilian Vespers.
1363 – The five-week Battle of Lake Poyang begins, in which the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders (Chen Youliang and Zhu Yuanzhang) meet to decide who will supplant the Yuan dynasty.
1464 – Pope Paul II succeeds Pope Pius II as the 211th pope.
1574 – Guru Ram Das becomes the Fourth Sikh Guru/Master.
1590 – Tokugawa Ieyasu enters Edo Castle. (Traditional Japanese date: August 1, 1590)
1594 – King James of Scotland holds a masque at the baptism of Prince Henry.
1727 – Anne, eldest daughter of King George II of Great Britain, is given the title Princess Royal.
1791 – HMS Pandora sinks after having run aground on the outer Great Barrier Reef the previous day.
1799 – The entire Dutch fleet is captured by British forces under the command of Sir Ralph Abercromby and Admiral Sir Charles Mitchell during the War of the Second Coalition.
1800 – Gabriel Prosser postpones a planned slave rebellion in Richmond, Virginia, but is arrested before he can make it happen.
1813 – First Battle of Kulm: French forces are defeated by an Austrian-Prussian-Russian alliance.
1813 – Creek War: Fort Mims massacre: Creek "Red Sticks" kill over 500 settlers (including over 250 armed militia) in Fort Mims, north of Mobile, Alabama.
1835 – Australia: Melbourne, Victoria is founded.
1862 – American Civil War: Battle of Richmond: Confederates under Edmund Kirby Smith rout Union forces under General William "Bull" Nelson.
1873 – Austrian explorers Julius von Payer and Karl Weyprecht discover the archipelago of Franz Josef Land in the Arctic Sea.
1896 – Philippine Revolution: After Spanish victory in the Battle of San Juan del Monte, eight provinces in the Philippines are declared under martial law by the Spanish Governor-General Ramón Blanco y Erenas.
1909 – Burgess Shale fossils are discovered by Charles Doolittle Walcott.
1914 – World War I: Germans defeat the Russians in the Battle of Tannenberg.
1916 – Ernest Shackleton completes the rescue of all of his men stranded on Elephant Island in Antarctica.
1917 – Vietnamese prison guards led by Trịnh Văn Cấn mutiny at the Thái Nguyên penitentiary against local French authority.
1918 – Fanni Kaplan shoots and seriously injures Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin, which along with the assassination of Bolshevik senior official Moisei Uritsky days earlier, prompts the decree for Red Terror.
1922 – Battle of Dumlupınar: The final battle in the Greco-Turkish War ("Turkish War of Independence").
1936 – The RMS Queen Mary wins the Blue Riband by setting the fastest transatlantic crossing.
1940 – The Second Vienna Award reassigns the territory of Northern Transylvania from Romania to Hungary.
1941 – The Tighina Agreement, a treaty regarding administration issues of the Transnistria Governorate, is signed between Germany and Romania.
1942 – World War II: The Battle of Alam el Halfa begins.
1945 – The Japanese occupation of Hong Kong comes to an end.
1945 – The Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces, General Douglas MacArthur lands at Atsugi Air Force Base.
1945 – The Allied Control Council, governing Germany after World War II, comes into being.
1959 – South Vietnamese opposition figure Phan Quang Dan was elected to the National Assembly despite soldiers being bussed in to vote for President Ngo Dinh Diem's candidate.
1962 – Japan conducts a test of the NAMC YS-11, its first aircraft since World War II and its only successful commercial aircraft from before or after the war.
1963 – The Moscow–Washington hotline between the leaders of the U.S. and the Soviet Union goes into operation.
1967 – Thurgood Marshall is confirmed as the first African American Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
1974 – A Belgrade–Dortmund express train derails at the main train station in Zagreb killing 153 passengers.
1974 – A powerful bomb explodes at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries headquarters in Marunouchi, Tokyo. Eight are killed, 378 are injured. Eight left-wing activists are arrested on May 19, 1975, by Japanese authorities.
1981 – President Mohammad-Ali Rajai and Prime Minister Mohammad-Javad Bahonar of Iran are assassinated in a bombing committed by the People's Mujahedin of Iran.
1983 – Aeroflot Flight 5463 crashes into Dolan Mountain while approaching Almaty International Airport in present-day Kazakhstan, killing all 90 people on board.
1984 – STS-41-D: The Space Shuttle Discovery takes off on its maiden voyage.
1991 – Dissolution of the Soviet Union: Azerbaijan declares independence from Soviet Union.
1992 – The 11-day Ruby Ridge standoff ends with Randy Weaver surrendering to federal authorities.
1995 – Bosnian War: NATO launches Operation Deliberate Force against Bosnian Serb forces.
1998 – Second Congo War: Armed forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and their Angolan and Zimbabwean allies recapture Matadi and the Inga dams in the western DRC from RCD and Rwandan troops.
2002 РRico Linhas A̩reas Flight 4823 crashes on approach to Rio Branco International Airport, killing 23 of the 31 people on board.
2008 – A Conviasa Boeing 737 crashes into Illiniza Volcano in Ecuador, killing all three people on board.
2014 – Prime Minister of Lesotho Tom Thabane flees to South Africa as the army allegedly stages a coup.
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Published at 5:00am on Tuesday, August 29, 2023
Author: Bobby Coggins
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