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Tuesday, May 7, 2024

News and Weather Briefing for Tuesday, May 07, 2024



Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.

GENERAL OUTLOOK

A summerlike weather pattern lingers through mid-week with mainly diurnal showers and thunderstorms expected. Temperatures will trend well above normal through Thursday. Showers and thunderstorms will become more numerous ahead of a strong cold front on Thursday. Activity may linger through early Friday as the cold front pushes east of the western Carolinas. Drier conditions and below normal temperatures return for the weekend as high pressure builds in from the west.






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Local Weather

General Forecast Through Thursday Night





Franklin Area

Today

A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight

A chance of thunderstorms before 11pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after midnight. Partly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Calm winds early in the morning increasing to come out of the west 5 to 10 mph by midmorning. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 2am and 5am, then showers likely after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Winds out of the southwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight. Chance of rain is 60%.

Thursday

Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Highs near 80. Chance of rain is 90%.

Thursday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain is 30%.


Highlands Plateau

Today

A slight chance of showers between noon and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2am. Partly cloudy, with lows around 60. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday

A 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. Partly sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 60%.

Thursday

Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain is 80%.

Thursday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 50s. Chance of rain is 40%.


Otto and South Central Macon County

Today

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight

A chance of thunderstorms before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Partly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s. South wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 80s. Winds out of the southwest 3 to 8 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 2am and 5am, then showers likely after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Winds out of the southwest 3 to 5 mph. Chance of rain is 60%.

Thursday

Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain is 80%.

Thursday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain is 40%.


Nantahala Area



Today

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight

A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs near 80. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night

Showers and thunderstorms likely before 2am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 2am and 5am, then showers likely after 5am. Partly cloudy, with lows around 60. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 70%.

Thursday

Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain is 90%.

Thursday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with lows in the lower 50s. Chance of rain is 40%.


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Hazards



Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.


Back to Top Pollen

Pollen levels are expected to be in the medium-high range (7.7 out of 12) today with Birch, Maple, and Hickory being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium range (8.4 out of 12.0).



Record Weather Events for May 7th

Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)

Highest Temperature 89°F in Franklin in 1962
Lowest Temperature 27°F in Highlands in 1898
Greatest One-Day Rain 3.02 inches in Highlands in 1915
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 2.5 inches in Highlands in 1992

Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of May Data available from 1872

Highest Temperature 92°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 05-20-1996
Lowest Temperature 23°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 05-02-1963
Greatest Rainfall 5.97 inches in Highlands on 05-30-2018
Greatest Snowfall 2.5 inches in Highlands on 05-07-1992

Record Weather Events for May 7th in North Carolina

Highest Temperature 97°F in Fayetteville, Cumberland County in 1940
Lowest Temperature 19°F in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County in 1989
Greatest Rainfall 3.34 inches in Henderson, Vance County in 2013
Greatest Snowfall 15.0 inches at Mount Mitchell, Yancey County in 1992
(the excessive rainfall was due to the remnants of Hurricane Gladys)

Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of May Data available from 1872

Highest Temperature 107°F in Aurora, Beaufort Countyy on 05-26-2011
Lowest Temperature 14°F in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 05-09-2020
Greatest Rainfall 8.51 inches in Pisgah Forest, Transylvania County on 05-20-1942
Greatest Snowfall 15.00 in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 05-07-1992




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Macon Calendar
(send your event to calendar@maconmedia.com)

Music Lineup for Friends of the Greenway, Inc.

Frog Quarters Music Schedule (located at 573 East Main Street in Franklin)

May 2024 Schedule

5-11-24---George James & Sheila Krause—Sheila joins George on Vocals.

5-18-24---Jim Austin’s Classic Country Band (see above)

5-25-24---Barry Roma—Franklin’s Favorite Crooner bringing you love songs of the past

For other Music and News follow us on Facebook at Friends of the Greenway, Inc. and Instagram at friends_of_the_greenway_inc. To find out more about the Greenway and our organization, our website is: littletennessee.org.

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.









News Briefing
---STATE AND LOCAL---

GOP runoff: Prosecutor and political operative vie for NC lieutenant governor nom | WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)



How a $29 million budget request would have improved US Marshal safety | WCNC-TV (Charlotte, NC)



• Advocates push for changes to Good Samaritan Laws, install lifesaving Narcan box [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]

• Former employees say short-staffed NC psych hospital rife with violence, abuse [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]

• NC state senators debate UNC campus Gaza protests and response [Raleigh News and Observer]

• 5 years after a federal lawsuit, North Carolina voter ID trial is set to begin [BPR]

• Balancing act: Robinson, Stein offer competing visions of the future in North Carolina [Smoky Mountain News]

• Federal lawsuit: Mission/HCA illegally kept pay of 1,000 hospital, other workers [Asheville Citizen-Times]



---NATIONAL---

Hundreds rescued from flooding as waters continue rising in Houston | ANC News



Columbia Protesters Call for Divestment: How Could It Work? | WSJ



• Boeing Starliner's historic 1st astronaut launch delayed by Atlas V rocket issue [Space.com]

• AG Yost: Student protesters could face felony charges because of 1953 Ohio anti-mask law [The Columbus Dispatch]

• Columbia University cancels main graduation amid protests [BBC News]

• Protesters blocked Mass. Ave. at rush hour as efforts to remove pro-Palestinian encampment at MIT stalled [Boston Globe]

• Trump trial witness David Pecker targeted by ‘swatting’ at his home, Reuters reports [CNBC]

• Judge threatens Trump with jail time after 10th gag order violation in hush-money trial [Courthouse News Service]



International News Headlines

China's Xi in Europe: What's his agenda? | DW News



Mexico tourists found dead in well after likely carjacking | BBC News



• Where 3 Dead Tourists Were Found Fast, Thousands Remain Missing [New York Times]

• Israel observes Holocaust Remembrance Day amid Gaza war [DW News]

• Israel’s war on Gaza liveblog: Israel blasts Rafah; fate of ceasefire uncertain [Al Jazeera]

• 4 Chinese coast guard ships enter Taiwan's territorial waters off Kinmen [Taiwan News]

• China’s belt and road, once a hotspot for European investment, is getting the cold shoulder [South China Morning Post]

• Nigeria: Detention of investigative journalist sparks concern for press freedom [Africa News]

On The Media: News About Journalism, Media Literacy, and Ethics in Journalism 2024 Pulitzer Prize Announcement | The Pulitser Prizes



• ProPublica wins Pulitzer public service award for Supreme Court reporting [The Hill]

• Small newsrooms won big in the 2024 Pulitzers [Poynter]

• Newsonomics: Eight essentials as California’s “save local news” bill picks up speed [Nieman Lab]

• Economics woes affecting UK press freedom, RSF World Press Freedom Index finds [Journalism.co.uk]

• Kristin Pauker: The Fight for Fairness [Pulitzer Center]

• Journalism Is a Public Good and Should Be Publicly Funded [Scientific American]

Global National: May 6, 2024 | Winnipeg man admits to killing 4 Indigenous women



ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - May 06, 2024


"CBS Weekend News" Full Broadcast | May 05, 2024


NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - May 06, NBC News


PBS NewsHour full episode, (May 06, 2024)



---Science, Technology, Culture, and History News Roundup---

America and China fight for mineral monopoly | Caspain Report




• The Sky This Week from May 3 to 10: The Eta Aquariids’ time to shine [Astronomy Magazine]

• This Week's Sky at a Glance, April 26 – May 5 [Sky and Telescope Magazine]

The Level1 Show May 7 2024: In Communist Russia, Wikipedia Edits You | Level1 Techs







---COVID News Roundup---

Beyond the Noise #38: An underutilized livesaver | Microbe TV



TWiV 1110: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin | Microbe TV



Ep156 Osterholm Update: H5N1: An Impending Crisis?



• Proactive vaccination using multiviral Quartet Nanocages to elicit broad anti-coronavirus responses [nature nanotechnology]

• SARS-CoV-2 Viral Shedding and Rapid Antigen Test Performance — Respiratory Virus Transmission Network, November 2022–May 2023 [CDC" Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report]

• Canada’s vaccine advisory committee releases new guidance on COVID-19 shots [The Globa and Mail]

• Common diabetes drug lowers SARS-CoV-2 levels, clinical trial finds [CIDRAP]

• 2 new COVID variants called ‘FLiRT’ are spreading in the U.S. What are the symptoms? [TODAY]

• Lessons from COVID-19: Preparing for future pandemics means looking beyond the health data [The Conversation]

• Beyond the Noise #38: An underutilized livesaver [Microbe TV]

• TWiV 1110: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin [Microbe TV]

• TWiV 1111: Taming of the flu [Microbe TV]




---Russo-Ukraine War News Roundup---

General Hodges on Retaking Crimea, NATO in Ukraine and Russian Collapse | Ep. 21 Gen. Ben Hodges | Decoding Geopolitics with Dominik Presl



Day 802: Ukraïnian Map | Ukraine News TV



Ukraine Conflict (20240506): Full Frontline Update | ATP Geopolitics



• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 6, 2024 [Institute for the Study of War]

• Despite growing domestic production, Ukraine heavily depends on external military supplies to counter the “axis of evil” [Euromaidan Press]

Ukrainian forces struggle to hold back Russian assaults in the east | DW News



Interview with NATO Multinational Corps Northeast Commander | Lt. Gen. Jürgen-Joachim von Sandrart | TVP World



• “Europe is waking up”: Polish defense minister praises military response to Russia [TVP World ]

• Russia announces nuclear weapon drills after ‘provocative’ Western threats [Al Jazeera]

• Vladimir Putin: Little chance of change as Kremlin leader is sworn in again [BBC News]

• Putin orders tactical nuclear weapon drills and threatens strikes on UK military targets [France 24]

• Russian Strikes Cut Power for Nearly Half a Million Homes in Ukraine [The Moscow Times]

• Putin’s inauguration set to kickstart Kremlin reshuffle [Politico]

---PRO-RUSSIAN NEWS OUTLETS---

• Message to the West: What’s behind Russia’s tactical nuclear drills [Russia Today]

• Russia takes control of US army base in Niger [Pravda]

• Putin says Russia had to use force to defend people in Donbass as peaceful means failed [TASS: Russian News Agency]








On This Day

May 7 is the 127th day of the year (128th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 238 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)





351 – The Jewish revolt against Constantius Gallus breaks out after his arrival at Antioch.
558 – In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses, twenty years after its construction. Justinian I immediately orders that the dome be rebuilt.
1274 – In France, the Second Council of Lyon opens to regulate the election of the Pope.
1487 – The Siege of Málaga commences during the Spanish Reconquista.
1544 – The Burning of Edinburgh by an English army is the first action of the Rough Wooing.
1664 – Inaugural celebrations begin at Louis XIV of France's new Palace of Versailles.
1685 – Battle of Vrtijeljka between rebels and Ottoman forces.
1697 – Stockholm's royal castle (dating back to medieval times) is destroyed by fire. It is replaced in the 18th century by the current Royal Palace.
1718 – The city of New Orleans is founded by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville.
1763 – Pontiac's War begins with Pontiac's attempt to seize Fort Detroit from the British.
1794 – French Revolution: Robespierre introduces the Cult of the Supreme Being in the National Convention as the new state religion of the French First Republic.
1798 – French Revolutionary Wars: A French force attempting to dislodge a small British garrison on the Îles Saint-Marcouf is repulsed with heavy losses.
1824 – World premiere of Ludwig van Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in Vienna, Austria. The performance is conducted by Michael Umlauf under the composer's supervision.
1832 – Greece's independence is recognized by the Treaty of London.
1840 – The Great Natchez Tornado strikes Natchez, Mississippi killing 317 people. It is the second deadliest tornado in United States history.
1846 – The Cambridge Chronicle, America's oldest surviving weekly newspaper, is published for the first time in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
1864 – American Civil War: The Army of the Potomac, under General Ulysses S. Grant, breaks off from the Battle of the Wilderness and moves southwards.
1864 – The world's oldest surviving clipper ship, the City of Adelaide is launched by William Pile, Hay and Co. in Sunderland, England, for transporting passengers and goods between Britain and Australia.
1895 – In Saint Petersburg, Russian scientist Alexander Stepanovich Popov demonstrates to the Russian Physical and Chemical Society his invention, the Popov lightning detector—a primitive radio receiver. In some parts of the former Soviet Union the anniversary of this day is celebrated as Radio Day.
1915 – World War I: German submarine U-20 sinks RMS Lusitania, killing 1,198 people, including 128 Americans. Public reaction to the sinking turns many former pro-Germans in the United States against the German Empire.
1915 – The Republic of China accedes to 13 of the 21 Demands, extending the Empire of Japan's control over Manchuria and the Chinese economy.
1920 – Kyiv Offensive: Polish troops led by Józef Piłsudski and Edward Rydz-Śmigły and assisted by a symbolic Ukrainian force capture Kyiv only to be driven out by the Red Army counter-offensive a month later.
1920 – Treaty of Moscow: Soviet Russia recognizes the independence of the Democratic Republic of Georgia only to invade the country six months later.
1930 – The 7.1 Mw  Salmas earthquake shakes northwestern Iran and southeastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). Up to three-thousand people were killed.
1931 – The stand-off between criminal Francis Crowley and 300 members of the New York Police Department takes place in his fifth-floor apartment on West 91st Street, New York City.
1937 – Spanish Civil War: The German Condor Legion, equipped with Heinkel He 51 biplanes, arrives in Spain to assist Francisco Franco's forces.
1940 – World War II: The Norway Debate in the British House of Commons begins, and leads to the replacement of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain with Winston Churchill three days later.
1942 – World War II: During the Battle of the Coral Sea, United States Navy aircraft carrier aircraft attack and sink the Imperial Japanese Navy light aircraft carrier Shōhō; the battle marks the first time in naval history that two enemy fleets fight without visual contact between warring ships.
1945 – World War II: Last German U-boat attack of the war, two freighters are sunk off the Firth of Forth, Scotland.
1945 – World War II: General Alfred Jodl signs unconditional surrender terms at Reims, France, ending Germany's participation in the war. The document takes effect the next day.
1946 – Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering (later renamed Sony) is founded.
1948 – The Council of Europe is founded during the Hague Congress.
1952 – The concept of the integrated circuit, the basis for all modern computers, is first published by Geoffrey Dummer.
1954 – Indochina War: The Battle of Dien Bien Phu ends in a French defeat and a Viet Minh victory (the battle began on March 13).
1960 – Cold War: U-2 Crisis of 1960: Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev announces that his nation is holding American U-2 pilot Gary Powers.
1975 - Small Astronomy Satellite Explorer 53 launched to study X-rays
1982 - IBM releases PC-DOS version 1.1
1984 - $180m out-of-court settlement reached in Agent Orange suit
1986 – Canadian Patrick Morrow becomes the first person to climb each of the Seven Summits.
1992 – Michigan ratifies a 203-year-old proposed amendment to the United States Constitution making the 27th Amendment law. This amendment bars the U.S. Congress from giving itself a mid-term pay raise.
1992 – Space Shuttle program: The Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on its first mission, STS-49.
1992 – Three employees at a McDonald's Restaurant in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada, are brutally murdered and a fourth permanently disabled after a botched robbery. It is the first "fast-food murder" in Canada.
1994 – Edvard Munch's painting The Scream is recovered undamaged after being stolen from the National Gallery of Norway in February.
1997 - Galileo, 4th Ganymede Flyby (Orbit 8)
1998 – Mercedes-Benz buys Chrysler for US$40 billion and forms DaimlerChrysler in the largest industrial merger in history.
1999 – Pope John Paul II travels to Romania, becoming the first pope to visit a predominantly Eastern Orthodox country since the Great Schism in 1054.
1999 – Kosovo War: Three Chinese citizens are killed and 20 wounded when a NATO aircraft apparently inadvertently bombs the Chinese embassy in Belgrade, Serbia.
1999 – In Guinea-Bissau, President João Bernardo Vieira is ousted in a military coup.
2000 – Vladimir Putin is inaugurated as president of Russia.
2002 – An EgyptAir Boeing 737-500 crashes on approach to Tunis–Carthage International Airport, killing 14 people.
2002 – A China Northern Airlines MD-82 plunges into the Yellow Sea, killing 112 people.
2004 – American businessman Nick Berg is beheaded by Islamic militants. The act is recorded on videotape and released on the Internet.
2007 - Ehud Netzer of Hebrew University announces he has discovered the tomb of Herod the Great at Herodium, West Bank
2008 - Dmitry Medvedev is sworn in as the 3rd President of the Russian Federation
2012 - Vladimir Putin sworn in for third six-year term as President of Russia
2013 - 55 people are killed by a Boko Haram attack in Nigeria
2013 - 20 people are killed and 36 are injured after a gas tanker explodes in Ecatepec de Morelos, Mexico
2014 - Fighting between pro-Russian and Kiev forces continue amid fears internationally of a civil war in the Ukraine
2015 - British General Elections: Conservative Party win outright majority and David Cameron returns as Prime Minister
2015 - Underwater explorers discover a silver ingot of Captain William Kidd's treasure near Madagascar
2017 - Emmanuel Macron wins France's presidential election defeating Marine Le Pen
2018 - Vladimir Putin is sworn in as Russian President for another 6 years
2018 - Oliver North announced as the new President of the US National Rifle Association
2020 - US Father and son arrested for the murder of Ahmaud Arbery in Brunswick, Georgia, after video of the killing surfaces
2020 - US unemployment claims hit 33.3 million or 20% of the workforce, vs two months ago unemployment 3.5%, a 50-year low
2021 - Ransomware attack on US Colonial pipeline by the DarkSide criminal group stops supply to half of east coast







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Published at 5:00am on Tuesday, May 07, 2024
Author: Bobby Coggins


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