Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
High pressure lingers above the region through Tuesday. A pattern change starts on Wednesday with a cold front forecast to stall west of the area, resulting in cooler and more unsettled weather for the latter half of the week.
• Libraries with Heart Program Expands to Fontana Regional Library [Macon Media]
• Nantahala Community Library Soft Opening on July 22nd, Reception on August 6th [Macon Media]
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Wednesday Night
Franklin Area
Today
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Patchy fog before midmorning. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs near 90. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the west around 5 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 showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday
A slight chance of showers, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 11am. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs near 90. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1am. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%.
Wednesday
Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 5pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Highs in the mid-to-upper 80s. Chance of rain is 80%.
Wednesday Night
Showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain is 80%.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly in the mid-to-late afternoon. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph decreasing to calm winds 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.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10pm. Patchy fog before 3am, then patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Light winds out of the northwest. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Highs near 80. Light and variable winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain is 60%.
Wednesday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 2pm, then showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 5pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Highs near 80. Chance of rain is 80%.
Wednesday Night
Showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 11pm and 2am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain is 80%.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with highs near 90. Light and variable winds. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 9pm. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 60s. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday
A chance of showers, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 11am. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 80s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 3am. Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%.
Wednesday
Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 5pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Highs in the mid-to-upper 80s. Chance of rain is 80%.
Wednesday Night
Showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 11pm and 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain is 80%.
Nantahala Area
Today
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 20%.
Tuesday
A chance of showers, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 11am. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 80s. Light winds out of the west. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%.
Wednesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 10am. Highs near 80. Chance of rain is 80%.
Wednesday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 11pm and 2am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain is 70%.
Hazards
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Mon Jul 15 2024
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 7 days.
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low-medium range (2.8 out of 12) today with Grasses, Plantain, and Chenopods being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low-medium range (2.8out of 12.0).
Record Weather Events for July 15th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 95°F in Franklin in 1954
Lowest Temperature 40°F in Highlands in 1903 (also a state record)
Greatest One-Day Rain 3.26 inches in Highlands in 1946
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 July Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 101°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 06-30-2012
Lowest Temperature 32°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 06-02-1966
Greatest Rainfall 7.63 inches in Highlands on 06-16-1949
Greatest Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded during June in Macon County)
Record Weather Events for July 15th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 106°F in Fayetteville, Cumberland County in 1932
Lowest Temperature 39°F in Highlands, Macon County in 1903
Greatest One-Day Rain 5.03 inches in Asheboro, Randolph County in 1944
Greatest One-Day Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded on this date since 1872)
Highest Temperature 109°F in Albemarle, Stanly County on 07-28-1940
Lowest Temperature 32°F in Celo, Yancey County on 07-10-1961
Greatest Rainfall 21.15 inches in Highlands, Macon County on 07-29-1879
Greatest Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded during June in the state)
Macon Calendar
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Music Lineup for Friends of the Greenway, Inc.
Frog Quarters Music Schedule (located at 573 East Main Street in Franklin)
July 2024 Schedule
7-20-24--Jim Austin's Classic Country Band--Always a favorite here at The Frog and elsewhere. They often pack the house! This multi-member group has all the classic country hits that you don't hear on the radio anymore.
7-27-24—Charlie Simmons & Paul Linser--Two accomplished finger-style guitar pickers that have some great songs in their line-up. You'll love their acoustic sound! Their music will take you from the ranges of the Midwest to the Southeastern region of the country. Welcome back, guys.
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
---NATIONAL---
WATCH: Full Video of Assassination Attempt on President Trump at Rally in Butler, PA - 7/13/24 | Right Side Broadcasting Network
How Donald Trump’s Attempted Assassination Unfolded | WSJ
Armed municipal officer encountered Trump rally gunman before shots fired, sheriff says | Face the Nation
Biden Oval Office address on attempted assassination of Trump | PBS NewsHour
• NEWS ANALYSIS: An Assassination Attempt That Seems Likely to Tear America Further Apart [New York Times]
• Man killed at Trump rally identified as firefighter Corey Comperatore, who ‘died a hero’ [CNN]
• The Secret Service is investigating how the man who shot Trump got as close as he did [NPR]
• How to watch the 2024 Republican National Convention [PBS NewsHour]
• St. Louis area to host large-scale disaster simulation for first responders and military [St Louis Public Radio]
• California State Fair rolls out on-site sales, consumption of cannabis [Courthouse News Service]
• California wildfires have burned five times the average area this year, officials say [The Guardian (UK)]
2VP Harris & Fmr. Pres. Trump on the Stump | C-SPAN
Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, July 12, 2024
Military Sealift Command 75th Anniversary | (Ep1) Founding of Military Sea Transportation Service | What's Going on With Shipping?
Washington Today (7-12-24): Pres. Biden campaigns in Detroit as 20+ House Dems say he should end run | C-SPAN
Global National: July 14, 2024 | Biden orders review of failed Trump assassination attempt
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - July 14, 2024
"CBS Weekend News" Full Broadcast | July 14, 2024
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - July 14, 2024
PBS NewsHour full episode, (July 14, 2024)
---Science, Technology, Culture, and History News Roundup---
You Are Here: A Tourist's Guide to the Local Galactic Neighborhood (Episode 2) | ParallaxNick
• Is the "Blaze Star" About to Blow? You May Be the First to Know [Sky and Telescope Magazine]
• The Sky This Week from July 12 to 19: An occultation in Virgo [Astronomy Magazine]
• This Week's Sky at a Glance, July 12 – 21 [Sky and Telescope Magazine]
• Meade and Orion Cease Operations — Maybe [Sky and Telescope Magazine]
The Level1 Show July 12 2024: A Figma of Apple's Imagination | Level1 Techs
On This Day
July 15th is the 196th day of the year (197th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 169 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)
484 BC – Dedication of the Temple of Castor and Pollux in ancient Rome
• [Wikipedia: Temple of Castor and Pollux]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Aulus Postumius Albus Regillensis (consul 496 BC)]
• [360° VR Temple of Castor and Pollux (Dioscuri) Valley of Temples Agrigento 5K 3D Italy Sicily 4K HD] although https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysPy6dH5qZ0 would have been a better choice for audio track)
AD 70 – Titus and his armies breach the walls of Jerusalem. (17th of Tammuz in the Hebrew calendar).
• [Wikipedia: Siege of Jerusalem (70 CE)]
• [Josephus Describes the Romans' Sack of Jerusalem]
• [The Genuine Works OF Flavius Josephus] [Purchase on Amazon]
• [Livius.org: Titus' Siege of Jerusalem]
• [A Librivox Audiobook]
• [Projerct Gutenberg: The Wars of the Jews; Or, The History of the Destruction of Jerusalem by Josephus]
• [Invicta: The Siege of Jerusalem (70 AD) - The Great Jewish Revolt]
756 – An Lushan Rebellion: Emperor Xuanzong of Tang is ordered by his Imperial Guards to execute chancellor Yang Guozhong by forcing him to commit suicide or face a mutiny. General An Lushan has other members of the emperor's family killed.
• [Wikipedia: An Lushan Rebellion]
• [An Lushan Rebellion - One of the Bloodiest Conflicts in History] (Kings and Generals)
• [An Lushan Rebellion | 3 Minute History]
1099 – First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final assault of a difficult siege.
• [Wikipedia: Siege of Jerusalem (1099)]
• [Wikipedia: Kingdom of Jerusalem]
• [Siege of Jerusalem, 1099: What REALLY Happened...]
1149 – The reconstructed Church of the Holy Sepulchre is consecrated in Jerusalem.
• [Wikipedia: Church of the Holy Sepulchre]
1207 – King John of England expels Canterbury monks for supporting Archbishop Stephen Langton.
1240 – Swedish–Novgorodian Wars: A Novgorodian army led by Alexander Nevsky defeats the Swedes in the Battle of the Neva.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of the Neva]
• [Wikipedia: Swedish–Novgorodian Wars]
• [Trade route from the Varangians to the Greeks]
1381 – John Ball, a leader in the Peasants' Revolt, is hanged, drawn and quartered in the presence of King Richard II of England.
• [Wikipedia Bio: John Ball (priest)]
• [The John Ball Society: Who was John Ball?]
• [Wikipedia: Hanged, drawn and quartered]
1410 – Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War: Battle of Grunwald: The allied forces of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeat the army of the Teutonic Order.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Grunwald]
• [Wikipedia: Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War]
• [Battle of Grunwald 1410 - Northern Crusades]
• [Prussian Crusade: Battle of Grunwald | Animated History]
1482 – Muhammad XII is crowned the twenty-second and last Nasrid king of Granada.
1640 – The first university of Finland, the Royal Academy of Turku, was inaugurated in Turku.
1738 – Baruch Laibov and Alexander Voznitzin are burned alive in St. Petersburg, Russia. Vonitzin had converted to Judaism with Laibov's help, with the consent of Empress Anna Ivanovna.
1741 – Aleksei Chirikov sights land in Southeast Alaska. He sends men ashore in a longboat, making them the first Europeans to visit Alaska.
1789 – Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, is named by acclamation Colonel General of the new National Guard of Paris.
1799 – The Rosetta Stone is found in the Egyptian village of Rosetta by French Captain Pierre-François Bouchard during Napoleon's Egyptian Campaign.
• [Wikipedia: Rosetta Stone]
• [How The Rosetta Stone Unlocked Hieroglyphics]
1806 – Pike Expedition: United States Army Lieutenant Zebulon Pike begins an expedition from Fort Bellefontaine near St. Louis, Missouri, to explore the west.
1815 – Napoleonic Wars: Napoleon Bonaparte surrenders aboard HMS Bellerophon.
• [HistoryPod Video]
• [HMS Bellerophon (1786)]
• [Wikipedia: Napoleonic Wars]
1823 – A fire destroys the ancient Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls in Rome, Italy.
1834 – The Spanish Inquisition is officially disbanded after nearly 356 years.
• [Wikipedia: Spanish Inquisition]
1838 – Ralph Waldo Emerson delivers the Divinity School Address at Harvard Divinity School, discounting Biblical miracles and declaring Jesus a great man, but not God. The Protestant community reacts with outrage.
1862 – American Civil War: The CSS Arkansas, the most effective ironclad on the Mississippi River, battles with Union ships commanded by Admiral David Farragut, severely damaging three ships and sustaining heavy damage herself. The encounter changed the complexion of warfare on the Mississippi and helped reverse Rebel's fortunes on the river in the summer of 1862.
• [Wikipedia: CSS Arkansas]
• [The CSS Arkansas Story]
1870 – Reconstruction Era of the United States: Georgia becomes the last of the former Confederate states to be readmitted to the Union.
1870 – Rupert's Land and the North-Western Territory are transferred to Canada from the Hudson's Bay Company, and the province of Manitoba and the Northwest Territories are established from these vast territories.
1888 – The stratovolcano Mount Bandai erupts killing approximately 500 people, in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
1910 – In his book Clinical Psychiatry, Emil Kraepelin gives a name to Alzheimer's disease, naming it after his colleague Alois Alzheimer.
1916 – In Seattle, Washington, William Boeing and George Conrad Westervelt incorporate Pacific Aero Products (later renamed Boeing).
1918 – World War I: The Second Battle of the Marne begins near the River Marne with a German attack.
• [Wikipedia: Second Battle of the Marne]
• [2nd Battle Of The Marne - Turning Point On The Western Front I THE GREAT WAR Week 208]
• [US Army War College: The Second Battle of the Marne: The Turning Point of 1918]
1920 – The Polish Parliament establishes Silesian Voivodeship before the Polish-German plebiscite.
1922 – Japanese Communist Party is established in Japan.
1927 – Massacre of July 15, 1927: Eighty-nine protesters are killed by the Austrian police in Vienna.
• [Wikipedia: July Revolt of 1927]
• [Silent Newsreel]
• [History Punch Episode 4 - The July REVOLT of 1927]
1946 – State of North Borneo, today in Sabah, Malaysia, annexed by the United Kingdom.
1954 – First flight of the Boeing 367-80, prototype for both the Boeing 707 and C-135 series.
1955 – Eighteen Nobel laureates sign the Mainau Declaration against nuclear weapons, later co-signed by thirty-four others.
1959 – The steel strike of 1959 begins, leading to significant importation of foreign steel for the first time in United States history.
1966 – Vietnam War: The United States and South Vietnam begin Operation Hastings to push the North Vietnamese out of the Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone.
1971 – The United Red Army is founded in Japan.
1974 – In Nicosia, Cyprus, Greek junta-sponsored nationalists launch a coup d'état, deposing President Makarios and installing Nikos Sampson as Cypriot president.
1975 – Space Race: Apollo–Soyuz Test Project features the dual launch of an Apollo spacecraft and a Soyuz spacecraft on the first joint Soviet-United States human-crewed flight. It was both the last launch of an Apollo spacecraft and the Saturn family of rockets.
• [Wikipedia: Apollo–Soyuz]
• [A Cold War and a Warm Handshake: the Apollo-Soyuz mission]
• [Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP) The Last Apollo, Saturn Rocket Mission] (part archival film, part animation)
1979 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter gives his "malaise speech".
• [Jimmy Carter's Full "Crisis of Confidence" Speech]
1983 – An attack at Orly Airport in Paris is launched by Armenian militant organisation ASALA, leaving eight people dead and 55 injured.
1996 – A Belgian Air Force C-130 Hercules carrying the Royal Netherlands Army marching band crashes on landing at Eindhoven Airport.
1998 – Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil MP S. Shanmuganathan is killed by a claymore mine.
2002 – "American Taliban" John Walker Lindh pleads guilty to supplying aid to the enemy and possession of explosives during the commission of a felony.
2002 – Anti-Terrorism Court of Pakistan hands down the death sentence to British born Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh and life terms to three others suspected of murdering The Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.
2003 – AOL Time Warner disbands Netscape. The Mozilla Foundation is established on the same day.
2006 – Twitter, later one of the largest social media platforms in the world, is launched.
• [Wikipedia: Twitter]
• [Wikipedia: social media]
• [Congressional Hearing on "Disinformation Nation: Social Media's Role in Promoting Extremism and Misinformation" ]
2014 – A train derails on the Moscow Metro, killing at least 24 and injuring more than 160 others.
2016 – Factions of the Turkish Armed Forces attempt a coup.
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Published at 5:00am on Monday, July 15, 2024
Author: Bobby Coggins
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