Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
Hot and humid conditions will become established once again for the second half of the week. Afternoon showers and thunderstorms will be possible each afternoon starting Thursday, especially over the mountains. A cold front may enhance thunder chances on Saturday.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Friday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Sunny, with highs in the upper 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Light winds out of the southeast.
Independence Day
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 90s. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with lows around 70. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with highs near 90. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain is 60%.
Friday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain is 60%.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Sunny, with highs near 80. Winds out of the south 3 to 5 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Winds out of the south around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Independence Day
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 80s. Winds out of the southwest. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 60%.
Friday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain is 60%.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 60s. Light and variable winds.
Independence Day
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with highs near 90. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with lows around 70. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with highs near 90. Light winds out of the southwest. Chance of rain is 60%.
Friday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain is 60%.
Nantahala Area
Today
Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 80s. Winds out of the southwest 3 to 5 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Winds out of the south around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Independence Day
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Light winds out of the southwest. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 8pm and 10pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 60s. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Light winds out of the southwest. Chance of rain is 60%.
Friday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain is 60%.
Hazards
Scattered thunderstorms are expected over much of the area each day from today through Saturday. Storms that develop will be capable of producing lightning, heavy rain, and gusty winds.
Tropical Update
[Tuesday] Major Hurricane Beryl Tracking toward Jamaica
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
Active Systems:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Hurricane Beryl, located over the central Caribbean Sea.
1. East of the Windward Islands (AL96):
Shower and thunderstorm activity remains disorganized in association with a tropical wave located a few hundred miles east of the Windward Islands. Development, if any, of this system should be slow to occur as it moves westward at 20 to 25 mph across the western tropical Atlantic and Caribbean Sea. Regardless of development, gusty winds and locally heavy rainfall are possible across portions of the Lesser Antilles today.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...low...20 percent.
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low-medium range (3.3 out of 12) today with Grasses, Plantain, and Dock being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low-medium range (3.3 out of 12.0).
Record Weather Events for July 3rd
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 96°F in Franklin in 2012
Lowest Temperature 42°F in Highlands in 1918
Greatest Rainfall 2.79 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2013
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 June
Data available from 1873 to 2022
Highest Temperature 101°F in Franklin on 07-29-1952
Lowest Temperature 34°F in Highlands on 07-27-1911
Greatest Rainfall 21.15 inches in Highlands on 07-29-1879
Greatest Snowfall no measurable snowfall has been recorded since records started being kept in 1873
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)
July 2024 Schedule
7-6-24--Mike Yow--This guy is a talented Singer/Songwriter we're always happy to have here at The Frog. His music is Americana personified and he's his own "one man band". Balsam Range took one of his ballads and re-arranged it for their sound. Thanks for coming over the hill from Jackson County, Mike.
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
Washington Today (7-2-24): Rep. Doggett is first Dem Member to call on Pres. Biden to end candidacy | C-SPAN
Global National: July 2, 2024 | Fears of Trump testing limits of immunity ruling mount
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - July 2, 2024
"CBS Evening News" Full Broadcast | July 2, 2024
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - July 2, 2024
PBS NewsHour full episode, (July 2, 2024)
---Science, Technology, Culture, and History News Roundup---
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• This Week's Sky at a Glance, June 28 – July 7 [Sky and Telescope Magazine]
The Level1 Show July 3 2024: OneDrive Me Crazy | Level1 Techs
On This Day
July 3rd is the 184th day of the year (185th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 181 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)
437 – Emperor Valentinian III begins his reign over the Western Roman Empire. His mother Galla Placidia ends her regency, but continues to exercise political influence at the court in Rome.
• [Valentinian III ]
• [Western Roman Empire]
• [Galla Placidia]
626 – Li Shimin, the future Emperor Taizong of Tang, ambushes and kills his rival brothers Li Yuanji and Li Jiancheng in the Xuanwu Gate Incident.
• [Li Shimin]
• [Emperor Taizong of Tang]
• [Xuanwu Gate Incident]
• [Kings and Generals: Emperor Taizong and the Rise of the Tang Dynasty]
• [Teacup Media Podcast #129: The Incident at Xuanwu Gate ]
706 – In China, Emperor Zhongzong of Tang inters the bodies of relatives in the Qianling Mausoleum, located on Mount Liang outside Chang'an.
• [Emperor Zhongzong of Tang]
• [Qianling Mausoleum]
866 – Battle of Brissarthe: The Franks led by Robert the Strong are defeated by a joint Breton-Viking army.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Brissarthe]
936 – King Henry the Fowler dies in his royal palace in Memleben. He is succeeded by his son Otto I, who becomes the ruler of East Francia.
• [Wikipedia: King Henry the Fowler]
• [East Francia]
963 – The Byzantine army proclaims Nikephoros II Phokas Emperor of the Romans on the plains outside Cappadocian Caesarea.
• [Nikephoros II Phokas]
1298 – The Battle of Göllheim is fought between Albert I of Habsburg and Adolf of Nassau-Weilburg.
• [Battle of Göllheim]
• [Albert I of Habsburg]
• [Adolf, King of the Romans]
1494 – The Treaty of Tordesillas is ratified by Spain.
• [Treaty of Tordesillas]
1504 – Bogdan III the One-Eyed becomes Voivode of Moldavia.
• [Bogdan III the One-Eyed]
1555 – Ottoman Admiral Turgut Reis sacks the Italian city of Paola.
• [Wikipedia Bio: Turgut Reis]
1561 – Menas, emperor of Ethiopia, defeats a revolt in Emfraz.
• [Menas of Ethiopia]
1582 – Battle of Yamazaki: Toyotomi Hideyoshi defeats Akechi Mitsuhide.
• [Battle of Yamazaki]
• [The Battle of Yamazaki | Sengoku Jidai Episode 35]
1613 – The first English expedition (from Virginia) against Acadia led by Samuel Argall takes place.
1644 – English Civil War: Battle of Marston Moor.
• [Battle of Marston Moor]
• [English Civil War]
• [Campaigns In History - The Battle Of Marston Moor]
1645 – Battle of Alford: Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
• [Battle of Alford]
• [Wars of the Three Kingdoms]
• [The English Civil Wars - A People Divided]
1698 – Thomas Savery patents the first steam engine.
1776 – American Revolution: The Continental Congress adopts a resolution severing ties with the Kingdom of Great Britain although the wording of the formal Declaration of Independence is not published until July 4.
• [Declaration of Independence] (Document Text)
• [Wikipedia: United States Declaration of Independence]
• [The Declaration of Independence (as read by Max McLean)]
• [The Declaration of Independence - Dramatic Reading]
• [America the Story of Us: Declaration of Independence | History]
1816 – The French frigate Méduse strikes the Bank of Arguin and 151 people on board have to be evacuated on an improvised raft, a case immortalised by Géricault's painting The Raft of the Medusa.
• [French frigate Méduse (1810)]
• [The Raft of the Medusa]
• [Link to Painting]
1822 – Thirty-five slaves, including Denmark Vesey, are hanged in South Carolina after being accused of organizing a slave rebellion.
• [Wikipedia Bio: Denmark Vesey]
• [Denmark Vesey's Rebellion (1982)] (Dramatization made for TV)
• [Life of Denmark Vesey]
1823 – Bahia Independence Day: The end of Portuguese rule in Brazil, with the final defeat of the Portuguese crown loyalists in the province of Bahia.
• [Rio and Lerarn: Bahia Independence Day]
• [Wikipedia: Colonial Brazil]
1839 – Twenty miles off the coast of Cuba, 53 kidnapped Africans led by Joseph Cinqué mutiny and take over the slave ship Amistad.
• [Wikipedia Bio: Joseph Cinqué]
• [Wikipedia: La Amistad]
• [Wikipedia: United States v. The Amistad]
• [JUSTIA: United States v. The Amistad, 40 U.S. 518 (1841)]
• [The History of the Amistad ]
• [FJTN: Amistad: The Federal Courts and the Challenge to Slavery]
• [The Significance of the Amistad Case— A Document-Based Question Prepared by Eric Rothschild] (PDF, for use in conjunction with above video)
• [Search for Wisdom – The Amistad Case] (Dramatization from the movie Amistad)
• [How the Amistad Rebellion, and Its Extraordinary Trial, Unfolded]
1853 – The Russian Army crosses the Pruth river into the Danubian Principalities, Moldavia and Wallachia—providing the spark that will set off the Crimean War.
• [Wikipedia: The Crimean War/a>]
• [The Crimean War - History Matters (Short Animated Documentary)]
• [UKTV History: Crimean War 1853-1856 - World War Zero]
• [The Quick Rundown: The Crimean War]
1871 – Victor Emmanuel II of Italy enters Rome after having conquered it from the Papal States.
1881 – Charles J. Guiteau shoots and fatally wounds U.S. President James A. Garfield (who will die of complications from his wounds on September 19).
• [Wikipedia: Assassination of James A. Garfield]
• [The Presidential Assassination Nobody Talks About] (language warning)
• [The Surprise Election and Political Assassination of President James A. Garfield (2003)]
1890 – The U.S. Congress passes the Sherman Antitrust Act.
• [Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890]
1897 – British-Italian engineer Guglielmo Marconi obtains a patent for radio in London.
1900 – The first Zeppelin flight takes place on Lake Constance near Friedrichshafen, Germany.
1900 – Jean Sibelius' Finlandia receives its première performance in Helsinki with the Helsinki Philharmonic Society conducted by Robert Kajanus.
• [Wikipedia: Finlandia]
• [Sibelius - Finlandia op. 26 (Opening of the new Helsinki music hall)]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Jean Sibelius]
1921 – World War I: U.S. President Warren G. Harding signs the Knox–Porter Resolution formally ending the war between the United States and Germany.
• [Wikipedia: Knox–Porter Resolution]
1934 – The Night of the Long Knives ends with the death of Ernst Röhm.
• [Ernst Röhm - Sturmabteilung & Night of the Long Knives Documentary]
• [The Assassination of Ernst Röhm (Night of the Long Knives)]
• [Who Were The SA/Sturmabteilung?]
1937 – Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan are last heard from over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to make the first equatorial round-the-world flight.
• [Amelia Earhart]
• [Fred Noonan]
• [Where's Amelia Earhart? | National Geographic]
• [World of Mysteries - In Search of Amelia Earhart]
1940 – Indian independence leader Subhas Chandra Bose is arrested and detained in Calcutta.
1940 – World War II: The SS Arandora Star is sunk by U-47 in the North Atlantic with the loss of over 800 lives, mostly civilians.
• [SS Arandora Star]
• [LINKTEXT]
• [LINKTEXT]
1962 – The first Walmart store, then known as Wal-Mart, opens for business in Rogers, Arkansas.
1964 – Civil rights movement: U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964 meant to prohibit segregation in public places. 1964 – The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is approved after surviving an 83-day filibuster in the United States Senate.
• [Newsreel]
• [The 1964 Civil Rights Bill Explained in 8 Minutes]
• [1964: The Fight for a Right | MPB]
• [President Johnson and the Civil Rights Act of 1964]
• [Wikipedia]
1966 – France conducts its first nuclear weapon test in the Pacific, on Moruroa Atoll.
1976 – End of South Vietnam; Communist North Vietnam annexes the former South Vietnam to form the unified Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
1986 – Rodrigo Rojas and Carmen Gloria Quintana are burnt alive during a street demonstration against the dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet in Chile.
1986 – Aeroflot Flight 2306 crashes while attempting an emergency landing at Syktyvkar Airport in Syktyvkar, in present day Komi Republic, Russia, killing 54 people.
1988 – Marcel Lefebvre and the four bishops he consecrated were excommunicated by the Holy See.
1990 – In the 1990 Mecca tunnel tragedy, 1,400 Muslim pilgrims are suffocated to death and trampled upon in a pedestrian tunnel leading to the holy city of Mecca.
• [Wikipedia: 1990 Mecca tunnel tragedy]
1994 – USAir Flight 1016 crashes near Charlotte Douglas International Airport, killing 37 of the 57 people on board.
• [USAir Flight 1016]
• [USAir Flight 1016 | 25 years since one of Charlotte's darkest day]
• [Storm Stories: USAir Flight 1016 (The Weather Channel)]
1997 – The Bank of Thailand floats the baht, triggering the Asian financial crisis.
• [Wikipedia: 1997 Asian financial crisis]
• [1997 Asian Financial Crisis: The Story and Lessons Learned]
• [Why the Asian Financial Crisis Happened: Diagnosis, Remedies & Prospects (1998)]
2000 – Vicente Fox Quesada is elected the first President of México from an opposition party, the Partido Acción Nacional, after more than 70 years of continuous rule by the Partido Revolucionario Institucional.
2001 – The AbioCor self-contained artificial heart is first implanted.
• [Wikipedia: AbioCor]
2002 – Steve Fossett becomes the first person to fly solo around the world nonstop in a balloon.
• [Wikipedia Bio: Steve Fossett ]
• [AP Videos]
2005 – The Live 8 benefit concerts takes place in the G8 states and in South Africa. More than 1,000 musicians perform and are broadcast on 182 television networks and 2,000 radio networks.
2008 – Colombian conflict: Íngrid Betancourt, a member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia, is released from captivity after being held for six and a half years by FARC.
2010 – The South Kivu tank truck explosion in the Democratic Republic of the Congo kills at least 230 people.
• [Wikipedia: 2010 South Kivu fuel tank explosion]
• [Al Jazeera: Oil tanker blast kills hundreds in DR Congo]
2013 – The International Astronomical Union names Pluto's fourth and fifth moons, Kerberos and Styx.
2013 – A magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes Aceh, Indonesia, killing at least 42 people and injuring 420 others.
2017 - US President Donald Trump tweets edited wrestling video of himself attacking news network 'CNN'
• [Wikipedia article about incident]
• [Link to a Copy of GIF]
• [NEVER FORGET: A year ago, CNN tracked down and threatened to dox creator of Trump wrestling gif] (Legal Insurrection)
2019 - Total solar eclipse over Chile and Argentina
2020 - Texas Governor Greg Abbott makes wearing face masks mandatory as cases of coronavirus soar in the state
2020 - More than 160 people die after a landslide at a jade mine in northern Hpakant area of Myanmar
• [BBC: Myanmar jade mine landslide kills 160]
• [WSJ: In Myanmar, Landslide at Jade Mine Kills More Than 160 People]
• [Fox News: Landslide at Myanmar jade mine triggers 'muddy wave,' killing over 160, shocking video shows]
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Published at 5:00am on Wednesday, July 03, 2024
Author: Bobby Coggins
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