Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
A cold front associated with the remnants of Beryl will usher in drier air through Thursday. Moisture gradually returns Friday into the weekend, bringing an increase in afternoon and evening showers and storms. Typical mid-summer temperatures and daily isolated to scattered storms expected early next week.
• State Passes Law to Restrict Truck Length in the Cullasaja Gorge [Macon Media]
• Macon County Board of Commissioners (July 2024 Regular Meeting) [Macon Media]
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Saturday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Sunny, with highs in the upper 80s. Light winds out of the northwest.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s. Calm winds.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with highs near 90. Calm winds.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 60s. Calm winds.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with highs near 90.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the upper 60s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Sunny, with highs near 80. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph in the morning decreasing to light and variable by noon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Light and variable winds.
Friday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. Winds out of the northeast around 5 mph becoming light and variable by midmorning. Chance of rain is 30%.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Sunny, with highs in the lower 80s.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 60s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 80s. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph early in the morning decreasing to calm by midmorning.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 80s. Calm winds.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 60s. Calm winds.
Saturday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with highs near 90. Chance of rain is 30%.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the upper 60s.
Nantahala Area
Today
Sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. Winds out of the north around 5 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Light and variable winds.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Calm winds.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Sunny, with highs in the mid 80s.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 60s.
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Hazards
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
Tropical Update
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Thu Jul 11 2024
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
Active Systems:
The Weather Prediction Center is issuing advisories on Post-Tropical Cyclone Beryl, located near the Great Lakes.
1. Off the Southeastern U.S. Coast:
A broad trough of low pressure located a few hundred miles off the southeastern U.S. coast continues to produce disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Environmental conditions appear marginally favorable for some additional development of this system over the next couple of days before it moves inland over the southeastern U.S. by this weekend.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...low...10 percent.
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low-medium range (3.7 out of 12) today with Grasses and Plantain being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low-medium range (2.5 out of 12.0).
Record Weather Events for July 11th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 93°F in Franklin in 1981
Lowest Temperature 42°F in Highlands in 1918
Greatest One-Day Rain 6.57 inches in Highlands in 1948 (also a state record)
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 11th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 105°F in Murfreesboro, Hertford County in 1993
Lowest Temperature 36°F in Celo, Yancey County in 1961
Greatest One-Day Rain 6.57 inches in Highlands, Macon County in 1948
Greatest One-Day Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded on this date since 1872)
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of July Data available from 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
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
7-13-24--Ron & Bari--Ron and Bari, are a dynamic duo with deep roots in the Florida music scene. Having made their mark as part of the renowned festival band Roadside Revue for over 20 years, Ron and Bari are now captivating audiences with their impressive musical abilities & performances. You'll hear folk, originals and more from this acoustic string group. Don't miss ‘em!
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.
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---
North Carolina allows to-go cocktails from restaurants under new law | WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)
• eCourts to roll out July 22 [Sylva Herald and Ruralite]
• Constitution Party approved for NC ballots as GOP pushes for RFK Jr., Cornel West to be added too [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Western Carolina selects interim director for Pride of the Mountains Marching Band [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• EBCI leaders voice frustration after Braves support unofficial Cherokee tribes [Smoky Mountain News]
• NC governor’s race: Stein, Robinson court Lumbee, Robinson’s speech, latest on Cooper’s future [Raleigh News and Observer]
• AdventHealth, Novant Health, Mission again vie for hospital bed expansion [Mountain Xpress]
The US Navy's Military Sealift Command and Royal Navy's Royal Fleet Auxiliary Face a Crewing Crisis | What's Going on With Shipping?
Washington Today (7-10-24): House passes bill to require proof of U.S. citizenship to vote | C-SPAN
Global National: July 10, 2024 | Canada to buy up to 12 conventional submarines for Arctic defence
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - July 10, 2024
"CBS Evening News" Full Broadcast | July 10, 2024
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - July 10, 2024
PBS NewsHour full episode, (July 10, 2024)
---Science, Technology, Culture, and History News Roundup---
Eyeball Planet LHS 1140b May Be Habitable and Contain Nitrogen Atmosphere | Antov Petrov
• Is the "Blaze Star" About to Blow? You May Be the First to Know [Sky and Telescope Magazine]
• The Sky This Week from July 5 to 12: Saturn hides Titan from view [Astronomy Magazine]
• This Week's Sky at a Glance, June 28 – July 7 [Sky and Telescope Magazine]
The Level1 Show July 10 2024: Everyday Is A Spying Road | Level1 Techs
Unfolding Samsung's Galaxy Unpacked - DTNS 4807 | Daily Tech News Show
Booster 12 Placed on the Orbital Launch Mount for Testing | SpaceX Boca Chica | NASA Spaceflight
On This Day
July 11th is the 192nd day of the year (193rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 173 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)
138 - Antoninus Pius succeeds Hadrian as Emperor of Rome.
472 – After being besieged in Rome by his own generals, Western Roman Emperor Anthemius is captured in St. Peter's Basilica and put to death.
813 – Byzantine emperor Michael I, under threat by conspiracies, abdicates in favor of his general Leo the Armenian, and becomes a monk (under the name Athanasius).
911 – Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy.
1156 - Siege of Shirakawa-den in Japan.
• [Wikipedia: Siege of Shirakawa-den]
• [Wikipedia: Hōgen rebellion]
• [Hogen Rebellion: Minamoto vs Taira Rivalry Begins (Part 1 of 3) | History of Japan 47]
• [Lecture: Hogen & Heiji Rebellions]
1174 – Baldwin IV, 13, becomes King of Jerusalem, with Raymond III, Count of Tripoli as regent and William of Tyre as chancellor.
1302 – Battle of the Golden Spurs (Guldensporenslag in Dutch): A coalition around the Flemish cities defeats the king of France's royal army.
1346 – Charles IV, Count of Luxembourg and King of Bohemia, is elected King of the Romans.
1405 – Ming admiral Zheng He sets sail to explore the world for the first time.
1410 – Ottoman Interregnum: Süleyman Çelebi defeats his brother Musa Çelebi outside the Ottoman capital, Edirne.
1476 – Giuliano della Rovere is appointed bishop of Coutances.
1576 – While exploring the North Atlantic Ocean in an attempt to find the Northwest Passage, Martin Frobisher sights Greenland, mistaking it for the hypothesized (but non-existent) island of "Frisland".
1616 – Samuel de Champlain returns to Quebec.
1735 – Mathematical calculations suggest that it is on this day that dwarf planet Pluto moved inside the orbit of Neptune for the last time before 1979.
1789 – Jacques Necker is dismissed as France's Finance Minister sparking the Storming of the Bastille.
1796 – The United States takes possession of Detroit from Great Britain under terms of the Jay Treaty.
1798 – The United States Marine Corps is re-established; they had been disbanded after the American Revolutionary War.
1801 – French astronomer Jean-Louis Pons makes his first comet discovery. In the next 27 years he discovers another 36 comets, more than any other person in history.
1804 – A duel occurs in which the Vice President of the United States Aaron Burr mortally wounds former Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton.
• [Wikipedia: Burr–Hamilton duel]
• [Wikipedia Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Hamilton]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Aaron Burr]
• [Docudrama of the Duel]
1833 – Noongar Australian aboriginal warrior Yagan, wanted for the murder of white colonists in Western Australia, is killed.
1848 – Waterloo railway station in London opens.
1864 – American Civil War: Battle of Fort Stevens; Confederate forces attempt to invade Washington, D.C.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Fort Stevens]
• [LINKTEXT]
• [Three Minutes in History: Battle of Fort Stevens]
• [2018 Winter Lecture Series - Early at the Gates: The Battle of Fort Stevens]
• [Civil War Battle of Fort Stevens - 1864 - "No Retreat"] (dramatization)
1882 – The British Mediterranean Fleet begins the Bombardment of Alexandria in Egypt as part of the Anglo-Egyptian War.
1889 – Tijuana, Mexico, is founded.
1893 – The first cultured pearl is obtained by Kōkichi Mikimoto.
1893 – A revolution led by the liberal general and politician José Santos Zelaya takes over state power in Nicaragua.
1897 – Salomon August Andrée leaves Spitsbergen to attempt to reach the North Pole by balloon.
1899 – Fiat founded by Giovanni Agnelli in Turin, Italy.
1906 – Murder of Grace Brown by Chester Gillette in the United States, inspiration for Theodore Dreiser's An American Tragedy.
1914 – Babe Ruth makes his debut in Major League Baseball.
1914 – USS Nevada (BB-36) is launched.
1919 – The eight-hour day and free Sunday become law for workers in the Netherlands.
1920 – In the East Prussian plebiscite the local populace decides to remain with Weimar Germany.
1921 – A truce in the Irish War of Independence comes into effect.
1921 – The Red Army captures Mongolia from the White Army and establishes the Mongolian People's Republic.
1921 – Former president of the United States William Howard Taft is sworn in as 10th chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, becoming the only person ever to hold both offices.
1922 – The Hollywood Bowl opens.
1924 – Eric Liddell won the gold medal in 400m at the 1924 Paris Olympics, after refusing to run in the heats for 100m, his favoured distance, on the Sunday.
1934 – Engelbert Zaschka of Germany flies his large human-powered aircraft, the Zaschka Human-Power Aircraft, about 20 meters at Berlin Tempelhof Airport without assisted take-off.
1936 – The Triborough Bridge in New York City is opened to traffic.
1940 – World War II: Vichy France regime is formally established. Philippe Pétain becomes Chief of the French State.
1941 – The Northern Rhodesian Labour Party holds its first congress in Nkana.
1943 – World War II: Massacres of Poles in Volhynia and Eastern Galicia by the Ukrainian Insurgent Army within the Reichskommissariat Ukraine (Volhynia) peak.
1943 – World War II: Allied invasion of Sicily: German and Italian troops launch a counter-attack on Allied forces in Sicily.
1947 – The Exodus 1947 heads to Palestine from France.
1950 – Pakistan joins the International Monetary Fund and the International Bank.
1957 – Prince Karim Husseini Aga Khan IV inherits the office of Imamat as the 49th Imam of Shia Imami Ismai'li worldwide, after the death of Sir Sultan Mahommed Shah Aga Khan III.
1960 – France legislates for the independence of Dahomey (later Benin), Upper Volta (later Burkina) and Niger.
1960 – Congo Crisis: The State of Katanga breaks away from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
1960 – To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is first published, in the United States.
1962 – First transatlantic satellite television transmission.
1962 – Project Apollo: At a press conference, NASA announces lunar orbit rendezvous as the means to land astronauts on the Moon, and return them to Earth.
1971 – Copper mines in Chile are nationalized.
1972 – The first game of the World Chess Championship 1972 between challenger Bobby Fischer and defending champion Boris Spassky starts.
1973 – Varig Flight 820 crashes near Paris, France on approach to Orly Airport, killing 123 of the 134 on board. In response, the FAA bans smoking in airplane lavatories.
1977 – Martin Luther King Jr., assassinated in 1968, is awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
1978 – Los Alfaques disaster: A truck carrying liquid gas crashes and explodes at a coastal campsite in Tarragona, Spain killing 216 tourists.
1979 – America's first space station, Skylab, is destroyed as it re-enters the Earth's atmosphere over the Indian Ocean.
• [Wikipedia: Skylab]
• [The remarkable story of Skylab's crash back to Earth (1979) | RetroFocus]
• [The Day Skylab Crashed to Earth: Facts About the First U.S. Space Station’s Re-Entry]
1983 – A TAME airline Boeing 737-200 crashes near Cuenca, Ecuador, killing all 119 passengers and crew on board.
1990 – Oka Crisis: First Nations land dispute in Quebec, Canada begins.
1991 – Nigeria Airways Flight 2120 crashes in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia killing all 261 passengers and crew on board.
1995 – Yugoslav Wars: Srebrenica massacre begins; lasts until 22 July. 7,000 Bosnian Muslim men are massacred in the 'UN safe zone.'
• [Wikipedia]
• [ International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY)]
• [Srebrenica Conference Documents Detail Path to Genocide from 1993 to 1995 | National Security Archive]
2006 – Mumbai train bombings: Two hundred nine people are killed in a series of bomb attacks in Mumbai, India.
• [Wikipedia]
• [2006 Mumbai Train Blasts: Court To Announce Punishment For 12 Convicts (2015 video)]
• [5 sentenced to death for 2006 Mumbai train blasts | NDTV]
2010 – The Islamist militia group Al-Shabaab carried out multiple suicide bombings in Kampala, Uganda, killing 74 people and injuring 85 others.
2011 – Ninety-eight containers of explosives self-detonate killing 13 people in Zygi, Cyprus.
2015 – Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán escapes from the maximum security prison in Altiplano, in Mexico. It's his second escape.
2018 – Oldest stone tools outside Africa discovered in Lantian country, western China, estimated 2.12 million years old made by hominins
• [Oldest Stone Tools Outside Africa Unearthed in China | Smithsonian Magazine]
• [Oldest Tools Outside Africa Found, Rewriting Human Story | National Geographic]
• [Archaeoscoop: Earliest Stone Tools Unearthed?]
2019 – Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft lands on the Ryugu asteroid 300m km (185m miles) from earth for a second time to collect samples
• [Wikipedia | Hayabusa2]
• [Hayabusa2 and Ryugu | Astromaterials Science Research Group]
• [Hayabusa2 touchdown on Asteroid Ryugu | SciNews]
2019 - Last models of Volkswagen's Beetle car are produced in Pueblo, Mexico, ending production worldwide after 80 years.
2019 - US stock markets reach new records, the Dow tops 27,000 points for the first time and the S&P 500 hits 3,000 points.
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Published at 5:00am on Thursday, July 11, 2024
Author: Bobby Coggins
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