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National News
Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
A weak cold front passing today could initiate a few showers and isolated thunderstorms over the mountains and foothills. Drier and still warm conditions return over the weekend as high pressure builds back into the region. A stronger, but still mostly dry, cold front is expected to track across the region on Monday, bringing high temperatures below normal by Tuesday.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Sunday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Cloudy, with highs in the mid 70s. Calm winds.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s. Calm winds.
Saturday
Sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s. Calm winds.
Sunday
Sunny, with highs near 80.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly between noon and 3pm. Cloudy, with highs in the mid-to-upper 60s. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Light winds out of the north.
Saturday
Sunny, with highs in the lower 70s. Winds out of the north around 5 mph becoming calm by midmorning.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Calm winds.
Sunday
Sunny, with highs near 70.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 50s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
A 20 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Cloudy, with highs in the mid 70s. Calm winds.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s. Calm winds.
Saturday
Sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s. Calm winds.
Sunday
Sunny, with highs near 80.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s.
Nantahala Area
Today
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Cloudy, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s. Calm winds. The chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Calm winds.
Saturday
Sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Calm winds.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 50s. Calm winds.
Sunday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 70s.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 50s.
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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 Fri Oct 4 2024
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
Active Systems:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Hurricane Kirk, located over the central subtropical Atlantic Ocean, and on Tropical Storm Leslie, located over the eastern tropical Atlantic Ocean.
1. Gulf of Mexico:
Disorganized showers and thunderstorms located over the western Gulf of Mexico are associated with a trough of low pressure. A broad area of low pressure is expected to form over the southwestern or south-central Gulf of Mexico this weekend, and thereafter some gradual development is possible while the low moves slowly eastward or northeastward. A tropical or subtropical depression or storm could form during the early to middle part of next week if the low remains separate from a frontal boundary that is forecast to extend across the Gulf of Mexico next week. Regardless of tropical or subtropical development, locally heavy rains could occur over portions of Mexico during the next few days and over portions of the Florida Peninsula late this weekend into next week.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...medium...40 percent.
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Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low range (2.2 out of 12) today with Ragweed, Chenopods, and Grasses being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium range (5.0 out of 12.0).
Record Weather Events for October 4th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2021)
Highest Temperature 90°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2019
Lowest Temperature 23°F in Franklin in 1974
Greatest Rainfall 9.91 inches in Highlands in 1964
Weather Extremes for Macon County for October Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 91°F in Franklin on 10-05-1954
Lowest Temperature 12°F in Franklin on 10-30-1910
Greatest Rainfall 9.91 inches in Highlands on 10-04-1964
Greatest Snowfall 1.0 inches in Highlands on 10-20-1913
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for October Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 103°F in Wadesboro, Anson County on 10-03-2019
Lowest Temperature 8°F in Banner Elk, Avery County on 10-21-1952
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 12.53 inches in Lumberton, Robeson County on 10-08-2016
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 11.0 inches on Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 10-25-1990
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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)
October 2024 Schedule
10-5-24—Singer/Songwriter Bill Petersen brings his big voice to Frog Quarters along with accomplished Guitarist, Tim Lynch. We haven’t heard these guys together in about a year, so welcome back, guys!
10-12-24—Mike Yow—Singer/Songwriter playing the best in his own tunes and a wide range of Americana music. If you’ve not heard Mike before…...and, even if you have, you’re in for a real treat.
10-19-24—Bloodroot—Three- and Four-part harmonies are forefront in this Americana acoustical roots band. You’ll hear oldies from the 70’s & 80’s along with songs you might remember from your childhood. Zip Robertson, Crickett Woodward, Paul Davis and Judy Kirkland.
10-26-24—Fall Frog Fair!! From 10a till 4p, hear an array of live music on the outside of Frog Quarters as you shop the over-40 Artisans around Frog Quarters and Mainspring in this annual Fall event. Bring your appetite…..we’ll be cooking that day. Schedule of Music forthcoming.
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
---WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AFTER HURRICANE HELENE---
• FEMA collaborates with local officials to aid struggling residents [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC) ]
• Over 4,500 Federal Personnel Supporting States Impacted by Hurricane Helene, Biden-Harris Administration Continues Response Efforts [FEMA Oct 1st Press Release]
• AGAIN: Horrific storm damage will remake Western North Carolina [Smoky Mountain News]
• FEMA assistance now available to hurricane survivors [BPR News]
• 'We don't want you here': NC Gov. Cooper to fall color tourists after historic floods [Asheville Citizen-Times]
• U.S. Congressman Chuck Edwards on Tropical Storm Helene Recovery [Mountain Xpress]
Rising death toll and growing desperation in flood zone | NBC News
'These people would literally die for me' | Fairview, NC rallies together after Helene | Scripps News
WNC Helene Update: Latest information on recovery efforts, resources and stories of survival | WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)
Historic Inn owner & guest escape destruction in Little Switzerland | Queen City News
Helping after Helene | Operation Airdrop continues to get supplies to areas hit hard in western NC | WCNC-TV (Charlotte, NC)
Statesville pilots and volunteers are airlifting supplies to cut-off communites in Western NC | WXII-TV (Winston-Salem, NC)
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Videos and links to news articles
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low range (2.2 out of 12) today with Ragweed, Chenopods, and Grasses being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium range (5.0 out of 12.0).
Record Weather Events for October 4th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2021)
Highest Temperature 90°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2019
Lowest Temperature 23°F in Franklin in 1974
Greatest Rainfall 9.91 inches in Highlands in 1964
Weather Extremes for Macon County for October Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 91°F in Franklin on 10-05-1954
Lowest Temperature 12°F in Franklin on 10-30-1910
Greatest Rainfall 9.91 inches in Highlands on 10-04-1964
Greatest Snowfall 1.0 inches in Highlands on 10-20-1913
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for October Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 103°F in Wadesboro, Anson County on 10-03-2019
Lowest Temperature 8°F in Banner Elk, Avery County on 10-21-1952
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 12.53 inches in Lumberton, Robeson County on 10-08-2016
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 11.0 inches on Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 10-25-1990
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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)
October 2024 Schedule
10-5-24—Singer/Songwriter Bill Petersen brings his big voice to Frog Quarters along with accomplished Guitarist, Tim Lynch. We haven’t heard these guys together in about a year, so welcome back, guys!
10-12-24—Mike Yow—Singer/Songwriter playing the best in his own tunes and a wide range of Americana music. If you’ve not heard Mike before…...and, even if you have, you’re in for a real treat.
10-19-24—Bloodroot—Three- and Four-part harmonies are forefront in this Americana acoustical roots band. You’ll hear oldies from the 70’s & 80’s along with songs you might remember from your childhood. Zip Robertson, Crickett Woodward, Paul Davis and Judy Kirkland.
10-26-24—Fall Frog Fair!! From 10a till 4p, hear an array of live music on the outside of Frog Quarters as you shop the over-40 Artisans around Frog Quarters and Mainspring in this annual Fall event. Bring your appetite…..we’ll be cooking that day. Schedule of Music forthcoming.
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
---WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AFTER HURRICANE HELENE---
• FEMA collaborates with local officials to aid struggling residents [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC) ]
• Over 4,500 Federal Personnel Supporting States Impacted by Hurricane Helene, Biden-Harris Administration Continues Response Efforts [FEMA Oct 1st Press Release]
• AGAIN: Horrific storm damage will remake Western North Carolina [Smoky Mountain News]
• FEMA assistance now available to hurricane survivors [BPR News]
• 'We don't want you here': NC Gov. Cooper to fall color tourists after historic floods [Asheville Citizen-Times]
• U.S. Congressman Chuck Edwards on Tropical Storm Helene Recovery [Mountain Xpress]
Rising death toll and growing desperation in flood zone | NBC News
'These people would literally die for me' | Fairview, NC rallies together after Helene | Scripps News
WNC Helene Update: Latest information on recovery efforts, resources and stories of survival | WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)
Historic Inn owner & guest escape destruction in Little Switzerland | Queen City News
Helping after Helene | Operation Airdrop continues to get supplies to areas hit hard in western NC | WCNC-TV (Charlotte, NC)
Statesville pilots and volunteers are airlifting supplies to cut-off communites in Western NC | WXII-TV (Winston-Salem, NC)
---NATIONAL---
Videos and links to news articles
Washington Today (10-4-24): Donald Trump holds MI rally; Kamala Harris & Liz Cheney campaign in WI | C-SPAN
Global National: Oct. 3, 2024 | Lebanon population largely displaced as Israel turns up the pressure
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - Oct. 3, 2024
"CBS Evening News" Full Broadcast | Oct. 3, 2024
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - Oct. 3, 2024
PBS NewsHour live episode, (Oct. 3, 2024)
---Science, Technology, Culture, and History News Roundup---
There Is Something Hiding Inside Earth | Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
The Level1 Show October 4th: Gently Used Pandas | Level1 Techs
Google's A.I. dvertising Strategy - DTNS 4868 | Daily Tech News Show
• Is the "Blaze Star" About to Blow? You May Be the First to Know [Sky and Telescope Magazine]
• The Sky This Week from September 20 to 27: Neptune at Opposition [Astronomy Magazine]
• This Week's Sky at a Glance, September 20 – 29 [Sky and Telescope Magazine]
Sky & Telescope's Sky Tour Podcast – September 2024 | The Equinox and the Summer Triangle
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On This Day
October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 88 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)
AD 23 – Rebels sack the Chinese capital Chang'an during a peasant rebellion.
1209 – Otto IV is crowned Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire by Pope Innocent III.
1302 – The Byzantine–Venetian War comes to an end.
1363 – Battle of Lake Poyang: In one of the largest naval battles in history, Zhu Yuanzhang's rebels defeat rival Chen Youliang.
1511 – Formation of the Holy League of Aragon, the Papal States and Venice against France.
1535 – The Coverdale Bible is printed, with translations into English by William Tyndale and Myles Coverdale.
1582 – The Gregorian Calendar is introduced by Pope Gregory XIII.
1597 – Governor Gonzalo Méndez de Canço begins to suppress a native uprising against his rule in what is now the state of Georgia.
1602 – Eighty Years' War and the Anglo-Spanish War: A fleet of Spanish galleys are defeated by English and Dutch galleons in the English Channel.
1636 – Thirty Years' War: The Swedish Army defeats the armies of Saxony and the Holy Roman Empire at the Battle of Wittstock.
1693 – Nine Years' War: Piedmontese troops are defeated by the French.
1777 – American Revolutionary War: Troops under George Washington are repelled by British troops under William Howe.
1795 – Napoleon first rises to prominence by suppressing counter-revolutionary rioters threatening the National Convention.
1824 – Mexico adopts a new constitution and becomes a federal republic.
1830 – The Belgian Revolution takes legal form when the provisional government secedes from the Netherlands.
1853 – The Crimean War begins when the Ottoman Empire declares war on the Russian Empire.
1876 – The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas opens as the first public college in Texas.
1883 – First run of the Orient Express.
1883 – First meeting of the Boys' Brigade in Glasgow, Scotland.
1895 – Horace Rawlins wins the first U.S. Open Men's Golf Championship.
1917 – World War I: The Battle of Broodseinde is fought between the British and German armies in Flanders.
1918 – World War I: An explosion kills more than 100 people and destroys a Shell Loading Plant in New Jersey.
1920 – The Mannerheim League for Child Welfare, a Finnish non-governmental organization, is founded on the initiative of Sophie Mannerheim.[4]
1925 – Great Syrian Revolt: Rebels led by Fawzi al-Qawuqji captured Hama from the French Mandate of Syria.[5]
1925 – S2, a Finnish Sokol class torpedo boat, sinks during a fierce storm near the coast of Pori in the Gulf of Bothnia, taking with it the whole crew of 53.
1927 – Gutzon Borglum begins sculpting Mount Rushmore.
1936 – The Metropolitan Police and various anti-fascist organizations violently clash in the Battle of Cable Street.
1941 – Norman Rockwell's Willie Gillis character debuts on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post.
1957 – Sputnik 1 becomes the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth.
1958 – The current constitution of France is adopted.
1960 – An airliner crashes on takeoff from Boston's Logan International Airport, killing 62 people.
1963 – Hurricane Flora kills 6,000 in Cuba and Haiti.
1965 – Pope Paul VI begins the first papal visit to the Americas.
1966 – Basutoland becomes independent from the United Kingdom and is renamed Lesotho.
1967 – Omar Ali Saifuddien III of Brunei abdicates in favour of his son.
1983 – Richard Noble sets a new land speed record of 633.468 miles per hour (1,019.468 km/h) at the Black Rock Desert in Nevada.
1985 – The Free Software Foundation is founded.
1991 – The Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty is opened for signature.
1992 – The Rome General Peace Accords end a 16-year civil war in Mozambique.
1992 – El Al Flight 1862 crashes into two apartment buildings in Amsterdam, killing 43 including 39 on the ground.
1993 – Battle of Mogadishu occurs killing 18 U.S. Special Forces, two UN Peacekeepers and at least 600 Somalian militia men and civilians.
1993 – Tanks bombard the Russian parliament, while demonstrators against President Yeltsin rally outside.
1997 – The second largest cash robbery in U.S. history occurs in North Carolina
2001 – Siberia Airlines Flight 1812 crashes after being struck by an errant Ukrainian missile. Seventy-eight people are killed.
2003 – The Maxim restaurant suicide bombing in Israel kills twenty-one Israelis, both Jews and Arabs.
2004 – SpaceShipOne wins the Ansari X Prize for private spaceflight.
2006 – WikiLeaks is launched.
2010 – The Ajka plant accident in Hungary releases a million cubic metres of liquid alumina sludge, killing nine, injuring 122, and severely contaminating two major rivers.
2017 – Joint Nigerian-American Special Forces are ambushed by Islamic State militants outside the village of Tongo Tongo.
2021 – Bubba Wallace becomes the first African-American Driver in the modern era of NASCAR to win a major race
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Published at 5:00am on Friday, October 04, 2024
Author: Bobby Coggins
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