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National News
Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
Expect warm but dry conditions this weekend under the influence of high pressure over the Northeast states. A stronger but generally dry cold front is expected to track across the region on Monday, bringing below-normal high temperatures Tuesday through the end of next week.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Monday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs near 80. Light and variable winds.
Tonight
Widespread fog, mainly after 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with lows in the mid 50s. Light and variable winds.
Sunday
Widespread dense fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 50s. Calm winds.
Monday
Sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Light winds out of the northwest.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 50.
Highlands Plateau
Today
atchy fog between 8am and 9am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with highs near 70. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph in the morning increasing to come out of the east in the afternoon.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the northeast 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday
Widespread dense fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs near 70. Calm winds.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the low-to-mid 50s. Calm winds in the early evening increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph after midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with highs near 70. Winds out of the northeast early in the morning around 5 mph becoming calm by midmorning.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 40s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Winds out of the north around 5 mph in the morning increasing to come light and variable in the afternoon.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the south around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Sunday
Widespread dense fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 50s. Calm winds.
Monday
Sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Calm winds.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 50.
Nantahala Area
Today
Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Calm winds early in the morning increasing to come out of the northeast around 5 mph by midmorning.
Tonight
Widespread fog, mainly after 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 6 mph.
Sunday
Widespread dense fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Calm winds.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 50s. Calm winds.
Monday
Sunny, with highs near 70. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-to-upper 40s.
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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 Sat Oct 5 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 (AL92):
Recent satellite-derived wind data indicate that an area of low pressure located over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico is broad and ill defined, but it is producing winds just below gale force. Development of this system is expected, and a tropical or subtropical depression or storm is likely to form this weekend or early next week while moving eastward or northeastward across the Gulf of Mexico. Interests on the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico, the Florida Peninsula, the Florida Keys, and the northwestern Bahamas should monitor the progress of this system. Regardless of tropical or subtropical development, locally heavy rains could occur over portions of Mexico during the next day or two, and over much of Florida late this weekend through the middle of next week.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...medium...50 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...high...80 percent.
2. Far Eastern Tropical Atlantic:
A tropical wave is expected to move off the west coast of Africa on Monday or Tuesday. Some development of this system is possible thereafter while it moves westward or west-northwestward across the eastern tropical Atlantic. The system is expected to move near or over the Cabo Verde Islands on Wednesday and Thursday, and interests there should monitor its progress.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...low...30 percent.
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Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low-medium range (4.8 out of 12) today with Ragweed, Chenopods, and Grasses being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low-medium range (4.7 out of 12.0).
Record Weather Events for October 5th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2023)
Highest Temperature 91°F in Franklin in 1954
Lowest Temperature 25°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1968 /> Greatest Rainfall 3.67 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1964
Greatest Snowfall (no measurable snowfall has been recorded on this date since records started being kept in 1872)
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 Highlands on 10-30-1910
Greatest Rainfall 9.91 inches in Highlands on 10-04-1954
Greatest Snowfall 1.0 inHighlands on 10-20-1913
Record Weather Events for October 5th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 100°F in Laurinburg, Scotland County in 1954
Lowest Temperature 19°F in Laurel Springs, Ashe County in 1968
Greatest One-Day Rain 5.77 inches in Smithfield, Johnston County in 1964
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 4.0 inches in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County in 1980
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 Rainfall 12.53 inches in Lumberton, Robeson County on 10-08-2016
Greatest Snowfall 11.0 inches in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on10-25-1990
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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!
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
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low-medium range (4.8 out of 12) today with Ragweed, Chenopods, and Grasses being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low-medium range (4.7 out of 12.0).
Record Weather Events for October 5th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2023)
Highest Temperature 91°F in Franklin in 1954
Lowest Temperature 25°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1968 /> Greatest Rainfall 3.67 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1964
Greatest Snowfall (no measurable snowfall has been recorded on this date since records started being kept in 1872)
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 Highlands on 10-30-1910
Greatest Rainfall 9.91 inches in Highlands on 10-04-1954
Greatest Snowfall 1.0 inHighlands on 10-20-1913
Record Weather Events for October 5th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 100°F in Laurinburg, Scotland County in 1954
Lowest Temperature 19°F in Laurel Springs, Ashe County in 1968
Greatest One-Day Rain 5.77 inches in Smithfield, Johnston County in 1964
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 4.0 inches in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County in 1980
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 Rainfall 12.53 inches in Lumberton, Robeson County on 10-08-2016
Greatest Snowfall 11.0 inches in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on10-25-1990
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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!
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
---WNC AFTER HURRICANE HELENE---
VERIFY | Do you need to register before transporting donation items to disaster zones? | WCNC-TV (Charlotte, NC)
Aftermath of Hurricane Helene in Asheville, NC - Inside Biltmore Village - Absolutely Devastating | The Carpetbagger
(Fontana Lake and Bryson City)
The Aftermath of Helene in Western North Carolina + on our floating home... | Keeping Afloat with the Joneses
I walked to Chimney Rock for answers... Hurricane Helene Aftermath | Mark Honeycutt
UNBELIEVABLE DESTRUCTION: Hurricane Helene destroys our Farm | Justin Rhodes
Driving from Black Mountain To Old Fort after Hurricane Helene | You Should Have Thought of That...
French Broad River Flooding 2024 - Hurricane Helene in Woodfin, NC | Marc Hunt
• Banner Elk leaders advise residents to seek safe shelter elsewhere due to Helene devastation [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Infrastructure, resiliency and a flood of aid: Gov. Cooper tours Haywood County [Smoky Mountain News]
• New drone images show extensive damage to Asheville's water system by Helene [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Blue Ridge Parkway remains closed in Asheville, WNC after 'catastrophic' Helene damage [Asheville Citizen-Times]
• Buncombe County Hurricane Helene updates Friday, Oct. 4 [Mountain Xpress]
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Videos and links to news articles
Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, October 04, 2024
Washington Today (10-4-24): President Biden on Sept jobs report; Donald Trump appears with Gov. Kemp | C-SPAN
Global National: Oct. 4, 2024 | Escalating violence in Middle East claiming lives on all fronts
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - Oct. 4, 2024
"CBS Evening News" Full Broadcast | Oct. 4, 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
OpenAI: ‘We Just Reached Human-level Reasoning’ | AI Explained
Will This Experimental Supersonic Aircraft Show Supersonic Airliners Can Work? | Scott Manley
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On This Day
October 5 is the 278th day of the year (279th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 87 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)
610 – Heraclius arrives at Constantinople, kills Byzantine Emperor Phocas, and becomes emperor.
816 – King Louis the Pious is crowned emperor of the Holy Roman Empire by the Pope.
869 – The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to depose patriarch Photios I.
1143 – With the signing of the Treaty of Zamora, King Alfonso VII of León and Castile recognises Portugal as a Kingdom.
1450 – Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria expels Jews from his jurisdiction.
1607 – Assassins attempt to kill Venetian statesman and scientist Paolo Sarpi.
1789 – French Revolution: The Women's March on Versailles effectively terminates royal authority.
1813 – War of 1812: The Army of the Northwest defeats a British and Native Canadian force threatening Detroit.
1838 – The Killough massacre in east Texas sees eighteen Texian settlers either killed or kidnapped.
1869 – The Saxby Gale devastates the Bay of Fundy region in Canada.
1869 – The Eastman tunnel, in Minnesota, United States, collapses during construction, causing a landslide that nearly destroys St. Anthony Falls.
1877 – The Nez Perce War in the northwestern United States comes to an end.
1900 – Peace congress in Paris condemns British policy in S. Africa, asserts Boer Republic's right to self-determination.
1905 – The Wright brothers pilot the Wright Flyer III in a new world record flight of 24 miles in 39 minutes.
1910 – In a revolution in Portugal the monarchy is overthrown and a republic is declared.
1911 – The Kowloon–Canton Railway commences service.
1914 – World War I: An aircraft successfully destroys another aircraft with gunfire for the first time.
1921 – The World Series is the first to be broadcast on radio.
1930 – British airship R101 crashes in France en route to India on its maiden voyage killing 48 people.
1936 – The Jarrow March sets off for London.
1938 – In Nazi Germany, Jews' passports are invalidated.
1943 – Ninety-eight American POWs are executed by Japanese forces on Wake Island.
1944 – The Provisional Government of the French Republic enfranchises women.
1945 – A six-month strike by Hollywood set decorators turns into a bloody riot at the gates of the Warner Brothers studio.
1947 – President Truman makes the first televised Oval Office address.
1962 – The first of the James Bond film series, based on the novels by Ian Fleming, Dr. No, is released in Britain.
1963 – The United States suspends the Commercial Import Program in response to repression of the Buddhist majority by the regime of President Ngo Dinh Diem.
1966 – A reactor at the Enrico Fermi Nuclear Generating Station near Detroit suffers a partial meltdown.
1968 – A Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association march in Derry is violently suppressed by police.
1970 – The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is founded.
1970 – The British Trade Commissioner, James Cross, is kidnapped by members of the Front de libération du Québec, triggering the October Crisis in Canada.
1974 – Bombs planted by the PIRA in pubs in Guildford kill four British soldiers and one civilian.
1982 – Tylenol products are recalled after bottles in Chicago laced with cyanide cause seven deaths.
1984 – Marc Garneau becomes the first Canadian in space.
1986 – Mordechai Vanunu's story in The Sunday Times reveals Israel's secret nuclear weapons.
1988 – A Chilean opposition coalition defeats Augusto Pinochet in his re-election attempt.
1990 – After 150 years The Herald newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, is published for the last time as a separate newspaper.
1991 – An Indonesian Air Force C-130 crash kills 135 people.
1999 – The Ladbroke Grove rail crash in west London kills 31 people.
2000 – Mass demonstrations in Serbia force the resignation of Slobodan Milošević.
2011 – In the Mekong River massacre, two Chinese cargo boats are hijacked and 13 crew members murdered.
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Published at 5:00am on Satuday, October 05, 2024
Author: Bobby Coggins
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