A Year Ago Today
Click to see post from 2016 that accompanied the map
A year ago today, we were in the middle of the worst fire season Macon County has experienced in over 50 years. Several thousand acres had burned in over a dozen fires and the biggest one yet, the Tellico Fire was growing at an alarming pace. Visibility was often less than a quarter of a mile due to the smoke. The Franklin Panthers Band appearance in the Veterans Day Parade was canceled, but the event went on anyway. When the parade took place, you could barely see from the courthouse to the old Post Office on Main Street. A video of the parade is embedded below.
You can read an update Macon Media posted on the status of the fires in the region on November 11, 2016, on the blog [LINK]
LOCAL OUTLOOK
Cold Canadian high pressure will shift east and allow a weak frontal system to cross the area Sunday night. Cool and dry conditions will persist into early next week as another area of high pressure lingers over the area. A general warming trend will begin by Wednesday and continue through Friday.
WEATHER SPONSOR
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Weather Almanac for November 11th (1872-2016)
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
Highest Temperature 80°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2006
Lowest Temperature 0°F in Nantahala in 1950
Greatest Rainfall 2.88 inches in Highlands in 1998
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 2.0 inches in Highlands in 1968
Record weather events for November in Macon County
Highest Temperature 83°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on Nov 4, 2003
Lowest Temperature -3°F in Highlands on Nov 25, 1950
Greatest Rainfall 4.69 inches in Highlands on Nov 29, 1914
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 6.0 inches in Highlands on Nov 28, 1922
THREE DAY OUTLOOK
TODAY
Sunny with highs in the 40s in most places and perhaps 50 in the lower elevations. Winds out of the southeast.
TONIGHT
Mostly clear, becoming mostly cloudy by midnight. Lows near freezing and winds out of the southeast. Rain chances increase after midnight.
SUNDAY
Mostly cloudy with highs in the 40s and near 50 in the lower elevations. Winds out of the southwest. 40% chance of rain.
SUNDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy with lows in the 30s and winds out of the northwest.
MONDAY
Mostly sunny with highs in the upper 40s in the higher elevations and the mid-50s in the lower elevations. Winds 5 to 10 mph out of the north.
MONDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy with lows near freezing.
HAZARDS
No hazardous weather expected.
Macon Media maintains a Severe Weather Preparedness Page at http://thunderpigblog.blogspot.com/p/breaking-news-hub.html for those who are interested.
As always, you can check to see what advisories, watches, and warnings are in effect for Macon County by visiting http://is.gd/MACONWARN
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Atlantic Hurricane Season ends on November 30th.
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
100 AM EST Sat Nov 11 2017
For the North Atlantic...The Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
1. A non-tropical area of low pressure is forecast to form late this weekend or early next week a few hundred miles south-southwest of the Azores. This low could acquire some subtropical characteristics by the middle of next week while it moves generally northeastward.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...low...20 percent.
MACON CALENDAR
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It is FFA Christmas Tree order time.....
Help support our Franklin FFA ( Future Farmers of America )....
* All proceeds go to the students for competitions *
FFA students are taking orders for Christmas trees...locally grown Frasier Firs...hand selected by students, 6ft, 7ft, 8ft... $25.00 each...order now - pick up Sat Nov 25 9am-12....Ag Building at Franklin HS....contact Gregory Charles Spala 813-838-7693 or Lori Spala 813-503-2160 calls, text & vm or via FB messenger or send comment...
Cash or checks (FHS....memo line FFA Christmas Tree)
**Thursday, November 16th DEADLINE for orders & money turn in for Christmas Trees**
National Alliance on Mental Illness
Appalachian South
Meets each Thursday at 7pm
The First Methodist Church Outreach Center
at the intersection of Harrison Ave. and West Main Street
(directly across from Lazy Hiker Brewery)
Come join our weekly support group for anyone suffering from mental illness and their family or friends. This includes Depression, Bipolar,8chizophrenia, PTSD, Substance Abuse, Etc.
Here you will find:
— others living with mental health challenges YOU ARE NOT ALONE
- learn coping skills and ?find hope in shared experience
- help learning how to break down stigma and guilt surrounding mental health
- how to live life with the expectation of a better a better future
Kay (706)970-9987 Denise (828)347-5000)
SYRINGE EXCHANGE PROGRAM
On January 1, 2017, the Syringe Exchange Program of Franklin began operating a comprehensive harm reduction program to address the opioid epidemic that is impacting western NC. Opioid overdose reversal kits including naloxone are available free of charge. If you have any questions about our services or if you know someone interested in volunteering, please contact Stephanie Almeida at 828-475-1920.
Sun and Moon
Sun
Begin civil twilight 6:38 a.m.
Sunrise 7:05 a.m.
Sun transit 12:18 p.m.
Sunset 5:30 p.m.
End civil twilight 5:57 p.m.
Moon
Moonrise 12:16 a.m.
Moon transit 7:10 a.m.
Moonset 1:57 p.m.
Phase of the Moon on November 11, 2017: Waning Crescent with 41% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated.
Closest Primary Moon Phase: Last Quarter on November 10, 2017 at 3:36 p.m. (local standard time)
Sky Guides for this week
I took some epic photos of the solar eclipse, but have not yet had time to process them. I will be producing material from the photos and video for sale as a fundraiser for Macon Media. --Bobby
Sky and Telescope Magazine
Astronomy Magazine
Earth Sky has an article on the eclipses of 2017. [LINK]
Heavens Above has an Android App that will assist you in observing the sky and even has a satellite tracker that will let you know when the International Space Station and dozens of other satellites are overhead. [LINK]
Stellarium is also an app that will assist you in observing the sky. It is available in both Android [LINK] and iOS versions. [LINK]
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You can find out more information on how to do that and some of what I plan to accomplish if I reach certain levels of funding at https://www.patreon.com/MaconMedia
Posted at 4:20 am on November 11, 2017
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Data and information sources: Sources (except where otherwise credited): heavens-above.com, Ian Webster's Github, National Centers for Environmental Prediction, The National Weather Service, National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, Penn State University Electronic Wall Map, The State Climate Office of North Carolina, Storm Prediction Center, U.S. Naval Observatory, and the Weather Prediction Center.
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