School Bus Evacuated on Main Street
Macon County School Bus #33 was enroute to Iotla Valley Elementary School yesterday afternoon when it was evacuated after a student punctured another student's tablet, resulting in a brief fire as the battery exploded and the bus was filled with smoke. One student suffered a minor burn to his arm. Students were quickly loaded onto another bus and continued to their destination. Franklin Fire Department, Franklin Police Department, and Macon County EMS responded to this call.
Audio of the initial dispatch of the call:
Coverage as it developed:
A Press Release from the Macon County School System was sent out after 4 pm:
This afternoon, Bus #33 was traveling from Mountain View Intermediate School to Iotla Valley Elementary School. A student on the bus punctured the end of another student’s Samsung tablet resulting in the tablet catching fire. The bus driver stopped the bus and evacuated the bus. One student was injured and is currently being evaluated by EMS. All other students were placed on a substitute bus and the route was restarted. Iotla Valley buses will be running behind this afternoon.
Outlook
Broad high pressure will persist over the region through the rest of the week, limiting daily shower and thunderstorm activity and keeping temperatures well above normal. The ridge of high pressure will strengthen over the weekend, resulting in near-record high temperatures each day.
THREE DAY GFS FORECAST
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Weather Hazards
Hazardous weather is not expected today.
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WEATHER FORECAST MAPS
Forecast maps for 7 am, 1 pm, and 7 pm.
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FRANKLIN AREA FORECAST
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 2pm and 5pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near the mid-80s. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Calm winds.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 90. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low in the lower 60s. Calm winds.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 90.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low in the lower 60s.
OTTO AREA FORECAST
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 4pm and 5pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high in the upper 80s. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Calm winds.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 90. Calm winds early increasing to come out of the northwest around 6 mph by midmorning.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low in the low-to-mid 60s. Light winds out of the north.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 90.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
HIGHLANDS PLATEAU FORECAST
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high the mid-to-upper 70s. Winds out of the southwest 3 to 6 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low in the lower 60s. Winds out of the southwest around 7 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 80. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low in the mid-60s. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 5 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 80.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low in the low-to-mid 60s.
NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST
Today
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high in the lower 80s. Calm winds increasing to come out of the southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 60. Light winds out of the southwest.
Friday
Sunny, with a high in the lower 80s. Calm winds early increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low in the lower 60s. Light and variable winds.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high in the lower 80s.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low in the lower 60s.
Macon Media Almanac for May 23, 2019
Highest Temperature 89°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1953
Lowest Temperature 33°F in Highlands in 2002
Greatest Rainfall 4.62 inches in Highlands in 1923
Greatest Snowfall no measurable snow has been recorded on this date since records started being kept in 1872
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of May
Data available from 1873 to 2018
Highest Temperature 92°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 05-20-1996
Lowest Temperature 23°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 05-02-1963
Greatest Rainfall 5.97 inches in Highlands on 05-30-2018
Greatest Snowfall 2.5 inches in Highlands on 05-07-1992
Published at 4:15am on May 23, 2019
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