Outlook
A cold front will approach the area from the west today, and push through the area on Tuesday. The front will then stall out along the Gulf coast Wednesday, with a wave of low pressure riding along the boundary and spreading another round of rain across the region on Thursday. Cool and dry high pressure is expected to build in Friday and dominate our weather over the weekend.
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Early Voting Finished; Primary is Tuesday
Early voting in the March 2020 primary is over in North Carolina and 4,188 Maconians participated in the electoral process. This is 16.29% of the 25,710 registered voters in the county. Statewide turnout was 666,097 or 9.6% of those registered to vote. the primary election day is Tuesday, from 6:30am to 7:30pm and if you are interested in participating and still do not know where your precinct votes, the State Board of Elections website can help you out. [LINK]
Here are some more basic statistics from early voting:
**note Unaffiliated voters could choose which party primary they wished to participate. Parties showing less than 0.01% of the vote are not included in calculations as they are statistically insignificant.
Ballots cast By Party
Dem 1,577 ballots or 38.66% of those voting and 26.75% turnout
GOP 2,597 ballots or 62.01% of those voting and 23.95% turnout
Lib 8 ballots (less than 0.01%) and 5.44% turnout
Grn 2 ballots (less than 0.01%) (figures not available)
Cst 1 ballot (less than 0.01%) (figures not available)
The USFS Plan Revision Open House Scheduled for Franklin
An open house to allow members of the community to see and comment on the latest efforts of planning team members to revise the Master Plan for the Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests will be held at Tartan Hall on March 24th from 5:30pm to 8:00pm. An overview of the plan will be shared at 6pm. [LINK]
Agenda for March 2020 Town Council Meeting Released
Copies of the public agenda and the agenda packet for the March 2020 meeting of the Franklin Town Council have been published. [LINK]
Recent Meeting Videos Delayed
The video editing computer is down again, so videos of past meetings will take longer to process. I apologize for the delay.
Public Safety Log
(this section is temporarily deprecated until I get caught up with videos from past meetings.
THREE DAY GFS FORECAST
This animated image shows a forecast of precipitation, air pressure and thickness level (cold-air damming) for three days in six-hour increments.
Green, Yellow, and Red indicate rain. Orange and Purple Indicate Freezing Rain or other freezing precipitation. Blue indicates snow.
The next one shows the forecast for rain in 24hour totals over the next few days.
And this one shows the forecast for 24-hour snowfall totals over the same time period.
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Weather Hazards
Hazardous weather is not expected today. The next week is expected to be anothe ainy one, so be prepared fo flooding or minor landslides.
NWS Hazardous Weather Outlook
A stalled front will combine with moist southerly flow off the Gulf of Mexico to bring periods of rainfall to the region today into Thursday. As soils become saturated by the rainfall, isolated flooding could develop.
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WEATHER FORECAST MAPS
Forecast maps for 7 am, 1 pm, and 7 pm.
[click on any image in this article to enlarge]
FRANKLIN AREA FORECAST
Today
A chance of rain before 10am, then showers likely between 10am and 2pm, then rain after 2pm. Highs in the lower 50s. Winds out of the south 3 to 7 mph. The chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1am. Patchy fog. Lows in the mid-40s. Winds out of the south around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. The chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Patchy fog before 8am. Highs in the mid-60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. The chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night
Showers likely, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 40s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. The chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the upper 50s. Light winds out of the northwest.
Wednesday Night
Showers likely, mainly after midnight. Cloudy, with lows around 40. The chance of precipitation is 70%.
OTTO AREA FORECAST
Today
A chance of rain before 9am, then showers, mainly after 9am. Patchy fog after 4pm. Highs near 50. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph. The chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after midnight. Patchy fog. Lows in the mid-40s. Winds out of the south 3 to 7 mph. The chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tuesday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Highs in the mid-60s. Winds out of the southwest 3 to 6 mph. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. the chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night
Showers likely, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-40s. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 5 mph. The chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the upper 50s. Calm winds.
Wednesday Night
Showers likely, mainly after 11pm. Cloudy, with lows around 40. The chance of precipitation is 70%.
HIGHLANDS PLATEAU FORECAST
Today
A chance of rain before 11am, then showers, mainly after 11am. Patchy fog after 2pm. Highs in the mid-40s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. The chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Patchy fog. Lows in the lower 40s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph. The chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tuesday
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible in the afternoon. Highs in the mid-50s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. The chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night
Showers likely, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 40. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. The chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with highs near 50. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm by midmorning.
Wednesday Night
Showers likely, mainly after 10pm. Cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 30s. The chance of precipitation is 70%.
NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST
Today
Showers before 1pm, then rain between 1pm and 2pm, then showers after 2pm. Patchy fog after 1pm. Highs in the upper 40s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. the chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after midnight. Patchy fog. Lows in the mid-40s. WInds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. The chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tuesday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Highs near 60. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. The chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three-quarters of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night
Showers likely, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 40s. Winds out of the west around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. The chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-50s.
Wednesday Night
Showers likely, mainly after 11pm. Cloudy, with lows around 40. The chance of precipitation is 70%.
Published at 5:00am on Monday, March 02, 2020
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