Outlook
A cold front will cross our area from the northwest today bringing rain. 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 builds in Friday and dominates our weather over the weekend.
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Franklin Town Council March 2020 Meeting
The Franklin Town Council met last night. Video was streamed live on Macon Media. [LINK]
Early Voting Finished; Primary is Today
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 fo 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. Minor flooding could develop over the next few days as repeated rain showers are expected to develop.
NWS Hazardous Weather Outlook for Today through Sunday.
A stalled front will combine with moist southerly flow off the Gulf of Mexico to bring periods of rainfall to the region Today through Thursday. As soils become saturated by the rainfall, isolated flooding could develop, especially in the southern most upslope areas.
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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
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then showers likely between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Patchy fog before noon. Highs in the mid-60s. Light and variable winds in the morning increasing to come out of the west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
A chance of showers before 11pm, then a slight chance of rain between 11pm and 1am, then a slight chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 40. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph becoming calm by the midevening. The chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday
A slight chance of showers before 11am, then a slight chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the upper 50s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday Night
Showers likely, mainly after 4am. Cloudy, with lows around 40. Calm winds. The chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday
Showers likely, mainly before 3pm. Cloudy, with highs near 50. The chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-30s.
OTTO AREA FORECAST
Today
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then showers likely between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Patchy fog before 11am. Highs in the mid-60s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph. The chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
A chance of showers before midnight, then a slight chance of rain between midnight and 1am, then a slight chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. The chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the upper 50s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Showers likely, mainly after 4am. Cloudy, with lows in the lower 40s. Light and variable winds. The chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday
Showers, mainly before 3pm. Highs near 50. The chance of precipitation is 80%.
Thursday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 30s.
HIGHLANDS PLATEAU FORECAST
Today
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then showers likely between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Areas of fog before 2pm. Highs in the mid-50s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 15 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.
Tonight
A chance of showers before midnight, then a slight chance of rain between midnight and 1am, then a slight chance of showers after 1am. Patchy fog before 8pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows around 40. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. The chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with highs near 50. WInds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
Showers likely, mainly after 4am. Cloudy, with lows in the upper 30s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph shifting to come out of the northeast after midnight. The chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday
Showers, mainly before 4pm. Highs in the low-to-mid 40s. The chance of precipitation is 80%.
Thursday Night
A chance of rain showers, mixing with snow after 11pm, then gradually ending. Mostly cloudy, with lows around freezing. The chance of precipitation is 40%.
NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST
Today
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then showers likely between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Areas of fog before 2pm. Highs in the mid-50s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 15 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.
Tonight
A chance of showers before midnight, then a slight chance of rain between midnight and 1am, then a slight chance of showers after 1am. Patchy fog before 8pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows around 40. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. The chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with highs near 50. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 7 mph.
Wednesday Night
Showers likely, mainly after 4am. Cloudy, with lows in the upper 30s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph shifting to come out of the northeast after midnight. The chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday
Showers, mainly before 4pm. Highs in the low-to-mid 40s. The chance of precipitation is 80%.
Thursday Night
A chance of rain showers, mixing with snow after 11pm, then gradually ending. Mostly cloudy, with lows around freezing. The chance of precipitation is 40%.
Published at 9:20pm on Monday, March 02, 2020
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