Lowering of US and NC Flags to Half-Staff in Honor of Camp Lejeune Marines Sgt. Pongo and Capt. Navas
Governor Roy Cooper today ordered all United States and North Carolina flags at state facilities to be lowered to half-staff beginning Tuesday, March 10, 2020, in honor of Gunnery Sgt. Diego D. Pongo and Marine Corps Capt. Moises A. Navas. Sgt. Pongo and Capt. Navas died while accompanying Iraqi Security Forces in north-central Iraq on Sunday. They were both assigned to the 2nd Marine Raider Battalion, Marine Forces Special Operations Command at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
In tribute, flags are to remain at half-staff through sunset on Sunday, March 15, 2020. [LINK]
Outlook
A moist cold front will become stationary around the forecast area tonight. Several weak low-pressure centers moving along the front will keep the weather unsettled into the weekend. Temperatures will remain above normal until the weekend when Canadian high pressure is expected to cool our temperatures to below normal.
County Commissioners Meeting Lasts Over 5 Hours
Portions of the meeting were streamed live on the Macon Media website. Due to the length of the meeting, it will be a few days before the full video will be available. [LINK]
Macon County Public Health Updates Commissioners on Corona Virus
- Carmine Rocco, Interim Health Director
- Jennifer Garrett, Public Health Nursing Supervisor
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.
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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.
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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 20 percent chance of showers before noon. Partly sunny, with highs in the upper 60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers after 3am. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-40s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm by midnight.
Thursday
A chance of showers before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 3pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south around 6 mph in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 50s. Winds out of the south around 6 mph. The chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-60s. The chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-40s.
OTTO AREA FORECAST
Today
A 20 percent chance of showers before noon. Patchy fog between 8am and 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the upper 60s. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 8 mph.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers after 3am. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 40s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Thursday
A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south around 6 mph in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-50s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph. The chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-60s. The chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-40s.
HIGHLANDS PLATEAU FORECAST
Today
A 20 percent chance of showers before noon. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs near 60. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers after 3am. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 3pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the upper 50s. Light and variable winds increasing and shifting to come out of the southwest around 6 mph by midmorning. The chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 50. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph. The chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-to-upper 50s. The chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 40s.
NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST
Today
A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the lower 60s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers after 11pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-40s. Winds out of the west around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Thursday
Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the low-to-mid 60s. Calm winds in the the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, then showers after 7pm. Lows around 50. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph. The chance of precipitation is 80%.
Friday
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with highs near 60. The chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 40s.
Published at 1:20am on Wednesday, March 11, 2020
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