Macon Media is taking a step back from in-depth weather briefings and COVID-19 updates.
OUTLOOK
A weak stationary front will remain to our north through mid-week. A strong cold front will cross our area from the northwest on Thursday, with cooler high pressure spreading over the region for Friday.
BURN BAN
A ban on open burning in the 32 western counties of North Carolina is in effect until further notice. [LINK]
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Fire consumes about 70 acres near Cals Cove Road
A loose fire spread from private property to lands owned by the state and federal governments on Friday. Firefighters from the NC Forest Service and US Forest Service were deployed to fight the fire while Otto VFD engaged in structure protection. Using a plane to spot and a helicopter to drop water, firefighters managed to keep the fire within 30 acres on Friday. A brief rain early on Saturday did little to help the firefighters, who were working in very rough terrain. A plane continued to spot for firefighters and an additional helicopter worked the fire Saturday afternoon. The fire reached about 50 acres in size on Saturday and about 70 by Sunday.
[FIRE COVERAGE w/photos from pilot] [NEWS RELEASE]
GENERAL FORECAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY
Today
Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers this afternoon. Highs ranging from the lower 60s to the lower 70s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph. The chance of rain is 20 percent.
Tonight
Partly cloudy. Lows ranging from the lower 50s to the mid-to-upper 40s. Winds out of the west around 5 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs ranging from the lower 60s to the upper 60s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph. The chance of rain is 50 percent.
Tuesday Night
A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows ranging from the upper 40s to the mid-50s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph. The chance of rain 40 percent.
Wednesday
Partly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly sunny. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs ranging from the mid-60s to the mid-70s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph. The chance of rain is 40 percent.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows ranging from the mid-40s to the mid-50s. The chance of rain is 50 percent.
HAZARDS
Hazardous weather is not anticipated today.
A burn ban is in effect until further notice. [LINK]
Please continue observing the Governor's "Stay at Home" Order, and practicing social distancing if you come out for supplies, exercise or other reasons listed in the Executive Order. [LINK]
COVID-19 Update
An abbreviated COVID-19 Update follows
The CDC website [LINK] has not updated all weekend, so it reported 2,093 people in North Carolina were infected y Friday and that the infections are widespread, the NCDHHS website [LINK] reports 2,585 cases, 261 hospitalized and 31 deaths in the state. The Johns Hopkins Dashboard [LINK] reports 2,683 people infected and 41 deaths.
Resources for Reliable Information about the Corona Virus (COVID-19) [LINK]
VIDEO BRIEFINGS
World Health Organization
(there was no briefing for April 4th or 5th, so here is the one from April 3rd)
White House Coronavirus Task Force
North Carolina
(there was no briefing Saturday or Sunday, so here is the one from Friday)
English
Spanish
Sunday 5th April, Global Update
April 4th, Disease Spread and Contagion
COVID-19 Science and Technology Headlines
Tesla Ventilator
What Dr. Fauci wants you to know about face masks and staying home as virus spreads
Stability of SARS-CoV-2 in different environmental conditions [LINK]
How sewage could reveal true scale of coronavirus outbreak [LINK]
Results of 15-Day Study on COVID-19 and Social Distancing Measures [LINK]
Impact of school closures for COVID-19 on the US health-care
workforce and net mortality: a modelling study [PDF]
Airborne transmission of COVID-19: epidemiologic evidence from two outbreak investigations [LINK]
Even the Daleks are Urging People to 'Stay at Home'
Our colleagues in Skaro Division have deployed their Direct Action Local Enforcement Kops to ensure everyone is following guidelines about isolation and social distancing. We recommend everyone uses their Totally Awesome Rightly Distanced Isolation Systems to comply. https://t.co/dUvdW7TAPZ— Tayside Police (@TaysidePolice) April 4, 2020
Ohio plans random population testing to help determine how many people have coronavirus [LINK]
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Published at 5:00am on Monday, April 6, 2020
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