OUTLOOK
A low-pressure system developing near the central Gulf Coast will spread tropical moisture across the region through the first half of the week. The low will exit off the Carolina Coast by early Wednesday, and a more typical summertime pattern will return for the latter half of the week, and into next weekend.
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News Briefing
The Franklin Town Council regular meeting for July 2020 will take place tonight at 6pm. Copies of the public agenda and the agenda packet are posted online at Macon Media. [LINK]
The Town of Franklin hosted a Fireworks Display Saturday night. The fireworks were shot from the Whitmire Property in East Franklin.
The Streets of Franklin had a sidewalk sale on Saturday. [LINK]
Several Christian gathered at Speakers Corner Saturday morning from 10am to 2pm. Macon Media recorded video of a portion of the event and streamed it live to those who were unable to attend due to pandemic restrictions.
Most Recent Local Government Meetings
The Macon County Board of Commissioners met on June 2nd. [LINK]
The Franklin Town Council met on June 1st. Members of the public and local media outlets were allowed in the town hall. [LINK]
General Forecast Through Sunday Night
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs ranging from the mid-70s in the higher elevations to the mid-80s in the lower elevations. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Patchy fog before 1am, then patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the 60s. Calm winds. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday
Showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog before 8am. Highs in the 70s. Light winds out of the east. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 5am, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the 60s. Calm winds. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly between 4pm and 5pm. Partly sunny, with highs ranging from the mid-70s in the higher elevations to the mid-80s in the lower elevations. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the north around 5 mph by noon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the 60s.
Hazards
Isolated to widely scattered thunderstorms will develop across the mountains this afternoon and become more widespread this evening. The main threats from these storms will be from cloud to ground lightning, locally heavy rainfall, and brief gusty winds.
Air Quality
Air quality should be in the upper range of Green today for the county.
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Tropical Weather
(The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1st through November 30th)
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Mon Jul 6 2020
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical Depression Five, located a few hundred miles northeast of Bermuda.
1. A small low pressure system is located near the coast of the Florida Panhandle between Panama City and Apalachicola. The associated thunderstorm activity is currently disorganized, and significant development appears unlikely before the low moves inland during the next several hours. This system is expected to evolve into a larger low pressure system and move northeastward, possibly emerging offshore of the Carolinas later this week where environmental conditions are expected to be more conducive for development.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...medium...40 percent.
2. A strong tropical wave, centered about 650 miles east of the Windward Islands, is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Some slight development of this system is possible today before environmental conditions become hostile for development on Tuesday. The wave is forecast to move through the Lesser Antilles on Tuesday and could produce locally heavy rainfall as well as gusty winds on some of those islands.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...low...10 percent.
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Begin COVID-19 Update
Here are some numbers from the CDC, the NCDHHS, and the Johns Hopkins Dashboard. Macon Media prefers the Johns Hopkins Dashboard because the counts include those non-residents that are left out of the CDC and NCDHHS numbers.
The CDC website [LINK] reports 71,654 people in North Carolina are infected, 1,395 have died, and infections are widespread, the NCDHHS website [LINK] reports 72,983 confirmed cases from 1,036,838 targeted tests, and 949 hospitalized and 1,396 deaths in the state. The Johns Hopkins Dashboard [LINK] reports 72,992 people infected and 1,423 deaths.
North Carolina Coronavirus Map and Case Count [LINK]
Data from Macon County Public Health as of July 2nd and graph by Macon Media of data from May 30th to July 5th [LINK]
Detected 288
Actives 131
Recovered 156
Deceased 1
Testing Data
MCPH Tests 3,058
Other Tests 871
Total Tests 3,929
Pending 269
Resources for Reliable Information about the Corona Virus (COVID-19) [LINK]
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Published at 5:00am Monday, July 06, 2020
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