Daily News and Weather Briefing for Monday, July 27, 2020

OUTLOOK

A stagnant pattern will result in continued typical midsummer weather over the next few days. A developing upper trough and associated cold front are expected to enhance chances for mainly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms by midweek.

A parade and rally in support of law enforcement took place in Franklin on Saturday. Here is an unedited live stream of the event.

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A parade and rally in support of law enforcement took place on Saturday in Franklin. Here is a video of the event from start to finish as live-streamed by Macon Media. Language Warning: This was a live stream and profanity has not been bleeped out.

Macon Media will post excerpts and photos in the coming days.

Most Recent Local Government Meetings

The Franklin Town Council met on July 6th. [LINK]

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 Monday Night


Today

Patchy fog in the morning. Showers and thunderstorms are likely, mainly after 3pm. Otherwise, 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 west around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight

Patchy fog is expected to develop after midnight. Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows in the 60s. Calm winds. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday

Patchy fog in the morning. Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm.Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs ranging from the mid-70s in the higher elevations to the mid-80s in the lower elevations. Light and variable winds. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday Night

Showers and thunderstorms likely before 5am, then a 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, mainly after 3pm. Highs ranging from the low-to-mid 70s in the higher elevations to the low-to-mid 80s. Calm winds. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Wednesday Night

Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 11pm and 2am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the 60s. Chance of precipitation is 60%.


Hazards

Scattered afternoon to evening showers and thunderstorms are expected today. Any storms that do develop will be capable of producing cloud-to-ground lightning, gusty winds, and heavy rain. Some storms have the potential to be strong to severe.



Air Quality



Air quality should be in the upper range of green today for the county, including the ridgetops.

Bermuda high pressure will remain the dominant weather feature for the southeastern U.S. through the upcoming period. This will continue to provide a moist, tropical air mass into the southeastern U.S. that should predominantly keep air quality levels in the Code Green range with a chance for afternoon clouds along with showers and thunderstorms.



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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 27 2020

For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:

The Weather Prediction Center is issuing advisories on Tropical Depression Hanna, located inland over northeastern Mexico.

1. Shower activity continues to become a little better organized in association with a broad area of low pressure located over the central tropical Atlantic about midway between the coast of Africa and the Lesser Antilles. Environmental conditions are expected to become increasingly conducive for development of this system, and a tropical depression or tropical storm is likely to form within the next day or two while moving westward to west-northwestward at 15 to 20 mph. This system is expected to begin affecting portions of the Lesser Antilles on Wednesday or Wednesday night, and interests on those islands should continue to monitor its progress.

* Formation chance through 48 hours...high...80 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...high...90 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 111,022 people in North Carolina are infected, 1,778 have died, and infections are widespread, the NCDHHS website [LINK] reports 112,713 confirmed cases from 1,613,385 targeted tests, and 1,170 hospitalized and 1,785 deaths in the state. The Johns Hopkins Dashboard [LINK] reports 112,937 people infected and 1,817 deaths.

North Carolina Coronavirus Map and Case Count [LINK] https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/north-carolina-coronavirus-cases.html

Data from Macon County Public Health as of July 25th and graph by Macon Media of data from May 30th to July 25th [LINK] 

Please note there is a gap for Saturdays and Sundays starting this past weekend since the health department will no longer be reporting numbers on those days.




429 Detected Cases (+5 in one day)
100 Active Positive (-20 in one day)
327 Recovered (+15 in one day)
2 Deaths (unchanged )

Testing Data for Macon County

4005 MCPH Tests (+7 in one day)
1015 Tests by Others (unchanged)
5020 Total Tests (+27in one day)
291 Tests Pending Results (-1 in one day)

And here is the weekly demographic report from Macon Public Health



Infographic from Johns Hopkins University [LINK]





Resources for Reliable Information about the Corona Virus (COVID-19) [LINK]



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Published at 5:45am Monday, July 27, 2020