OUTLOOK
The Bermuda High building into the area will largely limit afternoon to evening thunderstorms by mid-week and produce seasonably hot conditions that will last through the end of the week. Unsettled and cooler weather may return by this weekend.
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Macon Calendar
Macon County Cooperative Extension, Christy Bredenkamp will be hosting a Ginseng Workshop in September
The N.C. Cooperative Extension Service is offering a free seminar on Ginseng Production for homeowners who desire to grow “sang.” This program will be held on Thursday September 3 rd from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. online via Zoom.
Topics covered will be: state regulations for growing and hunting “sang”, plant physiology, present and historical use of ginseng and comparing Asian versus American ginseng. Major time and emphasis of the program will be dedicated to the woods simulated cultural practices such as: site selection and preparation, sowing, harvesting, drying the roots and seed stratification.
To register go to the Eventbrite link at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ginseng-production-tickets-115231454382
For more information contact the Macon County Extension Center at 828 349 2046 or e-mail Christy Bredenkamp at clbreden@ncsu.edu
NewsBrief
Decorative Lamp Posts to be Painted Today
Duke Energy will be painting the decorative lamp posts on Main Street today. Parking spaces will be blocked off to allow crews space to reach the lamp posts during the day, so parking will be limited.
Cowee Firefighter Laid to Rest
Charlie Greenwood, a firefighter and founding member of the Cowee Fire/Rescue Honor Guard, was laid to rest in the cemetery of Cowee Baptist Church on Sunday. Below is a short tribute video showing the funeral procession passing under a flag held aloft by two ladder trucks.
Save Our Children Event
An event "to bring awareness to child trafficking and to save our children from being groomed, harmed and abducted by the evil in this world" was held Sunday afternoon in a field beside Franklin First Baptist Church. The event featured bands and speakers. Organizers hope to make this an annual event. Macon Media streamed the event live on Facebook and recorded additional video that will be published sometime Tuesday or Wednesday.
Facebook Event Page [LINK]
Live Video Part One [LINK]
Live Video Part Two [LINK]
General Forecast Through Wednesday Night
Today
A chance of showers, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 10am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1am, then a slight chance of showers between 1am and 4am. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers between 9pm and 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 85.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Hazards
Scattered to numerous thunderstorms can be expected today. A few storms may become severe, producing damaging winds, frequent lightning, and locally heavy rainfall.
Air Quality
Macon County, including the ridgetops, will be in the upper range of green today.
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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 Aug 31 2020
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
1. Recent satellite imagery and satellite-derived wind data indicate that a broad area of low pressure associated with a tropical wave over the eastern Caribbean Sea has changed little in organization since yesterday. However, environmental conditions are expected to gradually become more conducive for development, and a tropical depression is likely to form during the next couple of days while the system moves moves westward at at 15 to 20 mph. Interests in Jamaica, Honduras, Belize, Guatemala and the Yucatan peninsula should monitor the progress of this disturbance.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...high...70 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...high...80 percent.
2. An area of low pressure is located a few hundred miles east of Jacksonville, Florida. This system has gradually gotten better organized during the past 24 hours but is currently producing only limited showers and thunderstorms. Additional development is expected and a tropical depression is likely to form by the middle of the week while the system moves northeastward or east-northeastward, initially parallel to the southeastern coast of the U.S. and then away from land. Upper-level winds are expected to become less conducive for further development on Wednesday.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...medium...60 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...high...70 percent.
3. A tropical wave is expected to emerge off the coast of Africa in a couple of days. Gradual development of this system will be possible through the end of the week while it moves slowly westward over the far eastern tropical Atlantic Ocean.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...low...30 percent.
4. Another tropical wave is located over the eastern Atlantic Ocean, several hundred miles southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands. This system is producing little shower activity, and any development of this system should be slow to occur as it moves slowly westward.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...low...10 percent.
End Daily Weather Segment
Begin COVID-19 Update
Here is a brief morning update on the latest COVID-19 numbers from the various government agencies and private sources. Amore detailed update from Thursday is available. [LINK] https://thunderpigblog.blogspot.com/2020/08/covid-19-update-for-thursdayaugust.html
Centers forDisease Control [LINK] https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/
165,076 Detected Cases
11,435 Detected in the Last 7 Days
1,590 Detected Cases per 100,000 population
25 Reported Deaths per 100,000 population
2,683 ReportedDeaths
NC Dept of Health and Human Svcs [LINK] http://covid19.ncdhhs.gov/
166,127 Detected Cases out of 2,293,273 tests
2,692 Reported Deaths
917 Reported Current Hospitalizations
CoronaWiki [LINK] https://coronawiki.org/country/united-states/state/north-carolina
166,127 Detected Cases
2,692 Reported Deaths
New York Times North Carolina Coronavirus Map and Case Count [LINK]
Data from Macon County Public Health as of July 20th and graph by Macon Media of data from May 30th to July 20th [LINK]
Please note there is a gap for Saturdays and Sundays since the health department will no longer be reporting numbers on those days.
546 Detected Cases (+7 in one day)
30 Active Positive (-2 in one day)
512 Recovered (+9 in one day)
4 Death (unchanged)
Testing Data for Macon County
4933 MCPH Tests (+68 in one day)
1755 Tests by Others (unchanged)
6688 Total Tests (+68 in one day)
90 Tests Pending Results (+53 in one day)
Infographic from Johns Hopkins University [LINK]
Resources for Reliable Information about the Corona Virus (COVID-19) [LINK]
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Published at 5:00am Monday, August 31, 2020
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