OUTLOOK
The Bermuda high off to our southeast will support hot conditions through Friday, with less than average chances of afternoon thunderstorms. A cold front pushing through the region Friday night will provide cooler and drier weather for Saturday and Sunday.
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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
School Nutrition Update:
USDA has extended waivers that will allow Macon County Schools to continue to serve students through the Summer Food Service Program through December 2020. All students will continue to be able to eat for free! In addition, this Friday, September 4th, Macon County Schools will be offering an additional meal for your child to cover our Labor Day Holiday on Monday, September 7th.
Tuesday, September 8th through Friday, September 11th will be our remote learning week. Buses will be running beginning at 9:00 am to provide our meal delivery service as well as each school will offer meal pickup from 11:00-1:00.
If you have additional questions, please feel free to contact School Nutrition Director David Lightner at david.lightner@macon.k12.nc.us or 828-524-3314 ext. 1010.
North Carolina Will Move to Phase 2.5 Pandemic Restrictions Friday at 5pm
Details are published in yesterday's COVID-19 Update [LINK]
General Forecast Through Thursday Night
Today
Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy through midmorning, then gradual clearing, with highs ranging from the upper 70s in the higher elevations to the upper 80s in the lower elevations. Light winds out of the west increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows in the 60s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm by midevening.
Friday
Patchy fog in the morning. A 20 percent chance of showers after 3pm. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs ranging from the mid-70s in the higher elevation to the mid-80s in the lower elevations. Calm winds in the morning increasing to comeout of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the 60s. Calm winds.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with highs ranging from the lower 70s in the higher elevations to the low-to-mid 80s in the lower elevations.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows ranging from the mid-50s in the higher elevations to near 60 in the lower elevations.
Hazards
Hazards
Hazardous weather is not expected today.
Air Quality
Macon County, including the ridgetops, will be in the lower range of yellow today.
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Air Quality
Macon County, including the ridgetops, will be in the lower range of yellow 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 Thu Sep 3 2020
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on recently upgraded Hurricane Nana, approaching the coast of Belize, and on Tropical Depression Omar, located a few hundred miles north of Bermuda.
1. A broad area of low pressure located over the eastern tropical Atlantic several hundred miles west-southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands continues to produce a small area of showers and thunderstorms. This system is expected to interact with a tropical wave approaching from the east over the weekend, and it is unclear if the interaction will enhance or inhibit development of this system while it meanders over the eastern and central tropical Atlantic through early next week.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...20 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...low...30 percent.
2. A tropical wave located off the coast of west Africa is merging with another disturbance located a couple of hundred miles south of the Cabo Verde Islands, resulting in an extensive area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Development of this system is likely to be slow during the next couple of days while it moves west-northwestward at about 15 mph, and a tropical depression is more likely to form early next week over the central tropical Atlantic where environmental conditions are forecast to be more favorable for development.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...20 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...high...70 percent.
3. Another tropical wave is forecast to move off the west coast of Africa over the weekend. An area of low pressure is expected to form from the wave, and some development of this low will be possible early next week while it moves generally westward over the far eastern tropical Atlantic.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...low...20 percent.
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Begin COVID-19 Update
Here is a brief morning update on the latest COVID-19 numbers from the various government agencies and private sources.
The COVID-19 Update for yesterday afternoon includes the guidelines for Phase 2.5, which starts Friday, September 4th at 5pm. [LINK]
Centers for Disease Control NUmbers for North Carolina [LINK]
169,424 Detected Cases
11,683 Detected in the Last 7 Days
1,632 Detected Cases per 100,000 population
26 Reported Deaths per 100,000 population
2,741 Reported Deaths
NC Dept of Health and Human Svcs [LINK]
170,553 Detected Cases out of 2,315,310 tests
NC Dept of Health and Human Svcs [LINK]
170,553 Detected Cases out of 2,315,310 tests
2,779 Reported Deaths
858 Reported Current Hospitalizations
CoronaWiki [LINK]
Earth 26,240,575 Detected Cases and 368,408 Reported Deaths
USA 6,290,737 Detected Cases and 189,964 Reported Deaths
NC 170,553 Detected Cases and 2,779 Reported Deaths
New York Times North Carolina Coronavirus Map and Case Count [LINK]
Data from Macon County Public Health as of yesterday afternoon and graph by Macon Media of data from May 30th to September 1st [LINK]
Please note there is a gap for Saturdays and Sundays since the health department will no longer be reporting numbers on those days.
554 Detected Cases (+3 in one day)
18 Active Positive (-1 in one day)
529 Recovered (+4 in one day)
7 Deaths (unchanged)
Testing Data for Macon County
5080 MCPH Tests (+42 in one day)
1852 Tests by Others (unchanged)
6932 Total Tests (+42 in one day)
66 Tests Pending Results (+6 in one day)
Infographic from Johns Hopkins University [LINK]
Infographic from Johns Hopkins University [LINK]
Resources for Reliable Information about the Corona Virus (COVID-19) [LINK]
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Published at 3:00am Thursday, September 03, 2020
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