OUTLOOK
This is an abbreviated news and weather briefing.
A strong cold front will track into the area Friday. This front will bring the chance for bursts of snow today into early Sunday Morning for the North Carolina Mountains, leading to light snowfall accumulations. This front should lead to rain across the lower elevations. Monday another low pressure system brings the potential for snow showers for the mountains. Tuesday high pressure builds into the region leading to drier conditions.
News Highlights
• Nantahala School will be on a two-hour delay today.
• Macon County Schools will be closed on Monday for Martin Luther King Day and will (due to "an unavailability" of school nurses) have a virtual learning day (except for Macon Early College) on Tuesday the 19th. Meals will be delivered. In-person instruction will resume on Wednesday the 20th.
• A drive though COVID-19 testing clinic has been scheduled for the Nantahala Community on January 19th at the Nantahala EMS Base located at 1096 Junaluska Road. The clinic will be held from 10AM until 2PM or until tests run out. Persons may get a COVID-19 test regardless of their ability to pay and do not need to schedule an appointment. This is for TESTING ONLY. This is NOT a COVID-19 vaccine administration location.
• Beginning Thursday, January 21, 2021 Macon County Public Health in partnership with Macon County EMS will be conducting COVID-19 testing and vaccinations Monday-Friday, 8:30am- 4:00pm at the Macon County Department of Public Health [LINK]
• Temporary rock cliff closures to protect peregrine falcons in effect starting January 15 [LINK]
• Video and supporting documents from the January 2021 meeting of the Macon County Board of Commissioners [LINK]
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General forecast through Sunday Night
Franklin area
Today
Rain and snow likely, mainly before 9am. Patchy fog in the morning. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-40s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph in the morning increasing to come out of the west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-20s. Light winds out of the southwest.
Saturday
A chance of snow showers before noon, then a chance of rain and snow showers, then a chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-to-upper 30s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday Night
A chance of snow showers before 7pm, then a slight chance of snow between 7pm and 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-20s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 208 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with highs in the lower 40s.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-20s.
Highlands area
Today
Snow likely, mainly before 8am. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy through midmorning, then gradual clearing, with highs in the mid-to-upper 30s. Winds out of the west 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 20s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
A slight chance of snow showers before 5pm, then a slight chance of snow after 5pm. Partly sunny, with highs near 30. Winds out of the west 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 20. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-30s.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 20s.
Otto area
Today
A chance of rain and snow before 9am, then a slight chance of rain. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the mid-40s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph early increasing to come out of the west in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 20s. Winds out of the southwest around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday
A chance of snow showers before noon, then a chance of rain and snow showers, then a chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-30s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-20s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with highs in the lower 40s.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 20s.
Nantahala area
Today
Rain and snow likely before 9am, then a slight chance of rain. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with highs near 40. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Friday Night
A slight chance of snow between 11pm and 2am, then a chance of snow showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 20s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday
A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with highs near freezing. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-20s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with highs in the mid-30s.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 20s.
HAZARDS
Some locations in the county received a light dusting of snow last night, so be careful on your morning commutes.
A cold front will pass through through the area today, ushering in a period of cold weather that will last through the weekend. Light snow may continue to accumulate Friday morning before changing to rain or ending. A upper level low pressure system however will pass through the area Saturday, bringing another chance of accumulating snow from then until early Sunday morning.
COVID-19 BRIEFING
Here are the latest COVID-19 Numbers and Demographics Report from Macon Public Health, along with a couple of charts by Macon Media to show you the long-term trends since April 17th.
Here are the latest COVID-19 Numbers and Demographics Report from Macon Public Health, along with a couple of charts by Macon Media to show you the long-term trends since April 17th. The health department has started releasing information about vaccine delivery, so those numbers will be included here also, as well as charted.
VACCINE DELIVERY
(The health Department recieved its first shipment on December 30th) [LINK]
(According to the daily report released by the health department)
Vaccines Given 01/14...118 01/13...118
Current Inventory 01/14...530 01/13...530
Total Vaccines Given 01/14...280 01/13...280
(A press release had different numbers, stating that the health department had received 800 doses and 182 had been given, using those figures, here is a revised count). [LINK]
Vaccines Given by Day 01/14...0 01/13...118
Current Inventory 01/14...800 01/13...530
Total Vaccines Given 01/14...280 01/13...280
COVID-19 Known Cases and Testing in Macon County
2245 Detected
(+41 from Wednesday and +277 from last Thursday and +1066 in four weeks)
622 Active
(-7 from Wednesday and +5 from last Thursday and +455 in four weeks)
1611 Recovered
(+48 from Wednesday and +272 from last Thursday and +608 in four weeks)
12 Deaths
(unchanged from Wednesday and unchanged from last Thursday and +3 in four weeks)
Testing
8238 by MCPH
(+141 from Wednesday and +222 from last Thursday and +622 in four weeks)
6249 by Others
(+39 from Wednesday and +579 from last Thursday and +1585 in four weeks)
14487 total
(+180 from Wednesday and +801 from last Thursday and +2207 in four weeks)
187 tests pending results
(+102 from Wednesday and +18 from last Thursday and +37 in four weeks)
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Published at 5:00am on Frisday, January 15, 2021
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