OUTLOOK
This is an abbreviated news and weather briefing.
As a large area of low pressure slowly tracks through the Great Lakes over the weekend, a cool northwesterly flow across the region will produce periods of snow showers in the North Carolina mountains through Monday. High pressure builds into the region leading to drier conditions Tuesday. Low pressure is forecast to approach our region from Texas later in the week.
News Highlights
• Macon Public Health reports five more COVID-19 Deaths since December 30th [LINK]
• 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.
• A Vaccine Clinic will be held in Highlands on Jan 20th [LINK]
• Macon County is registering people for COVID-19 Vaccination. [LINK]
• 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 Monday Night
Franklin area
Today
chance of rain and snow showers before 2pm, then a slight chance of rain showers, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-to-upper 30s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-20s. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 7 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with highs in the lower 40s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 20s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 40s.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the low-to-mid 20s.
Highlands area
Today
A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs near 30. Winds out of the west 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows around 20. WInds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with highs in the mid-30s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 20s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-30s.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the low-to-mid 20s.
Otto area
Today
A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-30s. Winds out of the west 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-20s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with highs near 40. Light and variable windd increasing to come out of the west 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 20s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 40s.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-20s. Nantahala area
Today
A 50 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs near freezing. Winds out of the west 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 20s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 30s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 20s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
A 20 percent chance of snow before 11am. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid-30s.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-20s.
HAZARDS
Most of the county will not see hazardous weather today. The National Weather Service is forecasting light snow above 3500 feet. Details are posted below in the Winter Weather Advisory.
Winter Weather Advisory
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
343 AM EST Sat Jan 16 2021
...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL ACROSS THE HIGHER NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAIN ELEVATIONS TODAY...
.lows pressure system will cross the region today through tonight. Cool and moist westerly flow will persist and produce periods of snow showers across the North Carolina mountains, especially near the Tennessee border. This snow will create slick roadways and potentially hazardous driving conditions. Winds will also become quite gusty at these elevations Tonight.
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET...
* WHAT...Snow expected. Additional snow accumulations of up to 3 inches. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph.
* WHERE...Portions of western North Carolina.
* WHEN...Until 7 AM EST Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Winter Weather Advisory for snow means that periods of snow will cause primarily travel difficulties. Be prepared for snow covered roads and limited visibilities, and use caution while driving.
Please report snow and ice accumulations by calling the National Weather Service toll free at...1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1. Leave a message with your observation and the specific location where it occurred. You can also post your report to National Weather Service Greenville Spartanburg Facebook or tweet your report using hashtag nwsgsp.
Stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio or your favorite source of weather information for the latest updates. Additional details can be found at www.weather.gov/gsp. The latest state road conditions can be obtained by calling 5 1 1.
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 received its first shipment on December 30th)
Vaccines Given Today 290
Current Inventory 280
Total Vaccines Given 530
COVID-19 CASES AND TESTING
Cases
2248 Detected
(+3 from Thursday and +221 from last Friday and +1037 in four weeks)
572 Active
(-50 from Thursday and +64 from last Friday and +391 in four weeks)
1692 Recovered
(+81 from Thursday and +292 from last Friday and +671 in four weeks)
17 Deaths
(+5 from Thursday and +5 from last Friday and +8 in four weeks)
Testing
5238 by MCPH
(unchanged from Thursday and +222 from last Friday and +444 in four weeks)
6297 by Others
(+50 from Thursday and +514 from last Friday and +1723 in four weeks)
14535 total
(+48 from Thursday and +736 from last Friday and +2167 in four weeks)
169 tests pending results
(-18 from Thursday and +31 from last Friday and -68 in four weeks)
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Published at 5:00am on Saturday, January 16, 2021
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