OUTLOOK
This is an abbreviated news and weather briefing.
A weaker upper low pressure will track near the Great Lakes Sunday and Monday bringing some more snow to the North Carolina mountains upon the cool west to northwesterly flow. High pressure builds into the region on Tuesday leading to drier conditions. Low pressure is forecast to approach our region from Texas later in the week.
News Highlights
(repeat from Friday)
• 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 Tuesday Night
Franklin area
Today
Mostly cloudy, with highs near 40. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of snow showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-20s. Winds out of the southwest 3 to 5 mph.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-20s. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 6 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 50s.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around freezing.
Highlands area
Today
Partly sunny, with highs near freezing. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 20s. Winds out of the west 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-30s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 20s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-40s.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 30.
Otto area
Today
Mostly cloudy, with highs near 40. Light and variable winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 2am. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 20s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Mostly sunny, with highs near 40. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-20s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 50.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around freezing.
Nantahala area
Today
Mostly cloudy, with highs in the upper 30s. Light winds out of the southwest increasing to 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.
Tonight
A slight chance of snow between 8pm and 11pm, then a chance of snow showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 20s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 10am. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid-30s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-20s. Winds out of the west 3 to 7 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-40s.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows around freezing.
HAZARDS
Most of the county will not see hazardous weather today. A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for elevations above 3500 feet for light snow and possible slick roads.
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 on 01/15/21 290
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 Sunday, January 17, 2021
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