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 Wednesday Night
Franklin area
Today
A 20 percent chance of snow before 8am. Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Tonight Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 20s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight. Tuesday Mostly sunny, with highs near 50. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Tuesday Night Mostly cloudy, with lows around freezing. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 7 mph. Wednesday Sunny, with highs in the upper 40s. Wednesday Night A 30 percent chance of snow after 4am. Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 20s.
Highlands area
Today
Mostly sunny, with highs near freezing. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Tonight Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-20s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Tuesday Mostly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Tuesday Night Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 20s. Winds out of the northwest winds 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Wednesday Sunny, with highs near 40. Wednesday Night A 30 percent chance of snow after 4am. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 20s.
Otto area
Today
Mostly sunny, with highs near 40. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Tonight Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 20s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight. Tuesday Mostly sunny, with highs near 50. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Tuesday Night A 20 percent chance of rain before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with lows around freezing. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 7 mph. Wednesday Sunny, with highs in the upper 40s. Wednesday Night A 30 percent chance of snow after 4am. Partly cloudy, with lows around 30.
Nantahala area
Today
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 7am. Partly sunny, with highs in the upper 30s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected. Tonight Partly cloudy, with lows around 30. Winds out of the west around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight. Tuesday Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-40s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Tuesday Night A 20 percent chance of rain before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 30. Winds out of the west around 5 mph. Wednesday Sunny, with highs near 40. Wednesday Night A 30 percent chance of snow after 4am. Partly cloudy, with lows around 30.
HAZARDS
Most of the county will not see hazardous weather today. A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for elevations above 3500 feet until noon today for light snow and possible slick roads.
Winter Weather Advisory
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
343 AM EST Mon Jan 18 2021
...ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...
.A cold upper-level low pressure system, and associated moisture, will cross the region from the west this morning. This system will produce periods of snow showers across the higher elevations of the North Carolina mountains, especially near the Tennessee border. Accumulating snow will create slick roadways and potentially hazardous driving conditions.
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY ABOVE 3500 FEET...
* WHAT...Snow. Total snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches, with isolated 4 to 5 inch amounts above 5000 feet. windss gusting as high as 35 to 45 mph at times.
* WHERE...Mainly elevations above 3500 feet in Avery, Madison, Yancey, Mitchell, Swain, Haywood, Graham, Macon, and northern Jackson Counties in western North Carolina.
* WHEN...Until noon EST Monday.
* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions with temperatures in the 20s in most areas. The hazardous conditions will likely impact the morning commute.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Some locations in the mountain valleys could also have patchy dense freezing fog that will contribute to dangerous driving conditions through the early morning hours.
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 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 4:35am on Monday, January 18, 2021
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