OUTLOOK
This is an abbreviated news and weather briefing.
A moist warm front will lift through the Deep South today before a trailing cold front crosses the forecast area on Tuesday. Brief, dry high pressure returns late Tuesday before an area of low pressure brings precipitation back Wednesday into early Thursday. Canadian high pressure will return dry conditions Thursday afternoon through Saturday.
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News Highlights
• January 2021 Macon County Board of Education Meeting [LINK]
• Macon County Public Health Has Streamlined Vaccine Registration and Appointment Scheduling [LINK]
• Representative Gillespie Appointed to House Committees [LINK]
Older News
• NC State Senator Calls Out NCDHHS For Diverting COVID-19 Vaccine for Mass Vaccination Events [LINK]
• Rumor Control: If someone tells you the CDC has changed the way they test or classify COVID-19 Cases, you can fack check them by refering to the What's New Section of the CDC website, where new updates are listed in chronological order. [LINK]
• Macon County Reports Additional Death Related to COVID-19 [LINK]
• HCA Healthcare Helps Bring Surgical and Procedure PPE Mask Manufacturing to Asheville 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 Thursday Night
Franklin area
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 8am. Cloudy through midmorning, then gradual clearing, with highs in the mid-60s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 40s. Calm winds. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Showers likely, mainly after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-to-upper 50s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Rain showers likely before 10pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 10pm and midnight, then a chance of snow showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 20s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday
Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 40s.
Thursday Night
Clear, with lows in the lower 20s.
Highlands area
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 8am. The rain could be heavy at times. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy through midmorning, then gradual clearing, with highs in the upper 50s. Winds out of the west 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 2am. Increasing clouds, with lows around 40. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Showers likely, mainly after 9am. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the upper 40s. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming calm by noon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Rain showers likely before 8pm, then rain and snow showers likely between 8pm and 10pm, then a chance of snow showers after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-20s. Winds out of the northwest 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday
Sunny, with highs in the mid-30s. Windy.
Thursday Night
Clear, with lows in the low-to-mid 20s.
Otto area
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 8am. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, cloudy through midmorning, then gradual clearing, with highs in the mid-60s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 3am. Increasing clouds, with lows in the mid-40s. Light winds out of the northwest. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Showers likely, mainly after 9am. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-50s. Light and variable winds. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Rain showers likely before 11pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 11pm and 1am, then a chance of snow showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 20s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 154 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday
Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 40s.
Thursday Night
Clear, with lows in the mid-20s.
Nantahala area
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 8am. The rain could be heavy at times. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the lower 60s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 40s. Winds out of the west around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Showers, mainly after 10am. Highs in the low-to-mid 50s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Rain showers likely before 9pm, then rain and snow showers likely between 9pm and 11pm, then a chance of snow showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-20s. WInds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 20s.
Thursday Night
Clear, with lows in the low-to-mid 20s.
HAZARDS
Hazardous weather is not anticipated today.
A coastal low pressure system will develop Wednesday through Wednesday night as an upper level disturbance arrives from the west. Snow showers will likely develop across the North Carolina mountains during this period and some accumulations are likely, especially along the higher elevations. Winter Weather Advisories could be needed soon. Very windsy conditions are also possible Wednesday night into Thursday.
COVID-19 BRIEFING
TWiV 710: COVID-19 clinical update #46 with Dr Daniel Griffin
In COVID-19 clinical update #46, Daniel Griffin discusses the BinaxNow rapid antigen test, efficacy of Bamlanivimab in nursing homes, associations of serum vitamin D concentrations with in-hospital mortality and need for invasive mechanical ventilation, trials of IL-6 receptor antagonists, effects of anticoagulants on in-hospital mortality, and symptom persistence in outpatients. Show notes at [LINK]
See the Biden Administration COVID-19 Plan [LINK]
COVID-19 in the Schools
At last night's school board meeting, Superintendent Dr Baldwin informed board members that 158 students and 22 staff were out of school due to either being tested positive for COVID-19, or having to be isolated due to possible exposure. Earlier in the day, the school system released information regarding newly positive cases at area schools.
NEW POSITIVE COVID-19 CASES
Mountain View Intermediate School-3
Franklin High School-1
Cartoogechaye Elementary School-1
East Franklin Elementary School-1
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.
Date from Monday, January 25, 2021
VACCINE DELIVERY
(The health department received its first shipment on December 30th)
Vaccines Given Today 100
Current Inventory Today 120
Total Vaccines Given 2178
(note--these numbers are on the day reported, not necessarily given since some shots may be given after the daily report is published)
Cases
(four weeks ago today was Chistmas, so no four week changes are included in today's update)
2543 Detected
(+44 from Friday and +145 from last Monday and +1079 from four weeks ago)
533 Active
(-1 from Friday and -77 last Monday and +180 from four weeks ago)
1992 Recovered
(+45 from Friday and +221 last Monday and +890 from four weeks ago)
18 Deaths
(unchanged from Friday and +1 from last Monday and +9 from four weeks ago)
Testing
8538 by MCPH
+58 from Friday and +295 from last Monday and +809 from four weeks ago)
6700 by Others
(+20 from Friday and +303 from last Monday and +1786 from four weeks ago)
15238 total
(+78 from Friday and +598 from last Monday and +2595 from four weeks ago)
319 tests pending results
(+39 from Friday and +252 from last Monday and +239 from four weeks ago)
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Published at 4:40am on Tuesnday, January 26, 2021
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