OUTLOOK
This is an abbreviated news and weather briefing.
A cold front and upper level disturbance will produce a small chance of precipitation over the Piedmont today. Snow showers will develop in the mountains near the Tennessee border, and significant accumulations are expected in that area by the time the snow tapers off Tuesday. Dry and somewhat warmer weather is expected midweek, but another front will bring precipitation chances by Friday.
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News Highlights
• Nantahala School is on a two-hour delay (Monday, Feb 1st) due to the forecast of freezing fog. If they decide to go to a Virtual Day, it will be announced on their[Facebook Page]
• The Franklin Town Council will meet tonight at 6pm. [LINK]
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General forecast through Wednesday Night
Franklin area
Today
A slight chance of snow showers before 9am, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers between 9am and 1pm, then a chance of snow showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-30s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 20s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 8am. Mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 30s. Northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 20. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with high in the mid-to-upper 40s.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-20s.
Highlands area
Today
A 20 percent chance of snow showers between 9am and 11am. Mostly cloudy, with highs near 30. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with lows around 20. Wind chills will be dangerously low. Winds out of the northwest 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs near freezing. Winds out of the northwest 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-to-upper teens. WInds out of the northwest 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs near 40. WInds out of the northwest 10 to 20 mph in the morning decreasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 20s around 23.
Otto area
Today
A slight chance of snow showers before 10am, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers between 10am and 1pm, then a chance of snow showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-30s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 20s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the upper 30s. Winds out of the northwest 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the lower 20s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high in the mid-to-upper 40s.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-20s.
Nantahala area
Today
Snow showers. Highs in ther mid-30s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
Snow showers likely, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 20s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tuesday
A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 9am. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-30s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 20s. Winjds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs near 40.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-20s.
HAZARDS
Blustery winds will develop today in the wake of a cold front. Occasional gusts of 25 to 35 mph may occur at higher elevations, which could continue through tonight.
Wintry precipitation is possible in the Nantahala area and in the higher elevations in the northern half of the county through Tuesday.
COVID-19 BRIEFING
Redoing COVID-19 data-vizzes (January 20, 2021 update)
See the Biden Administration COVID-19 Plan [LINK]
COVID-19 in Macon County
Vaccine Appointments Being Rescheduled Due to Limited Supply
Due to inadequate supply of COVID-19 vaccine from NC DHHS, Macon County Public Health must reschedule first dose appointments. Those who have already scheduled appointments for their first dose of vaccine have been moved to the front of Macon County Public Health's COVID-19 Vaccine Wait List. Macon County Public Health will contact those on the waitlist as vaccine becomes available to reschedule your appointment. There are approximately 3,000 individuals on the Macon County Vaccine Wait List.
Macon County will be receiving 300 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine from the state each week for the next three weeks. This number is based on population size in Macon County. We appreciate your patience in this unprecedented time. For questions, you can call 828-524-1500, Monday – Friday, 8am to 5pm.
Regardless of which group you fall under, you can register for the COVID-19 Vaccine Wait List at https://gis2.maconnc.org/VAX/VAX.html. When the group you fall under is eligible for vaccination, a member of the COVID-19 Vaccine Call Center will contact you to schedule your appointment.
NCDHHS updates its website to reflect the current group eligible for vaccine. You can view the site at https://covid19.ncdhhs.gov/dashboard/vaccinations. Macon County Public Health will update its social media pages to alert the public when the state and county advance to the next group of vaccination. At this time, Macon County Public Health and NCDHHS are not scheduling individuals for vaccination in groups other than Groups 1 and 2.
At the January 25th school board meeting, Superintendent Dr Baldwin informed board members that 158 students and 22 staff out of school due to either being tested positive for COVID-19, or having to be isolated due to possible exposure.
NEW POSITIVE COVID-19 PUBLIC SCHOOL CASES (January 28th)
Franklin High School-2
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
(note--these numbers are on the day reported, not necessarily given since some shots may be given after the daily report is published, or offsite vaccine clinics that may not be reported until the day after)
| Category | Mon 01-25 | Tue 01-26 | Wed 01-27 | Thu 01-28 | Fri 01-29 | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaccines Given | 100 | 95 | 92 | 90 | 60 | 87.4 |
| Current Inventory | 120 | 230 | 140 | 50 | 0 | 108 |
| Total Vaccines Given | 2178 | 2273 | 2365 | 2455 | 2515 | Not Applicable |
Cases
2668 Detected
(+36 from Thursday and +169 from last Friday)
522 Active
(+9 from Thursday and -12 last Friday)
2128 Recovered
(+27 from Thursday and +181 last Friday)
18 Deaths
(unchanged from Thursday and unchanged from last Friday)
Testing
8741 by MCPH
+57 from Thursday and +261 from last Friday)
6998 by Others
(+31 from Thursday and +318 from last Friday)
15739 total
(+88 from Thursday and +579 from last Friday)
221 tests pending results
(-19 from Thursday and -59 from last Friday)
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Published at 5:15am on Monday, February 1, 2021
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