OUTLOOK
This is an abbreviated news and weather briefing.
Drier and somewhat warmer weather is expected today and Thursday. Increased moisture and upper support will drive additional clouds and a chance for rainfall ahead of a cold front on Friday. Dry and near-normal temperatures expected Saturday, while discrepancy in model guidance introduces a tricky forecast heading into the second half of the weekend and beyond.
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News Highlights
• The Macon County Board of Education will be having a meeting this morning at 8:30am to discuss the feasibility of opening up the schools.
• The Macon County Board of Commissioners will be meeting at noon to begin the budget process for the coming fiscal year that starts on July 1st.
• Macon County Reports Additional Death Related to COVID-19 [LINK]
President Biden and first lady Jill Biden pay respects to fallen Capitol Police officer
Memorial Service for Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick At Capitol
• New COVID-19 ACA Special Enrollment Period: Feb. 15th – May 15th [LINK]
• The Franklin Town Council met Monday at 6pm. [LINK]
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General forecast through Saturday Night
Franklin area
Today
Increasing clouds, with highs near 50. Calm winds in the morning increasing to mcome out of the south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Rain, mainly after midnight. Lows in the mid-30s. Winds out of the south 3 to 6 mph. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday
Rain likely, mainly before noon. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with highs upper 40s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low in the mid-20s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 50.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 30.
Highlands area
Today
Increasing clouds, with highs near 40. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Snow and sleet likely before 2am, then rain likely, possibly mixed with freezing rain between 2am and 3am, then rain after 3am. Low around 30. WInds out of the south 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday
Rain and snow likely before noon, then a slight chance of rain between noon and 2pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs near 40. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the lower 20s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 40.
Saturday Night
A chance of snow showers between midnight and 3am. Partly cloudy, with low in the mid-to-upper 20s. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Otto area
Today
Increasing clouds, with highs near 50. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Rain, mainly after 1am. Lows in the mid-30s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday
Rain likely, mainly before 11am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with highs in the upper 40s. Light winds out of the northwest increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph by midmorning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mmid-20s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 50.
Saturday Night
A chance of rain and snow showers before 2am, then a chance of snow showers. Partly cloudy, with lows around 30. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Nantahala area
Today
Increasing clouds, with highs in the mid-to-upper 40s. Light and variable winds.
Tonight
Rain, mainly after 1am. Lows in the mid-30s. WINds out of the southeast around 5 mph shifting to come out of the southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday
Rain likely, mainly before 7am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the lower 40s. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 5 to 10 mph. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-20s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm by midnight.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-40s.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 30.
HAZARDS
Hazardous weather is generally not expected today. Winds will be gusty, with higher winds likely in the higher elevations.
COVID-19 BRIEFING
TWiV 715: Fauci ouchy
TWiV explains why hydroxychloroquine failed in humans despite showing antiviral effects in cells, and reviews the published data on the Pfizer/BioNTech mRNA vaccine.
Show notes and audio download [LINK]
COVID-19 Q and A with A and V Livestream {03-03-2021)
Virologists Amy Rosenfeld and Vincent Racaniello answer your COVID-19 questions on this livestream.
• Countering the misinformation driving vaccine hesitation [LINK]
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 (Feb 2nd)
Franklin High School-6
Iotla Valley Elementary-1
Macon Middle School-1
Mountain View Internediate-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.
VACCINE DELIVERY
(The health department received its first shipment on December 30th)
Vaccines Given Wednesday 132, Tuesday 0, Tuesday 0
Current Inventory Wednesday 270, Tuesday 400, Tuesday 0
Total Vaccines Given Wednesday 2647, Tuesday 2515, Tuesday 2515
(note--these numbers are on the day reported, not necessarily given since some shots may be given after the daily report is published)
Cases
2754 Detected
(+17 from Tuesday and +141 from last Wednesday and +891 from four weeks ago)
517 Active
(-8 from Tuesday and -10 last Wednesday and -12 from four weeks ago)
2218 Recovered
(+25 from Tuesday and +150 last Wednesday and +896 from four weeks ago)
19 Deaths
(unchanged from Tuesday and +1 from last Wednesday and +7 from four weeks ago)
Testing
8847 by MCPH
+34 from Tuesday and +254 from last Wednesday and +933 from four weeks ago)
7225 by Others
(+33 from Tuesday and +282 from last Wednesday and +1716 from four weeks ago)
16072 total
(+67 from Tuesday and +536 from last Wednesday and +2649 from four weeks ago)
115 tests pending results
(-130 from Tuesday and -123 from last Wednesday and +18 from four weeks ago)
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Published at 4:05am on Thursday, February 4, 2021
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