OUTLOOK
A cold front slowly passes through the area today, but stalls out just south of the region tonight. This will allow an active pattern to continue this weekend as the front lifts back north on Saturday, then another cold front slides through the area on Sunday. Cool and dry high pressure returns early next week.
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Yesterday, March 25th, was a busy day for severe weather and public safety personnel. Severe weather that started in the Deep South arrived in Macon County in the late morning and lasted for several hours as several waves of heavy rain and severe thunderstorms moved through the county, including a rather intense lightning storm. Macon Media covered the events on Facebook, Twitter, and Mewe. Links to some of the Facebook posts are below.
8:53am Power Outage
11:53am Flash Flood Watch Issued
1:33pm-4:20pm Community Rallies to Help Find Dog Owner
2:00pm to 2:30pm Readers Report Hail in Southern Macon County
2:32pm Accident on Hicks Road
The overnight severe weather did not materialize for most of Macon County outside some heavy rain, high winds, occasional lightning, and small hail.
Congressional Hearing on "Disinformation Nation: Social Media's Role in Promoting Extremism and Misinformation" [LINK]
President Orders Flag Lowered Until Sunset March 27th for Victims of Mass Shooting in Boulder, Colorado [LINK]
Governor Introduces Budget Proposal (2021-2023 Biennium) [LINK] Local COVID-19 Numbers for 03-25-2021 [LINK]
NC Coronavirus Taskforce Briefing for 03-23-2021 [ENGLISH] [SPANISH] Macon County Board of Education March 2021 Regular Meeting [LINK]
COLUMN: Don’t Postpone Seeking Care at Angel Medical Center During the Pandemic, It Could Mean the Difference Between a Manageable and a Serious Condition, and Even Life or Death [LINK]
National Weather Map for Today
General forecast through Sunday Night
Franklin area
Today
( )
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the early morning hours. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s. Light and variable winds early increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph by midmorning. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-to-upper 40s. Calm winds.
Saturday
Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Increasing clouds, with highs near 70. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Calm winds. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Highs in the upper 60s. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with lows around 40.
Highlands area
( )
Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the early morning hours. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 60s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the upper 40s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph.
Saturday
Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 3pm. Increasing clouds, with highs in the lower 60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then showers likely between 7pm and 9pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-50s. Winds out of the southwest 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Highs near 60. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-30s.
Otto area
( )
Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly early by midmorning. Mostly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the upper 40s. Calm winds.
Saturday
Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Increasing clouds, with highs near 70. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Light winds out of the southwest. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Highs in the upper 60s. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with lows around 40.
Nantahala area
( )
Today
Sunny, with highs near 70. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the upper 40s. Calm winds.
Saturday
Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. High in the mid-to-upper 60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 7pm. Lows around 60. Winds out of the south around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Highs in the low-to-mid 60s. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with lows around 40.
HAZARDS
A Flash Flood Watch is in effect until 7am due to the amount of rain received yesterday. Other than that, hazardous weather is not expected today.
Saturday night and early Sunday, another round of thunderstorms is expected. These storms also may produce severe weather in the form of damaging wind and large hail.
Air Quality
Air quality is in the upper range of green for most of the county, with the ridges and other higher elevations today also being in the upper range of green.
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the medium-high range (7.6out of 12) today with Maple, Juniper, and Oak being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be a little higher (8.2 out of 12).
Weather Extremes for Macon County on March 26th
Highest Temperature 85°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2007
Lowest Temperature 9°F in Highlands in 1894
Greatest One-Day Rain 3.20 inches in Nantahala in 1965
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 7.0 inches in Nantahala in 1971
March Weather Extremes for Macon County
Highest Temperature 86°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on March 15, 1967
Lowest Temperature -7°F in Highlands on March 7, 1899
Greatest One-Day Rain 6.43 inches in Highlands on March 29, 1898
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 25.5 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station on March 13, 1993
On This Day
Historical Events
590 – Emperor Maurice proclaims his son Theodosius as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire.
1027 – Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor.
1169 – Saladin becomes the emir of Egypt.
1344 – The Siege of Algeciras, one of the first European military engagements where gunpowder was used, comes to an end.
1351 – Combat of the Thirty: Thirty Breton knights call out and defeat thirty English knights.
1484 – William Caxton prints his translation of Aesop's Fables.
1552 – Guru Amar Das becomes the Third Sikh guru.
1636 – Utrecht University is founded in the Netherlands.
1651 – Silver-loaded Spanish ship San José is pushed south by strong winds, subsequently it wrecks in the coast of southern Chile and its surviving crew is killed by indigenous Cuncos.
1697 – Safavid government troops take control of Basra
1812 – An earthquake devastates Caracas, Venezuela.
1812 – A political cartoon in the Boston Gazette coins the term "gerrymander" to describe oddly shaped electoral districts designed to help incumbents win reelection.
1830 – The Book of Mormon is published in Palmyra, New York.
1839 – The first Henley Royal Regatta is held.
1871 – The elections of Commune council of the Paris Commune are held.
1885 – The Métis people of the District of Saskatchewan under Louis Riel begin the North-West Rebellion against Canada.
1896 – An explosion at the Brunner Mine near Greymouth, New Zealand kills 65 coal miners in the country's worst industrial accident.[4]
1913 – First Balkan War: Bulgarian forces capture Adrianople.
1915 – The Vancouver Millionaires win the 1915 Stanley Cup Finals, the first championship played between the Pacific Coast Hockey Association and the National Hockey Association.
1917 – World War I: First Battle of Gaza: British troops are halted after 17,000 Turks block their advance.
1922 – The German Social Democratic Party is founded in Poland.
1931 – Swissair is founded as the national airline of Switzerland.
1931 – Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union is founded in Vietnam.
1934 – The United Kingdom driving test is introduced.
1939 – Spanish Civil War: Nationalists begin their final offensive of the war.
1942 – World War II: The first female prisoners arrive at Auschwitz concentration camp in German-occupied Poland.
1945 – World War II: The Battle of Iwo Jima ends as the island is officially secured by American forces.
1954 – Nuclear weapons testing: The Romeo shot of Operation Castle is detonated at Bikini Atoll. Yield: 11 megatons.
1958 – The United States Army launches Explorer 3.
1958 – The African Regroupment Party is launched at a meeting in Paris.
1967 – Ten thousand people gather for one of many Central Park be-ins in New York City.
1970 – South Vietnamese President Nguyễn Văn Thiệu implements a land reform program to solve the problem of land tenancy.
1971 – East Pakistan declares its independence from Pakistan to form Bangladesh and the Bangladesh Liberation War begins.
1975 – The Biological Weapons Convention comes into force.
1979 – Anwar al-Sadat, Menachem Begin and Jimmy Carter sign the Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty in Washington, D.C.
1981 – Social Democratic Party (UK) is founded as a party.
1982 – A groundbreaking ceremony for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is held in Washington, D.C.
1991 – Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay sign the Treaty of Asunción, establishing Mercosur, the South Common Market.
1997 – Thirty-nine bodies are found in the Heaven's Gate mass suicides.
1998 – During the Algerian Civil War, the Oued Bouaicha massacre sees fifty-two people, mostly infants, killed with axes and knives.
2005 – Around 200,000 to 300,000 Taiwanese demonstrate in Taipei in opposition to the Anti-Secession Law of China.
2010 – The South Korean Navy corvette Cheonan is torpedoed, killing 46 sailors. After an international investigation, the President of the United Nations Security Council blames North Korea.
2017 – Russia-wide anti-corruption protests in 99 cities. The Levada Center survey showed that 38% of surveyed Russians supported protests and that 67 percent held Putin personally responsible for high-level corruption.
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Published at 4:30am on Friday, March 26, 2021
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COLUMN: Don’t Postpone Seeking Care at Angel Medical Center During the Pandemic, It Could Mean the Difference Between a Manageable and a Serious Condition, and Even Life or Death [LINK]
National Weather Map for Today
General forecast through Sunday Night
Franklin area
Today
( )
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the early morning hours. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s. Light and variable winds early increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph by midmorning. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-to-upper 40s. Calm winds.
Saturday
Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Increasing clouds, with highs near 70. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Calm winds. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Highs in the upper 60s. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with lows around 40.
Highlands area
( )
Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the early morning hours. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 60s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the upper 40s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph.
Saturday
Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 3pm. Increasing clouds, with highs in the lower 60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then showers likely between 7pm and 9pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-50s. Winds out of the southwest 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Highs near 60. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-30s.
Otto area
( )
Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly early by midmorning. Mostly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the upper 40s. Calm winds.
Saturday
Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Increasing clouds, with highs near 70. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Light winds out of the southwest. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Highs in the upper 60s. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with lows around 40.
Nantahala area
( )
Today
Sunny, with highs near 70. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the upper 40s. Calm winds.
Saturday
Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. High in the mid-to-upper 60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 7pm. Lows around 60. Winds out of the south around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Highs in the low-to-mid 60s. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with lows around 40.
HAZARDS
A Flash Flood Watch is in effect until 7am due to the amount of rain received yesterday. Other than that, hazardous weather is not expected today.
Saturday night and early Sunday, another round of thunderstorms is expected. These storms also may produce severe weather in the form of damaging wind and large hail.
Air Quality
Air quality is in the upper range of green for most of the county, with the ridges and other higher elevations today also being in the upper range of green.
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the medium-high range (7.6out of 12) today with Maple, Juniper, and Oak being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be a little higher (8.2 out of 12).
Weather Extremes for Macon County on March 26th
Highest Temperature 85°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2007
Lowest Temperature 9°F in Highlands in 1894
Greatest One-Day Rain 3.20 inches in Nantahala in 1965
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 7.0 inches in Nantahala in 1971
March Weather Extremes for Macon County
Highest Temperature 86°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on March 15, 1967
Lowest Temperature -7°F in Highlands on March 7, 1899
Greatest One-Day Rain 6.43 inches in Highlands on March 29, 1898
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 25.5 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station on March 13, 1993
On This Day
Historical Events
590 – Emperor Maurice proclaims his son Theodosius as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire.
1027 – Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor.
1169 – Saladin becomes the emir of Egypt.
1344 – The Siege of Algeciras, one of the first European military engagements where gunpowder was used, comes to an end.
1351 – Combat of the Thirty: Thirty Breton knights call out and defeat thirty English knights.
1484 – William Caxton prints his translation of Aesop's Fables.
1552 – Guru Amar Das becomes the Third Sikh guru.
1636 – Utrecht University is founded in the Netherlands.
1651 – Silver-loaded Spanish ship San José is pushed south by strong winds, subsequently it wrecks in the coast of southern Chile and its surviving crew is killed by indigenous Cuncos.
1697 – Safavid government troops take control of Basra
1812 – An earthquake devastates Caracas, Venezuela.
1812 – A political cartoon in the Boston Gazette coins the term "gerrymander" to describe oddly shaped electoral districts designed to help incumbents win reelection.
1830 – The Book of Mormon is published in Palmyra, New York.
1839 – The first Henley Royal Regatta is held.
1871 – The elections of Commune council of the Paris Commune are held.
1885 – The Métis people of the District of Saskatchewan under Louis Riel begin the North-West Rebellion against Canada.
1896 – An explosion at the Brunner Mine near Greymouth, New Zealand kills 65 coal miners in the country's worst industrial accident.[4]
1913 – First Balkan War: Bulgarian forces capture Adrianople.
1915 – The Vancouver Millionaires win the 1915 Stanley Cup Finals, the first championship played between the Pacific Coast Hockey Association and the National Hockey Association.
1917 – World War I: First Battle of Gaza: British troops are halted after 17,000 Turks block their advance.
1922 – The German Social Democratic Party is founded in Poland.
1931 – Swissair is founded as the national airline of Switzerland.
1931 – Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union is founded in Vietnam.
1934 – The United Kingdom driving test is introduced.
1939 – Spanish Civil War: Nationalists begin their final offensive of the war.
1942 – World War II: The first female prisoners arrive at Auschwitz concentration camp in German-occupied Poland.
1945 – World War II: The Battle of Iwo Jima ends as the island is officially secured by American forces.
1954 – Nuclear weapons testing: The Romeo shot of Operation Castle is detonated at Bikini Atoll. Yield: 11 megatons.
1958 – The United States Army launches Explorer 3.
1958 – The African Regroupment Party is launched at a meeting in Paris.
1967 – Ten thousand people gather for one of many Central Park be-ins in New York City.
1970 – South Vietnamese President Nguyễn Văn Thiệu implements a land reform program to solve the problem of land tenancy.
1971 – East Pakistan declares its independence from Pakistan to form Bangladesh and the Bangladesh Liberation War begins.
1975 – The Biological Weapons Convention comes into force.
1979 – Anwar al-Sadat, Menachem Begin and Jimmy Carter sign the Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty in Washington, D.C.
1981 – Social Democratic Party (UK) is founded as a party.
1982 – A groundbreaking ceremony for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is held in Washington, D.C.
1991 – Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay sign the Treaty of Asunción, establishing Mercosur, the South Common Market.
1997 – Thirty-nine bodies are found in the Heaven's Gate mass suicides.
1998 – During the Algerian Civil War, the Oued Bouaicha massacre sees fifty-two people, mostly infants, killed with axes and knives.
2005 – Around 200,000 to 300,000 Taiwanese demonstrate in Taipei in opposition to the Anti-Secession Law of China.
2010 – The South Korean Navy corvette Cheonan is torpedoed, killing 46 sailors. After an international investigation, the President of the United Nations Security Council blames North Korea.
2017 – Russia-wide anti-corruption protests in 99 cities. The Levada Center survey showed that 38% of surveyed Russians supported protests and that 67 percent held Putin personally responsible for high-level corruption.
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Published at 4:30am on Friday, March 26, 2021
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