OUTLOOK
A cold front will cross the region leading to cooler high temps along with rain showers possible especially across the NC mtns. This weekend should be mostly dry due to high pressure to our south gradually tracking east into the western Atlantic. Mountain showers will remain possible this weekend despite this area of high pressure. A low pressure system tracking out of the Southern Plains will increase our rain chances late Sunday into Monday with thunderstorms possible Monday afternoon. Tuesday high pressure returns behind the departing cold front leading to drier conditions and cooler temps.
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Local News Update
(National News is published after the Macon Calendar section)
PRESS RELEASE (05-05-2021)
MACON COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH
Macon County Public Health Will Being Pre-Registering Children Age 12 to 15 for the COVID-19 Vaccination
With the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) vaccine advisory panel set to authorize the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for use in those aged 12 to 15, Macon County’s Vaccine Call Center will begin to pre-register children, should their parents wish for them to be vaccinated once the vaccine has been approved. No Pfizer clinics are currently planned, though the public and those who pre-register will be notified once appointments become available for the Pfizer vaccine with Macon County Public Health.
The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is approved under a FDA Emergency Use Authorization, and has been shown to be safe and effective at preventing severe illness from COVID-19, and vaccine clinical trials for the age 12 to 15 group had no symptomatic infections after being fully vaccinated.
Side effects in this age group were similar to that of the age 16 to 25 group which included fever, pain at the injection site, and cold like symptoms lasting no longer than 72 hours after the injection.
Vaccinating children is key to increasing immunity within our community, and allowing students to return to a normal school life. Once fully-vaccinated, students will be able to stay in in-person classroom settings regardless of exposure, and those with no symptoms will be allowed to attend classes.
Parents that want their child to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, must call Macon County’s Vaccine Call Center at 828-524-1500 to pre-register. Any adult who wishes to receive the vaccine, may also call the Vaccine Call Center to register and schedule an appointment. The Macon County Vaccine Call Center is open Monday – Friday, from 8:00am to 5:00pm.
• The Franklin Town Council Regular Meeting for May 2021 [LINK]
Proponents of Public Skatepark Adress the Town Council During Public Comment
Weather-related Video
Weather Brains #798 (May 3, 2021)
Audio version and shownotes [LINK]
National Weather Map for Today
General forecast through Sunday Night
Franklin area
Today
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the lower 60s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows around 40. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 60s. WInds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 40s. Calm winds.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 80.
Sunday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to upper 50s.
Highlands area
Today
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the mid-50s. WInds out of the northwest 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with lows in the upper 30s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 60. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 40s. Light winds out of the west.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 70.
Sunday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-50s.
Otto area
Today
Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 60s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with lows in the lower 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph decreasing before midnight.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 60s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows around 50. Light and variable winds.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 70s.
Sunday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s.
Nantahala area
Today
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs near 60. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the low-to-mid 40s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 60s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 40s. Calm winds.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 3pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid-70s.
Sunday Night
Showers likely, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
HAZARDS
Hazardous weather is not expected today.
Air Quality
Air quality is in the extereme upper range of green for most of the county, with the ridges and other higher elevations today being in the upper range of green.
Fire and Smoke Map
(There are no significant sources of smoke in the region as of 3am on 04-22-2021.)
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the medium-high range (8.7 out of 12) today with Maple, Birch, and Oak being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium-high range (9.0 out of 12).
Weather Extremes for Macon County on May 6th
Highest Temperature 89°F in Franklin in 1962
Lowest Temperature 27°F in Highlands in 1898
Greatest Rainfall 4.30 inches in Franklin in 1873
Greatest Snowfall 2.5 inches in Highlands in 1992
May Weather Extremes for Macon County
Highest Temperature 92°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 05-20-1966
Lowest Temperature 23°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 05-02-1963
Greatest Rainfall 5.97 inches in Highlands on 05-30-2018
Greatest Snowfall 2.5 inches in Highlands on 05-07-1992
Macon Calendar
Macon County Public Library
Exploring North Carolina's Lookout Towers: A Guide to Hikes and Vistas with Author Peter Barr Thursday, May 6th, 6:30 p.m. outside the Macon County Public Library in the picnic pavilion next to Macon Early College- Exploring North Carolina's Lookout Towers: A Guide to Hikes and Vistas with Author Peter Barr Join us for a presentation by the author and a chance to purchase your own copy of his updated book on NC's lookout towers. Please call, email or visit Kristina Moe at the library to register- 828-524-3600, kmoe@fontanalib.org Friends of the Greenway
Friends of the Greenway would like to invite you to FROG FAIR, our spring arts & crafts fair on May 8, 2021 from 9-3 at FROG Quarters, 573 E. Main St, Franklin (at the Town bridge). We are excited to report that so far, 26 vendors have chosen to participate at the FAIR. As a fund raiser event for FROG, we collect a vendor registration fee, will offer a continental breakfast, lunch specials, homemade desserts and hold a 50/50 drawing with a $50 guarantee. Area musicians will perform throughout the day, with a sitting area for extra enjoyment. Mark your calendar and come enjoy the day. Stop by FROG Quarters Wednesday-Saturday between 9-2 to become a registered vendor or to purchase 50/50 drawing tickets. Hope to see you on May 8. For vendor information, email us at frog28734@gmail.com.
On This Day
May 7th is the 127th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. 238 days remain until the end of the year.
Historical Events
351 – The Jewish revolt against Constantius Gallus breaks out after his arrival at Antioch.
558 – In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses, twenty years after its construction. Justinian I immediately orders that the dome be rebuilt.
1274 – In France, the Second Council of Lyon opens to regulate the election of the Pope.
1355 - 1,200 Jews of Toledo, Spain killed by Count Henry of Trastamara
1427 - English siege of Orleans broken by Joan of Arc and the French army
1487 – The Siege of Málaga commences during the Spanish Reconquista.
1544 – The Burning of Edinburgh by an English army is the first action of the Rough Wooing.
1664 – Louis XIV of France begins construction of the Palace of Versailles.
1685 – Battle of Vrtijeljka between rebels and Ottoman forces.
1697 – Stockholm's royal castle (dating back to medieval times) is destroyed by fire. It is replaced in the 18th century by the current Royal Palace.
1700 - William Penn began monthly meetings for blacks advocating emancipation
1718 – The city of New Orleans is founded by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville.
1763 – Pontiac's War begins with Pontiac's attempt to seize Fort Detroit from the British.
1789 - First US Presidential inaugural ball (for George Washington in NYC)
1794 – French Revolution: Robespierre introduces the Cult of the Supreme Being in the National Convention as the new state religion of the French First Republic.
1824 – World premiere of Ludwig van Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in Vienna, Austria. The performance is conducted by Michael Umlauf under the composer's supervision.
1832 – Greece's independence is recognized by the Treaty of London.
1840 – The Great Natchez Tornado strikes Natchez, Mississippi killing 317 people. It is the second deadliest tornado in United States history.
1846 – The Cambridge Chronicle, America's oldest surviving weekly newspaper, is published for the first time in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
1846 - First printed copies of "Poems" by Emily, Charlotte and Anne Brontë received, published under pseudonym of Acton, Currer and Ellis Bell (2 copies sold)
1864 – American Civil War: The Army of the Potomac, under General Ulysses S. Grant, breaks off from the Battle of the Wilderness and moves southwards.
1864 – The world's oldest surviving clipper ship, the City of Adelaide is launched by William Pile, Hay and Co. in Sunderland, England, for transporting passengers and goods between Britain and Australia.
1895 – In Saint Petersburg, Russian scientist Alexander Stepanovich Popov demonstrates to the Russian Physical and Chemical Society his invention, the Popov lightning detector—a primitive radio receiver. In some parts of the former Soviet Union the anniversary of this day is celebrated as Radio Day.
1915 – World War I: German submarine U-20 sinks RMS Lusitania, killing 1,198 people, including 128 Americans. Public reaction to the sinking turns many former pro-Germans in the United States against the German Empire.
1915 – The Republic of China accedes to 13 of the 21 Demands, extending the Empire of Japan's control over Manchuria and the Chinese economy.
1920 – Kyiv Offensive: Polish troops led by Józef Piłsudski and Edward Rydz-Śmigły and assisted by a symbolic Ukrainian force capture Kyiv only to be driven out by the Red Army counter-offensive a month later.
1920 – Treaty of Moscow: Soviet Russia recognizes the independence of the Democratic Republic of Georgia only to invade the country six months later.
1930 – The 7.1 Mw Salmas earthquake shakes northwestern Iran and southeastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). Up to three-thousand people were killed.
1931 – The stand-off between criminal Francis Crowley and 300 members of the New York Police Department takes place in his fifth-floor apartment on West 91st Street, New York City.
1937 – Spanish Civil War: The German Condor Legion, equipped with Heinkel He 51 biplanes, arrives in Spain to assist Francisco Franco's forces.
1939 - World War II: Germany and Italy announce an alliance known as the Rome-Berlin Axis
1940 – World War II: The Norway Debate in the British House of Commons begins, and leads to the replacement of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain with Winston Churchill three days later.
1942 – World War II: During the Battle of the Coral Sea, United States Navy aircraft carrier aircraft attack and sink the Imperial Japanese Navy light aircraft carrier Shōhō; the battle marks the first time in naval history that two enemy fleets fight without visual contact between warring ships.
1945 – World War II: Last German U-boat attack of the war, two freighters are sunk off the Firth of Forth, Scotland.
1945 – World War II: General Alfred Jodl signs unconditional surrender terms at Reims, France, ending Germany's participation in the war. The document takes effect the next day.
1946 – Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering (later renamed Sony) is founded.
1948 – The Council of Europe is founded during the Hague Congress.
1952 – The concept of the integrated circuit, the basis for all modern computers, is first published by Geoffrey Dummer.
1954 – Indochina War: The Battle of Dien Bien Phu ends in a French defeat and a Viet Minh victory (the battle began on March 13).
1960 – Cold War: U-2 Crisis of 1960: Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev announces that his nation is holding American U-2 pilot Gary Powers.
1986 – Canadian Patrick Morrow becomes the first person to climb each of the Seven Summits.
1992 – Michigan ratifies a 203-year-old proposed amendment to the United States Constitution making the 27th Amendment law. This amendment bars the U.S. Congress from giving itself a mid-term pay raise.
1992 – Space Shuttle program: The Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on its first mission, STS-49.
1992 – Three employees at a McDonald's Restaurant in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada, are brutally murdered and a fourth permanently disabled after a botched robbery. It is the first "fast-food murder" in Canada.
1994 – Edvard Munch's painting The Scream is recovered undamaged after being stolen from the National Gallery of Norway in February.
1998 – Mercedes-Benz buys Chrysler for US$40 billion and forms DaimlerChrysler in the largest industrial merger in history.
1999 – Pope John Paul II travels to Romania, becoming the first pope to visit a predominantly Eastern Orthodox country since the Great Schism in 1054.
1999 - Pope John Paul II travels to Romania becoming the first pope to visit a predominantly Eastern Orthodox country since the Great Schism in 1054.
1999 – Kosovo War: Three Chinese citizens are killed and 20 wounded when a NATO aircraft apparently inadvertently bombs the Chinese embassy in Belgrade, Serbia.
1999 – In Guinea-Bissau, President João Bernardo Vieira is ousted in a military coup.
1999 - Jury finds "The Jenny Jones Show" and Warner Bros. liable in death of Scott Amedure, after purposely deceiving Jonathan Schmitz to appear on a same-sex crush episode. Schmitz later kills Amedure, jury awards Amedure's family $25 million
2000 – Vladimir Putin is inaugurated as president of Russia.
2002 – An EgyptAir Boeing 737-500 crashes on approach to Tunis–Carthage International Airport, killing 14 people.
2002 – A China Northern Airlines MD-82 plunges into the Yellow Sea, killing 112 people.
2004 – American businessman Nick Berg is beheaded by Islamic militants. The act is recorded on videotape and released on the Internet.
2007 - Ehud Netzer of Hebrew University announces he has discovered the tomb of Herod the Great at Herodium, West Bank
2012 - Vladimir Putin sworn in for third six-year term as President of Russia
2013 - 55 people are killed by a Boko Haram attack in Nigeria
2014 - Fighting between pro-Russian and Kiev forces continue amid fears internationally of a civil war in the Ukraine
2017 - Emmanuel Macron wins France's presidential election defeating Marine Le Pen
2018 - Vladimir Putin is sworn in as Russian President for another 6 years
2020 - UK economy heading for its worst crash in 300 years (-14%), since 1706, according to Bank of England forecast
2020 - US Father and son arrested for the murder of Ahmaud Arbery in Brunswick, Georgia, after video of the killing surfaces
2020 - Toxic leak at Indian chemical factory near Visakhapatnam kills at least 13 and injures many when it tried to reopen after lockdown
2020 - US unemployment claims hit 33.3 million or 20% of the workforce, vs two months ago unemployment 3.5%, a 50-year low
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