OUTLOOK
Drier conditions will set up today under weak high pressure. Another round of scattered showers and thunderstorms is expected on Monday as a cold front approaches from the northwest. Behind the next front, dry and seasonable air will dominate our weather through most of the rest of the week.
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Local News Update
(National News is published after the Macon Calendar section)
Ribbon Cutting at Greenway
The Friends of the Greenway had a ribbon-cutting ceremony Saturday morning to officially open the paved connector that allows pedestrians and bicyclists to cross under the New Town Bridge and the David E Henson Bridge instead of having to play Frogger in traffic to cross the eastbound and westbound lanes of traffic. Media outlets present were Macon Media, WFSC-AM/WNCC-FM, and The Franklin Press.
Cowee Mountain Repair Plans Switching to Stone Change to stone from soil allows crews to speed up massive repair on U.S. 441 [LINK]
Vet's Portrait Project for 2021
The Macon County Art Association in Franklin is pleased to announce that the Vet’s Portrait Project will be held this year. This will be our ninth year for this event. Unfortunately the pandemic precluded the project last year but the artists are ready to go for 2021. This year there are spots for 4-7 veterans as we had applications remaining from 2019. Please announce the call for Macon County Veterans or their family members to apply to have the Veteran’s portrait painted by one of our local artists. Vets or their families may apply at the gallery between Memorial Day and July 4th of this year. There is no cost to apply or for the portraits. The only requirement is that the Veteran or their family member be present to receive the portrait on Veterans Day November 11, 2021. Community members who wish to help support the costs for this program are also welcome. Contact the project chair by email at karen@programservices.org.
NC Dept of Justice Releases May 2021 Highlights [LINK]
National Weather Map for Today
General forecast through Sunday Night
Franklin area
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Patchy fog before midmorning. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the mid-80s. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday
Areas of fog before 7am. Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the upper 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 60. Light winds out of the northwest.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid-80s.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-50s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Today
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Patchy fog before midmorning. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the mid-70s. Light and variable winds. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10pm. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Light and variable winds. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Patchy fog before midmorning. Otherwise, sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with low in the upper 50s. Light winds out of the northwest.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the low-to-mid 50s.
Otto area
Today
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Patchy fog before midmorning. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the mid-80s. Light and variable winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-60s. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before the midafternoon, then a slight chance of showers after 3pm. Areas of fog before midmorning. Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 80s. Light winds out of the north. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 60. Calm winds.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid-80s.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s.
Nantahala area
Today
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Patchy fog before midmorning. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the mid-80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-60s. Calm winds.
Monday
Areas of fog before midmorning. Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. Light winds out of the northwest.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 60. Calm winds.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-50s.
HAZARDS
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Sun Jun 13 2021
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
1. A large area of cloudiness and showers over the Bay of Campeche and adjacent land areas is associated with a trough of low pressure. Slow development is possible over the next several days while the broad disturbance moves little, and a tropical depression could form in this area by Thursday or Friday. Regardless of development, heavy rainfall will be possible over portions of Central America and southern Mexico during the next several days. Please consult products from your local meteorological service for more information.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...medium...50 percent.
TROPICAL TIDBITS
Tropical TidbitS is a website run by Macon Media's favorite no-nonsense tropical forecaster, Levi Cowan. He does not post material just to get clicks or to sensationalize the storms he covers to "make them more exciting." He is reliable and sober, unlike The Weather Channel crowd of Drama Queen Meteorologists.
Levi typically posts videos late in the afternoon or early in the evening on Youtube. [Youtube Channel]
Air Quality
Air quality is in the middle range of green for most of the county, with the ridges and other higher elevations today being in the middle 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 low-medium range (4.1 out of 12) today with Grasses, Plantain, and Walnut being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium range range (5.3 out of 12).
Weather Extremes for Macon County on June 13th
Highest Temperature 92°F in Franklin in 1958
Lowest Temperature 33°F in Highlands in 1913
Greatest Rainfall 2.21 inches in Highlands in 1947
Greatest Snowfall (No snowfall recorded on this date since records started being kept in 1872)
June Weather Extremes for Macon County
Highest Temperature 99°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 06-30-2012
Lowest Temperature 32°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 06-02-1966
Greatest Rainfall 7.63 inches in Highlands on 06-16-1949
Greatest Snowfall no measurable snowfall has been recorded since records started being kept in 1872
Macon Calendar
The Macon County Art Association (a not for profit member organization) is offering classes in encaustic painting on Specified Fridays from 10AM-12PM at the Uptown Gallery 30 E Main St Franklin NC. Specific class dates are Friday July 9 and 23, August 3 and 27, September 3 and 17, October 29.
For more information contact the instructor, Karen Smith, at karen@programservices.org
On This Day
June 13th is the 164th day of the year (165th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 201 days remain until the end of the year.
Historical Events
(Please note that the Wikipedia articles often contain a bibliography and links to where you can learn more about a historical event)
313 – The decisions of the Edict of Milan, signed by Constantine the Great and co-emperor Valerius Licinius, granting religious freedom throughout the Roman Empire, are published in Nicomedia.
• [Wikipedia article]
• [VIDEO: The edict of Milan (313 AD) - Our civilisation in one document]
1381 – In England, the Peasants' Revolt, led by Wat Tyler, comes to a head, as rebels set fire to the Savoy Palace.
• [Today in London’s rebel history: The Savoy Palace attacked, 1377]
1514 – Henry Grace à Dieu, at over 1,000 tons the largest warship in the world at this time, built at the new Woolwich Dockyard in England, is dedicated.
• [Wikipedia article About the Ship]
• [ZMilitary Factory Article]
• [VIDEO: Grace Dieu Henry V's Flagship]
1525 – Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for priests and nuns.
• [Katharina von Bora and the Protestant Reformation]
• [How a Runaway Nun Helped an Outlaw Monk Change the World]
• [Luther's Marriage to Katharina von Bora (1525)]
1625 – King Charles I of England marries Catholic princess Henrietta Maria of France and Navarre, at Canterbury.
• [European Royal History Blog]
1740 – Georgia provincial governor James Oglethorpe begins an unsuccessful attempt to take Spanish Florida during the Siege of St. Augustine.
• [Wikipedia article]
• [Castillo de San Marcos: A Long Legacy - An Effective Defense]
1774 – Rhode Island becomes the first of Britain's North American colonies to ban the importation of slaves.
• [Hopkins and Slavery (the man who introduced the bill)]
• [Hidden Truths: Slavery and the Slave Trade in Rhode Island]
• [Famous Daily article]
1777 – American Revolutionary War: Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette lands near Charleston, South Carolina, in order to help the Continental Congress to train its army.
• [History.com article]
• [Wikipedia Bio]
• [VIDEO: Washington's Generals - Marquis de Lafayette]
1805 – Lewis and Clark Expedition: Scouting ahead of the expedition, Meriwether Lewis and four companions sight the Great Falls of the Missouri River.
• [Visit Great Falls, Virtually! : How to Make a Fire like Lewis and Clark]
• [VIDEO: Great Falls of the Missouri]
• [National Park Service Website]
1881 – The USS Jeannette is crushed in an Arctic Ocean ice pack.
• [Wikipedia article About the Ship]
• [National Geographic Article]
• [US Naval Institute: The Jeannette Expedition]
1886 – A fire devastates much of Vancouver, British Columbia.
• [Wikipedia article]
• [On This Spot Tour]
1893 – Grover Cleveland notices a rough spot in his mouth and on July 1 undergoes secret, successful surgery to remove a large, cancerous portion of his jaw; the operation was not revealed to the public until 1917, nine years after the president's death.
1898 – Yukon Territory is formed, with Dawson chosen as its capital.
1917 – World War I: The deadliest German air raid on London of the war is carried out by Gotha G.IV bombers and results in 162 deaths, including 46 children, and 432 injuries.
• [Gotha Attack! The First London Blitz 1917]
1927 – Aviator Charles Lindbergh receives a ticker tape parade down 5th Avenue in New York City.
• [Newsreel Footage Followed by Amateur 16mm Footage of Parade]
• [Silent Newsreels]
• [New York Daily News Article]
1944 – World War II: The Battle of Villers-Bocage: German tank ace Michael Wittmann ambushes elements of the British 7th Armoured Division, destroying up to fourteen tanks, fifteen personnel carriers and two anti-tank guns in a Tiger I tank.
• [Wikipedia article]
• [Panzer Ace article]
• [VIDEO: The Life and Death of Michael Wittmann]
1944 – World War II: German combat elements, reinforced by the 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division, launch a counterattack on American forces near Carentan.
• [Newsreel Footage After the Battle]
1944 – World War II: Germany launches the first V1 Flying Bomb attack on England. Only four of the eleven bombs strike their targets.
• [VIDEO: The Flying Bomb]
• [Spitfire vs V-1 Flying Bomb - World War 2 Stories]
• [Wikipedia article]
1952 – Cold War: Catalina affair - A Swedish Douglas DC-3 is shot down by a Soviet MiG-15 fighter.
• [The Search For Swedish Air Force DC-3 | Mystery Of The Missing Spy Plane | Timeline]
• [Wikipedia article]
• [LINK TEXT]
1966 – The United States Supreme Court rules in Miranda v. Arizona that the police must inform suspects of their rights before questioning them.
• [Wikipedia article]
• [United States Courts: Facts and Summary]
• [OYEZ: Miranda v. Arizona]
• [ANNENBERG CLASSROOM Right to Remain Silent: Miranda v. Arizona]
1967 – U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson nominates Solicitor-General Thurgood Marshall to become the first black justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
• ["Thurgood Marshall Nominated to Supreme Court" (Washington D.C., 6/13/1967)]
• [C-SPAN Classroom]
• [Wikipedia Bio]
1971 – Vietnam War: The New York Times begins publication of the Pentagon Papers.
• [Wikipedia article]
• [National Archives Document Dump]
• [Gravel Edition (1971) of the Penatagon Papers]
1977 – Convicted Martin Luther King Jr. assassin James Earl Ray is recaptured after escaping from prison three days before.
1981 – At the Trooping the Colour ceremony in London, a teenager, Marcus Sarjeant, fires six blank shots at Queen Elizabeth II.
• [Photo of Attempt]
• [Wikipedia Bio]
• [Video of Shooting]
1982 – Fahd becomes King of Saudi Arabia upon the death of his brother, Khalid.
1982 – Battles of Tumbledown and Wireless Ridge, during the Falklands War.
• [Falkland Islands 1982 Tumbledown & Scotts Guards]
• [Wikipedia: Falklands War]
• [The Real Story Of The Falklands War | The Untold Story | Timeline]
1983 – Pioneer 10 becomes the first man-made object to leave the central Solar System when it passes beyond the orbit of Neptune.
• [Pioneer 10 First Probe to Travel Past Outer Planets of Solar System - CBS Evening News - 6/10/1983]
• [NASA Archive for Pioneer 10]
• [Wikipedia article for Mission]
1990 – First day of the June 1990 Mineriad in Romania. At least 240 strikers and students are arrested or killed in the chaos ensuing from the first post-Ceaușescu elections.
• [Wikipedia article]
• [Jiu Valley Portal Archive]
1994 – A jury in Anchorage, Alaska, blames recklessness by Exxon and Captain Joseph Hazelwood for the Exxon Valdez disaster, allowing victims of the oil spill to seek $15 billion in damages.
• [Wikipedia article About Ship]
• [Wikipedia:Exxon Valdez Oil Spill]
• [VIDEO: Exxon Valdez Oil Spill: In the Wake of Disaster | Retro Report | The New York Times]
1996 – The Montana Freemen surrender after an 81-day standoff with FBI agents.
• [Raw AP Video]
• [KTVQ-TV Q2 Rewind: Freemen hole up in Montana compound and captivate the country]
• [Wikipedia Article About Group/a>]
1997 – A jury sentences Timothy McVeigh to death for his part in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.
• [AP Video of Press Conference]
• [New York Times Article]
2000 – President Kim Dae-jung of South Korea meets Kim Jong-il, leader of North Korea, for the beginning of the first ever inter-Korea summit, in the northern capital of Pyongyang.
• [DPRK Video (North Korean TV)] select closed captions for translation
• [KoreaNet Documentary]
• [Wikipedia article]
2000 – Italy pardons Mehmet Ali Ağca, the Turkish gunman who tried to kill Pope John Paul II in 1981.
• [BBC News]
• [Wikipedia Bio]
• [CBS News Special Report on the Assassination Attempt]
2002 – The United States withdraws from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.
• [Press Conference]
• [Wikipedia ABM Article]
2007 – The Al Askari Mosque is bombed for a second time.
2010 – A capsule of the Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa, containing particles of the asteroid 25143 Itokawa, returns to Earth.
• [National Geographic ]
• [Ames Research Center Video of re-entry]
2012 – A series of bombings across Iraq, including Baghdad, Hillah and Kirkuk, kills at least 93 people and wounds over 300 others.
2015 – A man opens fire at policemen outside the police headquarters in Dallas, Texas, while a bag containing a pipe bomb is also found. He was later shot dead by police.
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