OUTLOOK
High pressure sticks around into early Saturday leading to dry conditions. Hot temps can be expected outside the mountains today and tomorrow. Potential Tropical Cyclone Three will track north out of the Gulf of Mexico this weekend increasing shower and thunderstorm chances. As Potential Tropical Cyclone Three tracks northeast across the southeastern United States, shower and thunderstorm chances continue into Monday. Tuesday a cold front tracks in from the west keeping shower and thunderstorm chances around.
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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 Monday Night
Franklin area
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with lows in the mid-60s. Winds out of the south around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday
Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs near 80. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the west around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between three-quarters and one inch possible.
Sunday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 10pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and 2am, then a chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-60s. Light winds out of the west. Chance of rain is 60%.
Monday
A chance of showers before 8am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8am and noon, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 80s. Chance of rain is 70%.
Monday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-60s. Chance of rain is 70%.
Highlands Plateau
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-70s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning shifting to come out of the southwest in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with lows around 60. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Sunday
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Highs near 70. Winds out of the east around 5 mph in the morning becoming calm in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between 2 and 3 inches possible.
Sunday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 11pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11pm and 2am, then a chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Calm winds increasing tome out of the southwest around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of rain is 60%.
Monday
A chance of showers before 8am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8am and 11am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. Mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain is 70%.
Monday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Chance of rain is 70%.
Otto area
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the low-to-mid 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with lows in the mid-60s. Winds out of the south 3 to 5 mph. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three-quarters of an inch possible.
Sunday
Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the upper 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northeast around 5 mph by noon. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between three-quarters and one inch possible.
Sunday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 11pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11pm and 2am, then a chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-60s. Light winds out of the west. Chance of rain is 60%.
Monday
A chance of showers before 8am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8am and noon, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-80s. Chance of rain is 70%.
Monday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-60s. Chance of rain is 70%.
Nantahala area
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs near 80. Calm winds becoming west southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, cloudy, with lows in the mid-60s. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three-quarters of an inch possible.
Sunday
Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-70s. Light and variable wind. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between three-quarters and one inch possible.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 50%.
Monday
A chance of showers before 8am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8am and noon, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Mostly sunny, with highs near 82. Chance of rain is 70%.
Monday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-60s. Chance of rain is 70%.
HAZARDS
A tropical depression or its remnants is expected to track over or near the area late this weekend. Forecast confidence is low regarding the eventual track and intensity of this system, and associated impacts for our area. Nevertheless, the potential exists for heavy rainfall and possibly localized flooding Sunday into early Monday.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Potential Tropical Cyclone Three, located just offshore of the coast of southern Louisiana.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...high...70 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...high...80 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 before midnight on Youtube. [Youtube Channel]
Storm in the Gulf of Mexico expected to bring heavy rains and flooding hazards to the Southern U.S. (recorded June 17th)
Air Quality
Air quality is in the lower range of yellow for most of the county, with the ridges and other higher elevations today being in the middle range of yellow.
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 (3.8 out of 12) today with Grasses and Plantain being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low range (1.2 out of 12).
Weather Extremes for Macon County on June 17th
Highest Temperature 94°F in Highlands in 1933
Lowest Temperature 40°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1965
Greatest Rainfall 2.08 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1957
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
National News Update
President Biden Delivers Remarks on the COVID-19 Response and the Vaccination Program
TWiV 770: COVID-19 clinical update #67 with Dr. Daniel Griffin
Dr John Campbell: Delta variant more dangerous
On This Day
June 18th is the 169th day of the year (170th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 196 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)
325 – The original Nicene Creed is adopted at the First Council of Nicaea.
• [Wikipedia article on Nicene Creed]
• [Athanasian Creed]
• [Wikipedia: Arianism]
• [Early Christian Schisms - The Council of Nicaea - Extra History - #3]
1179 – The Battle of Kalvskinnet takes place outside Nidaros (now Trondheim), Norway. Earl Erling Skakke is killed, and the battle changes the tide of the civil wars.
• [Civil ware era in Norway]
1306 – The Earl of Pembroke's army defeats Bruce's Scottish army at the Battle of Methven.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Methven]
• [Battlefields of Britain: BATTLE OF METHVEN (1306)]
1586 – English colonists leave Roanoke Island, after failing to establish England's first permanent settlement in North America.
1770 – New Church Day: Emanuel Swedenborg writes: "The Lord sent forth His twelve disciples, who followed Him in the world into the whole spiritual world to preach the Gospel that the Lord God Jesus Christ reigns. This took place on the 19th day of June, in the year 1770."
• [Wikipedia: New Church day]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Emanuel Swedenborg]
1800 – War of the Second Coalition Battle of Höchstädt results in a French victory over Austria.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Höchstädt (1800)]
• [Wikipedia: War of the Second Coalition]
• [History in Five: The War of the Second Coalition]
1816 – Battle of Seven Oaks between North West Company and Hudson's Bay Company, near Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
• [The Selkirk Settlers Cuthbert Grant and the Battle of Seven Oaks]
• [Pemmican War | 3 Minute History]
• [Wikipedia article]
1821 – Decisive defeat of the Filiki Eteria by the Ottomans at Drăgășani (in Wallachia).
• [Wikipedia: Filiki Eteria]
• [Greek War of Independence]
1846 – The first officially recorded, organized baseball game is played under Alexander Cartwright's rules on Hoboken, New Jersey's Elysian Fields with the New York Base Ball Club defeating the Knickerbockers 23–1. Cartwright umpired.
• [Baseball Almanac: Knickerboxer Rules]
1850 – Princess Louise of the Netherlands marries Crown Prince Karl of Sweden–Norway.
1862 – The U.S. Congress prohibits slavery in United States territories, nullifying Dred Scott v. Sandford.
• [Law Enacting Emancipation in the Federal Territories]
• [Wikipedia: Dred Scott v. Sandford]
• [Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute]
1865 – Over two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, slaves in Galveston, Texas, United States, are finally informed of their freedom. The anniversary is still officially celebrated in Texas and 41 other contiguous states as Juneteenth. Juneteenth officially became a federal holiday in the United States in 2021.
• [Juneteenth.com]
• [History.com: What is Juneteenth?]
• [Emancipation Proclamation]
1867 – Maximilian I of the Second Mexican Empire is executed by a firing squad in Querétaro, Querétaro.
• [Wikipedia Bio: Maximilian I of Mexico]
• [Second Mexican Empire]
• [Maximilian I: The Austrian Dictator of Mexico]
1875 – The Herzegovinian rebellion against the Ottoman Empire begins.
• [Herzegovina uprising (1875–1877)]
1903 – Benito Mussolini, at the time a radical Socialist, is arrested by Bern police for advocating a violent general strike.
• [Wikipedia Bio]
• [The Great War: From Socialist to Fascist - Benito Mussolini in World War 1]
1910 – The first Father's Day is celebrated in Spokane, Washington.
• [Wikipedia: Father's Day]
1913 – Natives Land Act, 1913 in South Africa implemented.
• [Wikipedia article]
1921 – The village of Knockcroghery, Ireland, was burned by British forces.
• [The Burning Of Knockcroghery Documentary] (Premieres June 20th at 3pm)
• [Wikipedia: Burning of Knockcroghery]
• [Wikipedia: Black and Tans]
1934 – The Communications Act of 1934 establishes the United States' Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
• [VIDEO: Act of 1934 and the FCC]
• [Wikipedia article]
1943 – World War II: The Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers in the NFL merge for one season due to player shortages caused by World War II.
• [Steagles]
• [Wikipedia: Steagles]
1953 – Cold War: Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are executed at Sing Sing, in New York.
• [Wikipedia: Julius and Ethel Rosenberg]
• [The Rosenbergs: The Definitive Debate]
• [Newsreel]
• [State Bar of Georgia: The Ethel and Julius Rosenberg Trial (1951) | Communist Spies?]
1960 – The first NASCAR race was held at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
• [HistoryPod Video]
• [History.com article]
• [Wikipedia: 1949 NASCAR Strictly Stock Series]
1961 – Kuwait declares independence from the United Kingdom.
• [Independence for Kuwait]
• [Wikipedia: History of Kuwait]
1964 – The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is approved after surviving an 83-day filibuster in the United States Senate.
• [Newsreel]
• [The 1964 Civil Rights Bill Explained in 8 Minutes]
• [1964: The Fight for a Right | MPB]
• [President Johnson and the Civil Rights Act of 1964]
• [Wikipedia]
1965 – Nguyễn Cao Kỳ becomes Prime Minister of South Vietnam at the head of a military junta; General Nguyễn Văn Thiệu becomes the figurehead chief of state.
1985 – Members of the Revolutionary Party of Central American Workers, dressed as Salvadoran soldiers, attack the Zona Rosa area of San Salvador.
• [Wikipedia: Revolutionary Party of Central American Workers]
• [Wikipedia: Salvadoran Civil War]
• [El Salvador Civil War | Military Junta | Salvadoran Civil War | TV Eye | 1981]
1987 – Basque separatist group ETA commits one of its most violent attacks, in which a bomb is set off in a supermarket, Hipercor, killing 21 and injuring 45.
• [Wikipedia: Hipercor bombing]
• [Basque Conflict]
• [The Basque Country and ETA | DW Documentary]
1988 – Pope John Paul II canonizes 117 Vietnamese Martyrs.
1990 – The current international law defending indigenous peoples, Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989, is ratified for the first time by Norway.
• [Wikipedia: Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989]
1990 – The Communist Party of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic is founded in Moscow.
• [Wikipedia article]
1991 – The last Soviet army units in Hungary are withdrawn.
2005 – Following a series of Michelin tire failures during the United States Grand Prix weekend at Indianapolis, and without an agreement being reached, 14 cars from seven teams in Michelin tires withdrew after completing the formation lap, leaving only six cars from three teams on Bridgestone tires to race.
2007 – The al-Khilani Mosque bombing in Baghdad leaves 78 people dead and another 218 injured.
• [Wikipedia article]
• [video shot in the aftermath] (graphic images)
2009 – Mass riots involving over 10,000 people and 10,000 police officers break out in Shishou, China, over the dubious circumstances surrounding the death of a local chef.
2009 – War in North-West Pakistan: The Pakistani Armed Forces open Operation Rah-e-Nijat against the Taliban and other Islamist rebels in the South Waziristan area of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas.
• [Pakistan's War With The Taliban]
• [Operation Rah e Nijat report on Sararogha By Laiq Ur Rehman]
2012 – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange requested asylum in London's Ecuadorian Embassy for fear of extradition to the US after publication of previously classified documents including footage of civilian killings by the US army.
• [BBC Article]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Julian Assange]
• [Wikipedia: WikiLeaks]
2018 – The 10,000,000th United States Patent is issued.
2018 – Antwon Rose II was fatally shot in East Pittsburgh by East Pittsburgh Police Officer Michael Rosfeld after being involved in a near-fatal drive-by shooting.
• [Wikipedia: Shooting of Antwon Rose Jr.]
• [CBS News Report] (video shows the shooting)
• [CBS News report on Acquital of Police Officer]
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Published at 4:00am on Saturday, June 19, 2021
NC Dept of Justice Releases May 2021 Highlights [LINK]
National Weather Map for Today
General forecast through Monday Night
Franklin area
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with lows in the mid-60s. Winds out of the south around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday
Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs near 80. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the west around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between three-quarters and one inch possible.
Sunday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 10pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and 2am, then a chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-60s. Light winds out of the west. Chance of rain is 60%.
Monday
A chance of showers before 8am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8am and noon, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 80s. Chance of rain is 70%.
Monday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-60s. Chance of rain is 70%.
Highlands Plateau
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-70s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning shifting to come out of the southwest in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with lows around 60. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Sunday
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Highs near 70. Winds out of the east around 5 mph in the morning becoming calm in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between 2 and 3 inches possible.
Sunday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 11pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11pm and 2am, then a chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Calm winds increasing tome out of the southwest around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of rain is 60%.
Monday
A chance of showers before 8am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8am and 11am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. Mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain is 70%.
Monday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Chance of rain is 70%.
Otto area
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the low-to-mid 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with lows in the mid-60s. Winds out of the south 3 to 5 mph. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three-quarters of an inch possible.
Sunday
Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the upper 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northeast around 5 mph by noon. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between three-quarters and one inch possible.
Sunday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 11pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11pm and 2am, then a chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-60s. Light winds out of the west. Chance of rain is 60%.
Monday
A chance of showers before 8am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8am and noon, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-80s. Chance of rain is 70%.
Monday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-60s. Chance of rain is 70%.
Nantahala area
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs near 80. Calm winds becoming west southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, cloudy, with lows in the mid-60s. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three-quarters of an inch possible.
Sunday
Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-70s. Light and variable wind. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between three-quarters and one inch possible.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 50%.
Monday
A chance of showers before 8am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8am and noon, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Mostly sunny, with highs near 82. Chance of rain is 70%.
Monday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-60s. Chance of rain is 70%.
HAZARDS
A tropical depression or its remnants is expected to track over or near the area late this weekend. Forecast confidence is low regarding the eventual track and intensity of this system, and associated impacts for our area. Nevertheless, the potential exists for heavy rainfall and possibly localized flooding Sunday into early Monday.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Potential Tropical Cyclone Three, located just offshore of the coast of southern Louisiana.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...high...70 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...high...80 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 before midnight on Youtube. [Youtube Channel]
Storm in the Gulf of Mexico expected to bring heavy rains and flooding hazards to the Southern U.S. (recorded June 17th)
Air Quality
Air quality is in the lower range of yellow for most of the county, with the ridges and other higher elevations today being in the middle range of yellow.
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 (3.8 out of 12) today with Grasses and Plantain being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low range (1.2 out of 12).
Weather Extremes for Macon County on June 17th
Highest Temperature 94°F in Highlands in 1933
Lowest Temperature 40°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1965
Greatest Rainfall 2.08 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1957
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
National News Update
President Biden Delivers Remarks on the COVID-19 Response and the Vaccination Program
TWiV 770: COVID-19 clinical update #67 with Dr. Daniel Griffin
Dr John Campbell: Delta variant more dangerous
On This Day
June 18th is the 169th day of the year (170th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 196 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)
325 – The original Nicene Creed is adopted at the First Council of Nicaea.
• [Wikipedia article on Nicene Creed]
• [Athanasian Creed]
• [Wikipedia: Arianism]
• [Early Christian Schisms - The Council of Nicaea - Extra History - #3]
1179 – The Battle of Kalvskinnet takes place outside Nidaros (now Trondheim), Norway. Earl Erling Skakke is killed, and the battle changes the tide of the civil wars.
• [Civil ware era in Norway]
1306 – The Earl of Pembroke's army defeats Bruce's Scottish army at the Battle of Methven.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Methven]
• [Battlefields of Britain: BATTLE OF METHVEN (1306)]
1586 – English colonists leave Roanoke Island, after failing to establish England's first permanent settlement in North America.
1770 – New Church Day: Emanuel Swedenborg writes: "The Lord sent forth His twelve disciples, who followed Him in the world into the whole spiritual world to preach the Gospel that the Lord God Jesus Christ reigns. This took place on the 19th day of June, in the year 1770."
• [Wikipedia: New Church day]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Emanuel Swedenborg]
1800 – War of the Second Coalition Battle of Höchstädt results in a French victory over Austria.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Höchstädt (1800)]
• [Wikipedia: War of the Second Coalition]
• [History in Five: The War of the Second Coalition]
1816 – Battle of Seven Oaks between North West Company and Hudson's Bay Company, near Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
• [The Selkirk Settlers Cuthbert Grant and the Battle of Seven Oaks]
• [Pemmican War | 3 Minute History]
• [Wikipedia article]
1821 – Decisive defeat of the Filiki Eteria by the Ottomans at Drăgășani (in Wallachia).
• [Wikipedia: Filiki Eteria]
• [Greek War of Independence]
1846 – The first officially recorded, organized baseball game is played under Alexander Cartwright's rules on Hoboken, New Jersey's Elysian Fields with the New York Base Ball Club defeating the Knickerbockers 23–1. Cartwright umpired.
• [Baseball Almanac: Knickerboxer Rules]
1850 – Princess Louise of the Netherlands marries Crown Prince Karl of Sweden–Norway.
1862 – The U.S. Congress prohibits slavery in United States territories, nullifying Dred Scott v. Sandford.
• [Law Enacting Emancipation in the Federal Territories]
• [Wikipedia: Dred Scott v. Sandford]
• [Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute]
1865 – Over two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, slaves in Galveston, Texas, United States, are finally informed of their freedom. The anniversary is still officially celebrated in Texas and 41 other contiguous states as Juneteenth. Juneteenth officially became a federal holiday in the United States in 2021.
• [Juneteenth.com]
• [History.com: What is Juneteenth?]
• [Emancipation Proclamation]
1867 – Maximilian I of the Second Mexican Empire is executed by a firing squad in Querétaro, Querétaro.
• [Wikipedia Bio: Maximilian I of Mexico]
• [Second Mexican Empire]
• [Maximilian I: The Austrian Dictator of Mexico]
1875 – The Herzegovinian rebellion against the Ottoman Empire begins.
• [Herzegovina uprising (1875–1877)]
1903 – Benito Mussolini, at the time a radical Socialist, is arrested by Bern police for advocating a violent general strike.
• [Wikipedia Bio]
• [The Great War: From Socialist to Fascist - Benito Mussolini in World War 1]
1910 – The first Father's Day is celebrated in Spokane, Washington.
• [Wikipedia: Father's Day]
1913 – Natives Land Act, 1913 in South Africa implemented.
• [Wikipedia article]
1921 – The village of Knockcroghery, Ireland, was burned by British forces.
• [The Burning Of Knockcroghery Documentary] (Premieres June 20th at 3pm)
• [Wikipedia: Burning of Knockcroghery]
• [Wikipedia: Black and Tans]
1934 – The Communications Act of 1934 establishes the United States' Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
• [VIDEO: Act of 1934 and the FCC]
• [Wikipedia article]
1943 – World War II: The Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers in the NFL merge for one season due to player shortages caused by World War II.
• [Steagles]
• [Wikipedia: Steagles]
1953 – Cold War: Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are executed at Sing Sing, in New York.
• [Wikipedia: Julius and Ethel Rosenberg]
• [The Rosenbergs: The Definitive Debate]
• [Newsreel]
• [State Bar of Georgia: The Ethel and Julius Rosenberg Trial (1951) | Communist Spies?]
1960 – The first NASCAR race was held at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
• [HistoryPod Video]
• [History.com article]
• [Wikipedia: 1949 NASCAR Strictly Stock Series]
1961 – Kuwait declares independence from the United Kingdom.
• [Independence for Kuwait]
• [Wikipedia: History of Kuwait]
1964 – The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is approved after surviving an 83-day filibuster in the United States Senate.
• [Newsreel]
• [The 1964 Civil Rights Bill Explained in 8 Minutes]
• [1964: The Fight for a Right | MPB]
• [President Johnson and the Civil Rights Act of 1964]
• [Wikipedia]
1965 – Nguyễn Cao Kỳ becomes Prime Minister of South Vietnam at the head of a military junta; General Nguyễn Văn Thiệu becomes the figurehead chief of state.
1985 – Members of the Revolutionary Party of Central American Workers, dressed as Salvadoran soldiers, attack the Zona Rosa area of San Salvador.
• [Wikipedia: Revolutionary Party of Central American Workers]
• [Wikipedia: Salvadoran Civil War]
• [El Salvador Civil War | Military Junta | Salvadoran Civil War | TV Eye | 1981]
1987 – Basque separatist group ETA commits one of its most violent attacks, in which a bomb is set off in a supermarket, Hipercor, killing 21 and injuring 45.
• [Wikipedia: Hipercor bombing]
• [Basque Conflict]
• [The Basque Country and ETA | DW Documentary]
1988 – Pope John Paul II canonizes 117 Vietnamese Martyrs.
1990 – The current international law defending indigenous peoples, Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989, is ratified for the first time by Norway.
• [Wikipedia: Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989]
1990 – The Communist Party of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic is founded in Moscow.
• [Wikipedia article]
1991 – The last Soviet army units in Hungary are withdrawn.
2005 – Following a series of Michelin tire failures during the United States Grand Prix weekend at Indianapolis, and without an agreement being reached, 14 cars from seven teams in Michelin tires withdrew after completing the formation lap, leaving only six cars from three teams on Bridgestone tires to race.
2007 – The al-Khilani Mosque bombing in Baghdad leaves 78 people dead and another 218 injured.
• [Wikipedia article]
• [video shot in the aftermath] (graphic images)
2009 – Mass riots involving over 10,000 people and 10,000 police officers break out in Shishou, China, over the dubious circumstances surrounding the death of a local chef.
2009 – War in North-West Pakistan: The Pakistani Armed Forces open Operation Rah-e-Nijat against the Taliban and other Islamist rebels in the South Waziristan area of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas.
• [Pakistan's War With The Taliban]
• [Operation Rah e Nijat report on Sararogha By Laiq Ur Rehman]
2012 – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange requested asylum in London's Ecuadorian Embassy for fear of extradition to the US after publication of previously classified documents including footage of civilian killings by the US army.
• [BBC Article]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Julian Assange]
• [Wikipedia: WikiLeaks]
2018 – Antwon Rose II was fatally shot in East Pittsburgh by East Pittsburgh Police Officer Michael Rosfeld after being involved in a near-fatal drive-by shooting.
• [Wikipedia: Shooting of Antwon Rose Jr.]
• [CBS News Report] (video shows the shooting)
• [CBS News report on Acquital of Police Officer]
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