News and Weather Briefing for Wednesday, July 28, 2021

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OUTLOOK

A weak stationary front from west to east across our region will slowly dissipate into mid week. Hot and dry high pressure will prevail from Wednesday until Friday when a cold front arrives from the north. Expect mainly afternoon showers and thunderstorms during the weekend. Another cold front should arrive from the north to start next week.

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Local News

Dedication Ceremony - Beloved Man Dr. Jerry Wolfe Highway/b>



Macon County Board of Education, July 2021



For more information, visit [MaconMedia.com].

Macon County Board of Commissioners, July 2021



Supporting documents can be found at [MaconMedia.com]

Franklin Town Council - July 2021



Supporting documents posted online at [MaconMedia.com]

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Local Weather

National Weather Map for Today

General forecast through Friday Night


Franklin area

Today

Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with highs near 90. Light winds out of the northwest.

Tonight

Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with lows in the mid-60s. Calm winds.

Thursday

Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with highs in the lower 90s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-to-upper 60s. Light winds out of the northwest.

Friday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 90s.

Friday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 60s.

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Highlands Plateau

Today

Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs near 80. Winds out of the north around 5 mph in the morning becoming calm in the afternoon.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s. Calm winds.

Thursday

Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, 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.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-60s. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 5 mph.

Friday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-80s.

Friday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-60s.

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Otto area

Today



Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with highs near 90. Calm winds.

Tonight

Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with lows in the mid-60s. Calm winds.

Thursday

Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with highs in the lower 90s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with lows in the upper 60s. Light winds out of the northwest.

Friday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with highs near 90.

Friday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 60s.

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Nantahala area

Today

Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, 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

Clear, with lows in the mid-60s. Calm winds.

Thursday

Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, 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.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with lows in the upper 60s. Calm winds.

Friday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-80s.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 60s.

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Hazards and Tropical Weather

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Wed Jul 28 2021

For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 5 days.

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Almanac

Air Quality

Air quality is in the extreme upper range of green for most of the county(the first time that has ghappened in several days), with the ridges and other higher elevations today being in the lower range of yellow.

Fire and Smoke Map
(There is haze from the wildfires out on the west coast.)

Pollen

Pollen levels are expected to be in the low-medium range (4.7 out of 12) today with Grasses, Plantain, and Nettle being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium range (5.4 out of 12).


Weather Extremes for Macon County on July 16th


Highest Temperature 98°F in Franklin in 1952
Lowest Temperature 36°F in Highlands in 1911
Greatest Rainfall 1.90 inches in Franklin in 1997
Greatest Snowfall (No snowfall recorded on this date since records started being kept in 1872)

July Weather Extremes for Macon County

Highest Temperature 101°F in Franklin on 07-29-1952
Lowest Temperature 34°F in Highlands on 07-27-1911
Greatest Rainfall 21.15 inches in Highlands on 07-29-1879
Greatest Snowfall no measurable snowfall has been recorded since records started being kept in 1872

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Macon Calendar
(send your event to calendar@maconmedia.com)

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Katie Dean announces Macon Co. Townhall

Katie Dean is running for Congress in North Carolina’s 11th District. Katie is holding a Townhall on Thursday, July 15, 6pm – 7pm at the Big Bear Shelter [E. Main St. and Little Tennessee River].

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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

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National News Roundup

Level1 News July 28 2021: Our Satellites Will Black Out The Sun



WeatherBrains 809: For God’s Sake Take Cover



Audio version and links to items discussed in podcast [LINKTEXT]

WATCH: Full statements from 4 officers who defended Capitol from Jan. 6 atack

House investigation of Jan. 6 attack begins with police testimony



U.S. Capitol Police & the Metropolitan Police Department testify before January 6th Committee - [LIVE at 9:30am ET on C-SPAN3] Ken Burns On Misinformation, Paranoia & Conspiracy



NBC Nightly News Broadcast (Full) - July 27th, 2021



PBS NewsHour full episode, July 27th, 2021

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COVID-19 News and Updates

Since it looks like we may be in for a new wave of infections, here is a section on COVID-19. It will include local, regional, state, national, and global items.

Delta Variant Versus Previous COVID 19 Infection vs. Vaccines (Coronavirus Update 128)



Dr. David Agus on the COVID-19 vaccine booster shots and projection of a deadly surge in October



Dr John Campbell: UK, Decline and Fall (July 26th, 2021)



Covid-19 Delta variant affects younger, unvaccinated populations in NC [Carolina Public Press]

Human rhinovirus infection blocks SARS-CoV-2 replication [University of Glasgow]

No One Will be Safe Until Our Children are Safe Parent’s Attitude Towards COVID-19 Childhood Immunization [PubMed]

Shared B cell memory to coronaviruses and other pathogens varies in human age groups and tissues [Science Magazine]

One mucosal administration of a live attenuated recombinant COVID-19 vaccine protects non-human primates from SARS-CoV-2 [BioRxiv]

Risk of Myocarditis from COVID-19 Infection in People Under Age 20: A Population-Based Analysis [MedRxiv]

Long covid—mechanisms, risk factors, and management [BMJ]

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On This Day

July 28th is the 209th day of the year (210th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 156 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)


1364 – Troops of the Republic of Pisa and the Republic of Florence clash in the Battle of Cascina.

1540 – Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of treason. Henry marries his fifth wife, Catherine Howard, on the same day.
• [Wikipedia Bio: Thomas Cromwell]
• [A botched execution for Thomas Cromwell]
• [Dramatization of Cromwell's Execution] Tudors: Season 3, Episode 8, "The Undoing of Cromwell"

1571 – La Laguna encomienda, known today as the Laguna province in the Philippines, is founded by the Spaniards as one of the oldest encomiendas (provinces) in the country.

1635 – In the Eighty Years' War, the Spanish capture the strategic Dutch fortress of Schenkenschans.

1656 – Second Northern War: Battle of Warsaw begins.

1778 – Constitution of the province of Cantabria ratified at the Assembly Hall in Bárcena la Puente, Reocín, Spain.

1794 – French Revolution: Maximilien Robespierre and Louis Antoine de Saint-Just are executed by guillotine in Paris, France.
• [Wikipedia Bio: Maximilien Robespierre]
• [Maximilien Robespierre: The Reign of Terror]
• [Robespierre - Fatal Revolutionary Terror Documentary]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Louis Antoine de Saint-Just]
• [The Fall Of Robespierre & Saint Just] (Musical Dramatization)

1808 – Mahmud II became Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and Caliph of Islam.

1809 – Peninsular War: Battle of Talavera: Sir Arthur Wellesley's British, Portuguese and Spanish army defeats a French force led by Joseph Bonaparte.

1821 – José de San Martín declares the independence of Peru from Spain.

1854 – USS Constellation (1854), the last all-sail warship built by the United States Navy and now a museum ship in Baltimore Harbor, is commissioned.

1864 – American Civil War: Battle of Ezra Church: Confederate troops make a third unsuccessful attempt to drive Union forces from Atlanta, Georgia.

1866 – At the age of 18, Vinnie Ream becomes the first and youngest female artist to receive a commission from the United States government for a statue (of Abraham Lincoln).

1868 – The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution is certified, establishing African American citizenship and guaranteeing due process of law.
• [Wikipedia: Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution]
• [The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States: A Brief Overview and History]
• [The Constitution, 14th Amendment & Originalism, Pt. 3]
• [Amend: The Fight for America | Episode 1 | Netflix]
• [History.com: 14th Amendment]
• [Annotated text at Congress.gov]

1896 – The city of Miami, Florida is incorporated.

1914 – In the culmination of the July Crisis, Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, igniting World War I.
• [HistoryPod Video]
• [Emperor Franz Josef declares Great War] (Dramatization)
• [The Outbreak of WWI - How Europe Spiraled Into the GREAT WAR - Week 1]
• [The Outbreak of the First World War] (Lecture by Professor Michael S Neilberg)
• [How Europe Went to War in 1914. Tans Lecture Maastricht University] (Lecture)
• [Outbreak of World War 1 - A Banker's Perspective I THE GREAT WAR Special]

1915 – The United States begins a 19-year occupation of Haiti.

1917 – The Silent Parade takes place in New York City, in protest against murders, lynchings, and other violence directed towards African Americans.

1932 – U.S. President Herbert Hoover orders the United States Army to forcibly evict the "Bonus Army" of World War I veterans gathered in Washington, D.C.

1935 – First flight of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress.

1938 – Hawaii Clipper disappears between Guam and Manila as the first loss of an airliner in trans-Pacific China Clipper service.

1939 – The Sutton Hoo helmet is discovered.

1942 – World War II: Soviet leader Joseph Stalin issues Order No. 227. In response to alarming German advances, all those who retreat or otherwise leave their positions without orders to do so are to be tried in a military court, with punishment ranging from duty in a shtrafbat battalion, imprisonment in a Gulag, or execution.

1943 – World War II: Operation Gomorrah: The Royal Air Force bombs Hamburg, Germany causing a firestorm that kills 42,000 German civilians.

1945 – A U.S. Army B-25 bomber crashes into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building killing 14 and injuring 26.

1957 – Heavy rain and a mudslide in Isahaya, western Kyushu, Japan, kills 992.

1960 – The German Volkswagen Act came into force.

1965 – Vietnam War: U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson announces his order to increase the number of United States troops in South Vietnam from 75,000 to 125,000.

1973 – Summer Jam at Watkins Glen: Nearly 600,000 people attend a rock festival at the Watkins Glen International Raceway.

1974 – Spetsgruppa A, Russia's elite special force, was formed.

1976 – The Tangshan earthquake[7] measuring between 7.8 and 8.2 moment magnitude flattens Tangshan in the People's Republic of China, killing 242,769 and injuring 164,851.

1984 – Olympic Games: Games of the XXIII Olympiad: The summer Olympics were opened in Los Angeles.

1996 – The remains of a prehistoric man are discovered near Kennewick, Washington. Such remains will be known as the Kennewick Man.

2001 – Australian Ian Thorpe becomes the first swimmer to win six gold medals at a single World Championship meeting.

2002 – Nine coal miners trapped in the flooded Quecreek Mine in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, are rescued after 77 hours underground.

2002 – Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise Flight 9560 crashes after takeoff from Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow, Russia, killing 14 of the 16 people on board.

2005 – The Provisional Irish Republican Army calls an end to its thirty-year-long armed campaign against British rule in Northern Ireland.

2010 – Airblue Flight 202 crashes into the Margalla Hills north of Islamabad, Pakistan, killing all 152 people aboard. It is the deadliest aviation accident in Pakistan history and the first involving an Airbus A321.

2011 – While flying from Seoul, South Korea to Shanghai, China, Asiana Airlines Flight 991 develops an in-flight fire in the cargo hold. The Boeing 747-400F freighter attempts to divert to Jeju International Airport, but crashes into the sea South-West of Jeju island, killing both crew members on board.

2017 – Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif was disqualified from office for life by Supreme Court of Pakistan after finding him guilty of corruption charges.

2018 – Australian Wendy Tuck becomes the first woman skipper to win the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race.

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Published at 4:15am on Wednesday, July 28, 2021

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