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OUTLOOK
A front will remain nearly stationary from the Gulf coast to the North Carolina coast through the end of the week. Waves of low pressure will ride along the front giving our area scattered to at times numerous showers and a few thunderstorms. This front is forecast to dissipate during the weekend.
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Local News
Franklin Town Council, August 2021
The Franklin Town Council met last night. The public agenda and agenda packet are posted on [MaconMedia.com]
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 Thursday Night
Franklin area
Today
Showers likely before 10am, then scattered showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then isolated showers between 10pm and 4am. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday
A slight chance of showers before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 5pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Light winds out of the southeast. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers between 9pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 30%.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers between 3pm and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with highs near 80. Chance of rain is 30%.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Patchy fog between 8am and 10am. Highs in the mid-60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Scattered showers, mainly before 11pm. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-50s. Winds out of the northeast around 6 mph. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Wednesday
A chance of showers before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 5pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the upper 60s. Winds out of the southeast wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers between 9pm and 5am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-60s. Light winds out of the east. Chance of rain is 30%.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 70s.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s.
Otto area
Showers before 11am, then scattered showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Patchy fog between 8am and 9am. Highs in the low-to-mid 70s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Scattered showers, mainly before 10pm. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Wednesday
A slight chance of showers before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 5pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s. Light winds out of the southeast. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers between 9pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 30%.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with highs near 80.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s.
Nantahala area
Today
Scattered showers before 10am, then scattered showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the lower 70s. 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 a half and three-quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight
Scattered showers, mainly before 10pm. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Wednesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the mid-70s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers between 9pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 30%.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers between 3pm and 5pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s. Chance of rain is 20%.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 60.
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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 Tue Aug 3 2021
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
1. A surface trough of low pressure over the far eastern Atlantic Ocean centered a few hundred miles south of the Cabo Verde Islands continues to produce a large region of disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Some slow development of this system is possible during the next day or two while it moves northward or northwestward before the system moves over cooler waters by Thursday. Locally heavy rainfall and gusty winds are possible over portions of the Cabo Verde Islands through Wednesday.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...low...20 percent.
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Almanac
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 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 medium range (5.3 out of 12) today with Grasses and Nettle being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium range (0.7 out of 12).
Weather Extremes for Macon County on August 3rd
Highest Temperature 99°F in Franklin in 1980
Lowest Temperature 40°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1968
Greatest Rainfall 9.68 inches in Highlands in 1940
Greatest Snowfall (No snowfall recorded on this date since records started being kept in 1872)
August Weather Extremes for Macon County
Highest Temperature 99°F in Franklin on 08-09-1980
Lowest Temperature 40°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 08-29-1968
Greatest Rainfall 9.68 inches in Highlands on 08-13-1940
Greatest Snowfall no measurable snowfall has been recorded since records started being kept in 1873
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of August
Data available from 1870 to 2020
Highest Temperature 110°F Fayetteville, Cumberland County 08-21-1983
Lowest Temperature 31°F Banner Elk, Avery County 08-23-1930
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 13.08 in Idlewild, Ashe County 08-14-1930
Monthly Averages for North Carolina
Warmest Weather Station 79.7°F Wilmington, New Hanover County
Coldest Weather Station 59.6°F Mount Mitchell, Yancey County
Wettest Weather Station 7.74 in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County
Driest Weather Station 3.12 in Lexington, Davidson County
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Macon Calendar
(send your event to calendar@maconmedia.com)
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 August 3 2021: See Something, Stream Something
Senate resumes infrastructure bill talks (August 2nd, 2021)
NBC Nightly News, August 2nd, 2021
PBS NewsHour full episode, August 1st, 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.
Florida Emerges As Epicenter Of COVID Outbreak: ‘Numbers Are Unbelievably Frightening’ [CBS-4 Miami]
New study indicates that Americans became desensitized to COVID-19 news despite the rapidly increasing death toll [PsyPost]
People in more religious countries tend to have more confidence in the safety and effectiveness of vaccines [PsyPost]
Vaccinated people are ready for normalcy — and angry at the unvaccinated getting in their way [Washington Post]
Dr John Campbell: US cases and vaccinations up
Dr John Campbell: CDC leak, summary and full report
Weekly COVID-19 Numbers for Macon County (July 30, 2021) [Macon Media]
Mask mandate back in Cherokee; Masking encouraged but not required in N.C. [Smoky Mountain News]
COVID-19 cases in 17 states linked back to Transylvania County summer camp [WLOS-TV]
Yes, your employer can require you to receive a COVID-19 vaccine [WRAL-TV]
'Things are going to get worse': Dr. Anthony Fauci | ABC News (August 1st, 2021)
Coronavirus Briefing: NC Gov. Roy Cooper (July 29th, 2021)
PRESS RELEASE (07-29-2021)
GOVERNOR ROY COOPER
TWiV 788: neuroCOVID with Kiran Thakur, MD (July 30th, 2021)
Kiran joins TWiV to discuss the findings of a team at Columbia University Medical Center on COVID-19 neuropathology, and the conclusion that SARS-CoV-2 does not reproduce in the central nervous system.
Show notes at [https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-788/]
Covid-19 Delta variant affects younger, unvaccinated populations in NC [Carolina Public Press]
How the coronavirus infects cells — and why Delta is so dangerous [Nature]
Risk factors for severity of COVID-19 in hospital patients age 18–29 years [PLOS ONE]
COVID-19 Endothelial Dysfunction Can Cause Erectile Dysfunction: Histopathological, Immunohistochemical, and Ultrastructural Study of the Human Penis [PubMed]
Paradoxical Sex-Specific Patterns of Autoantibodies Response to SARS-CoV-2 Infection [MedRxiv]
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]
Six Month Safety and Efficacy of the BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine [MedRxiv]
Comparable neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 Delta AY.1 and Delta in individuals sera vaccinated with BBV152 [BioRxiv]
CDC Confirms That Viral Loads In Vaccinated People With Delta May Be Infectious, So Masks Are Necessary [SFist]
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On This Day
August 3rd is the 215th day of the year (216th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 150 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)
AD 8 – Roman Empire general Tiberius defeats the Dalmatae (Great Illyrian Revolt/Bellum Batonianum) on the river Bosna.
• [Wikipedia: Bellum Batonianum]
• [The Great Illyrian Revolt - Rome's Forgotten War] (Invicta)
AD 70 – Fires resulting from the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem are extinguished.
435 – Deposed Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Nestorius, considered the originator of Nestorianism, is exiled by Roman Emperor Theodosius II to a monastery in Egypt.
881 – Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu: Louis III of France defeats the Vikings, an event celebrated in the poem Ludwigslied.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu]
• [Ludwigslied (spätes 9.Jh.)] (Old High German, no translation)
• [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwigslied]
908 – Battle of Eisenach: An invading Hungarian force defeats an East Frankish army under Duke Burchard of Thuringia.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Eisenach (908)]
• [Wikipedia: Hungarian invasions of Europe]
1031 – Olaf II of Norway is canonized as Saint Olaf by Grimketel, the English Bishop of Selsey.
1057 – Frederik van Lotharingen elected as first Belgian Pope Stephen IX.
1342 – The Siege of Algeciras commences during the Spanish Reconquista. It will last until March 26, 1344.
• [Wikipedia: Siege of Algeciras (1342–1344)]
• [Wikipedia: Reconquista]
1492 – Christopher Columbus sets sail from Palos de la Frontera, Spain.
1527 – The first known letter from North America is sent by John Rut while at St. John's, Newfoundland.
1601 – Long War: Austria captures Transylvania in the Battle of Goroszló.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Guruslău]
• [Battle of Guruslau, 1601 AD ⚔️ Final victory ⚔️ Story of Michael the Brave (Part 5/5)] (HistoryMarche)
• [Battle of Guruslău: Wallachian-Austrian victory] (Dramatization)
• [Wikipedia: Long Turkish War]
1645 – Thirty Years' War: The Second Battle of Nördlingen sees French forces defeating those of the Holy Roman Empire.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Nördlingen (1645)]
• [Wikipedia: Thirty Years' War]
• [Battle of Nordlingen 1645 - Thirty Years' War]
1678 – Robert LaSalle builds the Le Griffon, the first known ship built on the Great Lakes.
• [Wikipedia: Le Griffon]
• [Wikipedia Bio: René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle]
• [Ghost Ship - Le Griffon - Exploring a Great Lakes Shipwreck- Matts Rad Show]
1778 – The theatre La Scala in Milan is inaugurated with the première of Antonio Salieri's Europa riconosciuta.
• [Wikipedia: La Scala]
• [Wikipedia: Europa riconosciuta]
• [Europa Riconosciuta (2004)]
1790 - North Carolina History Federal Judge John Stokes Appointed by George Washington. Stokes would die about ten weeks later.
• [NC Dept of Natural and Cultural Affairs]
• [Wikipedia: John Stokes (North Carolina judge)]
• [NCpedia article]
1795 – Treaty of Greenville is signed, ending the Northwest Indian War in the Ohio Country.
• [Wikipedia: Treaty of Greenville]
1811 – First ascent of Jungfrau, third highest summit in the Bernese Alps by brothers Johann Rudolf and Hieronymus Meyer.
1829 – The Treaty of Lewistown is signed by the Shawnee and Seneca peoples, exchanging land in Ohio for land west of the Mississippi River.
• [Wikipedia: Treaty of Lewistown]
1852 – Harvard University wins the first Boat Race between Yale University and Harvard. The race is also the first American intercollegiate athletic event.
• [Wikipedia: Harvard–Yale Regatta]
• [The Calling] (Documentary)
• [The Beginning of Organized Collegiate Sport] (PDF)
1859 – The American Dental Association is founded in Niagara Falls, New York.
1900 – The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company is founded.
1903 – Macedonian rebels in Kruševo proclaim the Kruševo Republic, which exists for only ten days before Ottoman Turks lay waste to the town.
• [Wikipedia: Kruševo Republic]
• [Wikipedia: Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization]
• [Battle of Krushevo (2 August 1903) - Macedonian Rebellion vs Ottoman Empire] (Dramatization)
1907 – Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis fines Standard Oil of Indiana a record $29.4 million for illegal rebating to freight carriers; the conviction and fine are later reversed on appeal.
1914 – World War I: Germany declares war against France, while Romania declares its neutrality.
1921 – Major League Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis confirms the ban of the eight Chicago Black Sox, the day after they were acquitted by a Chicago court.
1936 – Jesse Owens wins the 100 metre dash, defeating Ralph Metcalfe, at the Berlin Olympics.
1936 – A fire wipes out Kursha-2 in the Meshchera Lowlands, Ryazan Oblast, Russia, killing 1,200 and leaving only 20 survivors.
• [Wikipedia: Kursha-2]
• [#5 of a countdown of 25 most destructure wildfires in history]
1940 – World War II: Italian forces begin the invasion of British Somaliland.
• [Wikipedia: Italian invasion of British Somaliland]
• [Wikipedia: East African campaign (World War II)]
• [051 - Il Duce Kicks Churchill Where it Hurts - The British Lose Somaliland - WW2 - August 17 1940]
• [Somaliland 1940 | BATTLESTORM-LITE Documentary]
1940 - North Carolina History An article about a North Carolinian Bearded Lady, Lady Olda, appeared in the August 3rd issue of The New Yorker.
• [Bearded Lady, Featured in Freaks, at Circuses]
• [Lady Olga] (The New Yorker)
• [Wikipedia Bio: Jane Barnell]
• [Olga Roderick - Freaks' s extras]
• [Freaks - Sideshow Cinema Documentary]
• [Rent or Buy on Youtube]
• [Internet Archive] (free to watch or download)
1946 – Santa Claus Land, the world's first themed amusement park, opens in Santa Claus, Indiana, United States.
• [The Park, Formerly Known as Santa Clus Land]
• [1960s 'Santa Claus Land' film (now Holiday World)]
• [WISH-TV: This is the story behind how Santa Claus, Indiana, got its name]
1948 – Whittaker Chambers accuses Alger Hiss of being a communist and a spy for the Soviet Union.
• [Wikipedia Bio: Whittaker Chambers]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Alger Hiss]
• [USA Diplomat is Branded a Red Spy (1950)] (Newsreel)
• [Lesson 05 - Whittaker Chambers, “Witness” (Dr. David Corbin)]
1949 – The Basketball Association of America and the National Basketball League finalize the merger that would create the National Basketball Association.
1958 – The world's first nuclear submarine, the USS Nautilus, becomes the first vessel to complete a submerged transit of the geographical North Pole.
• [Wikipedia: USS Nautilus (SSN-571)]
• [USS Nautilus Voyage to the North Pole] (Period Documentary)
• [How to Surface a Submarine in the Arctic Ocean - Smarter Every Day 260]
1959 – Portugal's state police force PIDE fires upon striking workers in Bissau, Portuguese Guinea, killing over 50 people.
1960 – Niger gains independence from France.
1972 – The United States Senate ratifies the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.
1975 – A privately chartered Boeing 707 strikes a mountain peak and crashes near Agadir, Morocco, killing 188.
1977 – Tandy Corporation announces the TRS-80, one of the world's first mass-produced personal computers.
• [Wikipedia: TRS-80]
• [TRS-80 Model 1 Overview]
• [Learn how to program your computer - 1977 Tandy TRS-80 Model 1] (Instructional Video)
1981 – Senegalese opposition parties, under the leadership of Mamadou Dia, launch the Antiimperialist Action Front – Suxxali Reew Mi.
1997 – Oued El-Had and Mezouara massacre in Algeria: A total of 116 villagers killed, 40 in Oued El-Had and 76 in Mezouara.
• [Wikipedia: Oued El-Had and Mezouara massacre]
1997 – The tallest free-standing structure in the Southern Hemisphere, Sky Tower in downtown Auckland, New Zealand, opens after two-and-a-half years of construction.
2004 – The pedestal of the Statue of Liberty reopens after being closed since the September 11 attacks.
2005 – President of Mauritania Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya is overthrown in a military coup while attending the funeral of King Fahd in Saudi Arabia.
2007 – Former Deputy Director of the Chilean secret police Raúl Iturriaga is captured after having been on the run following a conviction for kidnapping.
2010 – Widespread rioting erupts in Karachi, Pakistan, after the assassination of a local politician, leaving at least 85 dead and at least 17 billion Pakistani rupees (US$200 million) in damage.
2014 – A 6.1 magnitude earthquake kills at least 617 people and injures more than 2,400 in Yunnan, China.
2014 – The genocide of Yazidis by ISIL begins.
• [Wikipedia: Genocide of Yazidis by ISIL]
• [7 Years After Islamic State Genocide, Yazidi Survivors Still Seeking Justice]
• [Aftermath of a genocide: Yazidis of Sinjar | DW Documentary]
2018 – Two burka-clad men kill 29 people and injure more than 80 in a suicide attack on a Shia mosque in eastern Afghanistan.
2019 – Six hundred protesters, including opposition leader Lyubov Sobol, are arrested in an election protest in Moscow, Russia.
• [Wikipedia Bio: Lyubov Sobol]
• [Watch live: Moscow protests over opposition allegedly being stopped from taking part in elections]
• [Moscow police detain hundreds over election protests]
2019 – Twenty-three people are killed and 23 injured in a shooting in El Paso, Texas.
• [Wikipedia: 2019 El Paso shooting]
• [El Paso Walmart Shooting Leaves At Least 20 dead; Suspect In Custody | Sunday TODAY]
• [El Paso shooting: What's in the shooter's reported 'manifesto']
2020 - Spain's former King Juan Carlos announces he will go into exile abroad amid his implication in a corruption inquiry
2020 - Number of Iranian COVID-19 deaths triple that of government tally, showing 42,000 have died instead of 14,405, according to BBC Persian Service investigation
2020 - Hurricane Isaias makes landfall in the US as a Category 1 hurricane near Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina
• [Hurricane Isaias: August 3-4, 2020] (National Weather Service)
• [Hurricane Isaias Makes Landfall In North Carolina As Category 1 Storm | The 11th Hour | MSNBC]
• [The track of Hurricane Isaias (2020)] (Force Thirteen Animation)
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Local News
Franklin Town Council, August 2021
The Franklin Town Council met last night. The public agenda and agenda packet are posted on [MaconMedia.com]
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 Thursday Night
Franklin area
Today
Showers likely before 10am, then scattered showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then isolated showers between 10pm and 4am. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday
A slight chance of showers before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 5pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Light winds out of the southeast. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers between 9pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 30%.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers between 3pm and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with highs near 80. Chance of rain is 30%.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Patchy fog between 8am and 10am. Highs in the mid-60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Scattered showers, mainly before 11pm. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-50s. Winds out of the northeast around 6 mph. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Wednesday
A chance of showers before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 5pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the upper 60s. Winds out of the southeast wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers between 9pm and 5am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-60s. Light winds out of the east. Chance of rain is 30%.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 70s.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s.
Otto area
Showers before 11am, then scattered showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Patchy fog between 8am and 9am. Highs in the low-to-mid 70s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Scattered showers, mainly before 10pm. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Wednesday
A slight chance of showers before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 5pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s. Light winds out of the southeast. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers between 9pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 30%.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with highs near 80.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s.
Nantahala area
Today
Scattered showers before 10am, then scattered showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the lower 70s. 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 a half and three-quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight
Scattered showers, mainly before 10pm. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Wednesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the mid-70s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers between 9pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 30%.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers between 3pm and 5pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s. Chance of rain is 20%.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 60.
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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 Tue Aug 3 2021
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
1. A surface trough of low pressure over the far eastern Atlantic Ocean centered a few hundred miles south of the Cabo Verde Islands continues to produce a large region of disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Some slow development of this system is possible during the next day or two while it moves northward or northwestward before the system moves over cooler waters by Thursday. Locally heavy rainfall and gusty winds are possible over portions of the Cabo Verde Islands through Wednesday.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...low...20 percent.
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Almanac
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 lower range of yellow.
Fire and Smoke Map
(There is haze from the wildfires out on the west coast.)
Pollen levels are expected to be in the medium range (5.3 out of 12) today with Grasses and Nettle being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium range (0.7 out of 12).
Weather Extremes for Macon County on August 3rd
Highest Temperature 99°F in Franklin in 1980
Lowest Temperature 40°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1968
Greatest Rainfall 9.68 inches in Highlands in 1940
Greatest Snowfall (No snowfall recorded on this date since records started being kept in 1872)
August Weather Extremes for Macon County
Highest Temperature 99°F in Franklin on 08-09-1980
Lowest Temperature 40°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 08-29-1968
Greatest Rainfall 9.68 inches in Highlands on 08-13-1940
Greatest Snowfall no measurable snowfall has been recorded since records started being kept in 1873
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of August
Data available from 1870 to 2020
Highest Temperature 110°F Fayetteville, Cumberland County 08-21-1983
Lowest Temperature 31°F Banner Elk, Avery County 08-23-1930
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 13.08 in Idlewild, Ashe County 08-14-1930
Monthly Averages for North Carolina
Warmest Weather Station 79.7°F Wilmington, New Hanover County
Coldest Weather Station 59.6°F Mount Mitchell, Yancey County
Wettest Weather Station 7.74 in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County
Driest Weather Station 3.12 in Lexington, Davidson County
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Macon Calendar
(send your event to calendar@maconmedia.com)
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 August 3 2021: See Something, Stream Something
Senate resumes infrastructure bill talks (August 2nd, 2021)
NBC Nightly News, August 2nd, 2021
PBS NewsHour full episode, August 1st, 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.
Florida Emerges As Epicenter Of COVID Outbreak: ‘Numbers Are Unbelievably Frightening’ [CBS-4 Miami]
New study indicates that Americans became desensitized to COVID-19 news despite the rapidly increasing death toll [PsyPost]
People in more religious countries tend to have more confidence in the safety and effectiveness of vaccines [PsyPost]
Vaccinated people are ready for normalcy — and angry at the unvaccinated getting in their way [Washington Post]
Dr John Campbell: US cases and vaccinations up
Dr John Campbell: CDC leak, summary and full report
Weekly COVID-19 Numbers for Macon County (July 30, 2021) [Macon Media]
Mask mandate back in Cherokee; Masking encouraged but not required in N.C. [Smoky Mountain News]
COVID-19 cases in 17 states linked back to Transylvania County summer camp [WLOS-TV]
Yes, your employer can require you to receive a COVID-19 vaccine [WRAL-TV]
'Things are going to get worse': Dr. Anthony Fauci | ABC News (August 1st, 2021)
Coronavirus Briefing: NC Gov. Roy Cooper (July 29th, 2021)
PRESS RELEASE (07-29-2021)
GOVERNOR ROY COOPER
Today, Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy K. Cohen, M.D. announced that state government would begin verifying vaccination status of its workers. Employees not vaccinated are required to wear a mask and be tested at least once a week. Today’s announcement comes as North Carolina’s latest upswing in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations is driven by unvaccinated North Carolinians.
“Until more people get the vaccine, we will continue living with the very real threat of serious disease, and we will continue to see more dangerous and contagious variants like Delta,” said Governor Cooper.
NCDHHS updated guidance encourages private sector businesses to, at a minimum, verify vaccination status for their workers as well. The requirement for state government employees applies to cabinet agencies and is included in Executive Order 224.
“There is only one way out of this pandemic and that is vaccination. Our trends are accelerating at an alarmingly fast rate and the highest rates of viral spread are happening in areas with low vaccination rates and among those who are not fully vaccinated,” said Secretary Cohen. “If you are already vaccinated, I call on you to urge your unvaccinated family and friends to get their shot now. It is not an understatement to say that you will save lives by doing so.”
The NCDHHS updated guidance reminds unvaccinated people that they need to continue practicing the three Ws – wear a mask in all indoor public settings, wait six feet apart in all public settings and wash hands often. In addition, unvaccinated people should not gather with other unvaccinated people who do not live with them. If they do, they should stay outside and keep 6 feet of distance. In addition, unvaccinated people should not travel.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued new mask guidance this week based on levels of transmission in communities. The new maps designate counties as areas of low (blue), moderate (yellow), substantial (orange) or high (red) transmission. Moving forward, everyone in a red or orange county in North Carolina, including those who have been vaccinated, should wear a mask in public indoor settings.
Additionally, in accordance with the updated CDC guidance, all K-12 schools should require universal masking, regardless of vaccination status. NCDHHS is updating its guidance for schools to align with this recommendation.
To date, North Carolina has administered nearly 9.8 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, with 57 percent of the adult population fully vaccinated. 61 percent of adults have received at least one dose of the vaccine, including 86 percent of North Carolinians 65 and over.
Learn more about the state’s vaccine distribution at myspot.nc.gov (English) or Vacunate.nc.gov (Spanish). Details on the Your Shot at $1 Million Summer Cash Drawing can be found at covid19.ncdhhs.gov/summervaxcash. Use NCDHHS’ online tool Find a Vaccine Location to find a nearby vaccine site. Call the state’s COVID-19 vaccine hotline at 888-675-4567.
Read the Executive Order.
Read a Frequently Asked Questions document.
TWiV 788: neuroCOVID with Kiran Thakur, MD (July 30th, 2021)
Kiran joins TWiV to discuss the findings of a team at Columbia University Medical Center on COVID-19 neuropathology, and the conclusion that SARS-CoV-2 does not reproduce in the central nervous system.
Show notes at [https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-788/]
Covid-19 Delta variant affects younger, unvaccinated populations in NC [Carolina Public Press]
How the coronavirus infects cells — and why Delta is so dangerous [Nature]
Risk factors for severity of COVID-19 in hospital patients age 18–29 years [PLOS ONE]
COVID-19 Endothelial Dysfunction Can Cause Erectile Dysfunction: Histopathological, Immunohistochemical, and Ultrastructural Study of the Human Penis [PubMed]
Paradoxical Sex-Specific Patterns of Autoantibodies Response to SARS-CoV-2 Infection [MedRxiv]
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]
Six Month Safety and Efficacy of the BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine [MedRxiv]
Comparable neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 Delta AY.1 and Delta in individuals sera vaccinated with BBV152 [BioRxiv]
CDC Confirms That Viral Loads In Vaccinated People With Delta May Be Infectious, So Masks Are Necessary [SFist]
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On This Day
August 3rd is the 215th day of the year (216th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 150 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)
AD 8 – Roman Empire general Tiberius defeats the Dalmatae (Great Illyrian Revolt/Bellum Batonianum) on the river Bosna.
• [Wikipedia: Bellum Batonianum]
• [The Great Illyrian Revolt - Rome's Forgotten War] (Invicta)
AD 70 – Fires resulting from the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem are extinguished.
435 – Deposed Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Nestorius, considered the originator of Nestorianism, is exiled by Roman Emperor Theodosius II to a monastery in Egypt.
881 – Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu: Louis III of France defeats the Vikings, an event celebrated in the poem Ludwigslied.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu]
• [Ludwigslied (spätes 9.Jh.)] (Old High German, no translation)
• [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwigslied]
908 – Battle of Eisenach: An invading Hungarian force defeats an East Frankish army under Duke Burchard of Thuringia.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Eisenach (908)]
• [Wikipedia: Hungarian invasions of Europe]
1031 – Olaf II of Norway is canonized as Saint Olaf by Grimketel, the English Bishop of Selsey.
1057 – Frederik van Lotharingen elected as first Belgian Pope Stephen IX.
1342 – The Siege of Algeciras commences during the Spanish Reconquista. It will last until March 26, 1344.
• [Wikipedia: Siege of Algeciras (1342–1344)]
• [Wikipedia: Reconquista]
1492 – Christopher Columbus sets sail from Palos de la Frontera, Spain.
1527 – The first known letter from North America is sent by John Rut while at St. John's, Newfoundland.
1601 – Long War: Austria captures Transylvania in the Battle of Goroszló.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Guruslău]
• [Battle of Guruslau, 1601 AD ⚔️ Final victory ⚔️ Story of Michael the Brave (Part 5/5)] (HistoryMarche)
• [Battle of Guruslău: Wallachian-Austrian victory] (Dramatization)
• [Wikipedia: Long Turkish War]
1645 – Thirty Years' War: The Second Battle of Nördlingen sees French forces defeating those of the Holy Roman Empire.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Nördlingen (1645)]
• [Wikipedia: Thirty Years' War]
• [Battle of Nordlingen 1645 - Thirty Years' War]
1678 – Robert LaSalle builds the Le Griffon, the first known ship built on the Great Lakes.
• [Wikipedia: Le Griffon]
• [Wikipedia Bio: René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle]
• [Ghost Ship - Le Griffon - Exploring a Great Lakes Shipwreck- Matts Rad Show]
1778 – The theatre La Scala in Milan is inaugurated with the première of Antonio Salieri's Europa riconosciuta.
• [Wikipedia: La Scala]
• [Wikipedia: Europa riconosciuta]
• [Europa Riconosciuta (2004)]
1790 - North Carolina History Federal Judge John Stokes Appointed by George Washington. Stokes would die about ten weeks later.
• [NC Dept of Natural and Cultural Affairs]
• [Wikipedia: John Stokes (North Carolina judge)]
• [NCpedia article]
1795 – Treaty of Greenville is signed, ending the Northwest Indian War in the Ohio Country.
• [Wikipedia: Treaty of Greenville]
1811 – First ascent of Jungfrau, third highest summit in the Bernese Alps by brothers Johann Rudolf and Hieronymus Meyer.
1829 – The Treaty of Lewistown is signed by the Shawnee and Seneca peoples, exchanging land in Ohio for land west of the Mississippi River.
• [Wikipedia: Treaty of Lewistown]
1852 – Harvard University wins the first Boat Race between Yale University and Harvard. The race is also the first American intercollegiate athletic event.
• [Wikipedia: Harvard–Yale Regatta]
• [The Calling] (Documentary)
• [The Beginning of Organized Collegiate Sport] (PDF)
1859 – The American Dental Association is founded in Niagara Falls, New York.
1900 – The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company is founded.
1903 – Macedonian rebels in Kruševo proclaim the Kruševo Republic, which exists for only ten days before Ottoman Turks lay waste to the town.
• [Wikipedia: Kruševo Republic]
• [Wikipedia: Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization]
• [Battle of Krushevo (2 August 1903) - Macedonian Rebellion vs Ottoman Empire] (Dramatization)
1907 – Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis fines Standard Oil of Indiana a record $29.4 million for illegal rebating to freight carriers; the conviction and fine are later reversed on appeal.
1914 – World War I: Germany declares war against France, while Romania declares its neutrality.
1921 – Major League Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis confirms the ban of the eight Chicago Black Sox, the day after they were acquitted by a Chicago court.
1936 – Jesse Owens wins the 100 metre dash, defeating Ralph Metcalfe, at the Berlin Olympics.
1936 – A fire wipes out Kursha-2 in the Meshchera Lowlands, Ryazan Oblast, Russia, killing 1,200 and leaving only 20 survivors.
• [Wikipedia: Kursha-2]
• [#5 of a countdown of 25 most destructure wildfires in history]
1940 – World War II: Italian forces begin the invasion of British Somaliland.
• [Wikipedia: Italian invasion of British Somaliland]
• [Wikipedia: East African campaign (World War II)]
• [051 - Il Duce Kicks Churchill Where it Hurts - The British Lose Somaliland - WW2 - August 17 1940]
• [Somaliland 1940 | BATTLESTORM-LITE Documentary]
1940 - North Carolina History An article about a North Carolinian Bearded Lady, Lady Olda, appeared in the August 3rd issue of The New Yorker.
• [Bearded Lady, Featured in Freaks, at Circuses]
• [Lady Olga] (The New Yorker)
• [Wikipedia Bio: Jane Barnell]
• [Olga Roderick - Freaks' s extras]
• [Freaks - Sideshow Cinema Documentary]
• [Rent or Buy on Youtube]
• [Internet Archive] (free to watch or download)
1946 – Santa Claus Land, the world's first themed amusement park, opens in Santa Claus, Indiana, United States.
• [The Park, Formerly Known as Santa Clus Land]
• [1960s 'Santa Claus Land' film (now Holiday World)]
• [WISH-TV: This is the story behind how Santa Claus, Indiana, got its name]
1948 – Whittaker Chambers accuses Alger Hiss of being a communist and a spy for the Soviet Union.
• [Wikipedia Bio: Whittaker Chambers]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Alger Hiss]
• [USA Diplomat is Branded a Red Spy (1950)] (Newsreel)
• [Lesson 05 - Whittaker Chambers, “Witness” (Dr. David Corbin)]
1949 – The Basketball Association of America and the National Basketball League finalize the merger that would create the National Basketball Association.
1958 – The world's first nuclear submarine, the USS Nautilus, becomes the first vessel to complete a submerged transit of the geographical North Pole.
• [Wikipedia: USS Nautilus (SSN-571)]
• [USS Nautilus Voyage to the North Pole] (Period Documentary)
• [How to Surface a Submarine in the Arctic Ocean - Smarter Every Day 260]
1959 – Portugal's state police force PIDE fires upon striking workers in Bissau, Portuguese Guinea, killing over 50 people.
1960 – Niger gains independence from France.
1972 – The United States Senate ratifies the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.
1975 – A privately chartered Boeing 707 strikes a mountain peak and crashes near Agadir, Morocco, killing 188.
1977 – Tandy Corporation announces the TRS-80, one of the world's first mass-produced personal computers.
• [Wikipedia: TRS-80]
• [TRS-80 Model 1 Overview]
• [Learn how to program your computer - 1977 Tandy TRS-80 Model 1] (Instructional Video)
1981 – Senegalese opposition parties, under the leadership of Mamadou Dia, launch the Antiimperialist Action Front – Suxxali Reew Mi.
1997 – Oued El-Had and Mezouara massacre in Algeria: A total of 116 villagers killed, 40 in Oued El-Had and 76 in Mezouara.
• [Wikipedia: Oued El-Had and Mezouara massacre]
1997 – The tallest free-standing structure in the Southern Hemisphere, Sky Tower in downtown Auckland, New Zealand, opens after two-and-a-half years of construction.
2004 – The pedestal of the Statue of Liberty reopens after being closed since the September 11 attacks.
2005 – President of Mauritania Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya is overthrown in a military coup while attending the funeral of King Fahd in Saudi Arabia.
2007 – Former Deputy Director of the Chilean secret police Raúl Iturriaga is captured after having been on the run following a conviction for kidnapping.
2010 – Widespread rioting erupts in Karachi, Pakistan, after the assassination of a local politician, leaving at least 85 dead and at least 17 billion Pakistani rupees (US$200 million) in damage.
2014 – A 6.1 magnitude earthquake kills at least 617 people and injures more than 2,400 in Yunnan, China.
2014 – The genocide of Yazidis by ISIL begins.
• [Wikipedia: Genocide of Yazidis by ISIL]
• [7 Years After Islamic State Genocide, Yazidi Survivors Still Seeking Justice]
• [Aftermath of a genocide: Yazidis of Sinjar | DW Documentary]
2018 – Two burka-clad men kill 29 people and injure more than 80 in a suicide attack on a Shia mosque in eastern Afghanistan.
2019 – Six hundred protesters, including opposition leader Lyubov Sobol, are arrested in an election protest in Moscow, Russia.
• [Wikipedia Bio: Lyubov Sobol]
• [Watch live: Moscow protests over opposition allegedly being stopped from taking part in elections]
• [Moscow police detain hundreds over election protests]
2019 – Twenty-three people are killed and 23 injured in a shooting in El Paso, Texas.
• [Wikipedia: 2019 El Paso shooting]
• [El Paso Walmart Shooting Leaves At Least 20 dead; Suspect In Custody | Sunday TODAY]
• [El Paso shooting: What's in the shooter's reported 'manifesto']
2020 - Spain's former King Juan Carlos announces he will go into exile abroad amid his implication in a corruption inquiry
2020 - Number of Iranian COVID-19 deaths triple that of government tally, showing 42,000 have died instead of 14,405, according to BBC Persian Service investigation
2020 - Hurricane Isaias makes landfall in the US as a Category 1 hurricane near Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina
• [Hurricane Isaias: August 3-4, 2020] (National Weather Service)
• [Hurricane Isaias Makes Landfall In North Carolina As Category 1 Storm | The 11th Hour | MSNBC]
• [The track of Hurricane Isaias (2020)] (Force Thirteen Animation)
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