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OUTLOOK
An upper ridge with drying high pressure will become dominant over the region through the weekend. A cold front will combine with a possible tropical system early next week and linger across the area through Thursday. Temperatures are expected to remain above normal through Monday.
Pigeon River Flood of 2021 Coverage
• Smoky Mountain News [The Pigeon River Flood of 2021]
• The Mountaineer [Flood Coverage]
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Local News
• [Column: The Latest on COVID-19 in Our Community, Sepsis Prevention, and Welcoming Angel Medical Center’s New Chief Executive Officer/Chief Nursing Officer ]
• [COVID-19 Numbers for Macon County (August 26, 2021)]
• [President Orders Flags Lowered to Half-Staff Until Sunset on August 30th to Honor the Victims of the Attack in Kabul ]
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Local Weather
National Weather Map for Today
General forecast through Saturday Night
Franklin area
Today
Widespread fog, mainly before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the mid-80s. Light and variable winds.
Tonight
Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-60s. Calm winds.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 3pm. Widespread dense fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeastaround 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 65. Calm winds.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 80s.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-60s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with lows in the lower 60s. Light winds out of the southeast. Chance of rain is 20%.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeastaround 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with lows around 60. Calm winds.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 70s.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 60.
Otto area
Widespread fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-80s. Light and variable winds.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with lows in the mid-to-upper 60s. Light winds out of the southeast.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 3pm. Widespread dense fog, mainly before midmorning. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-80s. Light and variable winds.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-60s. Light winds out of the southeast.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-80s.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-60s.
Nantahala area
Today
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. Calm winds.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-60s. Calm winds.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 3pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. Light winds out of the southeast.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-60s. Calm winds.
Sunday
A slight chance of showers between 1pm and 3pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 80s. Chance of rain is 20%.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-60s.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
..DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING...
* WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog.
* WHERE...Portions of northeast Georgia and mountain valleys of western North Carolina.
* WHEN...Until 10 AM EDT this morning.
* IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of distance ahead of you.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
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]
[Thurs / Aug 26] TD9 Forms; Expected to be a Strong Hurricane in Gulf of Mexico
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Fri Aug 27 2021
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical Storm Ida, located over the northwestern Caribbean Sea near the Cayman Islands.
1. An elongated area of low pressure located over the central Atlantic about 650 miles east of Bermuda is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Environmental conditions are only forecast to be marginally conducive for development, but a tropical depression could still form over the weekend. The system is expected to move slowly eastward during the next day or two, but a faster northeastward motion is forecast to begin on Sunday.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...medium...50 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...medium...60 percent.
2. A tropical wave located about midway between the Cabo Verde Islands and the Lesser Antilles continues to produce a large area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Gradual development of this system is expected, and a tropical depression is likely to form during the next couple of days before it moves into an environment of stronger upper-level winds and slightly cooler waters. The disturbance is forecast to move west-northwestward for another day or so and then turn northward over the weekend.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...high...70 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...high...80 percent.
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Almanac
Air Quality
Air quality is in the extreme upper range of green for most of the county, with the ridges and other higher elevations today being in the extreme upper range of green.
Fire and Smoke Map
(There is haze from the wildfires out on the west coast.)
Pollen levels are expected to be in the medium-high range (8.6 out of 12) today with Ragweed, Chenopods, and Grasses being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium-high range (8.9 out of 12).
Weather Extremes for Macon County on August 25th
Highest Temperature 93°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1998
Lowest Temperature 42°F in Highlands in 1919
Greatest Rainfall 1.88 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1995
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)
IMAGE A TASTE OF TUSCANY
A Taste of Tuscany
September 11, 2021
The Zonta Club is proud to announce its upcoming fundraising event to aid the Franklin Fire Department’s infant car seat program and the Special Liberty Project. Now headquartered in Macon County, the Special Liberty Project is a non-profit organization serving the entire veteran family, focusing on Gold Star families, spouses of suicide victims and healing veterans.
The nature-based, therapeutic programs offered include fun, educational activities for children with Veteran Mentors, retreats and support groups for Gold Star families and family members of suicide victims, as well as peer-supported outdoor pursuits to help veterans return to civilian life.
The Taste of Tuscany event will be held on September 11 at 5 p.m. at 757 Harrison Avenue in Franklin and will honor our first responders. It will feature an open air wine tasting of Slanted Window wines from SenAmore Vineyards in Tellico, accompanied by food and music. There will be a live auction, as well as a silent auction featuring artwork and designer goods. Slanted Window wines will be available for purchase. A limited number of tickets are still available at $100 per person, to include a wine tasting flight and commemorative wine glass. VIP tickets are available for $150 that feature an exclusive evening with the vintner and more. Tables of eight, including two VIP tickets, may be reserved.
For more information visit the Zonta Franklin NC Facebook page or their website, zontafranklinnc.org
Encastic Painting Classes
The Macon County Art Association (a not for profit member organization) is offering classes in encastic 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
Officer who shot Ashli Babbitt during Capitol riot breaks silence: 'I saved countless lives' [NBC News]
13 U.S. troops killed in ISIS attacks on Kabul airport [POLITICO]
IMAGE NS-17
Replay - New Shepard Mission NS-17 Webcast
Seven Capitol Police officers sue Trump, right-wing extremist groups over Capitol attack [Roll Call]
Breaking hearts and minds: The strategy of surrender [Military Times]
President Orders Flags Lowered to Half-Staff Until Sunset on August 30th to Honor the Victims of the Attack in Kabul [Macon Media]
Level1 News August 27 2021: Call 911 Meow!
08/26/21: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki
President Biden Delivers Remarks on the Terror Attack on Hamid Karzai International Airport
NBC Nightly News, August 26th, 2021
PBS NewsHour full episode, August 26th, 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.
COVID-19 Numbers for Macon County: [August 26, 2021]
Safety of the BNT162b2 mRNA Covid-19 Vaccine in a Nationwide Setting [New England Journal of Medicine]
A Randomized Trial of Icosapent Ethyl in Ambulatory Patients with COVID-19 [Science Direct]
Long-term immunogenicity of BNT162b2 vaccination in the elderly and in younger health care workers [MedRxiv]
The relationship between autoantibodies targeting GPCRs and the renin-angiotensin system associates with COVID-19 severity [MedRxiv]
Severe SARS-CoV-2 Breakthrough Reinfection With Delta Variant After Recovery From Breakthrough Infection by Alpha Variant in a Fully Vaccinated Health Worker [SOURCE]
Companies Push To Get Employees Vaccinated Against COVID-19
A Randomized Trial of Icosapent Ethyl in Ambulatory Patients with COVID-19 [Scince Direct]
Johnson and Johnson Announces Data to Support Boosting its Single-Shot COVID-19 Vaccine [Johnson and Johnson]
Top epidemiologist on COVID-19 and what to expect this fall
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On This Day
August 27th is the 239th day of the year (240th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 126 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)
410 – The sacking of Rome by the Visigoths ends after three days.
• [Wikipedia: Sack of Rome (410)]
• [Wikipedia: Fall of the Western Roman Empire]
• [Alaric's Sack of Rome - Rise of the Goths]
• [Fall of the Western Roman Empire]
• [Fall of Rome (Visigoth Invasion)]
1172 – Henry the Young King and Margaret of France are crowned junior king and queen of England.
1557 – The Battle of St. Quentin results in Emmanuel Philibert becoming Duke of Savoy.
1593 – Pierre Barrière failed an attempt to assassinate Henry IV of France.
1689 – The Treaty of Nerchinsk is signed by Russia and the Qing Empire (Julian calendar).
• [Treaty of Nerchinsk]
1776 – Battle of Long Island: In what is now Brooklyn, New York, British forces under General William Howe defeat Americans under General George Washington.
• [Battle of Long Island]
• [Liberty - Battle of Long Island]
• [Battle of Long Island (American Revolution 1776)]
• [The Battle of Brooklyn (Long Island): The Revolutionary War in Four Minutes]
1793 – French Revolutionary Wars: The city of Toulon revolts against the French Republic and admits the British and Spanish fleets to seize its port, leading to the Siege of Toulon by French Revolutionary forces.
1798 – Wolfe Tone's United Irish and French forces clash with the British Army in the Battle of Castlebar, part of the Irish Rebellion of 1798, resulting in the creation of the French puppet Republic of Connacht.
1810 – Napoleonic Wars: The French Navy defeats the British Royal Navy, preventing them from taking the harbour of Grand Port on Île de France.
1813 – French Emperor Napoleon I defeats a larger force of Austrians, Russians, and Prussians at the Battle of Dresden.
1828 – Brazil and Argentina recognize the sovereignty of Uruguay in the Treaty of Montevideo
1832 – Black Hawk, leader of the Sauk tribe of Native Americans, surrenders to U.S. authorities, ending the Black Hawk War.
• [Black Hawk War]
• [Black Hawk (Sauk leader)]
1859 – Petroleum is discovered in Titusville, Pennsylvania leading to the world's first commercially successful oil well.
1881 – The Georgia hurricane makes landfall near Savannah, Georgia, resulting in an estimated 700 deaths.
• [The Georgia Hurricane of 1881]
1883 – Eruption of Krakatoa: Four enormous explosions almost completely destroy the island of Krakatoa and cause years of climate change.
• [1883 eruption of Krakatoa]
• [27th August 1883: The eruption of Krakatoa]
• [Krakatoa - The Great Volcanic Eruption]
• [Krakatoa: Devastating Explosion | How the Earth Was Made (S1, E3)]
• [Krakatoa: The First Disaster of the Modern Era]
• [Krakatoa: The Last Days]
1893 – The Sea Islands hurricane strikes the United States near Savannah, Georgia, killing between 1,000 and 2,000 people.
1896 – Anglo-Zanzibar War: The shortest war in world history (09:02 to 09:40), between the United Kingdom and Zanzibar.
• [Wikipedia: Anglo-Zanzibar War]
• [Anglo-Zanzibar War | 3 Minute History]
• [Why the Shortest War in History Lasted 38 Minutes]
1914 – World War I: Battle of Étreux: A British rearguard action by the Royal Munster Fusiliers during the Great Retreat.
1915 – Attempted assassination of Bishop Patrick Heffron, bishop of the Diocese of Winona by Rev. Louis M. Lesches.
1916 – World War I: The Kingdom of Romania declares war on Austria-Hungary, entering the war as one of the Allied nations.
1918 – Mexican Revolution: Battle of Ambos Nogales: U.S. Army forces skirmish against Mexican Carrancistas in the only battle of World War I fought on American soil.
• [Battle of Ambos Nogales]
• [Battle of Ambos Nogales led to the first fence separating Mexico and U.S.]
• [Ambos Nogales - World War I In North America?]
1922 – Greco-Turkish War: The Turkish army takes the Aegean city of Afyonkarahisar from the Kingdom of Greece.
1927 – Five Canadian women file a petition to the Supreme Court of Canada, asking, "Does the word 'Persons' in Section 24 of the British North America Act, 1867, include female persons?"
1928 – The Kellogg–Briand Pact outlawing war is signed by fifteen nations. Ultimately sixty-one nations will sign it.
• [Kellogg–Briand Pact]
• [HistoryPod Video]
• [The Internationalists: How a Radical Plan to Outlaw War Remade the World]
1933 – The first Afrikaans Bible is introduced during a Bible Festival in Bloemfontein.
1939 – First flight of the turbojet-powered Heinkel He 178, the world's first jet aircraft.
1942 – First day of the Sarny Massacre, perpetrated by Germans and Ukrainians.
1943 – World War II: Japanese forces evacuate New Georgia Island in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II.
1943 – World War II: Aerial bombardment by the Luftwaffe razes to the ground the village of Vorizia in Crete.
1955 – The first edition of the Guinness Book of Records is published in Great Britain.
1956 – The nuclear power station at Calder Hall in the United Kingdom was connected to the national power grid becoming the world's first commercial nuclear power station to generate electricity on an industrial scale.
1962 – The Mariner 2 unmanned space mission is launched to Venus by NASA.
1963 – An explosion at the Cane Creek potash mine near Moab, Utah kills 18 miners.
1964 – South Vietnamese junta leader Nguyễn Khánh enters into a triumvirate power-sharing arrangement with rival generals Trần Thiện Khiêm and Dương Văn Minh, who had both been involved in plots to unseat Khánh.
1971 – An attempted coup d'état fails in the African nation of Chad. The Government of Chad accuses Egypt of playing a role in the attempt and breaks off diplomatic relations.
1975 – The Governor of Portuguese Timor abandons its capital, Dili, and flees to Atauro Island, leaving control to a rebel group.
1979 – The Troubles: Eighteen British soldiers are killed in an ambush by the Provisional Irish Republican Army near Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland, in the deadliest attack on British forces during Operation Banner. An IRA bomb also kills British royal family member Lord Mountbatten and three others on his boat at Mullaghmore, Republic of Ireland.
1980 – A massive bomb planted by extortionist John Birges explodes at Harvey's Resort Hotel in Stateline, Nevada after a failed disarming attempt by the FBI. Although the hotel is damaged, no one is injured.
1982 – Turkish military diplomat Colonel Atilla Altıkat is shot and killed in Ottawa. Justice Commandos of the Armenian Genocide claim to be avenging the massacre of 11⁄2 million Armenians in the 1915 Armenian genocide.
1985 – Nigeria's military government is overthrown by another clique of army officers.
1991 – The European Community recognizes the independence of the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
1991 – Moldova declares independence from the USSR.
2003 – Mars makes its closest approach to Earth in nearly 60,000 years, passing 34,646,418 miles (55,758,005 km) distant.
2003 – The first six-party talks, involving South and North Korea, the United States, China, Japan and Russia, convene to find a peaceful resolution to the security concerns of the North Korean nuclear weapons program.
2006 – Comair Flight 5191 crashes on takeoff from Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Kentucky bound for Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta. Of the passengers and crew, 49 of 50 are confirmed dead in the hours following the crash.
2009 – Internal conflict in Myanmar: The Burmese military junta and ethnic armies begin three days of violent clashes in the Kokang Special Region.
2011 – Hurricane Irene strikes the United States east coast, killing 47 and causing an estimated $15.6 billion in damage.
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Published at 5:00am on Friday, August 27, 2021
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