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Tropical cyclone Ida will continue to weaken while moving northeast from Mississippi toward West Virginia on Tuesday and Wednesday, bringing periods of heavy rain and gusty wind. Continental high pressure is expected to settle into the region later in the week with mostly sunny skies and near to slightly below normal temperatures.
Pigeon River Flood of 2021 Coverage
NC governor seeking disaster declaration for Fred’s flooding [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Smoky Mountain News [The Pigeon River Flood of 2021] • The Mountaineer [Flood Coverage]
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A national story has started at an event that took place here in Macon County at a Republican Party event.
The original video [has been taken down, but someone captured the video and has uploaded the portion of the Congressman's speech that has garnered national attention.
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Local Weather
National Weather Map for Today
General forecast through Thursday Night
Franklin area
Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Patchy fog before 11am. Highs in the mid-to-upper 70s. Calm winds early increasing to come out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph by midmorning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three-quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers. The rain could be heavy at times. Patchy fog. Lows in the mid-60s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of rain is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three-quarters and one inch possible.
Wednesday
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Patchy fog before 9am. Highs in the mid-70s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then a chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with lows around 60. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 60%.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 3pm. Sunny, with highs near 80.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-50s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog before 10am, then patchy fog after 11am. Highs near 70. Winds out of the southeast 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of rain is 90%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Tonight
Showers. The rain could be heavy at times. Patchy fog. Lows around 60. Winds out of the southeast around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of rain is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 3 and 4 inches possible.
Wednesday
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Patchy fog before 9am. Highs near 70. Winds out of the south 10 to 15 mph in the morning shifting to come out fo the northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then a chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-50s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of rain is 60%.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the lower 50s.
Otto area
Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog before 11am. Highs in the mid-70s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of rain is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three-quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers. The rain could be heavy at times. Patchy fog. Low in the mid-60s. Winds out of the southeast around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of rain is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Wednesday
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Patchy fog before 9am. Highs in the mid-70s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then a chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with lows around 60. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 60%.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Sunny, with highs near 80.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-50s.
Nantahala area
Today
Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Patchy fog before 11am, then patchy fog after 5pm. Highs in the lower 70s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Patchy fog after 7pm. Low in the mid-60s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of rain is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three-quarters and one inch possible.
Wednesday
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 10am. Patchy fog before 9am. Highs near 70. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 60%.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Sunny, with highs in the mid-70s. Chance of rain is 20%.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-50s.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Hazardous weather is not expected today.
We are under a Flash Flood Watch through tomorrow afernoon. A copy of the watch is posted below. Should hazardous conditions arise, Macon Media will post additional information on our various social media accounts.
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At Macon County GOP event yesterday, Madison Cawthorn called January 6 rioters “political hostages,” and spoke of trying to “bust them out.” Then-
— Aaron Fritschner (@Fritschner) August 30, 2021
Attendee: “When are you gonna call us to Washington again?"
Cawthorn: “We are actively working on that one.”pic.twitter.com/hN96kswnNt
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Local Weather
National Weather Map for Today
General forecast through Thursday Night
Franklin area
Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Patchy fog before 11am. Highs in the mid-to-upper 70s. Calm winds early increasing to come out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph by midmorning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three-quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers. The rain could be heavy at times. Patchy fog. Lows in the mid-60s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of rain is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three-quarters and one inch possible.
Wednesday
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Patchy fog before 9am. Highs in the mid-70s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then a chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with lows around 60. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 60%.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 3pm. Sunny, with highs near 80.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-50s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog before 10am, then patchy fog after 11am. Highs near 70. Winds out of the southeast 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of rain is 90%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Tonight
Showers. The rain could be heavy at times. Patchy fog. Lows around 60. Winds out of the southeast around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of rain is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 3 and 4 inches possible.
Wednesday
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Patchy fog before 9am. Highs near 70. Winds out of the south 10 to 15 mph in the morning shifting to come out fo the northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then a chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-50s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of rain is 60%.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the lower 50s.
Otto area
Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog before 11am. Highs in the mid-70s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of rain is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three-quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers. The rain could be heavy at times. Patchy fog. Low in the mid-60s. Winds out of the southeast around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of rain is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Wednesday
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Patchy fog before 9am. Highs in the mid-70s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then a chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with lows around 60. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 60%.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Sunny, with highs near 80.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-50s.
Nantahala area
Today
Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Patchy fog before 11am, then patchy fog after 5pm. Highs in the lower 70s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Patchy fog after 7pm. Low in the mid-60s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of rain is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three-quarters and one inch possible.
Wednesday
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 10am. Patchy fog before 9am. Highs near 70. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 60%.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Sunny, with highs in the mid-70s. Chance of rain is 20%.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-50s.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Hazardous weather is not expected today.
We are under a Flash Flood Watch through tomorrow afernoon. A copy of the watch is posted below. Should hazardous conditions arise, Macon Media will post additional information on our various social media accounts.
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The remnants of Hurricane Ida are forecast to pass west through north of the southern Appalachians Tuesday through Wednesday. While current indications are that the greatest inland impacts will be across the Tennessee Valley, some impacts are expected across portions of our area. Heavy rainfall causing localized flooding, gusty winds, and isolated severe storms are possible, mainly from Tuesday night into Wednesday. Interests across the area should continue to monitor the forecast over the next couple of days as this situation evolves.
Flash Flood Watch
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
425 AM EDT Tue Aug 31 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
The Flash Flood Watch continues for
* Portions of northeast Georgia, western North Carolina and upstate South Carolina, including the following areas, in northeast Georgia, Habersham, Rabun and Stephens. In western North Carolina, Avery, Buncombe, Burke Mountains, Caldwell Mountains, Eastern McDowell, Eastern Polk, Graham, Greater Burke, Greater Caldwell, Greater Rutherford, Haywood, Henderson, Macon, Madison, McDowell Mountains, Mitchell, Northern Jackson, Polk Mountains, Rutherford Mountains, Southern Jackson, Swain, Transylvania and Yancey. In upstate South Carolina, Greater Oconee, Greater Pickens, Greenville Mountains, Oconee Mountains and Pickens Mountains.
* From 8 AM EDT this morning through Wednesday afternoon.
* Showers and thunderstorms will gradually increase in coverage throughout the day as Tropical Depression Ida moves across the Tennessee Valley. Widespread showers and a few thunderstorms will remain across the area through tonight before tapering off during the day Wednesday. The heaviest rainfall is expected this afternoon through this evening in the Watch area. Storm total rainfall of 3 to 6 inches is expected near the southern facing upslope favored areas along the North and South Carolina border west to the Georgia-North Carolina border. Totals of 1 to 3 inches are possible across the rest of the Watch area. Locally higher amounts are possible.
* The expected heavy rainfall will result in some streams and creeks overflowing their banks, likely flooding some roadways. Minor main stem river flooding is also possible. Deep ponding of water in low-lying and poor drainage areas may also flood some roadways. Steeply sloped terrain may be more susceptible to landslides than is normal due to the heavy rain that fell across the area two weeks ago.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Rainfall of more than five inches in similar storms has been associated with an increased risk of landslides and rockslides. If you live on a mountainside or in a cove at the base of a mountain, especially near a stream, be ready to leave in advance of the storm or as quickly as possible should rising water, moving earth, or rocks threaten. Consider postponing travel along mountain roads during periods of heavy rainfall.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Tue Aug 31 2021
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical Storm Kate, located over the central tropical Atlantic.
The Weather Prediction Center is issuing Public Advisories on Tropical Depression Ida, located over northeastern Mississippi.
1. A well-defined low pressure system is located over the far eastern tropical Atlantic more than 200 miles southwest of the coast of Guinea. Associated shower and thunderstorm activity is beginning to show some signs of organization, and environmental conditions are conducive for additional development of this system. A tropical depression is likely to form during the next day or so while the low moves westward to west-northwestward at 10 to 15 mph.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...high..90 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...high...90 percent.
2. A broad area of low pressure is forecast to develop over the southwestern Caribbean Sea in a couple of days. Environmental conditions appear to be somewhat conducive for slow development by the end of the week, as long as the system remains over water. This system is expected to move gradually west-northwestward or northwestward at 5 to 10 mph toward Central America.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...low...20 percent.
BULLETIN
Tropical Depression Ida Advisory Number 20
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD AL092021
1000 PM CDT Mon Aug 30 2021
...TROPICAL DEPRESSION IDA WAS OVER CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI.. ...HEAVY RAIN AND FLOOD THREAT WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS PARTS OF THE TENNESSEE AND OHIO VALLEY OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY...
SUMMARY OF 1000 PM CDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...33.3N 89.5W
ABOUT 80 MI...130 KM NNE OF JACKSON MISSISSIPPI
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 50 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...998 MB...29.47 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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Flood and Flash Flood Watches extend from the Gulf Coast Region across the Tennessee and Ohio Valleys, central and southern Appalachians, into the northern Mid-Atlantic and southern New England.
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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At 1000 PM CDT (0300 UTC), the center of Tropical Depression Ida was located near latitude 33.3 North, longitude 89.5 West. The depression is moving toward the northeast near 10 mph (17 km/h) and this motion is expected to continue overnight.
Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph (55 km/h) with higher gusts. Little change in strength is forecast during the next 48 hours.
The estimated minimum central pressure is 998 mb (29.47 inches).
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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RAINFALL: Through Tuesday morning across portions of southeast Louisiana into far southern Mississippi, Ida will produce additional rainfall totals of 2 to 4 inches with localized higher amounts possible. Storm total rainfall accumulations of 10 to 18 inches with isolated maximum amounts of 24 inches is expected. Heavy rain combined with storm surge has resulted in catastrophic impacts along the southeast coast of Louisiana with considerable flash flooding and riverine flooding continuing farther inland.
Ida will continue to turn northeast tonight and is forecast to track across the Middle Tennessee Valley, Ohio Valley and Mid-Atlantic through Wednesday, producing the following rainfall totals:
Coastal Alabama to the far western Florida panhandle: An additional 3 to 6 inches resulting in storm total accumulations of 6 to 12 inches with isolated maximum amounts of 15 inches, today through Tuesday morning.
Northern Mississippi, Middle Tennessee Valley, Ohio Valley, Central/Southern Appalachians into the Mid-Atlantic: 3 to 6 inches with isolated higher amounts, Tuesday into Wednesday.
Southern New England: 2 to 4 inches with isolated higher amounts, Wednesday into Thursday.
Considerable flash flooding is possible from the Lower Mississippi Valley through the Middle Tennessee Valley, Ohio Valley, Central/Southern Appalachians, and into the Mid-Atlantic. Widespread minor to isolated major riverine flooding is occurring or forecast from the Lower Mississippi Valley into far western Alabama. Rivers will remain elevated into next week.
TORNADOES: A few tornadoes are possible through tonight, mainly across far southeast Mississippi, the southern half of Alabama, and the western Florida Panhandle. The threat for a few tornadoes will shift east on Tuesday and become centered across eastern Alabama, western Georgia, and the Florida Panhandle.
FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS
INIT 31/0300Z 33.3N 89.5W 30 KT 35 MPH...INLAND
12H 31/1200Z 34.2N 88.4W 25 KT 30 MPH...INLAND
24H 01/0000Z 35.7N 85.7W 25 KT 30 MPH...INLAND
36H 01/1200Z 37.0N 82.8W 25 KT 30 MPH...INLAND
48H 02/0000Z 38.0N 79.7W 25 KT 30 MPH...POST-TROP/INLAND
60H 02/1200Z 39.0N 75.9W 30 KT 35 MPH...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
72H 03/0000Z 39.6N 72.2W 30 KT 35 MPH...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
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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-high range (9.2 out of 12) today with Ragweed, Chenopods, and Grasses being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium range (5.6 out of 12).
Weather Extremes for Macon County on August 28th
Highest Temperature 92°F in Franklin in 1948
Lowest Temperature 41°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1968
Greatest Rainfall 7.76 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)
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
The War in Afghanistan Ends Where It Started [US News and World Report]
Last plane carrying Americans from Afghanistan departs as longest U.S. war concludes [NBC News/a>]
Wildfire evacuees flood Lake Tahoe roads in rush to flee [AP News]
Russian cosmonauts find new cracks in ISS module [Reuters]
We Almost Lost the ISS? | TMRO:News
CA emergency officials give update on wildfires as Caldor Fire forces evacuations in Lake Tahoe
Structures lost, strong winds and falling ash: Crews battle huge wildfires across BC | FULL
WWLTR-TV Live: Driving through Orleans, Jefferson after Hurricane Ida
Desperate search for survivors after powerful Hurricane Ida l WNT
WDSU continues to give you updates on Hurricane Ida damage
WFAA-TV drone video: Hurricane Ida flooding and damage in LaPlace, Louisiana
Level1 News August 31 2021: Hot Young Celibates In Your Area
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - August 30th, 2021
PBS NewsHour full episode, August 30th, 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 30, 2021]
New York Times [Coronavirus Vaccine Tracker]
Undetected and relatively sustained SARS-CoV-2 circulation worldwide during the year 2019 [Oxford Academic: Clinical Infectious Diseases]
Mayo Clinic: Breaking down breakthrough COVID-19 infections
Dr John Campbell: Spread in US schools
Myocarditis Following Immunization With mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines in Members of the US Military [JAMA Network]
The Race to Understand Post–COVID-19 Conditions [Annals of Internal medicine]
Evolution of antibody responses up to 13 months after SARS-CoV-2 infection and risk of reinfection [The Lancet]
Vivo-Morpholino-Based Antiviral for SARS-CoV-2: Implications for Novel Therapies in the Treatment of Acute COVID-19 Disease [MDPI biomedicines]
Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis and Acute Hemorrhagic Leukoencephalitis Following COVID-19 [Neurology: Neuroimmunology and Neuroinflammation]
MEDCRAM VIDEO || COVID Delta Variant: Booster Shots, Nasal Vaccine, Rapid Testing, with Eric Topol, MD
JAMA Network: Coronavirus Variants, Immunosuppression, and Chronic Infection
New 'nasty' COVID-19 strain detected in South Africa | Coronavirus | 9 News Australia
Nearly 4 million COVID-19 cases reported in the U.S. in August
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On This Day
August 31st is the 243rd day of the year (244th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 122 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)
1056 – After a sudden illness a few days previously, Byzantine Empress Theodora dies childless, thus ending the Macedonian dynasty.
1057 – Abdication of Byzantine Emperor Michael VI Bringas after just one year.
1218 – Al-Kamil becomes sultan of the Ayyubid dynasty.
1314 – King Haakon V of Norway moves the capital from Bergen to Oslo.
1422 – King Henry V of England dies of dysentery while in France. His son, Henry VI becomes King of England at the age of nine months.
1776 – William Livingston, the first Governor of New Jersey, begins serving his first term.
1795 – War of the First Coalition: The British capture Trincomalee (present-day Sri Lanka) from the Dutch in order to keep it out of French hands.
1798 – Irish Rebellion: Irish rebels, with French assistance, establish the short-lived Republic of Connacht.
1813 – Peninsular War: Spanish troops repel a French attack in the Battle of San Marcial.
• [Battle of San Marcial]
• [Napoleon's Great Blunder: Spain 1808]
• [Feature History - Peninsular War]
1864 – During the American Civil War, Union forces led by General William T. Sherman launch an assault on Atlanta.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Jonesborough]
• [LINKTEXT]
• [Civil War 1864 - Battles For Atlanta Pt. 5 "Battle of Jonesborough"]
1876 – Ottoman Sultan Murad V is deposed and succeeded by his brother Abdul Hamid II.
1886 – The 7.0 Mw Charleston earthquake affects southeastern South Carolina with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). Sixty people killed with damage estimated at $5–6 million.
• [Wikipedia: 1886 Charleston earthquake]
• [USGS Report: The 1886 Charleston, South Carolina, Earthquake (A 1986 Perspective)] (66 page PDF)
• [Charleston Earthquake of 1886 Narrated by Noah W. Cooper (Intro. by George Magera)]
1888 – Mary Ann Nichols is murdered. She is the first of Jack the Ripper's confirmed victims.
1895 – German Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin patents his navigable balloon.
1897 – Thomas Edison patents the Kinetoscope, the first movie projector.
1907 – Russia and the United Kingdom sign the Anglo-Russian Convention, by which the UK recognizes Russian preeminence in northern Persia, while Russia recognizes British preeminence in southeastern Persia and Afghanistan. Both powers pledge not to interfere in Tibet.
1918 – World War I: Start of the Battle of Mont Saint-Quentin, a successful assault by the Australian Corps during the Hundred Days Offensive.
1920 – Polish–Soviet War: A decisive Polish victory in the Battle of Komarów.
1933 – The Integral Nationalist Group wins the 1933 Andorran parliamentary election, the first election in Andorra held with universal male suffrage.
1935 – In an attempt to stay out of the growing tensions concerning Germany and Japan, the United States passes the first of its Neutrality Acts.
1936 – Radio Prague, now the official international broadcasting station of the Czech Republic, goes on the air.
1939 – Nazi Germany mounts a false flag attack on the Gleiwitz radio station, creating an excuse to attack Poland the following day, thus starting World War II in Europe.
1940 – Pennsylvania Central Airlines Trip 19 crashes near Lovettsville, Virginia. The CAB investigation of the accident is the first investigation to be conducted under the Bureau of Air Commerce act of 1938.
1941 – World War II: Serbian paramilitary forces defeat Germans in the Battle of Loznica.
1943 – USS Harmon, the first U.S. Navy ship to be named after a black person, is commissioned.
1949 – The retreat of the Democratic Army of Greece in Albania after its defeat on Gramos mountain marks the end of the Greek Civil War.
1957 – The Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
1959 – A parcel bomb sent by Ngô Đình Nhu, younger brother and chief adviser of South Vietnamese President Ngô Đình Diệm, fails to kill King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia.
1962 – Trinidad and Tobago becomes independent.
1963 – Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah) achieves self governance.
1986 – Aeroméxico Flight 498 collides with a Piper PA-28 Cherokee over Cerritos, California, killing 67 in the air and 15 on the ground.
1986 – The Soviet passenger liner Admiral Nakhimov sinks in the Black Sea after colliding with the bulk carrier Pyotr Vasev, killing 423.
1987 – Thai Airways Flight 365 crashes into the ocean near Ko Phuket, Thailand, killing all 83 aboard.
1988 – Delta Air Lines Flight 1141 crashes during takeoff from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, killing 14.
1991 – Kyrgyzstan declares its independence from the Soviet Union.
1993 – Russia completes removing its troops from Lithuania.
1994 – Russia completes removing its troops from Estonia.
1996 – Saddam Hussein's troops seized Irbil after the Kurdish Masoud Barzani appealed for help to defeat his Kurdish rival PUK.
1997 – Diana, Princess of Wales, her companion Dodi Fayed and driver Henri Paul die in a car crash in Paris.
1999 – The first of a series of bombings in Moscow kills one person and wounds 40 others.
1999 – A LAPA Boeing 737-200 crashes during takeoff from Jorge Newbury Airport in Buenos Aires, killing 65, including two on the ground.
2005 – The 2005 Al-Aaimmah bridge stampede in Baghdad kills 953 people.
2006 – Edvard Munch's famous painting The Scream, stolen on August 22, 2004, is recovered in a raid by Norwegian police.
2016 – Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff is impeached and removed from office.
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