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Wednesday, September 29, 2021

News and Weather Briefing for Wednesday, September 29, 2021


Here is a truncated weather report for today. 

  COVID-19 Numbers for Macon County, September 17, 2021 [MaconMedia.com]

Due to a combination of technical difficulties and a high meeting volume, the local COVID Report will be delayed.



Law enforcment agencies are looking for Tristan Justice Davis after he eluded arrest after an attempted traffic stop and pursuit late yesterday afternoon.

Warrants for his arrest include the following charges:

• 1 Felony count of Flee to Elude Arrest
• 1 Felony count of Posession of Stolen Vehicle
• 3 Felony counts of Assault With Deadly Weapon on Government Official
• 1 Misdemeanor Resisting Public Officer

If you have information, call the Macon County CrimeStoppers Hotline is 349-2600. You can choose to remain anonymous.

For more information, see https://www.facebook.com/MaconMediaNews/posts/4388061891239914

School board votes to keep mask mandate

The school board met Monday night and voted 4-1 to keep the mask mandate in Macon County Schools. Tommy Cabe was opposed. Videos of the meeting will be posted soon.

Angel Medical Center Column for September 2021 [MaconMedia.com]



National Weather Map for Today



General forecast through Friday Night


Franklin area

Today

Widespread dense fog, mainly before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy through midmorning, then gradual clearing, with highs in the low-to-mid 80s. Light winds out of the north.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-50s. Calm winds.

Thursday

Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 80s. Calm winds.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s. Calm winds.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with highs near 80.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s.




Highlands Plateau

Today

Sunny, with highs in the mid-70s. Winds out of the north around 5 mph in the morning becoming light and variable in the afternoon.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-50s. Calm winds.

Thursday

Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s. Calm winds.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 50s. Calm winds.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with highs near 70.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with lows in the low-to-mid 50s.




Otto area

Today

Widespread dense fog, mainly before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. Winds out of the north around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s. Calm winds.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. Calm winds.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s. Calm winds.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with highs near 80.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s.




Nantahala area

Today

Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northeast around 5 mph by noon.

Tonight

Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s. Calm winds.

Thursday

Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Calm winds.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s. Calm winds.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-70s.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s.


Hazards and Tropical Weather

Areas of dense fog, primarily in the vicinity of river valleys and area lakes, will locally reduce visibility to one-quarter mile or less this morning and tonight. Other than this, no hazardous weather is expected.



TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK





Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Wed Sep 29 2021

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

The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Hurricane Sam, located several hundred miles east of the northern Leeward Islands.

1. Shower and thunderstorm activity associated with an area of low pressure located several hundred miles south of the Cabo Verde Islands continues to gradually become better organized. Environmental conditions are conducive for additional development, and a tropical depression or tropical storm is likely to form later today or tonight while the disturbance moves west-northwestward at 10 to 15 mph over the eastern tropical Atlantic. Additional information on this system, including gale warnings, can be found in High Seas Forecasts issued by Meteo France.

* Formation chance through 48 hours...high...90 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...high...90 percent.

2. Showers and thunderstorms remain disorganized in association with a a broad and elongated area of low pressure located several hundred miles southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands. Although environmental conditions are generally conducive for development during the next day or so, interaction of this system with the low pressure area located to its east is likely to hinder development after that time. The system is forecast to drift west-northwestward over the next few days.

* Formation chance through 48 hours...medium...50 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...medium...50 percent.

3. An area of low pressure associated with the remnants of Peter is located several hundred miles east-northeast of Bermuda. Recent satellite wind data indicate that the circulation of the low has become less defined, and shower activity remains limited. The system is moving northeastward into a region of very strong upper-level winds, and significant development of this system is no longer anticipated. Additional information on this system can be found in High Seas Forecasts issued by the National Weather Service.

* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...low...10 percent.

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Published at 4:15am on Wednesday, September 29, 2021

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