Tuesday, November 9, 2021
News and Weather Briefing for Tuesday, November 9, 2021
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Weather
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Almanac
Macon Calendar
National News Roundup
COVID-19 News and Updates
On This Day
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OUTLOOK
Warm, dry high pressure will continue to dominate the weather across the region through the middle of the week. The high will slide east of the area by Thursday, as a slow-moving cold front approaches from the west. This front should bring decent rain chances mainly Thursday night. Much cooler high pressure will build in behind the front over the weekend and continue into the start of next week.
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Local and State News
COVID-19 Numbers for Macon County: [November 8, 2021]
• Macon County Board of Commissioners - November 2021 Meeting Agenda and Webcast [MaconMedia.com]
• Town of Franklin, NC to Honor Veterans on November 11th [MaconMedia.com]
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Local Weather
National Weather Map for Today
General forecast through Thursday Night
Franklin area
Today
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs in the mid-70s. Calm winds.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 40s. Calm winds.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Increasing clouds, with lows in the mid-40s. Calm winds.
Veterans Day
Showers likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs near 60. Calm winds early increasing to come out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph by midmorning. Chance of rain is 70%.
Thursday Night
Showers likely, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-40s. Chance of rain is 70%.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Sunny, with highs in the upper 60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-40s. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 5 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 60s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph in the morning becoming calm by noon.
Wednesday Night
Increasing clouds, with lows in the mid-40s. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 6 mph.
Veterans Day
Showers likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the lower 50s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 70%.
Thursday Night
Showers likely, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 40. Chance of rain is 70%.
Otto area
Today
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs in the mid-70s. Light and variable winds.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-40s. Calm winds.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Increasing clouds, with lows in the mid-to-upper 40s. Light winds out of the southeast.
Veterans Day
Showers likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs near 60. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 7 mph. Chance of rain is 70%.
Thursday Night
Showers likely, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-40s. Chance of rain is 70%.
Nantahala area
Today
Sunny, with highs near 70. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-40s. Calm winds.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs near 70. Calm winds.
Wednesday Night
Increasing clouds, with lows in the upper 40s. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 5 mph.
Veterans Day
Showers likely, mainly after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs out of the mid-to-upper 50s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 70%.
Thursday Night
Showers likely, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-40s. Chance of rain is 70%.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Hazardous weather is not expected today. Relative humidities in the county will drop to near 30% in the afternoon hours, so pay attention if you plan any outdoor burning.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
100 AM EST Tue Nov 9 2021
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 5 days.
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Almanac
Air Quality
Air quality is in the lower range of yellow for most of the county, with the ridges and other higher elevations today being in the lower range of yellow.
Smoke, Fire, and National Air Quality Map
(There is haze from the wildfires out on the west coast.)
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low range (2.0 out of 12) today with Ragweed and Chenopods being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low range (2.1 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for November 9th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 78°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1975
Lowest Temperature 13°F in Highlands in 1900
Greatest Rainfall 2.55 inches in Highlands in 2015
Greatest Snowfall 4.0 inches in Highlands in 1968
Record Weather Events for November (1872-2017)
Highest Temperature 83°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on Nov 4, 2003
Lowest Temperature -3°F in Highlands on Nov 25, 1950
Greatest Rainfall 4.69 inches in Highlands on Nov 29, 1914
Greatest Snowfall 6.0 inches in Highlands on Nov 28, 1922
Record Weather Events for November 1st in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 90°F in Maysville, Onslow County in 2009
Lowest Temperature 12°F in Banner Elk, Avery County in 1913
Greatest Rainfall 5.08 inches in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County in 1969
Greatest Snowfall 13.0 inches in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County in 2014
Record Weather Events for November in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 90°F in Goldsboro, Wayne County on 11-09-1900
Lowest Temperature -19°F in Montreat, Yancey County on 11-25-1950
Greatest Rainfall 8.15 inches in Idlewild, Ashe County on 11-06-1977
Greatest Snowfall 18.00 in Montreat, Yancey County on 11-04-1930
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Macon Calendar
(send your event to calendar@maconmedia.com)
Veterans Day in Franklin
The Town of Franklin will host the annual Veterans Day parade and ceremony on Thursday, November 11th. Veterans will assemble in the town hall parking lot at 10am and the parade starts at 10:30am. The route will be from the town hall to the town gazebo, where a short ceremony will occur. Details are at [MaconMedia.com]
THE POLAR EXPRESS™ Train Ride
THE POLAR EXPRESS™ with the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad is back in 2021! The 1¼ hour round-trip passenger excursion comes to life as the train departs the Bryson City depot for a journey through the quiet wilderness for a special visit at the North Pole. Set to the sounds of the motion picture soundtrack, guests on board will enjoy warm cocoa and a treat while listening and reading along with the magical story. Children’s faces show the magic of the season when the train arrives at the North Pole to find Santa Claus waiting. Santa will board THE POLAR EXPRESS™, greeting each child and presenting them with a special gift as in the story, their own silver sleigh bell. Christmas carols will be sung as they return back to the Bryson City Depot. For ticksts, see [GSMR.com]
COLD Turkey 5K & Little Turkeys Fun Run (ALL AGES) 2021
This year's Cold Turkey will be a benefit for Macon County Special Olympics
Gobble! Gobble! Join others for Franklin, NC's annual Cold Turkey 5K Run/Walk & Little Turkeys FUN! Run/Walk on THANKSGIVING DAY (2021)
Race day registration begins at 8:00AM
Little Turkeys FUN! Run/Walk (10-U) starts at 9AM
Cold Turkey 5K starts at 9:30AM
Dillsboro Lights & Luminaries
Adapted from an old Scandinavian custom of lighting the way for the Christ child, more than 2,500 candles in small white bags line the streets and every storefront is aglow with Christmas lights and decorations. Shopkeepers and restaurants are open late. See Santa and Mrs. Claus as they ride through town in their pickup truck. Write a letter to Santa and drop it off at his special mailbox. Live music on Front Street. For more information, see [Visit Dillsboro]
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National and World News Roundup
• IRS reporting requirement: Why crypto and NFT fans are worried about the infrastructure bill [Fast Company]
Level1 News November 9 2021: Mastodon Addresses The Elephant In The Room
• Israeli spyware firm can’t shake WhatsApp lawsuit over Pegasus hacking tool [Courthouse News Service]
Bushcraft Bear Reports From La Palma (11-08-2021)
• SpaceX Dragon capsule with Crew-2 astronauts splashes down in Gulf of Mexico [Space.com]
SpaceX Crew-2 “Endeavour” Crew Dragon Splashdown (SciNews)
Crew-2 Mission | Return (Full Video)
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• Ghislaine Maxwell to challenge accusers' memories [BBC News]
• Poland blocks hundreds of migrants, refugees at Belarus border [Al Jazeera]
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - November 8th, 2021
PBS NewsHour Weekend Full Episode November 8th, 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: [November 8, 2021]
Dr John Campbell: Highly effective new antiviral
• How conspiracists exploited COVID-19 science [Nature: Human Behaviour]
• Tolerance of BNT162b2 mRNA COVI-19 vaccine in patients with a medical history of COVID-19 disease: A case control study [National Institutes of Health]
• High Sitting Time Is a Behavioral Risk Factor for Blunted Improvement in Depression Across 8 Weeks of the COVID-19 Pandemic in April–May 2020 [Frontiers in Psychiatry]
• New Phase 3 Analyses Show That a Single Dose of REGEN-COV® (casirivimab and imdevimab) Provides Long-term Protection Against COVID-19 [Regeneron Press Release]
• At Some Schools, Overwhelming Demand For Kids' Vaccines On First Day Of NYC Public School Vaccine Clinics [Gothamist]
TWiV 826: COVID-19 clinical update #87 with Dr. Daniel Griffin
In COVID-19 clinical update #87, Dr. Griffin reviews PCR cycle threshold and RNA copy number, rapid antigen tests, hospitalization rate after infection or vaccination, allergies and vaccination, community transmission and viral RNA load, early treatment with sotrovimab, meta-analysis of tocilizumab treatment, antibiotic overuse, and guidelines on the use of anticoagulation for thromboprophylaxis.
Show notes at [https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-826/]
TWiV 827: A shot to save the world with Greg Zuckerman
• A Shot to Save the World: The Inside Story of the Life-or-Death Race for a COVID-19 Vaccine [Amazon (Link to Kindle Edition)]
Show notes at [https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-827/]
• COVID-Vaccine Mandates for Kids Are Coming [The Atlantic]
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On This Day
November 9th is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 52 days remain until the end of the year.
This day marks the approximate midpoint of autumn in the Northern Hemisphere and of spring in the Southern Hemisphere (starting the season at the September equinox).
Historical Events
(Please note that the Wikipedia articles often contain a bibliography and links to where you can learn more about a historical event)
694 – At the Seventeenth Council of Toledo, Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims, sentencing all Jews to slavery.
• [Wikipedia: Seventeenth Council of Toledo]
• [The History of Spain Podcast: Visigothic Twilight]
• [Wikipedia: Visigothic Kingdom]
1277 – The Treaty of Aberconwy, a humiliating settlement forced on Llywelyn ap Gruffudd by King Edward I of England, brings a temporary end to the Welsh Wars.
1313 – Louis the Bavarian defeats his cousin Frederick I of Austria at the Battle of Gammelsdorf.
1330 – At the Battle of Posada, Basarab I of Wallachia defeats the Hungarian army of Charles I Robert.
1456 – Ulrich II, Count of Celje, last ruler of the County of Cilli, is assassinated in Belgrade.
1520 – More than 50 people are sentenced and executed in the Stockholm Bloodbath.
1620 – Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower sight land at Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
1688 – Glorious Revolution: William of Orange captures Exeter.
1720 – The synagogue of Judah HeHasid is burned down by Arab creditors, leading to the expulsion of the Ashkenazim from Jerusalem.
1729 – Spain, France and Great Britain sign the Treaty of Seville.
1780 – American Revolutionary War: In the Battle of Fishdam Ford a force of British and Loyalist troops fail in a surprise attack against the South Carolina Patriot militia under Brigadier General Thomas Sumter.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Fishdam Ford]
• [VIDEO: The Battle of Fishdams Ford]
• [The Battle of Fish Dam Ford]
1791 – Foundation of the Dublin Society of United Irishmen.
1799 – Napoleon Bonaparte leads the Coup of 18 Brumaire ending the Directory government, and becoming First Consul of the successor Consulate Government.
1851 – Kentucky marshals abduct abolitionist minister Calvin Fairbank from Jeffersonville, Indiana, and take him to Kentucky to stand trial for helping a slave escape.
1862 – American Civil War: Union General Ambrose Burnside assumes command of the Army of the Potomac, after George B. McClellan is removed.
1867 – Tokugawa shogunate hands power back to the Emperor of Japan, starting the Meiji Restoration.
• [Wikipedia: Meiji Restoration]
• [How Japan Became a Great Power in Only 40 Years (1865 - 1905) // Japanese History Documentary]
• [Feature History - Meiji Restoration]
• [The Meiji Restoration and Modernization]
1872 – The Great Boston Fire of 1872.
• [Wikipedia: Great Boston Fire of 1872]
• [VIDEO MAP: How the fire was fought and how it spread]
• [Hero at the Great Boston Fire of 1872]
• [Video presentation by the Boston Fire Historical Society ]
• [The Great Boston Fire of 1872: A search for memory]
1881 – Mapuche rebels attack the fortified Chilean settlement of Temuco.
1887 – The United States receives rights to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
1900 – Russia has completed occupation of Manchuria with 100,000 troops.
• [Wikipedia: History of Manchuria after 1860]
• [VIDEO: Boxer Rebellion and Russian Invasion of Manchuria]
1906 – Theodore Roosevelt is the first sitting President of the United States to make an official trip outside the country. He did so to inspect progress on the Panama Canal.
1907 – The Cullinan Diamond is presented to King Edward VII on his birthday.
1913 – The Great Lakes Storm of 1913, the most destructive natural disaster ever to hit the lakes, reaches its greatest intensity after beginning two days earlier. The storm destroys 19 ships and kills more than 250 people.
• [Wikipedia: Great Lakes Storm of 1913]
• [VIDEO: Disasters of the Century | Season 3 | Episode 29 | Great Lakes Storm | Ian Michael Coulson]
• [Great Lakes Storm of 1913]
1914 – SMS Emden is sunk by HMAS Sydney in the Battle of Cocos.
1918 – Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany abdicates after the German Revolution, and Germany is proclaimed a Republic.
1923 – In Munich, police and government troops crush the Nazi Beer Hall Putsch.
1935 – The Congress of Industrial Organizations is founded in Atlantic City, New Jersey, by eight trade unions belonging to the American Federation of Labor.
1937 – Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese Army withdraws from the Battle of Shanghai.
1938 – The Nazi German diplomat Ernst vom Rath dies from gunshot wounds by Herschel Grynszpan, an act which the Nazis used as an excuse to instigate the 1938 national pogrom, also known as Kristallnacht.
• [Wikipedia Bio: Herschel Grynszpan]
• [VIDEO: Herschel - The Boy Who Started World War 2]
• [VIDEO: The Strange Story of Herschel Grynszpan]
1940 – Warsaw is awarded the Virtuti Militari by the Polish government-in-exile.
1953 – Cambodia gains independence from France.
1960 – Robert McNamara is named president of Ford Motor Company, the first non-Ford to serve in that post. A month later, he resigned to join the administration of newly elected John F. Kennedy.
1963 – At Miike coal mine, Miike, Japan, an explosion kills 458, and hospitalises 839 with carbon monoxide poisoning.
• [UN University: Chapter - 5 The Miike coal-mine explosion]
1965 – Several U.S. states and parts of Canada are hit by a series of blackouts lasting up to 13 hours in the Northeast blackout of 1965.
• [James Burke Connections, Ep. 1 "The Trigger Effect"] (Documentary that includes the 1965 Blackout as part of the program)
• [Wikipedia: Northeast blackout of 1965]
• [NBC News Coverage]
• [History Mania: New York Power Blackout of 1965]
1965 – A Catholic Worker Movement member, Roger Allen LaPorte, protesting against the Vietnam War, sets himself on fire in front of the United Nations building.
1967 – Apollo program: NASA launches the unmanned Apollo 4 test spacecraft, atop the first Saturn V rocket, from Florida's Cape Kennedy.
1970 – Vietnam War: The Supreme Court of the United States votes 6–3 against hearing a case to allow Massachusetts to enforce its law granting residents the right to refuse military service in an undeclared war.
1979 – Cold War: Nuclear false alarm: The NORAD computers and the Alternate National Military Command Center in Fort Ritchie, Maryland detected purported massive Soviet nuclear strike. After reviewing the raw data from satellites and checking the early-warning radars, the alert is cancelled.
• [A Nuclear False Alarm that Looked Exactly Like the Real Thing]
• [The 3 a.m. call and the 1979 NORAD Alert]
• [The night the world almost ended - BBC REEL]
1985 – Garry Kasparov, 22, of the Soviet Union becomes the youngest World Chess Champion by beating fellow Soviet Anatoly Karpov.
1989 – Cold War: Fall of the Berlin Wall: East Germany opens checkpoints in the Berlin Wall, allowing its citizens to travel to West Berlin.
1993 – Stari Most, the "old bridge" in the Bosnian city of Mostar, built in 1566, collapses after several days of bombing by Croat forces during the Croat–Bosniak War.
1994 – The chemical element darmstadtium is discovered.
1998 – A U.S. federal judge, in the largest civil settlement in American history, orders 37 U.S. brokerage houses to pay US$1.03 billion to cheated NASDAQ investors to compensate for price fixing.
1998 – Capital punishment in the United Kingdom, already abolished for murder, is completely abolished for all remaining capital offences.
1999 – TAESA Flight 725 crashes after takeoff from Uruapan International Airport in Uruapan, Michoacán, Mexico, killing all 18 people on board.
2000 – Uttarakhand officially becomes the 27th state of India, formed from thirteen districts of northwestern Uttar Pradesh.
2004 – Firefox 1.0 is released.
2005 – The Venus Express mission of the European Space Agency is launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
2005 – Suicide bombers attack three hotels in Amman, Jordan, killing at least 60 people.
2012 – A train carrying liquid fuel crashes and bursts into flames in northern Myanmar, killing 27 people and injuring 80 others.
2012 – At least 27 people are killed and dozens are wounded in conflicts between inmates and guards at Welikada prison in Colombo.
2019 – Kartarpur Corridor was started by India and Pakistan.
2020 – Second Nagorno-Karabakh War: an armistice agreement was signed between Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia that ended the war.
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Published at 5:00am on Tuesday, November 09, 2021
Author: Bobby Coggins
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