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OUTLOOK
High pressure will control our weather through the better part of the week, with a warming trend after Wednesday. The next chance for rain may not come until the weekend, when the next cold front may impact the region.
**Weather Alert**
...OUTDOOR BURN BAN IN EFFECT...
The state of North Carolina has issued a state wide burn ban. [Press Release]
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Local and State News
COVID-19 Numbers for Macon County: [November 15, 2021]
• Brasstown Ringers to Perform Christmas Concert Series [Macon Media]
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Local Weather
National Weather Map for Today
General forecast through Tuesday Night
Franklin area
Today
Sunny, with highs near 60. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows around freezing. Calm winds.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 60s.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 40.
Thursday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 60s. Calm winds early increasing to come out of the west northwest 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 40.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Sunny, with highs in the lower 50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 30s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 50s. Light and variable winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 40. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with highs near 60. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the lower 40s.
Highlands area
Sunny, with highs near 60. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows around freezing. Calm winds.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 40. Light and variable winds.
Thursday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 60s. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 7 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 40.
Otto area
Today
Sunny, with highs in the mid 50s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the west around 5 mph before noon.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 30s. Calm winds.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 50s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the lower 40s. Winds out of the southwest 3 to 5 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with highs near 60. Winds out of the west 3 to 6 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the lower 40s.
Nantahala area
Today
Sunny, with highs in the mid 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows around 30. Light and variable winds.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 50s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 30s. Calm winds.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 50s.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the lower 40s.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Due to low levels of fuel moisture and low relative humidity, the state has issued an outdoor burning ban for all 100 counties in North Carolina.
...OUTDOOR BURN BAN IN EFFECT...
The state of North Carolina has issued a state wide burn ban. [Press Release]
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
100 AM EST Tue Nov 30 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 upper range of green for most of the county, with the ridges and other higher elevations today being in the 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 low range (0.9 out of 12) today with no discernable source being the main culprit. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low range (1.2 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for November 30th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highsest Temperature 73°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1998
lowsest Temperature 7°F in Franklin in 1959
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 1.57 inches in Highlands in 2006
Greatest One-Day Snowfall .05 inches in Franklin in 1876
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)
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]
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
Three Turkeys Stuffing you with Tech News, Live!
• Don’t think of it as leaving Twitter. Jack Dorsey’s going all in on crypto. [protocol]
• Pentagon plans stronger US posture towards China, Russia [The Straits Times]
• Leaked papers link top Chinese leaders to Uyghur crackdown [BBC News]
• A Hacking Spree Against Iran Spills Out Into the Physical World [WIREDE]
• Epstein ‘elephant in the room’ as Ghislaine Maxwell trial opens [Courthouse News Service]
• Prosecution links Ghislaine Maxwell to Jeffrey Epstein, while defense says she is being blamed for his actions [CNN]
• Barbados becomes a republic and parts ways with the Queen [BBC News]
• Two Nasa astronauts set for spacewalk to replace faulty space station antenna [The Straits Times]
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - November 30th, 2021
PBS NewsHour Full Episode November 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: [November 18, 2021]
• Enhancing Readiness for Omicron (B.1.1.529): Technical Brief and Priority Actions for Member States [World Health Organization]
• CDC Expands COVID-19 Booster Recommendations [CDC Newsroom]
• Moderna CEO warns COVID-19 shots less effective against Omicron, spooks markets [Reuters]
• COVID-19 vaccines may have saved 500,000 lives in Europe [Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy]
• Man stabs Taiwan convenience store clerk to death over reminder to wear face mask [Asia One]
• California town declares itself a ‘constitutional republic’ to buck Covid rules [The Guardian]
• COVID shots more protective than past infection, study shows [AP News]
• Covid misinformation spreads because so many Americans are awful at math [Washington Post]
• 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)]
• The real risk of heart inflammation to kids is from COVID-19—not the vaccine [National Geographic]
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On This Day
November 30th is the 334th day of the year (335th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 31 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)
977 – Emperor Otto II lifts the siege at Paris and withdraws. His rearguard is defeated while crossing the Aisne River by Frankish forces under King Lothair III. 1707 – The second Siege of Pensacola comes to end with the failure of the British to capture Pensacola, Florida. 1718 – King Charles XII of Sweden dies during a siege of the fortress of Fredriksten in Norway. 1782 – American Revolutionary War: Treaty of Paris: In Paris, representatives from the United States and Great Britain sign preliminary peace articles (later formalized as the 1783 Treaty of Paris). 1786 – The Grand Duchy of Tuscany, under Pietro Leopoldo I, becomes the first modern state to abolish the death penalty (later commemorated as Cities for Life Day). 1803 – The Balmis Expedition starts in Spain with the aim of vaccinating millions against smallpox in Spanish America and Philippines. 1803 – In New Orleans, Spanish representatives officially transfer the Louisiana Territory to an official from the French First Republic. Just 20 days later, France transfers the same land to the United States as the Louisiana Purchase. 1804 – The Democratic-Republican-controlled United States Senate begins an impeachment trial of Federalist Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase. 1829 – First Welland Canal opens for a trial run, five years to the day from the ground breaking. 1853 – Crimean War: Battle of Sinop: The Imperial Russian Navy under Pavel Nakhimov destroys the Ottoman fleet under Osman Pasha at Sinop, a sea port in northern Turkey. 1864 – American Civil War: The Confederate Army of Tennessee suffers heavy losses in an attack on the Union Army of the Ohio in the Battle of Franklin. 1872 – The first-ever international football match takes place at Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow, between Scotland and England. 1883 – The style of western calendar, Common Era is conveyed to Joseon (Early-Modern Korean kingdom). 1900 – A German engineer patents front-wheel drive for autos. 1916 – Costa Rica signs the Buenos Aires Convention, a copyright treaty. 1934 – The LNER Class A3 4472 Flying Scotsman becomes the first steam locomotive to be authenticated as reaching 100 mph. 1936 – In London, the Crystal Palace is destroyed by fire. 1939 – World War II: Soviet forces cross the Finnish border in several places and bomb Helsinki and several other Finnish cities, starting the Winter War. 1940 – World War II: Signing of the Sino-Japanese Treaty of 1940 between the Empire of Japan and the newly formed Wang Jingwei-led Reorganized National Government of the Republic of China. This treaty was considered so unfair to China that it was compared to the Twenty-One Demands 1942 – World War II: Battle of Tassafaronga; A smaller squadron of Japanese destroyers led by Raizō Tanaka defeats a U.S. cruiser force under Carleton H. Wright. 1947 – Civil War in Mandatory Palestine begins, leading up to the creation of the state of Israel. 1953 – Edward Mutesa II, the kabaka (king) of Buganda is deposed and exiled to London by Sir Andrew Cohen, Governor of Uganda. 1954 – In Sylacauga, Alabama, United States, the Hodges meteorite crashes through a roof and hits a woman taking an afternoon nap; this is the only documented case in the Western Hemisphere of a human being hit by a rock from space. 1966 – Barbados becomes independent from the United Kingdom. 1967 – South Yemen becomes independent from the United Kingdom. 1967 – The Pakistan Peoples Party is founded by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, who becomes its first chairman. 1967 – Pro-Soviet communists in the Philippines establish Malayang Pagkakaisa ng Kabataan Pilipino as its new youth wing. 1971 – Iran seizes the Greater and Lesser Tunbs from the Emirates of Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah. 1972 – Vietnam War: White House Press Secretary Ron Ziegler tells the press that there will be no more public announcements concerning American troop withdrawals from Vietnam because troop levels are now down to 27,000. 1981 – Cold War: In Geneva, representatives from the United States and the Soviet Union begin to negotiate intermediate-range nuclear weapon reductions in Europe. (The meetings end inconclusively on December 17.) 1982 – Michael Jackson's sixth solo studio album, Thriller, is released worldwide, ultimately to become the best-selling record album in history. 1994 – MS Achille Lauro catches fire off the coast of Somalia. 1995 – Official end of Operation Desert Storm. 1995 – U.S. President Bill Clinton visits Northern Ireland and speaks in favor of the "Northern Ireland peace process" to a huge rally at Belfast City Hall; he calls IRA fighters "yesterday's men". 1999 – Exxon and Mobil sign a US$73.7 billion agreement to merge, thus creating ExxonMobil, the world's largest company. 1999 – In Seattle, United States, demonstrations against a World Trade Organization meeting by anti-globalization protesters catch police unprepared and force the cancellation of opening ceremonies. 1999 – British Aerospace and Marconi Electronic Systems merge to form BAE Systems, Europe's largest defense contractor and the fourth largest aerospace firm in the world. 2000 – NASA launches STS-97, the 101st Space Shuttle mission. 2001 – Gary Ridgway is apprehended and charged with four murders. He was eventually convicted of a total of 49 murders. 2004 – Lion Air Flight 583 overshoots the runway while landing at Adisumarmo International Airport and crashes, killing 25 people. 2005 – John Sentamu becomes the first black archbishop in the Church of England with his enthronement as the 97th Archbishop of York. 2012 – An Ilyushin Il-76 cargo plane belonging to Aéro-Service, crashes into houses near Maya-Maya Airport during a thunderstorm, killing at least 32 people. 2018 – A magnitude 7.1 earthquake with its epicenter only 15 miles from Anchorage, Alaska causes significant property damage but no deaths. 2021 – Barbados becomes a republic.
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Published at 5:30am on Tuesday, November 30, 2021
Author: Bobby Coggins
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