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OUTLOOK
A robust cold front will approach the area early today and move through the forecast area during the afternoon and evening, bringing widespread rain and isolated thunderstorms. In its wake, drying high pressure will spread across the region keeping conditions dry and mostly sunny through midweek.
**Local Alert**
Macon County Public Health Hosting One-Time Vaccine Clinic for School Required Vaccinations
Macon County Public Health will be offering a one-time drive-thru vaccine clinic for students who need the TDap and/or Menactra (meningococcal) vaccines which are required for NC public school students in 7th grade or aged 12 years old (whichever comes first) as well as booster vaccinations in the 12th grade.
The clinic will be held on Monday, December 13th, 2021 from 2:00 pm to 4:00pm, a parent or guardian must be present to consent to the vaccine and appointments are required.
To schedule an appointment during this clinic, call 828-349-2081. Please bring a copy of your child’s insurance, Medicaid, or Healthy Choice card, so your insurance can be filed for the vaccinations. If your child is uninsured, their vaccinations may be covered through the state.
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Local Weather
National Weather Map for Today
General forecast through Sunday Night
Franklin area
Today
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Patchy fog before 11am. Highs in the mid-to-upper 60s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph before midmorning increasing to come out of the southwest in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers likely before 8pm, then a slight chance of rain between 8pm and 10pm. Patchy fog before 8pm. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 20s. WInds out of teh northwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 50s. Winds out of the northwest wind around 5 mph early becoming calm before midmorning.
Sunday Night
Clear, with lows in the mid-to-upper 20s. Calm winds.
Monday
Sunny, with highs in the lower 60s.
Monday Night
Clear, with lows around freezing.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 3pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Areas of fog. Highs near 60. Winds out of the southwest 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of rain is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Tonight
Showers likely before 9pm, then a slight chance of rain between 9pm and 10pm. The rain could be heavy at times. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with lows around 30. Winds out of the northwest 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday
Sunny, with highs in the upper 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable before midmorning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with lows around 30. Light winds out of the southeast.
Monday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 50s.
Monday Night
Clear, with lows in the mid 30s.
Otto area
Today
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 3pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog before 3pm. Highs in the mid 60s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning shifting to come out of the southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of rain is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers likely before 8pm, then a slight chance of rain between 8pm and 10pm. The rain could be heavy at times. Patchy fog before 7pm. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with lows around 30. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 50s. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph becoming calm before midmorning.
Sunday Night
Clear, with lows around 30. Light winds out of the southeast.
Monday
Sunny, with highs in the lower 60s.
Monday Night
Clear, with lows in the mid 30s.
Nantahala area
Today
Rain before 2pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly after 2pm. Patchy fog before 9am, then patchy fog after noon. Highs in the mid 60s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph in the morning shifting to come out of the west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of rain is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with lows around freezing. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph becoming light north northwest after midnight. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday
Sunny, with highs near 50. Winds out of the north around 5 mph early becoming calm before midmorning.
Sunday Night
Clear, with lows around freezing. Calm winds.
Monday
Sunny, with highs in the upper 50s.
Monday Night
Clear, with lows in the mid 30s.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
A strong cold front will cross the Carolinas and northeast Georgia on Saturday. Widespread rainfall and isolated thunderstorms will develop ahead of the front. A few storms may become severe and produce damaging straight line winds. A short-lived tornado cannot be ruled out.
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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
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low range (0.3 out of 12) today with mixed traces being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low range (1.0 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for December 11th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 73°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2007
lowest Temperature 2°F in Highlands in 1917
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 2.90 inches in Highlands in 1983
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 7.2 inches in Franklin in 1876
Record weather events for December in Macon County
Highest Temperature 78°F in Franklin on Dec 31, 1951
Lowest Temperature -12°F in Highlands on Dec 30, 1917
Greatest Rainfall 6.00 inches in Highlands on Dec 14, 1901
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 12.0 inches in Franklin on Dec 21, 1876
All-time record weather events for Macon County
Highest Temperature 101°F in Franklin on Jul 29, 1952
Lowest Temperature -19°F in Highlands on Jan 21, 1985
Greatest Rainfall 21.15 inches in Highlands on Jul 29, 1879
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 25.5 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station on Mar 13, 1993
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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 tickets, 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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Local and State News
COVID-19 Numbers for Macon County: [November 15, 2021]
• NC governor signs bill criminalizing politicians’ use of their titles for financial gain [The News and Observer]
• North Carolina Man Awarded $6 Million After Federal Jury Finds Detective Completely Made Up Story That Led to His 1995 Conviction [Atlanta Black Star]
• 'Over and over again': Asheville homeless encampment razed off I-240 [Asheville Citizen-Times]
• 'Everybody loved him:' Sylva remembers late fire chief [WLOS-TV]
• Flags Lowered to Half-Staff to Honor Bob Dole [Macon Media]
• Cooper vetoes election bill that would end grace period for NC’s mail-in ballots [News and Observer/a>]
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National and World News Roundup
Bushcraft Bear: La Palma Volcano Report for December 10th, 2021
One dead, five injured at Monette Manor [WAIT-TV (Region 8 News - Illinois)]
• Partial Building Collapse Reported at Amazon Facility in Southern Illinois [NBC 5 Chicago]
--> NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - December 10th, 2021
PBS NewsHour Full Episode December 10th, 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]
• WHO Coronavirus (COVID-19) Dashboard [World Health Organization]
World...617,469 known new cases in 24 hours 267,865,289 known cumulative cases, 5,285,888 known deaths and 8,158,815,265 vaccine doses have been administered. USA......125,770 known new cases in 24 hours 49,241,986 known cumulative cases, 787,135 known deaths and 453,084,481 vaccine doses administered • The Hunt for a Single Shot to Defeat Omicron and All Coronaviruses [Bloomberg Businessweek]
• TWiV 840: COVID-19 clinical update #92 with Dr. Daniel Griffin [This Week in Virology]
• TWiV 839: The long and the short of it: get vaccinated [This Week in Virology]
• Severe COVID could reduce male fertility [University of Georgia]
• Michigan’s ‘deeply concerning’ COVID-19 surge not abating [Upper Michigan Source]
• Omicron: Three vaccine doses key for protection against variant [BBC NEws]
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Science and Technology News Roundup
Level1 News December 10: Remove Snakes From Your Home With This One Weird Trick
Gettin' Tiggy Wit It - DTNS 4169
• Tesla Cybertruck spied testing and HOLY CRAP LOOK AT THAT HUGE WIPER [Autoblog]
• Amazon Says ‘Unexpected Behavior’ Caused Huge Cloud Outage [Yahoo! News]
• The year in pictures: Planetary exploration in 2021 [The Planetary Society]
• Google is bringing Android games to Windows in 2022 [The Verge]
• Top Excel experts will battle it out in an esports-like competition this weeke [PC World]
• The European Commission is making its software open source to benefit society [Neowin]
• Forget what the metaverse might be like, there are more important questions [Tech Radar]
• How to create Google Sheets formulas to help you make calculations on a spreadsheet [Business Insider Tech]
• Cordkillers 387 - VCR and Chill [Cordkillers]
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On This Day
December 11th is the 345th day of the year (346th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 20 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)
220 – Emperor Xian of Han is forced to abdicate the throne by Cao Cao's son Cao Pi, ending the Han dynasty.
361 – Julian enters Constantinople as sole Emperor of the Roman Empire.
861 – Assassination of the Abbasid caliph al-Mutawakkil by the Turkish guard, who raise al-Muntasir to the throne. Start of the "Anarchy at Samarra".
969 – Byzantine Emperor Nikephoros II Phokas is assassinated by his wife Theophano and her lover, the later Emperor John I Tzimiskes.
1041 – Michael V, adoptive son of Empress Zoë of Byzantium, is proclaimed emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire.
1282 – Battle of Orewin Bridge: Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, the last native Prince of Wales, is killed at Cilmeri, near Builth Wells, in mid-Wales.
1602 – A surprise attack by forces under the command of Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy, and his brother-in-law, Philip III of Spain, is repelled by the citizens of Geneva. (Commemorated annually by the Fête de l'Escalade.)
1640 – The Root and Branch petition, signed by 15,000 Londoners calling for the abolition of the episcopacy, is presented to the Long Parliament.
1675 – Antonio de Vea expedition enters San Rafael Lake in western Patagonia.
1688 – Glorious Revolution: James II of England, while trying to flee to France, throws the Great Seal of the Realm into the River Thames.
1792 – French Revolution: King Louis XVI of France is put on trial for treason by the National Convention.
1815 – The U.S. Senate creates a select committee on finance and a uniform national currency, predecessor of the United States Senate Committee on Finance.
1816 – Indiana becomes the 19th U.S. state.
1868 – Paraguayan War: Brazilian troops defeat Paraguayan at the Battle of Avay.
1899 – Second Boer War: In the Battle of Magersfontein the Boers commanded by general Piet Cronjé inflict a defeat on the forces of the British Empire commanded by Lord Methuen trying to relieve the Siege of Kimberley.
1901 – Guglielmo Marconi transmits the first transatlantic radio signal from Poldhu, Cornwall, England to Saint John's, Newfoundland.
1905 – A workers' uprising occurs in Kyiv, Ukraine (then part of the Russian Empire), and establishes the Shuliavka Republic.
1907 – The New Zealand Parliament Buildings are almost completely destroyed by fire.
1917 – World War I: British General Edmund Allenby enters Jerusalem on foot and declares martial law.
1920 – Irish War of Independence: In retaliation for a recent IRA ambush, British forces burn and loot numerous buildings in Cork city. Many civilians report being beaten, shot at, robbed and verbally abused by British forces.
1925 – Roman Catholic papal encyclical Quas primas introduces the Feast of Christ the King.
1927 – Guangzhou Uprising: Communist Red Guards launch an uprising in Guangzhou, China, taking over most of the city and announcing the formation of a Guangzhou Soviet.
1931 – Statute of Westminster 1931: The British Parliament establishes legislative equality between the UK and the Dominions of the Commonwealth—Australia, Canada, Newfoundland, New Zealand, South Africa, and Ireland.
1934 – Bill Wilson, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, takes his last drink and enters treatment for the final time.
1936 – Abdication Crisis: Edward VIII's abdication as King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, and Emperor of India, becomes effective.
1937 – Second Italo-Ethiopian War: Italy leaves the League of Nations.
1941 – World War II: Germany and Italy declare war on the United States, following the Americans' declaration of war on the Empire of Japan in the wake of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The United States, in turn, declares war on them.
1941 – World War II: Poland declares war on the Empire of Japan.
1941 – World War II: The Imperial Japanese Navy suffers its first loss of surface vessels during the Battle of Wake Island.
1946 – The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) is established.
1948 – Arab–Israeli War: The United Nations passes General Assembly Resolution 194, creating a Conciliation Commission to mediate the conflict.
1958 – French Upper Volta and French Dahomey gain self-government from France, becoming the Republic of Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso) and the Republic of Dahomey (now Benin), respectively, and joining the French Community.
1960 – French forces crack down in a violent clash with protesters in French Algeria during a visit by French President Charles de Gaulle.
1962 – Arthur Lucas, convicted of murder, is the last person to be executed in Canada.
1964 – Che Guevara speaks at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City.
1972 – Apollo 17 becomes the sixth and final Apollo mission to land on the Moon.
1978 – The Lufthansa heist is committed by a group led by Lucchese family associate Jimmy Burke. It was the largest cash robbery ever committed on American soil, at that time.
1980 – The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (Superfund) is enacted by the U.S. Congress.
1981 – El Mozote massacre: Armed forces in El Salvador kill an estimated 900 civilians in an anti-guerrilla campaign during the Salvadoran Civil War.
1990 – Demonstrations by students and workers across Albania begin, which eventually trigger the fall of communism in Albania.
1993 – A block of the Highland Towers condominium complex collapses following a landslide caused by heavy rain and water flowing from a construction site at Ampang district in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 48 of its residents die, including one who died in hospital after being rescued alive, leaving only two survivors.
1994 – First Chechen War: Russian President Boris Yeltsin orders Russian troops into Chechnya.
1994 – A bomb explodes on Philippine Airlines Flight 434, en route from Manila, Philippines, to Tokyo, Japan, killing one. The captain is able to land the plane safely.
1997 – The Kyoto Protocol opens for signature.
1998 – Thai Airways Flight 261 crashes near Surat Thani Airport, killing 101. The pilot flying the Airbus A310-200 is thought to have suffered spatial disorientation.
1999 – SATA Air Açores Flight 530M crashes into Pico da Esperança on São Jorge Island in the Azores, killing 35.
2001 – China joins the World Trade Organization (WTO).
2005 – The Buncefield Oil Depot catches fire in Hemel Hempstead, England.
2005 – Cronulla riots: Thousands of White Australians demonstrate against ethnic violence resulting in a riot against anyone thought to be Lebanese in Cronulla, New South Wales; these are followed up by retaliatory ethnic attacks on Cronulla.
2006 – The International Conference to Review the Global Vision of the Holocaust is opened in Tehran, Iran, by then-president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad; nations such as Israel and the United States express concern.
2006 – Felipe Calderón, the President of Mexico, launches a military-led offensive to put down the drug cartel violence in the state of Michoacán. This effort is often regarded as the first event in the Mexican Drug War.
2007 – Insurgency in the Maghreb: Two car bombs explode in Algiers, Algeria, one near the Supreme Constitutional Court and the other near the offices of the United Nations.
2008 – Bernard Madoff is arrested and charged with securities fraud in a $50 billion Ponzi scheme.
2012 – At least 125 people are killed and up to 200 injured in bombings in the Alawite village of Aqrab, Syria.
2017 – New York City attempted bombing: A pipe bomb partially detonates in the New York City Subway, in the Times Square–42nd Street/Port Authority Bus Terminal. Four people are injured, including the perpetrator.
2019 – The results of the 2019 Bougainvillean independence referendum are announced. The results are overwhelmingly one-sided. Over 98% of voters vote for Bougainville's independence.
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Published at 5:00am on Saturday, December 11, 2021
Author: Bobby Coggins
Resources used to compile the information in this article include, but are not limited to the following websites or books: MaconMedia.com, youtube.com, weather.gov, airnow.gov, wikipedia.com, onthisday.com, ncdcr.gov, ncsu.edu, utah.edu, https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/, wolfram.com, biorxiv.org, aps.org, nejm.org, plos.org, cell.com, researchsquare.com, cureus.com, spc.noaa.gov, nhc.noaa.gov, ncdenr.org, medrxiv.org, archive.org, ncpedia.org, nasa.gov, https://ww2days.com, nih.gov, carolinapublicpress.org, microbe.tv, smokymountainnews.com, psypost.org, blogspot.com, pollen.com, franklinnc.com, maconnc.org, spaceweather.com, solarham.com, loc.gov, ncleg.net, senate.gov, house.gov, whitehouse.gov, drudgereport.com, politico.com, realclearpolitics.com, ushmm.org, This Day in North Carolina History, World War II Day By Day, The Holocaust Encyclopedia, The Timetables of History, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The World History and Book of Facts (multiple years), On This Day In History: Over 4,000 facts, The NASA Archives. 60 Years in Space, This Day in North Carolina History, The Smithsonian History of Space Exploration: From the Ancient World to the Extraterrestrial Future, Spaceflight, 2nd Edition: The Complete Story from Sputnik to Curiousity, The Story of Civilization (11 volumes), The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, American History, Volume 1: 1492-1877, American History, Volume 2: 1877 - Present, A Complete Chronolgy of the Second World War. Weather and Almanac data and information sources: Sources (except where otherwise credited): heavens-above.com, Ian Webster's Github, National Centers for Environmental Prediction, The National Weather Service, National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, National Hurricane Center, Penn State University Electronic Wall Map, The State Climate Office of North Carolina, Storm Prediction Center, U.S. Naval Observatory, University of Utah Department of Atmospheric Sciences, and the Weather Prediction Center. Back to Top
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