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OUTLOOK
Cool and dry high pressure will spread across the region today and remain in place thru the middle of the week. On Thursday, a weak cold front will stall out just to our north and then lift northward on Friday. Another, more robust cold front will push through the forecast area over the weekend.
**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 Tuesday Night
Franklin area
Today
Patchy freezing fog before 7am. Sunny, with highs in the mid 50s. Light winds out of the northwest.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 20s. Calm winds.
Monday
Sunny, with highs in the lower 60s. Calm winds.
Monday Night
Clear, with lows around 30. Calm winds.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 60s. Calm winds.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-to-upper 30s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 40s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph becoming light and variable by midmorning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the upper 20s. Calm winds.
Monday
Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 50s. Calm winds.
Monday Night
Clear, with lows in the mid 30s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs near 60. Winds out of the north around 5 mph becoming calm by midmorning.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 40.
Otto area
Today
Sunny, with highs in the mid 50s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm by midmorning.
Tonight
Clear, with lows in the mid 20s. Calm winds.
Monday
Sunny, with highs near 60. Calm winds.
Monday Night
Clear, with lows around freezing. Calm winds.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 60s. Calm winds.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the upper 30s.
Nantahala area
Today
Sunny, with highs near 50. Light winds out of the northwest.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows around 30. Calm winds.
Monday
Sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 50s. Calm winds.
Monday Night
Clear, with lows in the mid 30s. Calm winds.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the lower 60s. Calm winds.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 40.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Hazardous Weather is not expected today.
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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
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low range (0.9 out of 12) today with Juniper being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low range (1.7 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for December 12th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 75°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2007 lowest Temperature -5°F in Highlands in 1962 Greatest One-Day Rainfall 4.33 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1961 Greatest One-Day Snowfall 2.0 inches in Highlands in 1917
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]
• Trump struggles to clear GOP field in North Carolina Senate race [The Hill]
• Beyond the Cherokee and Lumbee: Here are the other American Indian tribes NC recognizes [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Molly’s story: Woman illegally removed from her family as a child looks back [Carolina Public Press]
• Maggie Valley community mourns death of beloved Fire Chief Chris 'Bubba' Carver [WLOS-TV]
• Asheville Homeless Coalition issues Code Purple for weekend as temps drop below freezing [Asheville Citizen-Times]
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National and World News Roundup
• Capitol rioters’ social media posts influencing sentencings [AP News]
• California man charged in Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot flees to Belarus [Reuters]
• Vietnam jails rhino horn trafficker for 14 years - longest for the crime, says NGO [The Straits Times]
Bushcraft Bear: La Palma Volcano Report for December 10th, 2021
Quad State Tornado Coverage
Friday's 'Quad-State Tornado' brings comparisons to monster storm in 1925
Quad State Tornado - Velocity Radar Track 225+ Miles
• Deadly Tornado Hits Multiple States [NBC - Youtube]
• 12/10/21 Tornado Outbreak CBS 4 (St. Louis) FULL Coverage (7:30PM - 1:45AM) [Youtube]
Kentucky tornado survivors recount moments of terror and loss
• DAMAGE SURVEY by drone of the Monette, Arkansas destructive wedge tornado [Reed Timmer - Youtube]
• 12-11-2021 Dawson Springs, Ky Extraordinary tornado damage- Town destroyed- drone [Live Storms Media - Youtube]
• LIVE: Tracking The VIOLENT Quad-State Tornado - December 10th, 2021 [WX Live]
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - December 11th, 2021
PBS NewsHour Full Episode December 11th, 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 • Severe COVID-19 infection is associated with aberrant cytokine production by infected lung epithelial cells rather than by systemic immune dysfunction [MedRxiv (PDF)]
• Japan researchers use ostrich cells to make glowing COVID-19 detection masks [Reuters]
• Amid surge in COVID-19 patients, Yale New Haven Hospital forced to limit who gets potentially life-saving treatment [Hartford Courant]
• The Omicron variant can likely outcompete Delta — and that could worsen the U.S. Covid-19 epidemic [Stat]
• Tens of thousands protest Austria’s compulsory COVID vaccines [Al Jazeera]
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Science and Technology News Roundup
• How to Determine If a Source Is Scholarly [Illinois Undergraduate Library]
Watch: Blue Origin launches crew of 6 to space and back
NASA's New X-Ray Telescope Is A Revolution in Astronomy and Launch Profiles
• NASA’s $10 Billion James Webb Space Telescope Fully Fueled for Launch [SciTechDaily]
• Mercedes-Benz gets world’s first approval for automated driving system [ARS TECHNICA]
• Internet uptake has accelerated during the pandemic [International Telecommunication Union]
Did the Sun have a companion star?
• The tomatoes at the forefront of a food revolution [BBC FUTURE]
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On This Day
December 12th is the 346th day of the year (347th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 19 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)
627 – Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II's Persian forces, commanded by General Rhahzadh.
1388 – Maria of Enghien sells the lordship of Argos and Nauplia to the Republic of Venice.
1787 – Pennsylvania becomes the 2nd state to ratify the US Constitution.
1862 – American Civil War: USS Cairo sinks on the Yazoo River.
1866 – Oaks explosion: The worst mining disaster in England kills 361 miners and rescuers.
1870 – Joseph H. Rainey of South Carolina becomes the second black U.S. congressman.
1901 – Guglielmo Marconi receives the first transatlantic radio signal (the letter "S" [***] in Morse Code), at Signal Hill in St John's, Newfoundland.
1915 – Yuan Shikai declares the establishment of the Empire of China and proclaims himself Emperor.
1917 – Father Edward J. Flanagan founds Boys Town as a farm village for wayward boys.
1935 – Lebensborn Project, a Nazi reproduction program, is founded by Heinrich Himmler.
1937 – Second Sino-Japanese War: USS Panay incident: Japanese aircraft bomb and sink U.S. gunboat USS Panay on the Yangtze river in China.
1939 – HMS Duchess sinks after a collision with HMS Barham off the coast of Scotland with the loss of 124 men.
1939 – Winter War: The Battle of Tolvajärvi, also known as the first major Finnish victory in the Winter War, begins.
1941 – World War II: Fifty-four Japanese A6M Zero fighters raid Batangas Field, Philippines. Jesús Villamor and four Filipino fighter pilots fend them off; César Basa is killed.
1941 – The Holocaust: Adolf Hitler declares the imminent extermination of the Jews at a meeting in the Reich Chancellery.
1945 – The People's Republic of Korea is outlawed in the South, by order of the United States Army Military Government in Korea.
1946 – United Nations Security Council Resolution 13 relating to acceptance of Siam (now Thailand) to the United Nations is adopted.
1956 – United Nations Security Council Resolution 121 relating to acceptance of Japan to the United Nations is adopted.
1963 – Kenya declares independence from Great Britain.
1969 – The Piazza Fontana bombing; a bomb explodes at the headquarters of Banca Nazionale dell'Agricoltura (the National Agricultural Bank) in Piazza Fontana in Milan, Italy, killing 17 people and wounding 88. The same afternoon, three more bombs are detonated in Rome and Milan, and another is found unexploded.
1979 – The 8.2 Mw Tumaco earthquake shakes Colombia and Ecuador with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing 300–600, and generating a large tsunami.
1985 – Arrow Air Flight 1285, a McDonnell Douglas DC-8, crashes after takeoff in Gander, Newfoundland, killing all 256 people on board, including 236 members of the United States Army's 101st Airborne Division.
1988 – The Clapham Junction rail crash kills thirty-five and injures hundreds after two collisions of three commuter trains—one of the worst train crashes in the United Kingdom.
2000 – The United States Supreme Court releases its decision in Bush v. Gore.
2001 – Prime Minister of Vietnam Phan Văn Khải announces the decision on upgrading the Phong Nha–Kẻ Bàng nature reserve to a national park, providing information on projects for the conservation and development of the park and revised maps.
2012 – North Korea successfully launches its first satellite, Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 Unit 2.
2015 – The Paris Agreement relating to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is adopted.
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Published at 7:45am on Sunday, December 12, 2021
Author: Bobby Coggins
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