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OUTLOOK
Cool and dry high pressure remains in place through the middle of the week. On Thursday, a weak cold front will approach out of the northwest, stalling across the far western zones Friday. Another, more robust cold front will push through the forecast area over the weekend potentially bringing better precip chances.
**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 wEDNesday Night
Franklin area
Today
Sunny, with highs in the lower 60s. Calm winds.
Tonight
Clear, with lows around freezing. Calm winds.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs near 70. Calm winds.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 30s. Calm winds.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 60s.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows around 40.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Sunny, with highs in the mid 50s. Winds out of the west 3 to 5 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with lows in the upper 30s. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 5 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs near 60. Calm winds.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 30s. Calm winds becoming east around 5 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 50s.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows around 40.
Otto area
Today
Sunny, with highs near 60. Calm winds.
Tonight
Clear, with lows in the mid 30s. Calm winds.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the upper 60s. Calm winds.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 30s. Calm winds.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 60s.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows around 40.
Nantahala area
Today
Sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 50s. Calm winds.
Tonight
Clear, with lows in the mid 30s. Calm winds.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 60s. Calm winds.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the upper 30s. Calm winds.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs near 60.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 40s.
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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 (0.7 out of 12) today with a mixed trace of sources being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low range (1.4 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for December 13th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 74°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2007
lowest Temperature -11°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1962
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 2.75 inches in Highlands in 1931
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 4.1 inches in Franklin in 1945
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)
Experiencing Nature Through Expanded Senses
"Friends of the Greenway is hosting an indoor "Experiencing Nature Through Expanded Senses" with leader, Diane Wildermuth. Sessions will be held at FROG Quarters on December 15 at 10:30 AM or 12:30 PM. Contact Diane at 421-5539 or dswnatureguide@outlook.com for additional information or to register."
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 humanitarian organizations help with recovery efforts in aftermath of deadly tornados [WLOS-TV]
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National and World News Roundup
Bushcraft Bear: La Palma Volcano Report for December 12th, 2021
• Statement by President Joe Biden On Kellogg Collective Bargaining Negotiations [The White House]
• Chris Wallace to join CNN streaming service as anchor [The Hill]
• Reporters and photojournalists share stories from the 60-mile path of tornado destruction in Kentucky [Poynter]
• Kentucky tornado toll in dozens; less than feared at factory [AP News]
• Civilian Deaths Mounted as Secret Unit Pounded ISIS [New York Times]
• Truck drivers work ‘thankless’ job, face worker shortage [Boston Herald]
• Prosecution rests in Ghislaine Maxwell sex trafficking trial [Courthouse News Service]
• Russia edges closer to war as new arms arrive on Ukraine’s border [The Guardian]
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - December 12th, 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]
As of 4:48pm CET, 10 December 2021...
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
• Facebook exec blames society for COVID misinformation [AXIOS]
Dr John Campbell: UK Omicron emergency announced
• With nearly 5 million children getting COVID vaccines, no safety problems have been seen, CDC director says [ABC News]
• SARS-CoV-2 infection of the central nervous system in a 14-month-old child: A case report of a complete autopsy [The Lancet]
• Oklahoma Guard Leader Tells Vaccine Refusers to Prepare for 'Career Ending Federal Action' [Military.com]
• USS Winston Churchill executive officer fired after refusing to get COVID vaccine [Stars and Stripes]
• Satellite images, expert suggest Iranian space launch coming [SOURCE]
• The 9 Best Linux Distros for Windows Users [Make Use Of]
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Science and Technology News Roundup
• How to Determine If a Source Is Scholarly [Illinois Undergraduate Library]
• China’s Fusion Reactor Sets World Record by Running for 101 Seconds [Extreme Tech]
Norman Naimark: Genocide, Stalin, Hitler, Mao, and Absolute Power | Lex Fridman Podcast #248
Norman Naimark is a historian at Stanford, specializing in the history of genocide. For an audio version and more information on this episode, visit [Lex Fridman's website].
• ‘Viking' was a job description, not a matter of heredity, massive ancient DNA study shows [Science: Archaeology]
• Satellite images, expert suggest Iranian space launch coming [SOURCE]
• The 9 Best Linux Distros for Windows Users [Make Use Of]
• Mars helicopter to sit dormant until radio contact restored [UPI]
• OK, So Facebook Is Bad. Now What? [Vice News]
• What’s the Closest Planet to the Earth? Surprise, It’s Mercury [Popular Mechanics]
• Satellite images, expert suggest Iranian space launch coming [AP News]
• The tomatoes at the forefront of a food revolution [BBC FUTURE]
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On This Day
December 13th is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 18 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)
1294 – Saint Celestine V resigns the papacy after only five months to return to his previous life as an ascetic hermit.
1545 – The Council of Trent begins as the embodiment of the Counter-Reformation.
1577 – Sir Francis Drake sets sail from Plymouth, England, on his round-the-world voyage.
1623 – The Plymouth colonist established the system of trial by 12-men jury in the American colonies.
1636 – The Massachusetts Bay Colony organizes three militia regiments to defend the colony against the Pequot Indians. This organization is recognized today as the founding of the National Guard of the United States.
1642 – Abel Tasman is the first recorded European to sight New Zealand.
1643 – English Civil War: The Battle of Alton takes place in Hampshire.
1758 – The English transport ship Duke William sinks in the North Atlantic, killing over 360 people.
1769 – Dartmouth College is founded by the Reverend Eleazar Wheelock, with a royal charter from King George III, on land donated by Royal governor John Wentworth.
1818 – Cyril VI of Constantinople resigns from his position as Ecumenical Patriarch.
1862 – American Civil War: At the Battle of Fredericksburg, Confederate General Robert E. Lee defeats Union Major General Ambrose Burnside.
1867 – A Fenian bomb explodes in Clerkenwell, London, killing six.
1937 – Second Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Nanking: The city of Nanjing, defended by the National Revolutionary Army under the command of General Tang Shengzhi, falls to the Japanese. This is followed by the Nanking Massacre, in which Japanese troops rape and slaughter hundreds of thousands of civilians.
1938 – The Holocaust: The Neuengamme concentration camp opens in the Bergedorf district of Hamburg, Germany.
1939 – The Battle of the River Plate is fought off the coast of Uruguay; the first naval battle of World War II. The Kriegsmarine's Deutschland-class cruiser (pocket battleship) Admiral Graf Spee engages with three Royal Navy cruisers: HMS Ajax, HMNZS Achilles and HMS Exeter.
1943 – World War II: The Massacre of Kalavryta by German occupying forces in Greece.
1949 – The Knesset votes to move the capital of Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
1959 – Archbishop Makarios III becomes the first President of Cyprus.
1960 – While Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia visits Brazil, his Imperial Bodyguard seizes the capital and proclaims him deposed and his son, Crown Prince Asfa Wossen, Emperor.
1962 – NASA launches Relay 1, the first active repeater communications satellite in orbit.
1967 – Constantine II of Greece attempts an unsuccessful counter-coup against the Regime of the Colonels.
1968 – Brazilian President Artur da Costa e Silva issues AI-5 (Institutional Act No. 5), enabling government by decree and suspending habeas corpus.
1972 – Apollo program: Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt begin the third and final extra-vehicular activity (EVA) or "Moonwalk" of Apollo 17. To date they are the last humans to set foot on the Moon.
1974 – Malta becomes a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations.
1974 – In the Vietnam War, the North Vietnamese forces launch their 1975 Spring Offensive (to 30 April 1975), which results in the final capitulation of South Vietnam.
1977 – Air Indiana Flight 216 crashes near Evansville Regional Airport, killing 29, including the University of Evansville basketball team, support staff, and boosters of the team.
1981 – General Wojciech Jaruzelski declares martial law in Poland, largely due to the actions by Solidarity.
1982 – The 6.0 Ms North Yemen earthquake shakes southwestern Yemen with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing 2,800, and injuring 1,500.
1988 – PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat gives a speech at a UN General Assembly meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, after United States authorities refused to grant him a visa to visit UN headquarters in New York.
1989 – The Troubles: Attack on Derryard checkpoint: The Provisional Irish Republican Army launches an attack on a British Army temporary vehicle checkpoint near Rosslea, Northern Ireland. Two British soldiers are killed and two others are wounded.
1994 – Flagship Airlines Flight 3379 crashes in Morrisville, North Carolina, near Raleigh–Durham International Airport, killing 15.
2001 – Sansad Bhavan, the building housing the Indian Parliament, is attacked by terrorists. Twelve people are killed, including the terrorists.
2002 – European Union enlargement: The EU announces that Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia will become members on May 1, 2004.
2003 – Iraq War: Operation Red Dawn: Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is captured near his home town of Tikrit.
2007 – The Treaty of Lisbon is signed by the EU member states to amend both the Treaty of Rome and the Maastricht Treaty which together form the constitutional basis of the EU. The Treaty of Lisbon is effective from 1 December 2009.
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Published at 5:00am on Monday, December 12, 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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