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High pressure will control our weather through Friday. A cold front will approach from the northwest Saturday and is expected to move slowly across the region Saturday night and Sunday. Expect dry and cool high pressure to again control our weather during the first half of next week.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Saturday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Sunny, with highs in the upper 50s. Light and variable winds in the morning increasing to come out of the west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows around 30. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Friday
Sunny, with highs near 60. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night
Clear, with lows in the mid 30s. Winds out of the southwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with highs near 60. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of rain showers after 11pm, mixing with snow after 1am. Partly cloudy, with lows around 30. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Sunny, with highs in the upper 40a. Winds out of the west 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 30s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with highs in the lower 50s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 30s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 50s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of rain showers before 9pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 9pm and 1am, then a chance of snow showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 20s. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Sunny, with highs in the mid 50s. Light winds out of the southwest in the morning increasing to come out of the west 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 30s. Calm winds.
Friday
Sunny, with highs near 60. Light winds out of the southwest early increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph by midmorning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-to-upper 30s. Winds out of teh west 3 to 6 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 60. Calm winds in the morning inmcreasing to come out of the west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
A chance of rain showers before midnight, then a chance of rain and snow showers between midnight and 4am, then a chance of snow showers after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 20s. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Nantahala Area
Today
Sunny, with highs in the lower 50s. Light winds out of the southwest early increasing to come out of the west 5 to 10 mph by midmorning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 30s. Light and variable winds.
Friday
Sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 50s. Light winds out of the south increasing and shifting to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph iby midmorning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the upper 30s. Winds out of the southwest 3 to 6 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 50s. Light winds out of the west.
Saturday Night
A chance of rain showers before 11pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 11pm and 2am, then a chance of snow showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 20s. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Hazardous weather is not expected today.
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Almanac
Air quality is in the extreme upper range of green for most of the county, with the ridges and other higher elevations today being in the extreme upper range of green due to smoke from several fires in the southeast.
Fire and Smoke Map
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the medium range (5.0 out of 12) today with Juniper and Elm being the main culprit. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium range (4.6 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for February 10th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 78°F Highlands in 1932
Lowest Temperature -2°F in Franklin in 1995
Greatest One-Day Rain 3.26 inches in Franklin in 1946
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 4.0 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1980
Record weather events for January in Macon County
Highest Temperature 79°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 02-28-1996
Lowest Temperature -19°F in Highlands on 02-13-1899
Greatest Rainfall 6.37 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 02-13-1966
Greatest Snowfall 15.0 inches in Highlands on 02-14-1912
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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Local and State News
• Dolly Parton's 'Dollywood' to offer employees free tuition when pursuing higher education [WTVD-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Highlands Town Board workshop on STRs raises more questions; short on answers [Plateau Daily News]
• Voters, NC board: Madison Cawthorn candidate challenge should remain [Asheville Citizen-Times]
• Lawmakers debate whether schools should continue providing free meals to all students [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• News 13 Investigates: The cost of homelessness on Buncombe County [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
Franklin Town Council - January 2022 Regular Meeting
Asheville Citizen-Times COVID-19 Tracker [Asheville Citizen-Times]
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National and World News Roundup
Putin Stations Thousands Of Russian Troops In Belarus As Fears Of Ukraine Invasion Rise
Gravitas Ukraine Direct: Inside Ukraine's training camp for foreign fighters
Fears of new conflict as Bosnia-Herzegovina faces growing Serb nationalism - BBC News
• Drug overdoses are costing the U.S. economy $1 trillion a year, government report estimates [CNBC]
• Trucker protest could begin on Super Bowl Sunday in Los Angeles, officials warn [NBC News]
• Minnesota authorities can't arrest or threaten journalists after judge approves settlement arising from George Floyd protests [CNN]
• Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters arrested by Grand Junction police for resisting search warrant [Colorado Politics]
• Ford, Toyota halt some output as U.S., Canada warn on trucker protests [Reuters/a>]
• Conflicts to Watch in 2022 [Council on Foreign Relations]
Global National: Feb. 9, 2022| Trucker protest organizers' intentions unclear as occupation drags on
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - February 9th, 2021
PBS NewsHour Full Episode February 9th, 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]
Globally, as of 8:32pm CET, 9 February 2022, there have been 399,600,607 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 5,757,562 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 7 February 2022, a total of 10,095,615,243 vaccine doses have been administered.
In United States of America, from 3 January 2020 to 8:32pm CET, 9 February 2022, there have been 76,255,008 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 898,668 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 4 February 2022, a total of 527,784,089 vaccine doses have been administered.
• Myocarditis Risk 17 Times Higher for Unvaccinated Patients Ages 12-30 Who Get COVID-19 Than COVID-Vaccinated Patients [Epic Research]
TWiV 864: A game of thrones
Monica, John, David, and Marc join TWiV to discuss their work on identifying cryptic SARS-CoV-2 lineages in New York City wastewater, and understanding whether they were shed from humans or other animals. Show notes at [Microbe TV]
Q&A with A&V Livestream 2/9/22 8:30 PM
How to Prevent the Next Pandemic
• ‘Full blown’ pandemic phase of Covid nearly over in US, declares Anthony Fauci [Financial Times]
• ‘Now is not the moment’ to drop mask rules, CDC director says as states end mandates [Washington Post]
• N95 – Ending the Pandemic in 4 Weeks [Corporate Wellness]
• US Navy discharges 240 service members for refusing Covid-19 vaccine[CNN]
• Case Report: Transmission of COVID-19 From an Asymptomatic Mother to Fetus Leading to Death of Neonate From Pneumonia [Cureus]
• Covid fatigue is making the pandemic worse — and prolonging its end, experts say [CNBC]
• Prevalence and Durability of SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies Among Unvaccinated US Adults by History of COVID-19 [JAMA Network]
Robert Malone goes full anti-science on Joe Rogan's podcast
• Monitoring COVID-19
[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]
[Outbreak.info]
• CDC Releases Emergency Guidance for Healthcare Facilities to Prepare for Potential Omicron Surge [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]
• COVID-19 case rates by county in 2021 [AXIOS]
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Science and Technology News Roundup
Note Inside - DTNS 4209
• Twitter 2FA text service was secretly helping governments locate people, obtain call logs [9TO5MAC]
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• Nuclear-fusion reactor smashes energy record [Nature]
• Case Report: Transmission of COVID-19 From an Asymptomatic Mother to Fetus Leading to Death of Neonate From Pneumonia [Cureus]
• SpaceX loses 40 satellites to geomagnetic storm a day after launch[BBC News]
• Sony AI Unveils Gran Turismo Sophy™, a Breakthrough in AI [SONY AI]
Podcasts and Long Form Videos
Anything from educational, entertainment, history and technology
Level1 News February 9 2022: Scientific Proof No One Likes Bixby
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MetalBallStudios: 🚧 UNDERGROUND Comparison 🚧 (3D)
Nuclear Fusion and the Race to Power the Planet - with Arthur Turrell
9200 Years Ago Our Sun Produced A Powerful Super Storm When It Wasn't Supposed To
TWiV 861: Rough draft of Omicron origins
Nels joins TWiV to discuss hypotheses for the origins of Omicron, including that it came from mice or arose during chronic infection of an immunocompromised patient. Show notes at [https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-861/]
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On This Day
February 10th is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 324 days remain until the end of the year (325 in leap years).
Historical Events
(Please note that the Wikipedia articles often contain a bibliography and links to where you can learn more about a historical event)
1258 – Mongol invasions: Baghdad falls to the Mongols, bringing the Islamic Golden Age to an end.
1306 – In front of the high altar of Greyfriars Church in Dumfries, Robert the Bruce murders John Comyn, sparking the revolution in the Wars of Scottish Independence.
1355 – The St Scholastica Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead in two days.
1502 – Vasco da Gama sets sail from Lisbon, Portugal, on his second voyage to India.
1567 – Lord Darnley, second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, is found strangled following an explosion at the Kirk o' Field house in Edinburgh, Scotland, a suspected assassination.
1712 – Huilliches in Chiloé rebel against Spanish encomenderos.
1763 – French and Indian War: The Treaty of Paris ends the war and France cedes Quebec to Great Britain.
1814 – Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Champaubert ends in French victory over the Russians and the Prussians.
1840 – Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom marries Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.
1846 – First Anglo-Sikh War: Battle of Sobraon: British defeat Sikhs in the final battle of the war.
1861 – Jefferson Davis is notified by telegraph that he has been chosen as provisional President of the Confederate States of America.
1862 – American Civil War: A Union naval flotilla destroys the bulk of the Confederate Mosquito Fleet in the Battle of Elizabeth City on the Pasquotank River in North Carolina.
1906 – HMS Dreadnought, the first of a revolutionary new breed of battleships, is christened.
1920 – Józef Haller de Hallenburg performs the symbolic wedding of Poland to the sea, celebrating restitution of Polish access to open sea.
1920 – About 75% of the population in Zone I votes to join Denmark in the 1920 Schleswig plebiscites.
1923 – Texas Tech University is founded as Texas Technological College in Lubbock, Texas.
1930 – The Việt Nam Quốc Dân Đảng launches the failed Yên Bái mutiny in hope of overthrowing French protectorate over Vietnam.
1933 – In round 13 of a boxing match at New York City's Madison Square Garden, Primo Carnera knocks out Ernie Schaaf. Schaaf dies four days later.
1936 – Second Italo-Abyssinian War: Italian troops launch the Battle of Amba Aradam against Ethiopian defenders.
1939 – Spanish Civil War: The Nationalists conclude their conquest of Catalonia and seal the border with France.
1940 – The Soviet Union begins mass deportations of Polish citizens from occupied eastern Poland to Siberia.
1943 – World War II: Attempting to completely lift the Siege of Leningrad, the Soviet Red Army engages German troops and Spanish volunteers in the Battle of Krasny Bor.
1947 – The Paris Peace Treaties are signed by Italy, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Finland and the Allies of World War II.
1954 – U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower warns against United States intervention in Vietnam.
1962 – Cold War: Captured American U2 spy-plane pilot Gary Powers is exchanged for captured Soviet spy Rudolf Abel.
1964 – Melbourne–Voyager collision: The aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne collides with and sinks the destroyer HMAS Voyager off the south coast of New South Wales, Australia, killing 82.
1967 – The 25th Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified.
1972 – Ras Al Khaimah joins the United Arab Emirates, now making up seven emirates.
1984 – Kenyan soldiers kill an estimated 5000 ethnic Somali Kenyans in the Wagalla massacre.
1989 – Ron Brown is elected chairman of the Democratic National Committee, becoming the first African American to lead a major American political party.
1996 – IBM supercomputer Deep Blue defeats Garry Kasparov in chess for the first time.
2003 – France and Belgium break the NATO procedure of silent approval concerning the timing of protective measures for Turkey in case of a possible war with Iraq.
2004 – Forty-three people are killed and three are injured when a Fokker 50 crashes near Sharjah International Airport.
2009 – The communications satellites Iridium 33 and Kosmos 2251 collide in orbit, destroying both.
2013 – Thirty-six people are killed and 39 others are injured in a stampede in Allahabad, India, during the Kumbh Mela festival.
2016 – South Korea decides to stop the operation of the Kaesong joint industrial complex with North Korea in response to the launch of Kwangmyŏngsŏng-4.
2018 – Nineteen people are killed and 66 injured when a Kowloon Motor Bus double decker on route 872 in Hong Kong overturns.
2021 – The traditional Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is canceled for the first time because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Published at 5:00am on Thursday, February 10, 2021
Author: Bobby Coggins
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