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OUTLOOK
Warm high pressure will dominate the pattern today before an active cold front approaches the region this afternoon and crosses east early Tuesday. This front will stall south of the forecast area through the remainder of the week while interacting waves of upper energy bring a chance of rain each day.
Severe Weather Possible Monday Afternoon and Monday Night
Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are expected Monday afternoon into Monday night. A few of these storms may become severe, and will be capable of producing damaging winds, small hail, and frequent cloud-to-ground lightning.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Tuesday Night
Franklin Area
Today
A chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Highs in the lower 70s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 9pm, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 40. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 2pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night
Showers likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 70%.
Wednesday
Showers likely, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the low-to-mid 60s. Chance of rain is 70%.
Wednesday Night A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Highs in the mid 60s. Winds out of the southwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 10pm, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after noon. Partly sunny, with highs in the upper 50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night
Showers likely, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 40s. Light and variable winds becoming east around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of rain is 70%.
Wednesday
Showers, mainly before 1pm. Highs in the mid 50s. Chance of rain is 80%.
Wednesday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Highs near 70. Winds out of teh south 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 9pm, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 40s. Winds out of the north 3 to 6 mph. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after noon. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night
Showers likely, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 70%.
Wednesday
Showers likely, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the lower 60s. Chance of rain is 70%.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s.
Nantahala Area
Today
chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Highs near 70. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 9pm, then a chance of showers. Lows around 40. Light winds out of the northwest. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 4pm. Partly sunny, with highs near 60. Calm winds.
Tuesday Night
Showers likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 70%.
Wednesday
Showers likely, mainly before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-to-upper 50s. Chance of rain is 70%.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 40s.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are expected this afternoon into tonight. A few of these storms may become severe, and will be capable of producing damaging winds, small hail, and frequent cloud-to-ground lightning.
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Almanac
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 middle range of yellow due to smoke from several fires in the area.
Fire and Smoke Map
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the high range (9.5 out of 12) today with Alder, Juniper, and Elm being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the high range (9.4 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for March 7th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 81°F in Franklin in 1974
Lowest Temperature -7°F in Highlands in 1899
Greatest One-Day Rain 3.13 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1967
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 2.0 inches in Highlands in 1914
Record weather events for March in Macon County
Highest Temperature 86°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on March 15, 1967
Lowest Temperature -7°F in Highlands on March 7, 1899
Greatest One-Day Rain 6.43 inches in Highlands on March 29, 1898
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 25.5 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station on March 13, 1993
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
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Local and State News
• Franklin Town Council - March 2022 Regular Meeting [Macon Media]
• Why Did Mark Meadows Register to Vote at an Address Where He Did Not Reside? [The New Yorker]
• Northern River Otters Stage a Comeback [Great Smokiy Mountains Association]
• 7 competitive North Carolina political races you should watch[WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• The ACC tournament used to matter. How did North Carolina’s holiday lose its shine? [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Filing Closes for 2022 Primary, Candidate List [Macon Media]
• Otto Fire department establishes a fundraiser to assist the family of an injured firefighter (Cheif Rholetter) on [GoFundMe]
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Special Section: Russia Invades Ukraine (Day 12)
(sharing of a particular source is not an endorsement)
(additional long form videos are in the Science and Technology podcast section)
Day Twelve/b>
War in Ukraine: A week that shook the world | DW News
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 5 (No update from Sunday)[Institute for the Study of War] [PDF Download]
• Ukraine launches foreign fighter recruitment website [The Jerusalem Post]
• Internet backbone provider shuts off service in Russia [The Verge]
• Twitter is part of our war effort - Ukraine minister [BBC News]
• Sharing top-secret intelligence with the public is unprecedented. Here’s why the U.S. decided to do it for Ukraine [Nieman Lab]
• Former NATO supreme commander says Putin has his 'gun sights' on more nations apart from Ukraine [Business Insider]
• Russia is recruiting Syrian fighters to aid in the Ukraine invasion and help take Kyiv: report [Yahoo! News]
• Volker says Russian invasion won't end with negotiations [The Hill]
As Russia closes in on Kyiv, war across Ukraine becomes deadlier | ABC News
Russian forces launch attacks in Kyiv and Mariupol as civilians try to evacuate
Additional News Sources
• Russia Launches invasion of Ukraine [BBC Liveblog]
https://www.kyivpost.com/
https://ukranews.com/en/news
https://www.bbc.com/news/topics/cx1m7zg0gzdt/ukraine
https://www.aljazeera.com/where/ukraine/
https://www.ukrinform.net/
https://www.cgtn.com/europe
NΞMICO NΞTWORK
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNNFS1bhD94Qc5vSARGOo6w
EarthCam Live: Kyiv, Ukraine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cyQPN5xQtU
Russian Invasion Of Ukraine | LIVE | Situation Room | INDB | Russian Military Advancing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nq8iFW7BRNA
Al Jazeera English | Live
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-upyPouRrB8
DW News livestream | Headline news from around the world
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9KZGs1MtP4
LIVE MULTI-CAM: EXPLOSIONS NEAR KIEV - UKRAINE/RUSSIA/DONETSK/LUHANSK + TWITTER FEEDS/NEWS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncfpk4OFkXE
Putin announces 'special operation' in Donbass | SPECIAL COVERAGE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0I5eglJMRI
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National and World News Roundup
• Along the Gulf of Maine, lawsuits over North Atlantic right whale regulations coming to boil [Courthouse News Service]
• Biden's approval rating jumps to 47% after State of the Union speech, with a noticeable boost for his handling of Ukraine and the economy: poll [Business Insider]
• Russia-Ukraine: Retail diesel prices starting to spike following commodity moves [Freight Waves]
• 'Trucker convoy' drives laps around D.C. Beltway [NBC News]
• The Navy is training for a possible fight with China; does Russia’s war make that more likely? [Stars and Stripes]
• Conflicts to Watch in 2022 [Council on Foreign Relations]
Face The Nation: Schiff, Grandi, Volker
Meet The Press Broadcast (Full) - March 6
Global National: March 6, 2022| Ukraine says Russians targeting civilians as troops close in on Kyiv
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - March 6th, 2022
PBS NewsHour Full Episode March 6th, 2022
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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 5:18pm CET, 4 March 2022, there have been 440,807,756 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 5,978,096 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 27 February 2022, a total of 10,585,766,316 vaccine doses have been administered.
In United States of America, from 3 January 2020 to 5:18pm CET, 4 March 2022, there have been 78,428,884 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 947,625 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 25 February 2022, a total of 537,567,013 vaccine doses have been administered.
• Death toll nears 6 million as pandemic enters its 3rd year [AP News]
• ‘People were okay with leaving us behind’: COVID harder on those with disabilities, experts say [The Hour]
• White House: Congress must act soon to replenish COVID funds[SOURCE]
• This treatment can protect vulnerable people from COVID. But many don’t know about it [Los Angeles Times]
• Monitoring COVID-19
• COVID-19 Vaccine FAQs Part I [Reddit]
• COVID-19 Vaccine FAQs Part II [Reddit]
[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]
• Variant: 21L (Omicron) also known as BA.2[CoVariants]
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Science and Technology News Roundup
• Space station detectors found the source of weird ‘blue jet’ lightning[ScienceNews]
• How shunning Russia could offer the U.S. tech giants an easy win [Politico]
• Tesla Autopilot Detects Crash And Steers Around Car To Reduce Damage [Inside EVs]
• Volocopter raises $170M, now valued at $1.87B, to fuel first commercial launches of flying taxi fleet in 2024 [Tech Crunch]
• Twitter is part of our war effort - Ukraine minister [BBC News]
• YouTube Offers Up to $300,000 to Get Podcasters to Make Videos [Bloombaerg]
• Anonymous Hackers Reportedly Take Over Multiple Russian TV Channels to Broadcast Messages Opposing Ukrainian Invasion [MEDIAITE]
• Satellite Spots Massive Asteroid Impact Crater in China [Gizmodo]
• Free, legally available series/movies on YouTube in a Netlflix-like interface [Lamplight TV]
Podcasts and Long Form Videos
Anything from educational, entertainment, history, current events and technology
SpaceX Starship Updates, GOES T, Three Crew Dragons, The Owl's Night Continues & JWST Update
• Doing the Enemy’s Work for Them [Commentary Magazine Podcast]
Single Malt Strategy: Episode 71 – Guest Wolfpack345 – Top Games 2021 and Upcoming Games of 2022
The Animated History of Ukraine (August 2020)
SpaceX Begin TWO Starship Factories! | Crew-4 Rocket Reveal, Starlink, GOES-T, An-225 Legacy
Polestar O2 Electric Roadster Concept Car
Booster 8 Forward Tank Section #2 Spotted | SpaceX Boca Chica
A Mystery in Plain Sight | LINUX Unplugged 448
YouTube Paying Podcasters?, sE Dynacaster Redemption, and More (BSP-295)
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On This Day
March 7th is the 66th day of the year (67th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 299 days remain until the end of the year. It is the first day of March. It is also the first day of meteorological spring in Northern Hemisphere.
Historical Events
(Please note that the Wikipedia articles often contain a bibliography and links to where you can learn more about a historical event)
161 – Marcus Aurelius and L. Commodus (who changes his name to Lucius Verus) become joint emperors of Rome on the death of Antoninus Pius.
1138 – Konrad III von Hohenstaufen was elected king of Germany at Coblenz in the presence of the papal legate Theodwin.
1277 – The University of Paris issues the last in a series of condemnations of various philosophical and theological theses.
1573 – A peace treaty is signed between the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Venice, ending the Ottoman–Venetian War and leaving Cyprus in Ottoman hands.
1799 – Napoleon Bonaparte captures Jaffa in Palestine and his troops proceed to kill more than 2,000 Albanian captives.
1814 – Emperor Napoleon I of France wins the Battle of Craonne.
1827 – Brazilian marines unsuccessfully attack the temporary naval base of Carmen de Patagones, Argentina.
1827 – Shrigley abduction: Ellen Turner is abducted by Edward Gibbon Wakefield, a future politician in colonial New Zealand.
1850 – Senator Daniel Webster gives his "Seventh of March" speech endorsing the Compromise of 1850 in order to prevent a possible civil war.
1862 – American Civil War: Union forces engage Confederate troops at the Pea Ridge in northwestern Arkansas.
1876 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a patent for an invention he calls the "telephone".
1900 – The German liner SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse becomes the first ship to send wireless signals to shore.
1902 – Second Boer War: Boers, led by Koos de la Rey, inflict the biggest defeat upon the British since the beginning of the war, at Tweebosch.
1914 – Prince William of Wied arrives in Albania to begin his reign as King.
1931 – The Parliament House of Finland was officially inaugurated in Helsinki, Finland.
1936 – Prelude to World War II: In violation of the Locarno Pact and the Treaty of Versailles, Germany reoccupies the Rhineland.
1941 – Günther Prien and the crew of German submarine U-47, one of the most successful U-boats of World War II, disappear without a trace.
1945 – World War II: American troops seize the Ludendorff Bridge over the Rhine river at Remagen.
1950 – Cold War: The Soviet Union issues a statement denying that Klaus Fuchs served as a Soviet spy.
1951 – Korean War: Operation Ripper: United Nations troops led by General Matthew Ridgway begin an assault against Chinese forces.
1951 – Iranian prime minister Ali Razmara is assassinated by Khalil Tahmasebi, a member of the Islamic fundamentalist Fada'iyan-e Islam, inside a mosque in Tehran.
1965 – Bloody Sunday: A group of 600 civil rights marchers is brutally attacked by state and local police in Selma, Alabama.
1967 – The Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat Sementara (MPRS), Indonesia's provisional parliament, revoked Sukarno's mandate as President of Indonesia.
1968 – Vietnam War: The United States and South Vietnamese military begin Operation Truong Cong Dinh to root out Viet Cong forces from the area surrounding Mỹ Tho.
1971 – Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, political leader of then East Pakistan (present day-Bangladesh), delivers his historic 7th March speech in the Racecourse Field (Now Suhrawardy Udyan) in Dhaka.
1986 – Challenger Disaster: Divers from the USS Preserver locate the crew cabin of Challenger on the ocean floor.
1987 – Lieyu massacre: Taiwanese military massacre of 19 unarmed Vietnamese refugees at Donggang, Lieyu, Kinmen.
1989 – Iran and the United Kingdom break diplomatic relations after a fight over Salman Rushdie and his controversial novel, The Satanic Verses.
1993 – The tugboat Thomas Hebert sank off the coast of New Jersey, USA.
2006 – The terrorist organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba coordinates a series of bombings in Varanasi, India.
2007 – Reform of the House of Lords: The British House of Commons votes to make the upper chamber, the House of Lords, 100% elected.
2007 – Garuda Indonesia Flight 200 crashes at Adisutjipto International Airport in the Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia, killing 21 people.
2009 – The Real Irish Republican Army kills two British soldiers and injures two other soldiers and two civilians at Massereene Barracks, the first British military deaths in Northern Ireland since the end of The Troubles.
2021 – At least 105 die and 600 are injured in the 2021 Bata explosions in Bata, Equatorial Guinea.
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Published at 5:00am on Monday, March 07, 2022
Author: Bobby Coggins
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