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OUTLOOK
Waves of low pressure will move east along a front stalled near our area through Thursday. This will bring rounds of rainfall to the area, with thunderstorms and potentially heavy rain today. A strong cold front looks to bring more substantial rain chances Friday night, and high elevation snow to the mountains Saturday. Very cold and windy conditions are also expected. A slow warm up ensues through early next week.
Possible Wintry Weather, Wind Chill, and High Wind Event This Weekend
Rain will develop Friday night ahead of a strong cold front. Once the front passes, rapidly falling temperatures may allow the rain to transition to snow across the mountains, possibly leading to travel difficulties in some areas. Strong winds will occur across the area, possibly causing minor tree damage. High elevations may experience dangerously cold wind chills Saturday afternoon and night.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Saturday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 50s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 30s. Calm winds.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
A chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 11pm. Lows around 30. WInds out of the southeast around 5 mph becoming calm by midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Saturday
Rain and snow showers likely before 9am, then a chance of snow showers between 9am and 1pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 30s. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 12. Highlands Plateau
Today
Patchy fog between noon and 1pm. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the upper 40s. Winds out of the east 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming light and variable in the afternoon.
Tonight
Widespread fog, mainly between 10pm and 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 30s. Calm winds.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 4pm. Areas of fog before midmorning. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 30s. Calm winds in the early morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph by midmorning.
Friday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Lows in the mid 30s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph shifting to come out of the northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Saturday
Rain and snow showers likely before 9am, then a chance of snow showers between 9am and noon. The rain could be heavy at times. Mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 30s. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 14. Blustery.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the mid 50s. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 5 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows around 40. Calm winds.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Lows around freezing. Calm winds increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Saturday
A chance of rain and snow showers before 9am, then a chance of snow showers between 9am and noon. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 30s. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 14.
Nantahala Area
Today
Mostly sunny, with highs near 56. Calm winds.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows around 40. Calm winds.
Friday
Sunny, with highs near 60. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 30. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Saturday
Rain and snow showers likely before 8am, then a chance of snow showers between 8am and 3pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 30s. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 13.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Rain will develop Friday night ahead of a strong cold front. Once the front passes, rapidly falling temperatures may allow the rain to transition to snow across the mountains, possibly leading to travel difficulties in some areas. Strong winds will occur across the area, possibly causing minor tree damage. High elevations may experience dangerously cold wind chills Saturday afternoon and night.
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Almanac
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 medium-high range (9.4 out of 12) today with Alder, Juniper, and Elm being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium-high range (9.2 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for March 10th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 81°F in Franklin in 1974
Lowest Temperature 4°F in Highlands in 1932
Greatest One-Day Rain 1.95 inches in Highlands in 1913
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 7.0 inches in Nantahala in 1960
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
A group of people was observed showing their support for the people of Ukraine in downtown Waynesville on Wednesday, March 9th. Some of them said that they had also supported Ukraine in other ways by giving to the Ukraine Red Cross, Doctors without Borders, donating to [Airbnb and Etsy]. A comprehensive list can be found on [Reddit]
• Macon County Board of Commissioners - March 2022 Regular Meeting [Macon Media]
• Franklin Town Council - March 2022 Regular Meeting [Macon Media]
• Madison Cawthorn charged with driving with revoked license for 2nd time; court dates set [Asheville Citizen-Times]
• NC Senate Republicans fail to override Gov. Cooper's veto on school mask bill [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Cherokee exploring dorm housing for casino workers [Smoky Mountain News]
• States should be empowered to sue for control of Russian assets, NC treasurer says [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Cawthorn discusses his run in District 11, the legal challenge to his candidacy and more [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• 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 14)
(sharing of a particular source is not an endorsement)
(additional long form videos are in the Science and Technology podcast section)
Day Fourteen/b> ISW Graphic
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 9 [Institute for the Study of War]
• Warning Update: Russia May Conduct a Chemical or Radiological False-flag Attack as a Pretext for Greater Aggression Against Ukraine [Institute for the Study of War]
Russian military offensive in Ukraine | Day 14 - Russia Today
Putin's war: Is he really threatening Eastern Europe? | To the point
• More civilians evacuated from Ukrainian cities, maternity hospital struck [Courthouse News Service]
Ukraine: Not a Country? | Into Context | War in Ukraine 03
• China's state media buys Meta ads pushing Russia's line on war [AXIOS]
NBC News Special Report - Inside Ukraine (March 9, 2022)
• Biden sends two Patriot missile batteries to Poland after calling plan to send all their MIG-29 jets to Ukraine 'unworkable': VP Harris will arrive in Warsaw today as 'hand-to-hand' combat breaks out in Kyiv suburbs [Daily Mail]
• War in Ukraine: Oil prices plunge as UAE supports supply boost [BBC News]
War in Ukraine: how far will Putin go? | The Economist
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
• Here's where US oil and gas supplies come from [The Hill]
• Can the US increase oil fast enough to offset Russian imports? [Poynter]
• House passes $1.5 trillion government spending package, sends to Senate [Courthouse News Service]
House votes on $1.5 trillion bill to continue funding the federal government | PBS Newshour
• Colorado clerk is indicted for election tampering and misconduct [National Public Radio]
• Conflicts to Watch in 2022 [Council on Foreign Relations]
Face The Nation: Schiff, Grandi, Volker
Watch: Toddler Tossed Out Window Of Burning Building To Safety
Global National: March 8, 2022 | Ukrainians encountering difficulty trying to escape war
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - March 9th, 2022
PBS NewsHour Full Episode March 9th, 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 6:11pm CET, 9 March 2022, there have been 448,313,293 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 6,011,482 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 6 March 2022, a total of 10,704,043,684 vaccine doses have been administered.
In United States of America, from 3 January 2020 to 6:11pm CET, 9 March 2022, there have been 78,614,707 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 953,133 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 25 February 2022, a total of 537,567,013 vaccine doses have been administered.
Ep 93 Osterholm Update COVID-19: What the World Needs
• TWiV 873: Pig viruses and big viruses [Microbe TV]
The New “Endemic Phase” and a Vaccine Update
• SARS-CoV-2 Outbreak among Malayan Tigers and Humans, Tennessee, USA, 2020 [Emerging Infectious Diseases]
• Most of the world’s new known virus cases this year emerged in the Americas, W.H.O. officials say [New York Times]
• The Coronavirus’s Next Move [The Atlantic]
• 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
• Executive Order on Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets [White House]
• FACT SHEET [White House]
• Biden signs order on cryptocurrency as its use explodes [Yahoo! News]
• PC builder that drew fury of small Twitch streamers shuts down indefinitely [PC Gamer]
• Tesla will pay Ukrainian employees for up to 3 months if they are conscripted to fight [CNBC]
• Russians Are Finding Ways Around Putin’s Internet Blockade [Bloomberg]
• Amazon announces 20-for-1 stock split, $10 billion buyback [CNBC]
• 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
Starlink Gets Special 'Warzone' Enhancements & Crossed Wires Kill Rocket - Deep Space Updates
The iPhone Express! - DTNS 4228
Bitcoin: Whale Games | Into the Cryptoverse
Jerry Cans: The True Secret Weapon of WWII
Humans are the First Aliens. Here's Why.
Is the Proxima System Our Best Hope For Another Earth?
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On This Day
March 10th is the 69th day of the year (70th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 296 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)
241 BC – First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates: The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing the First Punic War to an end.
298 – Roman Emperor Maximian concludes his campaign in North Africa and makes a triumphal entry into Carthage.
947 – The Later Han is founded by Liu Zhiyuan. He declares himself emperor.
1496 – After establishing the city of Santo Domingo, Christopher Columbus departs for Spain, leaving his brother in command.
1535 – Spaniard Fray Tomás de Berlanga, the fourth Bishop of Panama, discovers the Galápagos Islands by chance on his way to Peru.
1607 – Susenyos I defeats the combined armies of Yaqob and Abuna Petros II at the Battle of Gol in Gojjam, making him Emperor of Ethiopia.
1629 – Charles I dissolves the Parliament of England, beginning the eleven-year period known as the Personal Rule.[7]
1661 – French "Sun King" Louis XIV begins his personal rule of France after the death of his premier, the Cardinal Mazarin.
1735 – An agreement between Nader Shah and Russia is signed near Ganja, Azerbaijan and Russian troops are withdrawn from occupied territories.
1762 – French Huguenot Jean Calas, who had been wrongly convicted of killing his son, dies after being tortured by authorities; the event inspired Voltaire to begin a campaign for religious tolerance and legal reform.
1814 – Emperor Napoleon I is defeated at the Battle of Laon in France.
1830 – The Royal Netherlands East Indies Army is created.
1831 – The French Foreign Legion is created by Louis Philippe, the King of France, from the foreign regiments of the Kingdom of France.
1848 – The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is ratified by the United States Senate, ending the Mexican–American War.
1861 РEl Hadj Umar Tall seizes the city of S̩gou, destroying the Bamana Empire of Mali.
1873 – The first Azerbaijani play, The Adventures of the Vizier of the Khan of Lenkaran, prepared by Akhundov, is performed by Hassan-bey Zardabi and dramatist and Najaf-bey Vezirov.
1876 – The first successful test of a telephone is made by Alexander Graham Bell.
1891 – Almon Strowger patents the Strowger switch, a device which led to the automation of telephone circuit switching.
1906 РThe Courri̬res mine disaster, Europe's worst ever, kills 1099 miners in northern France.
1909 – By signing the Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909, Thailand relinquishes its sovereignty over the Malay states of Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis and Terengganu, which become British protectorates.
1922 – Mahatma Gandhi is arrested in India, tried for sedition, and sentenced to six years in prison, only to be released after nearly two years for an appendicitis operation.
1933 – The Long Beach earthquake affects the Greater Los Angeles Area, leaving around 108 people dead.
1944 – Greek Civil War: The Political Committee of National Liberation is established in Greece by the National Liberation Front.
1945 – World War II: The U.S. Army Air Force firebombs Tokyo, and the resulting conflagration kills more than 100,000 people, mostly civilians.
1949 – Mildred Gillars ("Axis Sally") is convicted of treason.
1952 – Fulgencio Batista leads a successful coup in Cuba.
1959 – Tibetan uprising: Fearing an abduction attempt by China, thousands of Tibetans surround the Dalai Lama's palace to prevent his removal.
1966 – Military Prime Minister of South Vietnam Nguyá»…n Cao Kỳ sacks rival General Nguyá»…n Chánh Thi, precipitating large-scale civil and military dissension in parts of the nation.
1969 – In Memphis, Tennessee, James Earl Ray pleads guilty to assassinating Martin Luther King Jr. He later unsuccessfully attempts to recant.
1970 – Vietnam War: Captain Ernest Medina is charged by the U.S. military with My Lai war crimes.
1975 – Vietnam War: Ho Chi Minh Campaign: North Vietnamese troops attack Ban Mê Thuá»™t in the South on their way to capturing Saigon in the final push for victory over South Vietnam.
1977 – Astronomers discover the rings of Uranus.
1990 – In Haiti, Prosper Avril is ousted 18 months after seizing power in a coup.
2000 – The Dot-com bubble peaks with the NASDAQ Composite stock market index reaching 5,048.62.
2006 – The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter arrives at Mars.
2017 – The impeachment of President Park Geun-hye of South Korea in response to a major political scandal is unanimously upheld by the country's Constitutional Court, ending her presidency.
2019 – Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, a Boeing 737 MAX, crashes, leading to all 737 MAX aircraft being grounded worldwide.
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Published at 5:00am on Thursday, March 10, 2022
Author: Bobby Coggins
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