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OUTLOOK
Cool and damp weather will linger as the region remains north of a stationary front. Abundant rainfall returns to the region Friday night ahead of a strong cold front, with the potential for some mountain snow Saturday as colder air moves in behind the front. Expect windy conditions on Saturday and very cold conditions Saturday night.
Possible Wintry Weather, Wind Chill, and High Wind Event This Weekend
Rain will develop tonight ahead of a strong cold front. Once the front passes, temperatures will fall rapidly. This may allow the rain to change over to snow. At least light snow accumulations are possible and travel difficulties could last into Saturday night, especially near the Tennessee border. Strong winds will occur across the area behind the cold front, possibly causing minor tree damage and some power outages. High elevations will experience dangerously cold wind chills at times Saturday afternoon and night.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Sunday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
A chance of rain before 7pm, then showers, mainly after 7pm. Patchy fog after 9pm. Lows around 30. Calm winds increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday
Rain showers and snow showers likely, possibly mixed with sleet before 8am, then a chance of snow showers between 8am and 3pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the upper 30s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 11. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph decreasing to light winds out of the northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph in the early evening.
Sunday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 50s.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 20s. Highlands Plateau
Today
A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 5pm. Areas of fog before 11am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the mid 50s. Winds out of the south around 5 mph.
Tonight
A chance of rain before 7pm, then showers, mainly after 7pm. Patchy fog after 8pm. Lows around freezing. Winds out of the south 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%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Saturday
Rain and snow showers likely before noon, then a slight chance of snow showers between noon and 2pm. Mostly sunny, with highs near freezing. Winds out of the northwest 20 to 30 mph increasing to 30 to 35 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday Night
Clear, with lows around 12. Winds out of the northwest 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 5 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 40s.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the upper 20s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 5pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs near 60. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
A chance of rain before 7pm, then showers, mainly after 7pm. Patchy fog after 9pm. Lows around freezing. Light and variable winds increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday
Rain and snow showers likely before noon, then a slight chance of snow showers between noon and 2pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the upper 30s. Winds out of the northwest 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday Night
Clear, with lows around 13. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph decreasing to light winds after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 50s.
Sunday Night
Clear, with lows in the upper 20s.
Nantahala Area
Today
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs near 60. Calm winds in the morning
increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
A chance of rain before 7pm, then showers, mainly after 7pm. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the upper 20s. Light and variable winds increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday
Snow showers likely, possibly mixed with rain showers and sleet before 7am, then snow showers likely, possibly mixed with sleet between 7am and 9am, then a chance of snow showers after 9am. Partly sunny, with highs near freezing. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 13. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph decreasing to light windsafter midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 40s.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 30.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Rain will develop tonight ahead of a strong cold front. Once the front passes, temperatures will fall rapidly. This may allow the rain to change over to snow. At least light snow accumulations are possible and travel difficulties could last into Saturday night, especially near the Tennessee border. Strong winds will occur across the area behind the cold front, possibly causing minor tree damage and some power outages. High elevations will experience dangerously cold wind chills at times 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 Elm, Maple, and Juniper being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium-high range (1.0 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for March 10th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 81°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1974
Lowest Temperature 8°F in Highlands in 1934
Greatest One-Day Rain 4.07 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1952
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 6.0 inches in Highlands in 1926
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
(send your event to calendar@maconmedia.com)
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Local and State News
• Macon County Board of Commissioners - March 2022 Regular Meeting [Macon Media]
• Franklin Town Council - March 2022 Regular Meeting [Macon Media]
• US Rep. Madison Cawthorn calls Ukrainian president a 'thug' [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• UNC’s vice chancellor for research cited for plagiarizing in federal grant application [Raleigh News and Observer]
• 'FEMA ... a joke,' Haywood residents frustrated by lack of aid 7 months after flooding [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• ABC store opens in Cherokee [Smoky Mountain News]
• Council reviews skatepark funding needs [Macon County News and Shopping Guide]
• 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 15)
(sharing of a particular source is not an endorsement)
(additional long form videos are in the Science and Technology podcast section)
Day Fifteen
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 10 [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF]
Discussion - Ukraine Invasion Continues Day 15 (FNN Live Combat Footage Review)
• Helping Ukraine [Google]
• Anonymous hacks Russian federal agency, releases 360,000 documents [Jerusalem Post]
• Sanctions against Putin: Could they cripple the global economy? | To the point [DW News on Youtbe]
• Wisconsin justices wrangle with case of appointed official refusing to leave his seat [Courthouse News Service]
• Play Ball! Lockout Ends as M.L.B. and Union Strike a Deal [New York Times]
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
s The U.S. Top Bank About To Start A Recession?
Washington Today (3-10-22): Inflation hits 7.9% annual rate; President Biden blames President Putin
• Blinken welcomes UAE support for increasing oil production [The Hill]
• Russia says it will no longer participate in Council of Europe [Jerusalem Post]
• Virginia reforms lead to increase in police decertifications [AP News]
• Dems see midterm hope in Biden bounce [Politico]
• Police body cam footage shows ‘Black Panther’ director Ryan Coogler handcuffed after Bank of America teller thought he was a bank robber [Market Watch]
• Jussie Smollett Sentenced to Jail, Probation for Lying to Police in Staged Hate Crime [WMAQ-TV (Chicago, IL)]
Evergrande: the end of China's property boom | FT Film
• Conflicts to Watch in 2022 [Council on Foreign Relations]
U.S. intelligence agency chiefs testify about worldwide threats | full video
• US Senate Hearing [Annual Threat Assessment 2022 (PDF)]
Japan claims sovereignty over Russia controlled Kuril Islands | DW News
Global National: March 10, 2022 | Options dwindle for stranded Ukrainians amid Russian onslaught
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - March 10th, 2022
PBS NewsHour Full Episode March 10th, 2022
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COVID-19 News and Updates
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 5:08pm CET, 10 March 2022, there have been 450,229,635 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 6,019,085 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 5:08pm CET, 10 March 2022, there have been 78,647,682 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 954,913 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 25 February 2022, a total of 537,567,013 vaccine doses have been administered.
• COVID pandemic death toll may be 3 times higher than official tally, new study finds [CBS News]
• Estimating excess mortality due to the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic analysis of COVID-19-related mortality, 2020–21 [The Lancet]
Q and A with A and V Livestream 3/10/22 8:00 PM
• An epidemic of uncertainty: rumors, conspiracy theories and vaccine hesitancy [Nature]
• SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant is more stable than the ancestral strain on various surfaces [BioRxiv (PDF)]
• How COVID Has Impacted Chronic Disease [US News and World Report]
• 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
• Poking fun at Russia, SpaceX launches Starlink internet satellites from Florida [Florida Today]
• Anonymous hacks Russian federal agency, releases 360,000 documents [Jerusalem Post]
• DuckDuckGo 'down-ranks' Russian disinformation. The search engine's users are not happy. [Mashable]
• To help Ukraine, Google rolls out “Air Raid Alerts” system for Android [Ars Technica]
• Russians are flocking to VPNs as Putin closes off the Russian internet in a crackdown against dissent [Business Insider]
• Satellite data has become a key battleground in the Ukraine war [The next Web]
• The future of computers is only $4 away, with Raspberry Pi CEO Eben Upton [The Verge]
• Microsoft bought this man’s start-up for over $100 million. Then he got ‘really unhappy’ [CNBC]
• GM plans to test using electric vehicles as a power backup for homes [NPR]
• 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
A Freemium Bike - DTNS 4229
Was Our Current Universe Already Inevitable At One Second Old?
The Largest Cyberwar In History Is Happening Right Now... (March 5th)
Instagram Introduces Captions, LinkedIn Responds to Feedback and More Creator Updates
How Putin Went From KGB Spy to President of Russia
Why Did the World’s Best Chess Player Go Insane?
The Extremely Shady Death of Artesian Builds
Why Everywhere in the US is Starting to Look the Same
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On This Day
March 11th is the 70th day of the year (71st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 295 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)
222 – Alexander Severus becomes emperor of Rome, replacing his cousin, 18-year-old Elagabalus. The bodies of the assassinated emperor and his mother, Julia Soaemias, are dragged through the streets of the city and thrown into the Tiber.
1343 – Arnošt of Pardubice becomes the last Bishop of Prague (3 March 1343 O.S.), and, a year later, the first Archbishop of Prague.
1641 – Guaraní forces living in the Jesuit reductions defeat bandeirantes loyal to the Portuguese Empire at the Battle of Mbororé in present-day Panambí, Argentina.
1649 – The Frondeurs and the French sign the Peace of Rueil.
1702 – The Daily Courant, England's first national daily newspaper, is published for the first time.
1708 – Queen Anne withholds Royal Assent from the Scottish Militia Bill, the last time a British monarch vetoes legislation.
1784 – The signing of the Treaty of Mangalore brings the Second Anglo-Mysore War to an end.
1795 – The Battle of Kharda is fought between the Maratha Confederacy and the Nizam of Hyderabad, resulting in Maratha victory.
1845 – Flagstaff War: Unhappy with translational differences regarding the Treaty of Waitangi, chiefs Hone Heke, Kawiti and Māori tribe members chop down the British flagpole for a fourth time and drive settlers out of Kororareka, New Zealand.
1848 – Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine and Robert Baldwin become the first Prime Ministers of the Province of Canada to be democratically elected under a system of responsible government.
1851 – The first performance of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi takes place in Venice.
1861 – American Civil War: The Constitution of the Confederate States of America is adopted.
1864 – The Great Sheffield Flood kills 238 people in Sheffield, England.
1872 – Construction of the Seven Sisters Colliery, South Wales, begins; it is located on one of the richest coal sources in Britain.
1879 – Shō Tai formally abdicates his position of King of Ryūkyū, under orders from Tokyo, ending the Ryukyu Kingdom.
1888 – The Great Blizzard of 1888 begins along the eastern seaboard of the United States, shutting down commerce and killing more than 400 people.
1917 – World War I: Mesopotamian campaign: Baghdad falls to Anglo-Indian forces commanded by General Frederick Stanley Maude.
1927 – In New York City, Samuel Roxy Rothafel opens the Roxy Theatre.
1941 – World War II: United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Lend-Lease Act into law, allowing American-built war supplies to be shipped to the Allies on loan.
1945 – World War II: The Imperial Japanese Navy attempts a large-scale kamikaze attack on the U.S. Pacific Fleet anchored at Ulithi atoll in Operation Tan No. 2.
1945 – World War II: The Empire of Vietnam, a short-lived Japanese puppet state, is established.
1946 – Rudolf Höss, the first commandant of Auschwitz concentration camp, is captured by British troops.
1977 – The 1977 Hanafi Siege: Around 150 hostages held in Washington, D.C., by Hanafi Muslims are set free after ambassadors from three Islamic nations join negotiations.
1978 – Coastal Road massacre: At least 37 are killed and more than 70 are wounded when Fatah hijack an Israeli bus, prompting Israel's Operation Litani.
1981 – Hundreds of students protest in the University of Pristina in Kosovo, then part of Yugoslavia, to give their province more political rights. The protests then became a nationwide movement.
1983 – Bob Hawke is appointed Prime Minister of Australia.
1985 – Mikhail Gorbachev is elected to the position of General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, making Gorbachev the USSR's de facto, and last, head of state.
1990 – Lithuania declares independence from the Soviet Union.
1990 – Patricio Aylwin is sworn in as the first democratically elected President of Chile since 1970.
2004 – Madrid train bombings: Simultaneous explosions on rush hour trains in Madrid, Spain, kill 191 people.
2006 – Michelle Bachelet is inaugurated as the first female president of Chile.
2009 – Winnenden school shooting: Sixteen are killed and 11 are injured before recent graduate Tim Kretschmer shoots and kills himself, leading to tightened weapons restrictions in Germany.
2010 – Economist and businessman Sebastián Piñera is sworn in as President of Chile. Aftershocks of the 2010 Pichilemu earthquake hit central Chile during the ceremony.
2011 – An earthquake measuring 9.0 in magnitude strikes 130 km (81 mi) east of Sendai, Japan, triggering a tsunami killing thousands of people. This event also triggered the second largest nuclear accident in history, and one of only two events to be classified as a Level 7 on the International Nuclear Event Scale.
2012 – A U.S. soldier kills 16 civilians in the Panjwayi District of Afghanistan near Kandahar.
2020 – The World Health Organization (WHO) declares COVID-19 virus a pandemic.
2021 – US President Joe Biden signs the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan into law.
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Published at 5:00am on Friday, March 11, 2022
Author: Bobby Coggins
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