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OUTLOOK
A moist low pressure system will move over the forecast area and bring widespread rain today through the overnight. Dry weather returns Thursday with a weak, yet moist, cold front crossing the region late Friday into Saturday. Dry high pressure builds in Sunday and slowly moves east through early next week.
• Otto Fire Department has established a fundraiser to assist the family of an injured firefighter (Chief Rholetter) on [GoFundMe]
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Friday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Rain before 9am, then showers, mainly between 9am and 2pm. Patchy fog before 1pm. Highs near 60. Light winds out of the east early in the morning shifting and increasing to come out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph by midmorning. Chance of rain is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three-quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before midnight. Patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s. Light and variable winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs near 70. Light winds out of the northwest.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s. Calm winds.
Friday
A slight chance of rain before 9am, then showers likely, mainly between 9am and 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 60s. Chance of rain is 60%.
Friday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 40s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Rain before 9am, then showers, mainly between 9am and 3pm. Patchy fog. Highs near 50. Winds out of the east around 10 mph. Chance of rain is 90%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Tonight
A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1am. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with lows in the in the mid-to-lower 40s. Winds out of the east 5 to 10 mph shifting to come out of the northeast after midnight. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 60s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the in-to-lower 40s. Calm winds.
Friday
A slight chance of rain before 9am, then showers likely, mainly after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 50s. Chance of rain is 60%.
Friday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 40s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Rain before 9am, then showers, mainly between 9am and 2pm. Patchy fog before 1pm. Highs in the upper 50s. Winds out of the east 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three-quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before midnight. Patchy fog after 9pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph becoming light and variable before midnight. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs near 70. Light winds out of the northwest.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s. Calm winds.
Friday
A slight chance of rain before 9am, then showers likely, mainly after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the low-to-mid 60s. Chance of rain is 60%.
Friday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s.
Nantahala Area
Today
Rain before 9am, then showers, mainly between 9am and 1pm. Patchy fog before 1pm. Highs in the upper 50s. Winds out of the east 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 10pm. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph becoming light and variable by midnight. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 60s. Calm winds.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s. Calm winds.
Friday
A chance of rain before 10am, then showers likely, mainly after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs near 60. Chance of rain is 60%.
Friday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
No hazardous weather conditions are expected today.
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Almanac
Air quality is in the middle range of green for most of the county, with the ridges and other higher elevations today being in the middle range of green.
Fire and Smoke Map
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low-medium range (2.6 out of 12) today with Elm, Maple, and Juniper being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium-high range (8.6 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for March 16th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 82°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2016 Lowest Temperature 6°F in Highlands in 1916 Greatest One-Day Rain 4.10 inches in Franklin in 1880 Greatest One-Day Snowfall 3.3 inches in Highlands in 1915
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
Macon County Reports Four Additional Deaths Related to COVID-19
Macon County Public Health received notification that four Macon County residents, over 65 who were diagnosed with COVID-19, have passed away. To protect the privacy of the families, no additional information will be released. This brings Macon County to one hundred and eight (108) deaths related to COVID-19.
“Please keep your thoughts and prayers with these families” said Health Director, Kathy McGaha. McGaha continued, “We have seen a significant decline in COVID-19 cases; however, residents can continue to protect themselves by receiving the COVID-19 vaccine and booster if eligible.”
If you believe that you may have COVID-19, please call the Health Department at 828-349-2081 to schedule an appointment for a test. To register and schedule an appointment to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, please call 828-349-2081.
• Rockets and feathers: Gas prices are quick to rise, slow to come down [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Coronavirus omicron updates: Here’s what to know in North Carolina on March 15 [Raleigh News and Observer]
• $350 million in grants available to expand broadband access in NC [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Jackson County man pleads guilty to six felonies after impregnating minor [Smoky Mountain News]
• Otto Fire Department has established a fundraiser to assist the family of an injured firefighter (Cheif Rholetter) on [GoFundMe]
Day Twenty
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 15 [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF]
Ukraine Invasion Continues Day 20 (FNN Live Discussion and Combat Footage Analysis)
Biden's trip to underscore unity with Europe
• ‘It’s the right thing to do’: the 300,000 volunteer hackers coming together to fight Russia [The Guardian]
• Why has Russia’s emerging tech had so little impact on its invasion of Ukraine? [C4ISR]
• Zelensky calls on Russian soldiers to surrender: 'I know that you want to survive' [The Hill]
Russian Sanctions 🇷🇺 - Impact so far
• A horrific outcome to a grim photo from Ukraine [Poynter]
• Fox cameraman killed amid attack in Ukraine [The Hill (watch out for autoplaying video with loud volume)]
• Ex-Black Ops Agent: This Is How Putin Could Meet His End [Daily Beast]
• Ukrainians have found mystery warheads that look like darts. They're Russia's new weapon. [Insider]
• Ukraine war: Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton and senior White House officials banned from entering Russia [Sky News]
• New Secret Service report details growing incel terrorism threat [CBS News]
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National and World News Roundup
• Zelenskyy center stage: Facing Congress, pleading for help [AP News]
• Russia imposed sanctions against Biden and Blinken [Jerusalem Post]
• Oil suffers ‘spectacular’ collapse, enters bear market just 5 days after settling at nearly 14-year highs [Market Watch]
• Puerto Rico formally exits bankruptcy following largest public debt restructuring [NBC News]
• Seoul: North Korean missile exploded in air in failed launch [ABC News]
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Zelensky to deliver virtual address to Congress as Russia escalates attacks on Ukraines | CBS News
Global National: March 15, 2022 | Zelenskyy pleads for no-fly zone in Canadian parliament speech
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - March 15th, 2022
PBS NewsHour Full Episode March 15th, 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 5:56pm CET, 15 March 2022, there have been 458,479,635 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 6,047,653 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 13 March 2022, a total of 10,712,423,741 vaccine doses have been administered.
In United States of America, from 3 January 2020 to 5:56pm CET, 15 March 2022, there have been 78,793,916 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 960,703 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 25 February 2022, a total of 537,567,013 vaccine doses have been administered.
• The White House says it's running out of money to cover COVID tests and vaccines [National Public Radio]
• Rise in COVID-19 infections overseas may foreshadow increase in US, experts say [ABC News]
• FEMA funeral assistance tops $2 billion to families of Covid-19 victims [CNN]
• Duration of Infectious Virus Shedding by SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant–Infected Vaccinees [Emerging Infectious Diseases]
• Omicron BA.2 sub-variant now nearly a quarter of new COVID cases in U.S., CDC estimates [CBS News]
• Unvaccinated Yankees and Mets can’t play at home under current NYC rules [The Gazette]
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Science and Technology News Roundup
• Urban Agriculture 29: Gotham Greens [Microbe TV]
• Anonymous declared a ‘cyber war’ against Russia. Here are the results [CNBC]
• ‘It’s the right thing to do’: the 300,000 volunteer hackers coming together to fight Russia [The Guardian]
• Developer: Chinese drone manufacturer DJI has limited the use of Aeroscope technology for the Ukrainian army, but not for the Russian one [Aroged]
• Why has Russia’s emerging tech had so little impact on its invasion of Ukraine? [C4ISR]
• Ukraine Arrests ‘Hacker’ It Says Was Routing Calls for Russian Troops [Motherboard]
• Germany warns against use of anti-virus software made by Russia’s Kaspersky [Times of Israel]
• Vimeo is telling creators to suddenly pay thousands of dollars — or leave the platform [The Verge]
• AMD announces new affordable Ryzen 5000 and 4000 series processors [GSM Arena]
• Amazon used a sneaky tactic to make it harder to quit Prime and cancellations dropped 14%, according to leaked data [Insider]
• Washington State Bill Would Boost Definition Of Broadband To 100 Mbps [Tech Dirt]
• 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
Level1 News March 16 2022: Limewire Rides Again
Comparing Apples To Apples – DTNS 4232
Android Beta-Mageddon - Xiaomi 12 Pro, app archiving, Play as you Download, Nothing event announced
NVIDIA's Big Network Breach
De-industrialization was Hong Kong’s Biggest Mistake
The Chinese Student Crisis
Russian Sanctions 🇷🇺 - Impact so far
Why Starship Is The Holy Grail For SpaceX
Hardcore History Ep68 – (BLITZ) Human Resources
Fermi Paradox: Can An Alien Civilization See Us?
Starship is Fully Stacked | SpaceX Boca Chica
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On This Day
March 16th is the 75th day of the year (76th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 290 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)
934 – Meng Zhixiang declares himself emperor and establishes Later Shu as a new state independent of Later Tang.
1190 – Massacre of Jews at Clifford's Tower, York.
1244 РOver 200 Cathars who refuse to recant burn to death after the Fall of Monts̩gur.
1621 – Samoset, a Mohegan, visited the settlers of Plymouth Colony and greets them, "Welcome, Englishmen! My name is Samoset."
1660 – The Long Parliament of England is dissolved so as to prepare for the new Convention Parliament.
1792 – King Gustav III of Sweden is shot; he dies on March 29.
1802 – The Army Corps of Engineers is established to found and operate the United States Military Academy at West Point.
1815 – Prince Willem proclaims himself King of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, the first constitutional monarch in the Netherlands.
1872 – The Wanderers F.C. won the first FA Cup, the oldest football competition in the world, beating Royal Engineers A.F.C. 1–0 at The Oval in Kennington, London.
1898 – In Melbourne the representatives of five colonies adopted a constitution, which would become the basis of the Commonwealth of Australia.
1916 – The 7th and 10th US cavalry regiments under John J. Pershing cross the US–Mexico border to join the hunt for Pancho Villa.
1918 – Finnish Civil War: Battle of Länkipohja is infamous for its bloody aftermath as the Whites executed 70–100 capitulated Reds.
1924 – In accordance with the Treaty of Rome, Fiume becomes annexed as part of Italy.
1926 – History of Rocketry: Robert Goddard launches the first liquid-fueled rocket, at Auburn, Massachusetts.
1935 – Adolf Hitler orders Germany to rearm herself in violation of the Treaty of Versailles. Conscription is reintroduced to form the Wehrmacht.
1936 – Warmer-than-normal temperatures rapidly melt snow and ice on the upper Allegheny and Monongahela rivers, leading to a major flood in Pittsburgh.
1939 – From Prague Castle, Hitler proclaims Bohemia and Moravia a German protectorate.
1945 – World War II: The Battle of Iwo Jima ended, but small pockets of Japanese resistance persisted.
1945 – Ninety percent of Würzburg, Germany is destroyed in only 20 minutes by British bombers, resulting in at least 4,000 deaths.
1962 – Flying Tiger Line Flight 739 disappears in the western Pacific Ocean with all 107 aboard missing and presumed dead.
1966 – Launch of Gemini 8 with astronauts Neil Armstrong and David Scott. It would perform the first docking of two spacecraft in orbit.
1968 – Vietnam War: My Lai Massacre occurs; between 347 and 500 Vietnamese villagers are killed by American troops.
1969 – A Viasa McDonnell Douglas DC-9 crashes in Maracaibo, Venezuela, killing 155.
1977 – Assassination of Kamal Jumblatt, the main leader of the anti-government forces in the Lebanese Civil War.
1978 – Former Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro is kidnapped; he is later murdered by his captors.
1978 – A Balkan Bulgarian Airlines Tupolev Tu-134 crashes near Gabare, Bulgaria, killing 73.
1978 – Supertanker Amoco Cadiz splits in two after running aground on the Portsall Rocks, three miles off the coast of Brittany, resulting in the largest oil spill in history at that time.
1979 – Sino-Vietnamese War: The People's Liberation Army crosses the border back into China, ends the war.
1984 – William Buckley, the CIA station chief in Lebanon, is kidnapped by Hezbollah; he later dies in captivity.
1985 – Associated Press newsman Terry Anderson is taken hostage in Beirut; he not released until December 1991.
1988 – Iran–Contra affair: Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North and Vice Admiral John Poindexter are indicted on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States.
1988 – Halabja chemical attack: The Kurdish town of Halabja in Iraq is attacked with a mix of poison gas and nerve agents on the orders of Saddam Hussein, killing 5,000 people and injuring about 10,000 people.
1988 – The Troubles: Ulster loyalist militant Michael Stone attacks a Provisional IRA funeral in Belfast with pistols and grenades. Three persons, one of them a member of PIRA are killed, and more than 60 others are wounded.
1995 – Mississippi formally ratifies the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, becoming the last state to approve the abolition of slavery. The Thirteenth Amendment was officially ratified in 1865.
2001 – A series of bomb blasts in the city of Shijiazhuang, China kill 108 people and injure 38 others,[24] the biggest mass murder in China in decades.
2003 – American activist Rachel Corrie is killed in Rafah by being run over by a bulldozer while trying to obstruct the demolition of a home.
2005 – Israel officially hands over Jericho to Palestinian control.
2014 – Crimea votes in a controversial referendum to secede from Ukraine to join Russia.
2016 – A bomb detonates in a bus carrying government employees in Peshawar, Pakistan, killing 15 and injuring at least 30.
2016 – Two suicide bombers detonate their explosives at a mosque during morning prayer on the outskirts of Maiduguri, Nigeria, killing 24 and injuring 18.
2020 – The Dow Jones Industrial Average falls by 2,997.10, the single largest point drop in history and the second-largest percentage drop ever at 12.93%, an even greater crash than Black Monday (1929). This follows the U.S. Federal Reserve announcing that it will cut its target interest rate to 0–0.25%.
2021 – Atlanta spa shootings: Eight people are killed and one is injured in a trio of shootings at spas in and near Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. A suspect was arrested the same day.
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Published at 5:00am on Wednesday, March 16, 2022
Author: Bobby Coggins
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