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OUTLOOK
Dry and warm weather returns today, before an active cold front crosses the region Friday afternoon 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 Saturday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs near 70. Light winds out of the northwest.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 40s. Calm winds.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 3pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, 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. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then showers likely. Lows in the upper 40s. Winds out of teh south 3 to 6 mph. Chance of rain is 80%.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 60s.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 30s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 60s. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 7 mph.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 40s. Light winds out of the southwest.
Friday
A slight chance of rain before 11am, then showers likely, mainly after 3pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with highs in the mid 50s. Light winds out of the southeast in the early morning increasing and shifting to come out of the south 5 to 10 mph by midmorning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then showers likely. Lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of rain is 80%.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 7am. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 50s.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 30s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs near 70. Winds out of the northwest in the morning around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with lows in the mid 40s. Calm winds.
Friday
A slight chance of rain before 11am, then showers likely, mainly after 3pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the low-to-mid 60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south 5 to 10 mph by midmorning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 50. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of rain is 70%.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 7am. Mostly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 60s.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 30s.
Nantahala Area
Today
Patchy fog between 7am and 10am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 60s. Calm winds.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s. Calm winds.
Friday
A chance of rain between 10am and 1pm, then showers likely after 1pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs near 60. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 50. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph. Chance of rain is 70%.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 7am. Mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 50s.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 30s.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
No hazardous weather conditions are expected today.
Thunderstorms will develop ahead of a cold front Friday afternoon into the early overnight Saturday across southwest North Carolina, northeast Georgia and the western Upstate. Some of these storms could become organized and produce strong or damaging outflow winds along with large hail and cloud to ground lightning.
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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 (7.2 out of 12) today with Elm, Maple, and Juniper being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium-high range (8.8 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for March 17th
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
• Locked Out: Small businesses owner shares experience with Facebook to warn others [WLOS-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• News from Ukraine is bad, NC’s Sen. Tillis says, but the classified reports are worse [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Attorney General’s Office Had ‘Great Concerns’ Mission-HCA Deal Was Rigged ‘From the Beginning’ [Asheville Watchdog]
• Attorney General’s Office Had ‘Great Concerns’ Mission-HCA Deal Was Rigged ‘From the Beginning’ [Smoky Mountain News]
• Ex-Ohio Gov. Kasich urges compassion in Medicaid pitch to NC [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Voting in Asheville, Buncombe, WNC starts April 28; who's on the ballot? A complete list [Asheville Citizen-Times]
• Otto Fire Department has established a fundraiser to assist the family of an injured firefighter (Cheif Rholetter) on [GoFundMe]
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Special Section: Russo-Ukrainian War (Day 21)
(sharing of a particular source is not an endorsement)
(additional long form videos are in the Science and Technology podcast section)
Day Twenty One
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 16 [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF for the 15th]
• Infamous Russian Troll Farm Appears to Be Source of Anti-Ukraine Propaganda [ProPublica]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Delivers Virtual Address To Congress
• Annotated Transcript: Zelensky’s Speech to Congress [New York Times]
President Biden delivers remarks on providing assistance to Ukraine — 3/16/22
Live Replay: Senate Republicans hold a press briefing on Ukraine, Zelenskyy's address
• How Putin managed to derussify East Ukraine in just 8 years [Kamil Galeev Tweets on Thread Reader]
• Deepfake Zelenskyy surrender video is the 'first intentionally used' in Ukraine war [euronews]
• Russian bombing hits theater in Mariupol functioning as shelter[Jerusalem Post]
American veterans train Ukrainian volunteers in combat
• UN court orders Russia to cease hostilities in Ukraine [AP News]
• Ukraine war: People buried under rubble after Mariupol theatre sheltering hundreds is hit by Russian bomb, officials say [Sky News]
• Switchblade Kamikaze Drones: Russia’s Worst Nightmare? [19FortyFive]
Breakdown of the lethal aid headed to Ukraine
• How hackers in Belarus are complicating Putin’s Ukraine invasion [Fast Company]
• Russia's state TV hit by stream of resignations [BBC News]
• More terminals arrive in Ukraine as Starlink app becomes most downloaded app in Ukraine [Drive Tesla]
• Putin: The West has ripped off all masks of pretence See more at https://english.pravda.ru/news/russia/150718-putin_ukraine/ [Pravda]
• China insists on Washington ensuring transparency of US biolabs [Tass (Russian News Agency)]
Tucker Carlson clashes with Rep. Salazar over Russia-Ukraine war and borders
Former top Pentagon advisor Col. Doug Macgregor on Russia-Ukraine war
• Russian submarine with 160 nukes on board surfaces off US coast [BBC News]
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National and World News Roundup
Fed Chair Jerome Powell holds news conference after rate decision — 3/16/22
• Fed Raises Interest Rates for First Time Since 2018 [Wall Street Journal]
How the Fed Steers Interest Rates to Guide the Entire Economy | WSJ
• Federal Reserve approves first interest rate hike in more than three years, sees six more ahead [SOURCE]
• Fed Ramps Up Inflation Fight in Economy Tough Enough to Cope [Bloomberg]
Jen Psaki on U.S. aid for Ukraine, Federal Reserve's interest rate hike and more | full video
• Brazil was alleged intended recipient of US couple’s nuclear submarine secrets [The Guardia]
• Disney employees and former judge among 108 arrested in human trafficking sting, Florida police say [CBS News]
• Florida massacre families to get millions for FBI’s inaction [AP News]
• San Diego jury awards $85M in death of man following arrest [ABC News]
• New video details 2020 arrest of man who died in CHP custody: 'I can't breathe' [KABC-TV (Los Angeles, CA)]
Zelensky to deliver virtual address to Congress as Russia escalates attacks on Ukraines | CBS News
Global National: March 16, 2022 | Ukrainians in anguish as Russian attacks kill more civilians
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - March 16th, 2022
PBS NewsHour Full Episode March 16th, 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 7:57pm CET, 16 March 2022, there have been 460,280,168 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 6,050,018 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 7:57pm CET, 16 March 2022, there have been 78,865,157 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 958,609 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 25 February 2022, a total of 537,567,013 vaccine doses have been administered.
• Even Mild COVID Can Increase the Risk of Heart Problems [Scientific American]
• Efficacy of a Fourth Dose of Covid-19 mRNA Vaccine against Omicron [New England Journal of Medicine]
• WHO says global rise in Covid cases is 'tip of the iceberg' [NBC News]
• TSA has issued $644K in fines to some 900 mask mandate violators [The Hill]
• UK easing COVID-19 testing, monitoring despite rise in cases [Tampa Bay Times]
• MLB Drops Regular COVID Tests, Can Move Games for Health [US News and World Report]
• This key indicator may determine how bad a BA.2 wave could be in the US [CNN]
• White House warns U.S. could be ‘blindsided’ by the next variant without more COVID funding from Congress [PBS Newshour]
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Science and Technology News Roundup
• NASA's Webb space telescope achieves near-perfect focus, whetting appetites for discoveries to come [CBS News]
• Netflix will start testing a fee for customers who share their passwords with people outside their households [Business Insider]
• Deepfake video of Zelenskyy could be 'tip of the iceberg' in info war, experts warn [National Public Radio]
• Infamous Russian Troll Farm Appears to Be Source of Anti-Ukraine Propaganda [ProPublica]
• NASA Extends Ingenuity Helicopter Mission [Jet Propulsion Laboratory]
• These strawberries were grown in a New Jersey warehouse — and they may revolutionize how Americans eat [CNBC]
• Switchblade Kamikaze Drones: Russia’s Worst Nightmare? [19FortyFive]
[Tech Demonstration]
• How hackers in Belarus are complicating Putin’s Ukraine invasion [Fast Company]
• More terminals arrive in Ukraine as Starlink app becomes most downloaded app in Ukraine [Drive Tesla]
• The chaos of war and COVID continues to close car factories [ars TECHNICA]
• Nvidia and IBM have a plan to connect GPUs straight to SSDs [TechRadar Pro]
• 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
Billing Me Softly – DTNS 4233
What If Charge is NOT Fundamental?
Ship Aft Section with New Design Flipped | SpaceX Boca Chica
The Problem With Tesla’s Solar Roof
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On This Day
March 17th is the 76th day of the year (77th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 289 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)
45 BC – In his last victory, Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger in the Battle of Munda.
180 – Commodus becomes sole emperor of the Roman Empire at the age of eighteen, following the death of his father, Marcus Aurelius.
455 – Petronius Maximus becomes, with support of the Roman Senate, emperor of the Western Roman Empire; he forces Licinia Eudoxia, the widow of his predecessor, Valentinian III, to marry him.
1337 – Edward, the Black Prince is made Duke of Cornwall, the first Duchy in England.
1400 – Turko-Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus.
1776 – American Revolution: The British Army evacuates Boston, ending the Siege of Boston, after George Washington and Henry Knox place artillery in positions overlooking the city.
1805 – The Italian Republic, with Napoleon as president, becomes the Kingdom of Italy, with Napoleon as King of Italy.
1824 – The Anglo-Dutch Treaty is signed in London, dividing the Malay archipelago. As a result, the Malay Peninsula is dominated by the British, while Sumatra and Java and surrounding areas are dominated by the Dutch.
1860 – The First Taranaki War begins in Taranaki, New Zealand, a major phase of the New Zealand Wars.
1861 – The Kingdom of Italy is proclaimed.
1862 – The first railway line of Finland between cities of Helsinki and Hämeenlinna was officially opened.
1891 – SS Utopia collides with HMS Anson in the Bay of Gibraltar and sinks, killing 562 of the 880 passengers on board.
1921 – The Second Polish Republic adopts the March Constitution.
1942 – Holocaust: The first Jews from the Lvov Ghetto are gassed at the Belzec death camp in what is today eastern Poland.
1945 – The Ludendorff Bridge in Remagen, Germany, collapses, ten days after its capture.
1948 – Belgium, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom sign the Treaty of Brussels, a precursor to the North Atlantic Treaty establishing NATO.
1950 – Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley announce the creation of element 98, which they name "californium".
1957 – A plane crash in Cebu, Philippines kills Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay and 24 others.
1958 – The United States launches the first solar-powered satellite, which is also the first satellite to achieve a long-term orbit.
1960 – U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the National Security Council directive on the anti-Cuban covert action program that will ultimately lead to the Bay of Pigs Invasion.
1963 – Mount Agung erupts on Bali killing more than 1,100 people.
1966 – Off the coast of Spain in the Mediterranean, the DSV Alvin submarine finds a missing American hydrogen bomb.
1968 – As a result of nerve gas testing by the U.S. Army Chemical Corps in Skull Valley, Utah, over 6,000 sheep are found dead.
1969 – Golda Meir becomes the first female Prime Minister of Israel.
1973 – The Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph Burst of Joy is taken, depicting a former prisoner of war being reunited with his family, which came to symbolize the end of United States involvement in the Vietnam War.
1979 – The Penmanshiel Tunnel collapses during engineering works, killing two workers.
1985 – Serial killer Richard Ramirez, aka the "Night Stalker", commits the first two murders in his Los Angeles murder spree.
1988 – A Colombian Boeing 727 jetliner, Avianca Flight 410, crashes into a mountainside near the Venezuelan border killing 143.
1988 – Eritrean War of Independence: The Nadew Command, an Ethiopian army corps in Eritrea, is attacked on three sides by military units of the Eritrean People's Liberation Front in the opening action of the Battle of Afabet.
1992 – Israeli Embassy attack in Buenos Aires: Car bomb attack kills 29 and injures 242.
1992 – A referendum to end apartheid in South Africa is passed 68.7% to 31.2%.
2000 – Five hundred and thirty members of the Ugandan cult Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God die in a fire, considered to be a mass murder or suicide orchestrated by leaders of the cult. Elsewhere another 248 members are later found dead.
2003 – Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Robin Cook, resigns from the British Cabinet in disagreement with government plans for the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
2004 – Unrest in Kosovo: More than 22 are killed and 200 wounded. Thirty-five Serbian Orthodox shrines in Kosovo and two mosques in Serbia are destroyed.
2016 – Rojava conflict: At a conference in Rmelan, the Movement for a Democratic Society declares the establishment of the Democratic Federation of Northern Syria.
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Published at 5:00am on Thursday, March 16, 2022
Author: Bobby Coggins
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