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OUTLOOK
Dry weather continues through Monday although a weak system may bring a few sprinkles to the area this evening. Mild high pressure brings warmer temperatures to start the week. Then, a wet storm system is expected to arrive Tuesday, with unsettled weather continuing through the middle of the 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 Tuesday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Sunny, with highs in the mid 60s. Light winds out of the northwest early by midmorning increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph by midmorning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 30s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 70. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s. Calm winds.
Tuesday
Rain likely before 1pm, then showers likely between 1pm and 2pm, then rain after 2pm. Highs in the mid 60s. Chance of rain is 80%.
Tuesday Night
Showers, mainly before 2am, then a chance of rain after 3am. Low around 51. Chance of rain is 80%.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Sunny, with highs in the upper 50s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with lows in the mid 30s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 60. Light and variable winds in the early morning increasing to come out of the south 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the southwest around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Tuesday
Rain likely before 1pm, then showers likely between 1pm and 2pm, then rain after 2pm. Highs near 60. Chance of rain is 90%.
Tuesday Night
Showers before 1am, then rain likely, mainly between 1am and 3am. Lows around 50. Chance of rain is 90%.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Sunny, with highs in the mid 60s. Lightwinds out of the northwest in the morning increasing to 5 to 15 mph by midmorning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with lows in the mid 30s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 60s. Calm winds in the early morning increasing to come out of the south 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 40s. Light winds out of the southeas.
Tuesday
Rain likely before 1pm, then showers likely between 1pm and 2pm, then rain after 2pm. Highs in the mid 60s. Chance of rain is 90%.
Tuesday Night
Showers, mainly before 2am, then a chance of rain after 2am. Lows in the low-to-mid 50s. Chance of rain is 80%.
Nantahala Area
Today
Sunny, with highs near 60. Light winds out of the northwest in the early morning increasing to come out of the northwest 6 to 10 mph by midmorning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 30s. WInds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 40s. Light winds out of the southeast.
Tuesday
Rain likely before 1pm, then showers between 1pm and 5pm, then rain after 5pm. Highs in the mid 60s. Chance of rain is 80%.
Tuesday Night
Showers, mainly before 2am, then a chance of rain after 4am. Lows in the low-to-mid 50s. Chance of rain is 80%.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Minimum relative humidity near 25 percent and northwesterly wind gusts to 25 mph may create Increased Fire Danger today.
Widespread rain, with embedded thunderstorms is expected across the area Tuesday into Wednesday. Locally heavy rainfall and isolated flooding may occur, especially near the southern Blue Ridge Escarpment. A few strong to severe storms may be possible, as well.
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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 lower range of yellow.
Fire and Smoke Map
Local Air Monitor
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the high range (11.4 out of 12) today with Maple, Oak, and Elm being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium-high range (11.2 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for April 3rd
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 90°F in Highlands in 1946
Lowest Temperature 16°F in Highlands in 1936
Greatest One-Day Rain 2.37 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1979
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 0.8 inches in Highlands in 1901
Record weather events for March in Macon County
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of April Data available from 1873 to 2018 Highest Temperature 91°F in Franklin on 04-26-1986
Lowest Temperature 13°F in Highlands on 04-01-1987
Greatest Rainfall 7.00 inches in Highlands on 04-07-1895
Greatest Snowfall 9.5 inches in Franklin on 04-04-1987
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
• 'Ensley Strong': Community gathers to mourn 2 young brothers who died in shooting accident [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Federal funding for uninsured vaccinations ends next week [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)E]
• NC Rep. Madison Cawthorn doubles down on salacious comments about Congress members [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Great Smokies reopens trails, roads, campsites following wildfire [Asheville Citizen-Times]
• Thomas Divide fire cools as Sevier County flames [Smoky Mountain News]
• Photos and video of the 2022 Vietnam Veterans Day Observance in Franklin, NC [Macon Media]
Macon County Commissioners - March 2022 Special Meeting
The Macon County Board of Commissioners held a special called meeting on March 24th, 2022, to provide match funding to be used by local Internet providers in NC GREAT broadband grant submittals. Commissioners voted 5-0 to each application $50,000 in matching funds from their pot of money ($6.9 million) from the American Rescue Plan Act. Frontier Communications and Balsam West each will receive $50,000 for their applications and $100,000 for the two applications being submitted by Altice USA (known locally as Morris Broadband/Optimum). If the providers are not awarded GREAT funding, the funds will revert back to Macon County.
WNC Broadband Meeting
Kevin Corbin (NC Senate 50th District) and Karl Gillespie (NC House 120th District) hosted an event (MOnday, March 21st) at Holly Springs Baptist Church to discuss expanding access to broadband in western North Carolina. Among those represented, were the Division of Broadband and Digital Equity, members of the NC House (Karl Gillespie (120th), Mike Clampitt (NC-119th), and Mark Pless (118th) that serve the counties in the NC Senate 50th District represented by Senator Corbin. Local elected officials and staff members from the counties and the Eastern Band of the Cherokee and the Town of Franklin and Highlands were also present, as well as Southwestern Community College, Morris Broadband, Frontier Communications, Balsam West, and other regional internet providers. There were also members of the public and regional news media outlets present. This is the video of the full event.
• Interactive map: average date of last spring freeze across the United States [Climate.gov]
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Special Section: Russo-Ukrainian War Updates
(sharing of a particular source is not an endorsement)
(Longer videos are in the Russo-Ukraine Videos section)
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 2 [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF for the 30th]
• Ukraine Invasion Update 21 [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF for the Invasion Update 21]
How Ukraine is using kamikaze drones to turn the tables on Russia
1/ Ukrainian Theater of War, Day 37: Today’s update focuses on each of the Strategic Fronts in the UTW. BLUF, Ukraine has defeated Russian forces along the Kyiv-Chernihiv & Sumy Fronts. East Ukraine is now the focal point of operations. #Ukraine #UkraineWar #RussiaUkraineWar pic.twitter.com/lvv5ofr8bT
— Jomini of the West (@JominiW) April 2, 2022
Day 37: Speaking About the Dream! | Operator Starsky
• Key lessons from the Ukraine conflict about conventional warfare [Yahoo! News]
• Russia pulls back from battered Kyiv region in major shift of war to east [Washington Post]
• Ex-UN prosecutor urges global arrest warrant for Putin [AP News via YAhoo! News]
• Hundreds buried in mass grave in Bucha, near Kyiv: Mayor [Al Jazeera]
US-Based Volunteers Establish Clinic for Ukrainian Refugees in Hungary
News from Russian or pro-Russian outlets
• Russia says Europe needs to ‘sober up’ [Russia Today]
• Kremlin denies rumours about Putin's thyroid cancer [Pravda ]
• Russia to provide assistance in evacuation of foreigners from Mariupol - Defense Ministry [TASS Russian News Agency]
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National and World News Roundup
Washington Today (4/1/2022): March jobs report: Payrolls rise by 431,000/ unemployment rate 3.6%
White House holds news conference (April 1, 2022)
• N.Korea condemns S.Korea's remarks on military ability, warns of destructive action [Reuters via Yahoo! News]
• Key lessons from the Ukraine conflict about conventional warfare [SOURCE]
• Senators Eye $10 Billion Covid-19 Deal Ahead of Possible Resurgence [Wall Street Journal]
• Prison for Army vet who brought guns, Molotov cocktails to DC on Jan. 6 [Courthouse News Service]
04/01/22: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki and CEA Member Jared Bernstein
Plot to Overturn the Election (full documentary) | FRONTLINE
Global National: April 2, 2022 | Devastation left in Ukraine as Russia’s troops withdraw from Kyiv
PBS NewsHour Full Episode April 2nd, 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 4:59pm CEST, 1 April 2022, there have been 486,761,597 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 6,142,735 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 27 March 2022, a total of 11,054,362,790 vaccine doses have been administered.
In United States of America, from 3 January 2020 to 4:59pm CEST, 1 April 2022, there have been 79,342,899 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 972,830 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 25 March 2022, a total of 544,622,140 vaccine doses have been administered.
• TWiV 883: COVID-19 clinical update #108 with Dr. Daniel Griffin [Microbe TV]
• The pandemic threatens their lives, even though they don’t have covid [Washington Post]
• “This Shouldn’t Happen”: Inside the Virus-Hunting Nonprofit at the Center of the Lab-Leak Controversy [Vanity FairE]
• Tomorrow's COVID safety guidelines will be different from today's – but that doesn't mean yesterday's were wrong [The ConversationE]
• China Finds New Virus Subtype as Daily Cases Exceed 13,000 [Bloomberg]
• Number of COVID patients in US hospitals reaches record low [AP News]
• Deep Dive #3: How COVID reshaped cancer care [AXIOS]
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Science and Technology News Roundup
• Russia will END cooperation on the International space station and will NOT work with Nasa or European Space Agency [Daily Mail]
The Semiconductor Security War
• Vizio TVs are now showing banner ads over live TV [Flat Panels HD]
• Scammers are texting you from your own number now — here’s what to do if that happens [CNBC]
• Russia Inches Toward Its Splinternet Dream [WiredE]
• Replaceable Batteries Are Coming Back To Phones If The EU Gets Its Way [Hackaday]
• 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
You did WHAT with the dead SSD? And the data?
Building my Camp on the Snow - Winter Tent Overnighter
Super Heavy Booster 7 Installed on the Orbital Launch Mount | SpaceX Boca Chica
Tux Digital #192: Fedora 36, Ubuntu 22.04, Deepin, Rolling Rhino Remix, Parrot OS and more Linux news!
LIVE Aurora Borealis Seen From Finland! Northern Lights Live Stream
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Russo-Ukrainian War Videos (mostly long form)
--> Ukrainian officials say country's forces have regained control of Kyiv region
Ukrainian Troops Hold A Defensive Line In The Kyiv Region
Descent into Hell: Ukrainians reclaim shelled homes
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On This Day
April 3 is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 272 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)
686 – Maya king Yuknoom Yich'aak K'ahk' assumes the crown of Calakmul.
801 – King Louis the Pious captures Barcelona from the Moors after a siege of several months.
1043 – Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England.
1077 – The first Parliament of Friuli is created.
1559 – The Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis treaty is signed, ending the Italian Wars.
1721 – Robert Walpole becomes, in effect, the first Prime Minister of Great Britain, though he himself denied that title.
1860 – The first successful United States Pony Express run from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California, begins.
1865 – American Civil War: Union forces capture Richmond, Virginia, the capital of the Confederate States of America.
1882 – American Old West: Robert Ford kills Jesse James.
1885 – Gottlieb Daimler is granted a German patent for his engine design.
1888 – The first of eleven unsolved brutal murders of women committed in or near the impoverished Whitechapel district in the East End of London, occurs.
1895 – The trial in the libel case brought by Oscar Wilde begins, eventually resulting in his imprisonment on charges of homosexuality.
1920 – Attempts are being made to carry out the failed assassination attempt on General Mannerheim, led by Aleksander Weckman by order of Eino Rahja, during the White Guard parade in Tampere, Finland.
1922 – Joseph Stalin becomes the first General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
1933 – First flight over Mount Everest, by the British Houston-Mount Everest Flight Expedition, led by the Marquis of Clydesdale, and funded by Lucy, Lady Houston.
1936 – Bruno Richard Hauptmann is executed for the kidnapping and death of Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr., the baby son of pilot Charles Lindbergh.
1942 – World War II: Japanese forces begin an assault on the United States and Filipino troops on the Bataan Peninsula.
1946 – Japanese Lt. General Masaharu Homma is executed in the Philippines for leading the Bataan Death March.
1948 – Cold War: U.S. President Harry S. Truman signs the Marshall Plan, authorizing $5 billion in aid for 16 countries.
1948 – In Jeju Province, South Korea, a civil-war-like period of violence and human rights abuses begins, known as the Jeju uprising.
1955 – The American Civil Liberties Union announces it will defend Allen Ginsberg's book Howl against obscenity charges.
1956 – Hudsonville–Standale tornado: The western half of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan is struck by a deadly F5 tornado.
1968 – Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech. He was assassinated the next day.
1969 – Vietnam War: United States Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird announces that the United States will start to "Vietnamize" the war effort.
1973 – Martin Cooper of Motorola makes the first handheld mobile phone call to Joel S. Engel of Bell Labs.
1974 – The 1974 Super Outbreak occurs, the second biggest tornado outbreak in recorded history (after the 2011 Super Outbreak). The death toll is 315, with nearly 5,500 injured.
1975 – Bobby Fischer refuses to play in a chess match against Anatoly Karpov, giving Karpov the title of World Champion by default.
1980 – US Congress restores a federal trust relationship with the 501 members of the Shivwits, Kanosh, Koosharem, and the Indian Peaks and Cedar City bands of the Paiute people of Utah.
1981 – The Osborne 1, the first successful portable computer, is unveiled at the West Coast Computer Faire in San Francisco.
1989 – The US Supreme Court upholds the jurisdictional rights of tribal courts under the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 in Mississippi Choctaw Band v. Holyfield.
1993 – The Grand National horse race is declared void
1996 – Suspected "Unabomber" Theodore Kaczynski is captured at his Montana cabin in the United States.
1997 – The Thalit massacre begins in Algeria; all but one of the 53 inhabitants of Thalit are killed by guerrillas.
2000 – United States v. Microsoft Corp.: Microsoft is ruled to have violated United States antitrust law by keeping "an oppressive thumb" on its competitors.
2004 – Islamic terrorists involved in the 2004 Madrid train bombings are trapped by the police in their apartment and kill themselves.
2007 – Conventional-Train World Speed Record: A French TGV train on the LGV Est high speed line sets an official new world speed record.
2008 – ATA Airlines, once one of the ten largest U.S. passenger airlines and largest charter airline, files for bankruptcy for the second time in five years and ceases all operations.
2008 – Texas law enforcement cordons off the FLDS's YFZ Ranch. Eventually 533 women and children will be taken into state custody.
2009 – Jiverly Antares Wong opens fire at the American Civic Association immigration center in Binghamton, New York, killing thirteen and wounding four before committing suicide.
2010 – Apple Inc. released the first generation iPad, a tablet computer.
2013 – More than 50 people die in floods resulting from record-breaking rainfall in La Plata and Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2016 – The Panama Papers, a leak of legal documents, reveals information on 214,488 offshore companies.
2017 – A bomb explodes in the St Petersburg metro system, killing 14 and injuring several more people.
2018 – YouTube headquarters shooting.
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Published at 5:00am on Sunday, April 03, 2022
Author: Bobby Coggins
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