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Temperatures should run above normal most of the week under an upper level ridge. Precipitation chances generally will remain low through Wednesday. A cold front likely will push across the region Wednesday night and Thursday, bringing chances for showers and storms.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Wednesday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Increasing clouds, with highs in the lower 70s. Light and variable winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with lows around 50. Winds out of the south 3 to 6 mph. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am, then a slight chance of showers between 8am and 3pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 20%.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Light winds out of the south.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 70s.
Wednesday Night
Showers likely, mainly after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain is 60%.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Increasing clouds, with highs in the low-to-mid 60s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with lows in the upper 40s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers before noon. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 60s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 50s. Winds out of the south around 5 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-to-upper 60s.
Wednesday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 50s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Increasing clouds, with highs near 70. Light winds out of the southwest in the morning increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with lows around 50. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers before 3pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Winds out of the southwest 3 to 7 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the south around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 70s.
Wednesday Night
Showers likely, mainly after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain is 60%.
Nantahala Area
Today
Increasing clouds, with highs near 70. Light winds out of the south early in the morning increasing and shifting to come out of the southwest 5 to 15 mph by midmorning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with lows around 50. Winds out of teh south 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with highs near 70. Light winds out of the southwest. Chance of rain is 20%.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 5 mph.
Wednesday
A slight chance of showers between 11am and 2pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the lower 70s. Chance of rain is 20%.
Wednesday Night
Showers, mainly after 2am. Low in the mid 50s. Chance of rain is 80%.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Most of the county will not see hazardous weather conditions, but locations above 3500 feet or in the Nantahala Community could see some minor accumulation of snow depending on elevation. Be careful if you're planning to drive through these areas.
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Almanac
Air quality is in the lower range of yellow 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 medium-high range (10.8 out of 12) today with Oak, Juniper, and Birch being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the high range (9.9 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for April 11th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 88°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2001
Lowest Temperature 18°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1960
Greatest Rainfall 3.85 inches in Highlands in 1913
Greatest Snowfall (no measurable snow fell on this date)
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
• Gas prices falling statewide, nationally, but still not low enough for some WNC residents [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• NC Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson backs Ted Budd's U.S. Senate bid [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• 2022 National Day of Prayer service to be held May 5 at Lake Junaluska [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
Trump Rally in Selma, NC
• Trump's staying power in NC politics at stake in rally bolstering hardline Republicans [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Madison Cawthorn says Trump backers would send Anthony Fauci to jail and impeach Biden [Raleigh News and Observer]
• 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 10 [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF]
• Ukraine Invasion Update #22 (04-08-2022) [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF]
Russian forces destroy Dnipro airport as large military convoy moves toward east Ukraine | DW News
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy: The 60 Minutes Interview
1/ Surmising a revised Russian OPLAN. Here are my thoughts on what Russia’s revised operational plan may look like. I have constructed this off what I consider the most logical operational approach that can yield positive results. #UkraineRussianWar #UkraineUnderAttack #strategy pic.twitter.com/UTPYCbRL0u
— Jomini of the West (@JominiW) April 11, 2022
Russian World. Have you heard about it? | Operator Starsky
• Ukraine, Russia Gear Up for War’s Biggest Battles [Wall Street]
• A fleet of volunteer bus drivers is helping people escape eastern Ukraine. [New York Times]
• Audio captures Russian soldiers discussing killing and raping Ukrainians, with one saying 'if there are civilians, slay them all' [Business Insider]
• Ukraine: Pro-Russia demonstrations spark outrage in Germany [DW News]
• Head of Russia's Orthodox Church calls on people to rally around authorities [Yahoo! News]
News from Russian or pro-Russian outlets or Video About the Russian Perspective
The Ukraine War From Russia's Perspective
• US boasts of sending weapons to Ukraine ‘every day’ [Russia Today]
• Bulgaria lies and must pay for arms supplies to Ukraine [Pravda ]
• Kiev plotting provocations with mass killings of civilians to accuse Russian troops [TASS Russian News Agency]
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National and World News Roundup
Biden White House bickering behind closed doors: report | Fox News Channel
• Most Americans blame Vladimir Putin, oil companies for high gas prices: POLL [Yahoo! News]
• Before Giving Billions to Jared Kushner, Saudi Investment Fund Had Big Doubts [New York Times]
• US Navy intends to decommission some of its newest warships [AP News]
• NYC tourists sent scrambling in Times Square after 'huge explosion' caused by manhole fires [Fox News Channel]
• Trump claims he's the 'most honest human being, perhaps, that God ever created' during rally in North Carolina, video shows [Business Insider]
Meet The Press Broadcast (Full) - April 10
Global National: April 10, 2022 | Russia appoints new commander in Ukraine after setbacks
PBS NewsHour Full Episode April 10th, 2022
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COVID-19 News and Updates
Here is a section on COVID-19. It includes 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 7:01pm CEST, 8 April 2022, there have been 494,587,638 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 6,170,283 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 5 April 2022, a total of 11,250,782,214 vaccine doses have been administered.
In United States of America, from 3 January 2020 to 7:01pm CEST, 8 April 2022, there have been 79,544,396 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 976,516 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 1 April 2022, a total of 546,128,894 vaccine doses have been administered.
• COVID vaccine program prevented millions of US deaths, study finds [ABC News]
• Spike protein of SARS‐CoV‐2 Omicron (B.1.1.529) variant have a reduced ability to induce the immune response [Nature]
• Fauci advises assessing personal risk amid COVID-19 uptick [ABC News]
• ‘They are going to starve to death’: Shanghai residents in lockdown with ‘no end in sight’ [France 24 | The Observers/a>]
• New research uncovers a surprising link between conscientiousness and vaccine hesitancy [PsyPost]
• The good, the bad, and the neutral: Vaccine hesitancy mediates the relations of Psychological Capital, the Dark Triad, and the Big Five with vaccination willingness and behaviors [SOURCE]
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Science and Technology News Roundup
• Twitter’s Edit Button Isn’t Just a Simple Fix. It Could Be a Mistake. [Wall Street Journal]
• Microsoft seized Russian domains targeting Ukrainian media organizations [The Verge]
• 'Knife-Edged Rocks' on Mars Force NASA Rover to Turn Around [CNET via Microsoft News]
• Japan's Nissan plans 'game changing' electric car batteries [Tech Xplore]
• Amazon says New York union organizers gave workers weed to help secure unionization votes [Business Insider]
• 'They Are Robbing Me': Angry Robinhood Users Flood the FTC With Complaints [Gizmodo]
• Elon Musk Will Not Join Twitter’s Board, Company Says [New York Times]
• TWiV 887: Bonfire of the monocytes [Microbe TV]
• 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
Nezha RISC-V Linux SBC
Multi-Species Empires
The US Military's Semiconductor Buying Problem (07-04-2021) | Asianometry
Sauna Benefits Deep Dive and Optimal Use with Rhonda Patrick
The Problem With "The Rare Earth Hypothesis"
Why Going Faster-Than-Light Leads to Time Paradoxes
How Many Multiverses Are There? | History of the Universe
33% of Rock Climbing Injuries are the Same. Why? | Kyle Hill
The Oceans of Pluto | John Michael Godier
Booster 7 Prepared for Structural Testing | SpaceX Boca Chica
Raleigh Action Show | LINUX Unplugged 453
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Russo-Ukrainian War Videos (mostly long form)
--> The Ukraine War From Russia's Perspective
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy: The 60 Minutes Interview
Is Poland the next country in Vladimir Putin's sights? | 60 Minutes Australia
Putin's "Victory Day" could CRASH the Market | Ukraine & Russia.
INTERVIEW: The Russians Explain Themselves. | Morning Shot
Who would guarantee Ukraine's security? | Inside Story Al Jazeera
Johnson and Zelensky walk around Kyiv during UK PM's surprise Ukraine visit - BBC News
Ukraine War: Evidence emerges of systematic killing of civilians by Russian forces near Kyiv
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On This Day
April 11 is the 101st day of the year (102nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 264 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)
491 – Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine emperor, with the name of Anastasius I.
1241 – Batu Khan defeats Béla IV of Hungary at the Battle of Mohi.
1512 – War of the League of Cambrai: Franco-Ferrarese forces led by Gaston de Foix and Alfonso I d'Este win the Battle of Ravenna against the Papal-Spanish forces.
1544 – Italian War of 1542–46: A French army defeats Habsburg forces at the Battle of Ceresole, but fails to exploit its victory.
1689 – William III and Mary II are crowned as joint sovereigns of Great Britain.
1713 – War of the Spanish Succession (Queen Anne's War): Treaty of Utrecht.
1727 – Premiere of Johann Sebastian Bach's St Matthew Passion BWV 244b at the St. Thomas Church, Leipzig
1809 – An incomplete British victory over the French fleet at the Battle of the Basque Roads results in the court-martial of James, Lord Gambier.
1814 – The Treaty of Fontainebleau ends the War of the Sixth Coalition against Napoleon Bonaparte, and forces him to abdicate unconditionally for the first time.
1856 – Second Battle of Rivas: Juan Santamaría burns down the hostel where William Walker's filibusters are holed up.
1868 – Former shōgun Tokugawa Yoshinobu surrenders Edo Castle to Imperial forces, marking the end of the Tokugawa shogunate.
1876 – The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks is organized.
1881 – Spelman College is founded in Atlanta, Georgia as the Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary, an institute of higher education for African-American women.
1908 – SMS Blücher, the last armored cruiser to be built by the Imperial German Navy, is launched.
1909 – The city of Tel Aviv is founded.
1921 – Emir Abdullah establishes the first centralised government in the newly created British protectorate of Transjordan.
1935 – Stresa Front: opening of the conference between the British Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald, the Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini and the French Minister for Foreign Affairs Pierre Laval to condemn the German violations of the Treaty of Versailles.
1945 – World War II: American forces liberate the Buchenwald concentration camp.
1951 – Korean War: President Truman relieves Douglas MacArthur of the command of American forces in Korea and Japan.
1951 – The Stone of Scone, the stone upon which Scottish monarchs were traditionally crowned, is found on the site of the altar of Arbroath Abbey. It had been taken by Scottish nationalist students from its place in Westminster Abbey.
1952 – Bolivian National Revolution: Rebels take over Palacio Quemado.
1955 – The Air India Kashmir Princess is bombed and crashes in a failed assassination attempt on Zhou Enlai by the Kuomintang.
1957 – United Kingdom agrees to Singaporean self-rule.
1961 – The trial of Adolf Eichmann begins in Jerusalem.
1963 – Pope John XXIII issues Pacem in terris, the first encyclical addressed to all Christians instead of only Catholics, and which described the conditions for world peace in human terms.
1964 – Brazilian Marshal Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco is elected president by the National Congress.
1965 – The Palm Sunday tornado outbreak of 1965: Fifty-one tornadoes hit in six Midwestern states, killing 256 people.
1968 – President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1968, prohibiting discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing.
1968 – Assassination attempt on Rudi Dutschke, leader of the German student movement.
1970 – Apollo Program: Apollo 13 is launched.
1976 – The Apple I is created.
1977 – London Transport's Silver Jubilee AEC Routemaster buses are launched.
1979 – Ugandan dictator Idi Amin is deposed.
1981 – A massive riot in Brixton, south London results in almost 300 police injuries and 65 serious civilian injuries.
1986 – FBI Miami Shootout: A gun battle in broad daylight in Dade County, Florida between two bank/armored car robbers and pursuing FBI agents. During the firefight, FBI agents Jerry L. Dove and Benjamin P. Grogan were killed, while five other agents were wounded. As a result, the popular .40 S&W cartridge was developed.
1987 – The London Agreement is secretly signed between Israeli Foreign Affairs Minister Shimon Peres and King Hussein of Jordan.
1990 – Customs officers in Middlesbrough, England, seize what they believe to be the barrel of a massive gun on a ship bound for Iraq.
1993 – Four hundred fifty prisoners rioted at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville, Ohio, and continued to do so for ten days, citing grievances related to prison conditions, as well as the forced vaccination of Nation of Islam prisoners (for tuberculosis) against their religious beliefs.
2001 – The detained crew of a United States EP-3E aircraft that landed in Hainan, China after a collision with a J-8 fighter, is released.
2002 – The Ghriba synagogue bombing by al-Qaeda kills 21 in Tunisia.
2002 – Over two hundred thousand people march in Caracas towards the presidential palace to demand the resignation of President Hugo Chávez. Nineteen protesters are killed.
2006 – Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announces Iran's claim to have successfully enriched uranium.
2007 – Algiers bombings: Two bombings in Algiers kill 33 people and wound a further 222 others.
2011 – An explosion in the Minsk Metro, Belarus kills 15 people and injures 204 others.
2012 – A pair of great earthquakes occur in the Wharton Basin west of Sumatra in Indonesia. The maximum Mercalli intensity of this strike-slip doublet earthquake is VII (Very strong). Ten are killed, twelve are injured, and a non-destructive tsunami is observed on the island of Nias.
2018 – An Ilyushin Il-76 which was owned and operated by the Algerian Air Force crashes near Boufarik, Algeria, killing 257.
2021 – 20 year old Daunte Wright is shot and killed in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota by officer Kimberly Potter, sparking protests in the city, when the officer allegedly mistakes her own gun for her taser.
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Published at 5:00am on Monday, April 11, 2022
Author: Bobby Coggins
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