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GENERAL OUTLOOK
Canadian high pressure will bring cooler and drier air to the region today and linger through the weekend. Gradually increasing moisture is expected next week. Other than a brief warm-up early next week, temperatures are and expected to remain cooler than normal for much of the next week.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Sunday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Widespread fog, mainly before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds by midmorning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s. Light north wind.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 60. Calm winds.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. Calm winds.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
A 20 percent chance of showers after 3pm. Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. WInds out of the north around 5 mph becoming calm by midmorning.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s. Calm winds becoming east northeast around 5 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 72. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s. Light winds out of the southeast.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with lows around 60.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs near 80. Light winds out of the northwest.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows around 60. Calm winds.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 60. Calm winds.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. Calm winds.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s.
Nantahala Area
Today
Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s. Calm winds.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Calm winds.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 60. Calm winds.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Calm winds.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Hazardous weather is not expected today.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Fri Aug 12 2022
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 5 days.
What's Up in the Tropics with Mark Sudduth - August 11, 2022
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Almanac
24 Hour Smoke Forecast
No smoke fields will be crossing Macon County today, no map was produced.
Air quality is in theupper 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
Local Air Monitor
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the medium range 7.2 out of 12) today with RAgweed, Chenopods, and Grasses being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium-high range (7.6 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for August 11th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 95°F in Franklin in 1957
Lowest Temperature 41°F in Franklin in 1890
Greatest Rainfall 2.91 inches in Highlands in 1940
Greatest Snowfall (no measurable snowfall has been recorded on this date since records started being kept in 1872)
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of August
Data available from 1873 to 2022
Highest Temperature 99°F in Franklin on 08-09-1980
Lowest Temperature 40°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 08-29-1968
Greatest Rainfall 9.68 inches in Highlands on 08-13-1940
Greatest Snowfall no measurable snowfall has been recorded since records started being kept in 1873
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
Monthly Averages
Warmest Weather Station 79.7°F Wilmington, New Hanover County
Coldest Weather Station 59.6°F Mount Mitchell, Yancey County
Wettest Weather Station 7.74 in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County
Driest Weather Station 3.12 in Lexington, Davidson County
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Macon Calendar
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Local and State News
• NCDOT, SHP Stress Move Over Law: First responders from two state agencies share their stories [Macon Media]
• What WNC sheriffs have to say about AR-15s in schools [Asheville Citizen-Times]
• Appeals court decision keeps Green Party candidates on NC ballots [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Residents call for transparency after meetings for Duke substation proposal canceled [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
Doc breaks down what NC's COVID-19 numbers mean | WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)
• ‘A Herculean feat’: Forest Service aims to satisfy objections in last round of plan revisions [Smoky Mountain News]
State Budget Details
• NC Budget Table of Contents [Google Drive (PDF)]
• NC House Bill 103: 2022 Appropriations Act [Google Drive (PDF)]
• Joint Conference Committee Report on the Current Operations Appropriations Act of 2022 [Google Drive (PDF)]
• House Bill 103 Information and Voting History [NC General Assembly Website]
• Raises for state employees, preparations for recession, in proposed state budget [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
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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, August 10 (an update for the 11th was not published) [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF for August 10th]
• Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 170 [Al Jazeera]
Did Ukraine just strike 200km into Crimea? | Funker 530
Satellite images show destroyed Russian warplanes at Crimea airbase | BBC News
JOMINI OF THE WEST MAP (Day 148-158)
1/ Ukrainian TVD, Day 148-158. The last 10-days of July saw the Ground Forces of the Russian Federation (SVRF) offensive in northern Donetsk stall while the Armed Forces of Ukraine (ZSU) make incremental gains in Kherson as they prepare for a counteroffensive. #UkraineRussianWar pic.twitter.com/J8y4GBXPs5
— Jomini of the West (@JominiW) August 3, 2022
• Russia and Iran Double Down on Their Strategic Partnership [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF]
• Heavy Losses Leave Russia Short of Its Goal, U.S. Officials Say [New York Times]
• Ex-German Chancellor Schröder sues German parliament over stripped privileges — report [DW News]
• War has devastating effect on tourism in Ukraine's Odesa [France 24]
• UK says Russia ‘starting to fail’ in Ukraine war [Al Jazeera]
• xxx [xxx]
News from Russian or pro-Russian outlets or Video About the Russian Perspective
• US wants prolonged Ukraine conflict – China [Russia Today]
• Zelensky's adviser builds gigantic castles in the air of supreme justice about Russia's future [Pravda ]
• Kremlin spokesman lashes out at new moves within ‘cancel Russia’ strategy [TASS Russian News Agency]
The causes and consequences of the Ukraine war A lecture by John J. Mearsheimer
The Ukraine War From Russia's Perspective
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National and World News Roundup
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland remarks on Mar-A-Lago search | CNBC
Trump releases statement after AG Garland's remarks | Fox News
Washington Today (8-11-22): Attorney General Garland says he ok'd Mar-a-Lago search warrant request | C-SPAN
• FBI searched Trump’s home to look for nuclear documents and other items, sources say [Washington Post via Microsfot News]
• Suspect dies during standoff following attempt to break into Cincinnati FBI HQ, police say [KFDA-TV-TV (Amarillo, TX)]
• Suspect killed in standoff after alleged attempt to breach FBI office in Cincinnati [CBS News]
Huge Assault Frees over 800 Islamic Terrorists and Leaders | Funker 530 Veteran Community
• California to become 1st state to offer free school lunches for all students [KABC-TV (Los Angeles)]
• Mom who confronted Alex Jones says he slipped her a note at trial[CNN]
The Weekly Podcast: MAGA Dems Before Trump | C-SPAN
Factcheck: How did India become a fake news hotspot? | DW News
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Trump takes the Fifth, 2022 midterms insights and more on "Red & Blue" | August 10
Global National: Aug. 11, 2022 | US AG moves to unseal FBI search warrant on Trump's Mar-a-Lago home
Nightly News Full Broadcast - August 11
PBS NewsHour Full Episode August 11th, 2022
• Yes, the Great Books Make Us Better People [New York Times]
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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:
• WHO Coronavirus (COVID-19) Dashboard [World Health Organization]
Globally, as of 3:10pm CEST, 10 August 2022, there have been 584,065,952 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 6,418,958 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 9 August 2022, a total of 12,355,390,461 vaccine doses have been administered.
In United States of America, from 3 January 2020 to 3:10pm CEST, 10 August 2022, there have been 91,149,143 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 1,023,774 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 5 August 2022, a total of 596,173,194 vaccine doses have been administered.
• CDC Says Quarantine After Covid Exposure No Longer Necessary [Bloomberg Law]
• Will ‘Centaurus’ be the next global coronavirus variant? Indian cases offers clues [Nature]
• Hundreds of Americans still dying of COVID each day despite signs the latest surge may be slowing [ABC News]
• With new guidance, CDC ends test-to-stay for schools and relaxes COVID rules [National public Radio]
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Science and Technology News Roundup
• Number of teens using Facebook crashes as YouTube becomes platform of choice [TechSpotE]
• Anker’s new 24,000mAh portable battery can fast charge a 16-inch MacBook Pro [The Verge]
• Why Airbus is betting on AI to fix pilot shortage, flight safety [Venture Beat]
• Man who built ISP instead of paying Comcast $50K expands to hundreds of homes [ARS TECHNICA]
• 'Too many employees, but few work': Pichai, Zuckerberg sound the alarm [Business Standard]
• Telegram CEO claims Apple is delaying update that will 'revolutionize' messaging [Apple Insider]
• Sloppy Use of Machine Learning Is Causing a ‘Reproducibility Crisis’ in Science [Wired]
• FDA clears AI software for spotting prostate cancer in MRI scans [Fierce BioTech]
• Free, legally available series/movies on YouTube in a Netlflix-like interface [Lamplight TV]
Podcasts and Long Form Videos
Anything covering educational, entertainment, history, current events, and technology topics
The Level1 Show August 12 2022: This Moon Crater Is Just Right!
The State of Streaming 2022 - DTNS Experiment Week | Daily Tech News Show
Preppers: Sweden bracing for the worst | DW Documentary
SpaceX Performs Long Duration Raptor Firing on Booster 7 | NASA Spaceflight
Still Don't Understand Gravity? This Will Help. | The Science Asylum
The Fermi Paradox: Technological Timebombs | Science and Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Ecologists from Palmer Station, Antarctica {Polar Science}
Ancient Collision Super Far Away Created The Most Powerful Explosion On Record | Antov Petrov
• Artemis I launch guide: What to expect [The Planetary Society]
• Why are asteroids grouped into families? [Asteroid Day]
Construction of SpaceX's Florida Starship Factory Progressing Rapidly | NASA Spaceflight
Soviet Secret Cities: Entire Cities Hidden from The World | Megaprojects
Andrew Bustamante: CIA Spy | Lex Fridman Podcast #310
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Russo-Ukrainian War Videos (mostly long form)
--> UN warns of 'grave crisis' at Ukraine nuclear plant | FRANCE 24 English
Crimea images signal Kyiv's new strike capability
Ukraine fears Russia set to connect Europe's biggest nuclear plant to Crimea | Al Jazeera
McDonald's plans to reopen in Ukraine | Latest World News | WION
How Ukraine Uses U.S. Himars to Fight Russia and Why Kyiv Wants Other Weapons | WSJ
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On This Day
August 12th is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 141 days remain until the end of the year.
It is the peak of the Perseid meteor shower. It is also known as the "Glorious Twelfth" in the United Kingdom, as it marks the traditional start of the grouse shooting season.
Historical Events
Historical Events
(Please note that the Wikipedia articles often contain a bibliography and links to where you can learn more about a historical event)
1121 – Battle of Didgori: The Georgian army under King David IV wins a decisive victory over the famous Seljuk commander Ilghazi.
1164 – Battle of Harim: Nur ad-Din Zangi defeats the Crusader armies of the County of Tripoli and the Principality of Antioch.
1323 РThe Treaty of N̦teborg between Sweden and Novgorod Republic is signed, regulating the border between the two countries for the first time.
1492 – Christopher Columbus arrives in the Canary Islands on his first voyage to the New World.
1499 – First engagement of the Battle of Zonchio between Venetian and Ottoman fleets.
1624 – Charles de La Vieuville is arrested and replaced by Cardinal Richelieu as the French king's chief advisor.
1676 – Praying Indian John Alderman shoots and kills Metacomet, the Wampanoag war chief, ending King Philip's War.
1687 – Battle of Mohács: Charles of Lorraine defeats the Ottoman Empire.
1765 – Treaty of Allahabad is signed. The Treaty marks the political and constitutional involvement and the beginning of Company rule in India.
1793 РThe Rh̫ne and Loire d̩partments are created when the former d̩partement of Rh̫ne-et-Loire is split into two.
1806 – Santiago de Liniers, 1st Count of Buenos Aires re-takes the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina after the first British invasion.
1831 – French intervention forces William I of the Netherlands to abandon his attempt to suppress the Belgian Revolution.
1851 – Isaac Singer is granted a patent for his sewing machine.
1865 – Joseph Lister, British surgeon and scientist, performs 1st antiseptic surgery.
1883 – The last quagga dies at the Natura Artis Magistra, a zoo in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
1898 – The Hawaiian flag is lowered from Ê»Iolani Palace in an elaborate annexation ceremony and replaced with the flag of the United States to signify the transfer of sovereignty from the Republic of Hawaii to the United States.
1914 – World War I: The United Kingdom declares war on Austria-Hungary; the countries of the British Empire follow suit.
1914 – World War I: The Battle of Halen a.k.a. Battle of the Silver Helmets a clash between large Belgian and German cavalry formations at Halen, Belgium.
1944 – Waffen-SS troops massacre 560 people in Sant'Anna di Stazzema.
1944 – Nazi German troops end the week-long Wola massacre, during which time at least 40,000 people are killed indiscriminately or in mass executions.
1944 РAlen̤on is liberated by General Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque, the first city in France to be liberated from the Nazis by French forces.
1948 – Babrra massacre: About 600 unarmed members of the Khudai Khidmatgar movement are shot dead on the orders of the Chief Minister of the North-West Frontier Province, Abdul Qayyum Khan Kashmiri, on Babrra ground in the Hashtnagar region of Charsadda District, North-West Frontier Province (now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Pakistan.
1950 – Korean War: Bloody Gulch massacre: 75 American POWs are massacred by North Korean Army.
• [Bloody Gulch massacre]
• [On This Day: North Koreans kill 75 American POWs in Bloody Gulch massacre]
1952 – The Night of the Murdered Poets: Thirteen prominent Jewish intellectuals are murdered in Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union.
1953 – First thermonuclear bomb test: The Soviet atomic bomb project continues with the detonation of "RDS-6s" (Joe 4) using a "layered" scheme.
• [Soviet atomic bomb project]
• [Joe 4]
• [Joe 4 Russian atomic bomb]
1953 – The 7.2 Ms Ionian earthquake shakes the southern Ionian Islands with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). Between 445 and 800 people are killed.
1960 – Echo 1A, NASA's first successful communications satellite, is launched.
1964 – South Africa is banned from the Olympic Games due to the country's racist policies.
1969 – Violence erupts after the Apprentice Boys of Derry march in Derry, Northern Ireland, resulting in a three-day communal riot known as the Battle of the Bogside.
1976 – Between 1,000 and 3,500 Palestinians are killed in the Tel al-Zaatar massacre, one of the bloodiest events of the Lebanese Civil War.
1977 – The first free flight of the Space Shuttle Enterprise.
1977 – The Sri Lanka Riots: Targeting the minority Sri Lankan Tamils, begin, less than a month after the United National Party came to power. Over 300 Tamils are killed.
1981 – The IBM Personal Computer is released.
• [IBM Personal Computer]
• [The Original IBM PC 5150 - the story of the world's most influential computer]
1985 – Japan Airlines Flight 123 crashes into Osutaka ridge in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, killing 520, to become the worst single-plane air disaster.
1990 – Sue, the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton found to date, is discovered by Sue Hendrickson in South Dakota.
1992 – Canada, Mexico and the United States announce completion of negotiations for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
1994 – Major League Baseball players go on strike, forcing the cancellation of the 1994 World Series.
2000 – The Russian Navy submarine Kursk explodes and sinks in the Barents Sea during a military exercise, killing her entire 118-man crew.
2015 – At least two massive explosions kill 173 people and injure nearly 800 more in Tianjin, China.
• [Wikipedia: 2015 Tianjin explosions]
• [Tianjin Explosion Video & Photo Compilation Stabilized HD 12 04 2015 China]
• ['Horror and disbelief' over Tianjin explosions - BBC News]
2016 – Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) capture the city of Manbij from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
2018 – Thirty-nine civilians, including a dozen children, are killed in an explosion at a weapons depot in a rebel-held town in northwest Syria.
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Published at 6:00am on Friday, August 11, 2022
Author: Bobby Coggins
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