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Sunday, December 4, 2022

News and Weather Briefing for Sunday, December 04, 2022



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Almanac
Macon Calendar
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Russo-UKrainian War Updates
National News Roundup
COVID-19 News and Updates
Science and Technology
Russo-Ukrainian War Videos (mostly long form)
On This Day
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GENERAL OUTLOOK

Cool temperatures and dry conditions will round out the weekend, with multiple rounds of rain returning for the next week. Another cold front approaches the area by late next week. Temperatures will be cooler early on and begin to warm by the middle of next week.



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Local Weather

General Forecast Through Tuesday Night





Franklin Area

Today

Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the upper 50s. Calm winds.

Tonight

Patchy fog around midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 30s. Calm winds.

Monday

A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 9am, then rain showers likely. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the lower 50s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 70%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Monday Night

Rain before 8pm, then showers after 8pm. Lows around 40. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 90%.

Tuesday

Showers. Highs near 60. Chance of rain is 80%.

Tuesday Night

Showers likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 50. Chance of rain is 60%.
Highlands Plateau

Today

Mostly cloudy, with highs near 50. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph early shifting to come out of the southwest by midmorning.

Tonight

Patchy fog between midnight and 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 30s. Calm winds.

Monday

A slight chance of rain and snow showers between 8am and 10am, then rain showers likely. Patchy fog before midmorning. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the lower 40s. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 6 mph. Chance of rain is 70%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Monday Night

Rain before 8pm, then showers after 8pm. Lows in the upper 30s. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph. Chance of rain is 90%.

Tuesday

Showers. Highs near 50. Chance of rain is 80%.

Tuesday Night

A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 40s.


Otto and South Central Macon County

Today

Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the upper 50s. Light and variable winds.

Tonight

Patchy fog between midnight and 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 30s. Calm winds.

Monday

A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 9am, then rain showers likely. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs near 50. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 70%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Monday Night

Rain before 8pm, then showers after 8pm. Lows around 40. Light winds out of the southeast. Chance of rain is 90%.

Tuesday

Showers. Highs near 59. Chance of rain is 80%.

Tuesday Night

Showers likely, mainly after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 50. Chance of rain is 60%.


Nantahala Area

Today

Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs near 50. Calm winds.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, with lows around 37. Calm winds.

Monday

A chance of rain between 8am and noon, then showers likely after noon. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs near 50. Calm winds becoming southeast around 5 mph. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Monday Night

Showers. Lows in the low-to-mid 40s. Light winds out of the southeast. Chance of rain is 90%.

Tuesday

Showers. Highs in the mid 50s. Chance of rain is 80%.

Tuesday Night

Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 50s. Chance of rain is 60%.






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Hazards and Tropical Weather

Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.



Latest US Drought Monitor Map for North Carolina.


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• Damaging 2022 Atlantic hurricane season draws to a close [National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]

• Atlantic hurricane season ends with 14 named storms [AP News]




Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
700 PM EST Wed Nov 30 2022

For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 5 days.

This is the last regularly scheduled Tropical Weather Outlook of the 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season. Routine issuance of the Tropical Weather Outlook will resume on May 15, 2023. During the off-season, Special Tropical Weather Outlooks will be issued as conditions warrant.



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Almanac

24 Hour Smoke Forecast

Smoke fields from fires across the southeast will be crossing the county today.















PM2.5 AQI is 50 (GOOD) for most of the county, and the ridges and other higher elevations PM2.5 AQI is 50 (GOOD)


Fire and Smoke Map




Local Air Monitor



Pollen

Pollen levels are expected to be in the low range (1.3 out of 12) today with Ragween and Grasses being the main culprit. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low range (0.3 out of 12).



Record Weather Events for December 4th

Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2021)

Highest Temperature 74°F in Franklin in 2021
Lowest Temperature 6°F in Highlands in 1895
Greatest Rainfall 3.26 inches in Highlands in 1941
Greatest Snowfall 6.0 inches in Franklin in 1971

Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of December Data available from 1872

Highest Temperature 78°F in Franklin on 12-31-1951
Lowest Temperature -12°F in Highlands on 12-30-1917
Greatest Rainfall 6.25 inches in Highlands on 12-28-2018
Greatest Snowfall 12.0 inches in Franklin on 12-21-1876

Record Weather Events for December 4th in North Carolina

Highest Temperature 84°F in Marion, Mcdowell County in 1926
Lowest Temperature 1°F in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County in 1989
Greatest Rainfall 4.85 inches in Rocky Mount, Edgecombe County in 1927
Greatest Snowfall 15.0 inches in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County in 1971 />
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of December Data available from 1872

Highest Temperature 87°F in Edenton, Chowan County on 12-03-1922
Lowest Temperature -21°F in Banner Elk, Avery County on 12-30-1917
Greatest Rainfall 7.80 inches in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County on 12-29-2018
Greatest Snowfall 25.00 in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 12-09-2017




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Macon Calendar
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No events have been submitted for Macon Calendar.
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Local and State News


• Sheriff: 'Intentional vandalism' at substations the cause of power outage affecting over 40K residents of Moore County [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]

• Clemson clobbers UNC in ACC Championship. How the Tigers ran away with a 39-10 win [Raleigh News and Observer]

• Hendersonville kicks off first after-dark parade in 40 years, giving boost to businesses [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]

• Roll Call: Here's how WNC's members of Congress voted the week of Nov. 25-Dec. 1 [Asheville Citizen-Times]

• Homelessness harder during holidays [The Sylva Herald and Ruralite]

• Brasstown Ringers 2022 Holiday Schedule [Macon Media]

• Mountain Voices Christmas Concert - December 8 at FUMC at 7 pm [Macon Media]


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Special Section: The Russo-Ukrainian War
(sharing of a particular source is not an endorsement)



• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 03 [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF for December 3rd]

• Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 284 [Al Jazeera]

• LIVEBLOG: 284th day of Russian aggression against Ukraine [TVP World]

Should Ukraine Negotiate with Russia? | Funker 530 Veteran Community



Russia abandons battalion tactical groups | Ukraine: The Latest | The Telegraph Podcast



Timothy Snyder: Making of Modern Ukraine.Class 20. Maidan and Self-Understanding | Yale Courses






• Ukraine war: New images show Russian army base built in occupied Mariupol [BBC News]

• US intelligence expects slower pace of Ukraine war to continue [Al Jazeera]

• Ukraine updates: Finnish PM says war shows Europe's weakness [DW News]

• Russia Will Rely on ‘Shadow’ Tanker Fleet to Keep Oil Flowing [Wall Street Journal]

• Russia coordinating Ukraine hacks with missiles, could increasingly target European allies, Microsoft warns [Politico]


News from Russian or pro-Russian outlets or Video About the Russian Perspective

• Belarusian and Russian troops training to fight as unified force – Lukashenko [Russia Today]

• Putin keeps his promise and presents impressive gift to China [Pravda ]

• US focuses on alleged Iranian arms supplies to Russia, not nuclear deal [TASS Russian News Agency]


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National and World News Roundup



• Iran Crisis Update, December 03 Understanding War] [PDF for December 3rd]

• Iranian athlete’s family home demolished by officials, media outlet says [CNN]

• Iranian Students, Expats Hold Protests Against Regime [Iran International]

• Trump calls for ‘termination’ of election rules in Constitution to overturn 2020 election [The Hill]

• Trump Demands America Rip Up the Constitution, Make Him President [Rolling Stone via YAhoo! News]

Where Did the Missing Money Go? Sam Bankman-Fried Says He Can Only Guess | WSJ



• SNL Takes On Kanye’s Hitler Love For First Time On Weekend Update — Takes Hard Swipe at Trump Too [MEDIAITE]

• Ex-warden who allegedly ran California prison ‘rape club’ goes on trial [The Guardian]

• Police arrest elderly Alabama woman over unpaid $77 trash bill [BBC News]

• Justices asked again to consider the consequence of biased jurors [SCOTUSblog]

• In Georgia, a Heated Senate Race Stirs Mixed Emotions in Black Voters[New York Times]

• The Oath Keepers Got Convicted. Now What? [Politico]

• Why was paid sick leave such a sticking point in rail labor talks — and why didn’t workers get it? [Washington Post]

• Nigeria to abolish English language for teaching in primary schools [Africa News]


Pentagon Unveils New Stealth Bomber Plane | NBC News



Washington Today (12-2-22): Democrats make South Carolina first '24 presidential primary | C-SPAN Radio



Global National: Dec. 3, 2022 | Drastic measures being considered to tackle “tripledemic” worldwide



Nightly News Full Broadcast (December 3rd)


PBS NewsHour full episode, December 03, 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:






• WHO Coronavirus (COVID-19) Dashboard [World Health Organization]

In United States of America, from 3 January 2020 to 4:23pm CET, 2 December 2022, there have been 97,618,392 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 1,071,245 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 25 November 2022, a total of 645,581,549 vaccine doses have been administered.

Globally, as of 4:23pm CET, 2 December 2022, there have been 640,395,651 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 6,618,579 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 30 November 2022, a total of 13,042,112,489 vaccine doses have been administered.

• Around 85% of recent Covid deaths were among people over 65. Why have so few gotten boosted? [NBC News]

• Masks Now Recommended in 12 Illinois Counties After Reaching ‘High' COVID Community Level [WMAQ-TV (Chicago, IL)]

• Boston-area COVID wastewater data spikes 88%, Massachusetts reports 5,068 COVID cases [Boston Herald]

• Molecular and cellular similarities in the brain of SARS-CoV-2 and Alzheimer’s disease individuals [BioRxiv]

• ‘We have to do a lot to help kids’: New details on learning losses during COVID-19 [Yahoo! News]




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Science and Technology News Roundup

• TWiV 960: Getting funky with Dan Wilson [Microbe TV]

• Kenyan electric vehicle startup eyes Prince William's Earthshot Prize [Africa News]

• Why labor economists say the remote work 'revolution' is here to stay [CNBC]

• Pentagon to help fund next-generation weapons, biotech, quantum science[Herald and News (Klamath Falls, OR)]

• Ye and big tech gave Infowars one of its biggest days ever [NBC News]

• Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1949 [TWIT TV]

• Scientists Simulate a Wormhole, NASA’s Moon Infrastructure, China’s Space Station Crew [Universe Today]


Semi-permanent links

• Fall of Civilizations #16. Bagan - City of Temples [Fall of Civilizations Podcast]

• 25 tips to help you prepare for the 2024 total solar eclipse [Astronomy Magazine]

• Neal Stephenson’s Lamina1 drops white paper on building the open metaverse [Venture Beat] [PDF of White paper]

• Yes, the Great Books Make Us Better People [New York Times]



Podcasts and Long Form Videos (History, Culture, Science, Space, Technology and Current Events)
Anything covering educational, entertainment, history, current events, and technology topics

JWST discovered PHOTOCHEMISTRY in an exoplanet's atmosphere (this is a BIG deal) ft. Dr. Jake Taylor | Dr Becky



Level1 Show - Live This Week | Level1Tech



You Don't Need to Be Big, Like Twitter, to Survive - DTNS 4405 | Daily Tech News Show



Tesla Cuts Prices On Model 3 and Y - What Were They Thinking? | Ryan Shaw



What Is Distant Retrograde Orbit, And Why Is Artemis 1 Using It? | Scott Manley



Distant Object May Explain How Quasars Form and Why None Exist Today | Antov Petrov



SpaceX Starship Booster Upgrade After Static Fires, Hakuto-R Moon Lander, CRS-26, and Artemis 1 Update | Marcus House



The Next Space Race: China vs USA | Gateway Spaceport LLC



Brian Cox - Is The Whole Universe Inside a Black Hole? | Science Time



The Real Reason Tesla Developed The Semi Truck! | The Tesla Space






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Russo-Ukrainian War Videos (mostly long form)

--> How Ukraine Liberated Kherson - Russian Invasion | Kings and Generals



Russia's Plan to Win the War in Ukraine | The Infographics Show



Could Ukraine Retake Crimea? A Warographics Analysis | Warographics



Diplomatic moves heat up & understanding US aid to Ukraine | Ukraine: The Latest | UK Telegraph Podcast



Mud, heavy shelling, and death – trench warfare returns to 21st century Europe - Military Mind | TVP World



Russians accused of planting mines in Ukraine's Donetsk | Al Jazeera







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On This Day

December 4 is the 338th day of the year (339th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 27 days remain until the end of the year.

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)



771 – Austrasian king Carloman I dies, leaving his brother Charlemagne king of the now complete Frankish Kingdom.

1110 – The Kingdom of Jerusalem captures Sidon.

1259 – Kings Louis IX of France and Henry III of England agree to the Treaty of Paris, in which Henry renounces his claims to French-controlled territory on continental Europe (including Normandy) in exchange for Louis withdrawing his support for English rebels.

1563 – The final session of the Council of Trent is held. (It had opened on December 13, 1545.)

1619 – Thirty-eight colonists arrive at Berkeley Hundred, Virginia. The group's charter proclaims that the day "be yearly and perpetually kept holy as a day of thanksgiving to Almighty God."

1676 – The Danish army under the command of King Christian V engages the Swedish army commanded by the Swedish king Charles XI at the Battle of Lund, to this day it is counted as the bloodiest battle in Scandinavian history and a turning point in the Scanian War.

1745 – Charles Edward Stuart's army reaches Derby, its furthest point during the Second Jacobite Rising.

1783 – At Fraunces Tavern in New York City, U.S. General George Washington bids farewell to his officers.

1786 – Mission Santa Barbara is dedicated (on the feast day of Saint Barbara).

1791 – The first edition of The Observer, the world's first Sunday newspaper, is published.

1829 – In the face of fierce local opposition, British Governor-General Lord William Bentinck issues a regulation declaring that anyone who abets suttee in Bengal is guilty of culpable homicide.

1861 – The 109 Electors of the several states of the Confederate States of America unanimously elect Jefferson Davis as President and Alexander H. Stephens as Vice President.

1864 – American Civil War: Sherman's March to the Sea: At Waynesboro, Georgia, forces under Union General Judson Kilpatrick prevent troops led by Confederate General Joseph Wheeler from interfering with Union General William T. Sherman's campaign destroying a wide swath of the South on his march to the Atlantic Ocean from Atlanta.

1865 – North Carolina ratifies 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, followed soon by Georgia, and U.S. slaves were legally free within two weeks.

1867 – Former Minnesota farmer Oliver Hudson Kelley founds the Order of the Patrons of Husbandry (better known today as the Grange).

1872 – The crewless American brigantine Mary Celeste, drifting in the Atlantic, is discovered by the Canadian brig Dei Gratia. The ship has been abandoned for nine days but is only slightly damaged. Her master Benjamin Briggs and all nine others known to have been on board are never accounted for.

1875 – Notorious New York City politician Boss Tweed escapes from prison; he is later recaptured in Spain.

1881 – The first edition of the Los Angeles Times is published.

1893 – First Matabele War: A patrol of 34 British South Africa Company soldiers is ambushed and annihilated by more than 3,000 Matabele warriors on the Shangani River in Matabeleland.

1906 – Alpha Phi Alpha the first black intercollegiate Greek lettered fraternity was founded at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.

1909 – In Canadian football, the First Grey Cup game is played. The University of Toronto Varsity Blues defeat the Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club, 26–6.

1909 – The Montreal Canadiens ice hockey club, the oldest surviving professional hockey franchise in the world, is founded as a charter member of the National Hockey Association.

1917 – After drafting the Declaration of Independence, the Finnish Senate headed by P. E. Svinhufvud submitted to the Parliament of Finland a proposal for the form of government of the Republic of Finland and issued a communication to Parliament declaring independence of Finland.

1918 – U.S. President Woodrow Wilson sails for the World War I peace talks in Versailles, becoming the first US president to travel to Europe while in office.

1939 – World War II: HMS Nelson is struck by a mine (laid by U-31) off the Scottish coast and is laid up for repairs until August 1940.

1942 – World War II: Carlson's patrol during the Guadalcanal Campaign ends.

1943 – World War II: In Yugoslavia, resistance leader Marshal Josip Broz Tito proclaims a provisional democratic Yugoslav government in-exile.

1943 – World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt closes down the Works Progress Administration, because of the high levels of wartime employment in the United States.

1945 – By a vote of 65–7, the United States Senate approves United States participation in the United Nations. (The UN had been established on October 24, 1945.)

1949 – Sir Duncan George Stewart was fatally stabbed by Rosli Dhobi, a member leader of the Rukun 13, in Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia during the British crown colony era in that state.

1956 – The Million Dollar Quartet (Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash) get together at Sun Studio for the first and last time.

1964 – Free Speech Movement: Police arrest over 800 students at the University of California, Berkeley, following their takeover and sit-in at the administration building in protest of the UC Regents' decision to forbid protests on UC property.

1965 – Launch of Gemini 7 with crew members Frank Borman and Jim Lovell. The Gemini 7 spacecraft was the passive target for the first crewed space rendezvous performed by the crew of Gemini 6A.

1967 – Vietnam War: U.S. and South Vietnamese forces engage Viet Cong troops in the Mekong Delta.

1969 – Black Panther Party members Fred Hampton and Mark Clark are shot and killed during a raid by 14 Chicago police officers.

1971 – The Indian Navy attacks the Pakistan Navy and Karachi.

1971 – The PNS Ghazi, a submarine belonging to the Pakistan Navy, sinks during the course of the Indo-Pakistani Naval War of 1971.

1977 – Jean-Bédel Bokassa, president of the Central African Republic, crowns himself Emperor Bokassa I of the Central African Empire.

1977 – Malaysian Airline System Flight 653 is hijacked and crashes in Tanjong Kupang, Johor, killing 100.

1978 – Following the murder of Mayor George Moscone, Dianne Feinstein becomes San Francisco's first female mayor.

1979 – The Hastie fire in Hull kills three schoolboys and eventually leads police to arrest Bruce George Peter Lee.

1981 – South Africa grants independence to the Ciskei "homeland" (not recognized by any government outside South Africa).

1982 – The People's Republic of China adopts its current constitution.

1983 – US Navy aircraft from USS John F. Kennedy and USS Independence attack Syrian Missile sites in Lebanon in response to an F-14 being fired on by an SA-7. One A-6 Intruder and A-7 Corsair are shot down. 1 American pilot was killed, one was rescued and one is captured.

1984 – Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Army soldiers kill 107–150 civilians in Mannar.

1991 – Terry A. Anderson is released after seven years in captivity as a hostage in Beirut; he is the last and longest-held American hostage in Lebanon.

1991 – Pan American World Airways ceases its operations after 64 years.

1992 – Somali Civil War: President George H. W. Bush orders 28,000 U.S. troops to Somalia in Northeast Africa.

1998 – The Unity Module, the second module of the International Space Station, is launched.

2005 – Tens of thousands of people in Hong Kong protest for democracy and call on the government to allow universal and equal suffrage.

2006 – Six black youths assault a white teenager in Jena, Louisiana.

2014 – Islamic insurgents kill three state police at a traffic circle before taking an empty school and a "press house" in Grozny. Ten state forces die with 28 injured in gun battles ending with ten insurgents killed.

2015 – A firebomb is thrown into a restaurant in the Egyptian capital of Cairo, killing 17 people.

2017 – The Thomas Fire starts near Santa Paula in California. It eventually became the largest wildfire in modern California history to date after burning 1,140 square kilometres (440 sq mi) in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties.


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Published at 9:45am on Sunday, December 04, 2022
Author: Bobby Coggins


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