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GENERAL OUTLOOK
Cold and dry high pressure will set up shop across the Mid-Atlantic today, bringing much below normal temperatures to the region. Temperatures rebound to above average next week, as dry high pressure persists into midweek. A cold front will approach the area from the west late in the week, with rain chances returning.
Saturday March 4th chilli cook off at the community building 2 to 4pm. $5 entry fee to come in and taste chilli and vote for your favorite. All proceeds go to helping a child go to gymnastics camp this summer with her team mates.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Monday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Sunny, with highs in the upper 40s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 20s. Light and variable winds.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 50s. Light winds out of the south early in the morning increasing and shifting to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 30. Winds out of the west around 5 mph becoming light and variable.
Monday
Sunny, with highs near 60.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around freezing.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Sunny, with highs in the upper 30s. Winds out of the southwest 3 to 6 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 20s. Winds out of the southwest 3 to 6 mph.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 40s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 30. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 50s.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around freezing.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Sunny, with highs in the mid 40s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 20s. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with highs in the lower 50s. Light winds out of the southwest early in the morning increasing to 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around freezing. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph shifting to come out of the northwest after midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with highs near 60.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 30s.
Nantahala Area
Today
Sunny, with highs in the mid 40s. Light and variable winds.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with lows around 30. Calm winds.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with highs in the upper 40s. Light and variable winds early in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around freezing. Winds out of the southwest around 5 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with highs in the upper 50s.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 30s.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Hazardous weather is not expected today.
Latest US Drought Monitor Map for North Carolina.
Space Weather Goodbye Big Flares, Hello Green Comet | Space Weather News: 26 January 2023
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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
No known appreciable smoke field will be crossing Macon County today or tonight.
PM2.5 AQI is 30 (MODERATE) for most of the county, and the ridges and other higher elevations PM2.5 AQI is 30 (MODERATE)
Fire and Smoke Map
Local Air Monitor
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low (1.7 out of 12) today with Juniper and Elm being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low range (2.0 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for February 4th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 74°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2020
Lowest Temperature -3°F in Highlands in 1912
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 6.15 inches in Highlands in 2022
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 1.8 inches in Highlands in 1996
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of February Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 79°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 01-28-1996
Lowest Temperature -19°F in Highlands on 02-13-1899
Greatest Rainfall 6.37 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 02-13-1966
Greatest Snowfall 15.0 inches in Highlands on 02-14-1912
Record Weather Events for February 4th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 83°F in Aurora, Beaufort County in 1989
Lowest Temperature -14°F in Grandfather Mountain, Avery County in 1970
Greatest Rainfall 6.15 inches in Highlands, Macon County in 2022
Greatest Snowfall 8.0 inches in Grandfather Mountain, Avery County in 1975
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of February Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 88°F in New Bern, Craven County on 02-28-1962
Lowest Temperature -20°F in Brevard, Transylvania County on 02-17-1958
Greatest Rainfall 8.83 inches in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County on 02-13-1966
Greatest Snowfall 24.00 in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 02-12-1985
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Macon Calendar
(send your event to calendar@maconmedia.com)
Saturday March 4th Chilli cook off at the community building 2 to 4pm. $5 entry fee to come in and taste chilli and vote for your favorite. All proceeds go to helping a child go to gymnastics camp this summer with her team mates.
No events have been submitted for Macon Calendar.
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Local and State News
Where to look for the Comet & when we might see the Chinese Spy Balloon | Brad Panovich
• In win for GOP, NC Supreme Court positioned to reverse major voting rights cases [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC) ]
• FBI offers $25,000 rewards for information in recent attacks on NC power substations [Raleigh News and observer]
• New parking lot at Asheville Regional Airport expected to add about 400 spaces [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Area nonprofits in dire need of volunteers [Macon County News and Shopping Guide]
• More North Carolinians died of opioid overdoses in 2022 than ever before. Advocates call for broader harm reduction strategies. [BPR]
• The Punisher and the Punished: A conversation with retired Force Recon Marine Corporal Adam Ranke [Mountain Philosopher]
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National and World News Roundup
• Blinken Trip to China Postponed After Suspected Spy Balloon Spotted Over U.S. [WSJ (video and audio)] [WSJ (article archive)]
What’s inside China’s spy balloon? Former CIA director explains | NBC News
Pentagon briefing on Chinese spy balloon | Fox News
2nd Chinese balloon spotted over Latin America as debate continues over U.S. response | KABC-TV (Los Angeles, CA)
• Canada tracked suspected Chinese spy balloon over Canadian airspace since last weekend: sources [CTV News]
• China confirms balloon is theirs, as spokesperson claims it is civilian research airship [Fox News]
Sheriff Chases Down Japanese Bomb Balloon
• Iran behind hack of French magazine Charlie Hebdo, Microsoft says [Reuters]
• Employees had nowhere to wash hands at ice cream factory behind listeria outbreak, FDA says [CBS News]
• 2 arrested in central California shooting that left 6 dead, including mother clutching 10-month-old son [CNN]
• Antisemitic Kanye 'Ye' West remarks found written around University of Florida campus [The Gainesville Sun]
• Sorry, not sorry: Some 1/6 rioters change tune after apology [AP News]
• Tate rape allegations, text exchanges with women detailed in court document [Washington Post]
• The 2022 Long-Term Budget Outlook (July 2022) [Congressional Budget Office ] [PDF Download]
Washington Today (2-3-23): Sec Blinken postpones trip to China due to Chinese spy balloon over U.S. | C-SPAN RADIO
Washington Week full episode, February 3, 2023 | Washington Week PBS
Brooks and Capehart on the state of the 2024 race for the White House | PBS Newshour
Global National: Feb. 3, 2023 | What suspected Chinese spy balloon means for diplomacy with China
Nightly News Full Broadcast (February 3rd)
PBS NewsHour full episode, (February 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 4:58pm CET, 2 February 2023, there have been 100,941,827 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 1,097,246 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 27 January 2023, a total of 661,064,315 vaccine doses have been administered.
Globally, as of 4:58pm CET, 2 February 2023, there have been 753,823,259 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 6,814,976 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 31 January 2023, a total of 13,168,935,724 vaccine doses have been administered.
Ep 123 Osterholm Update: Nowhere Land | CIDRAP
• CDC tracking new, potentially dangerous COVID variant [NBC Montana]
• COVID-19 vaccines and treatments could go to private market this summer, White House official says [CBS News]
• Low immunity, overwhelmed hospitals fuel Covid-19 deaths in ageing Japan [BBC News]
• The evidence remains clear: SARS-CoV-2 emerged via the wildlife trade (Nov 2022) [PNAS Vol. 119 | No. 47]
• Incidence of Febrile Seizures in Children with COVID-19 [MDPI]
• TWiV Special: One COVID vaccine for them all with Paul Offit [Microbe TV]
• TWiV 979: Flushing out the viroids [Microbe TV]
• TWiV 978: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin [Microbe TV]
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Science and Technology News Roundup
• The Secret to Making Concrete That Lasts 1,000 Years [Wired]
• Elon Musk Found Not Liable in Trial Over Tweets Proposing to Take Tesla Private [Wall Street Journal]
• A Judge Just Used ChatGPT to Make a Court Decision [Vice News]
• Warren Buffett’s right-hand man Charlie Munger, who once called crypto ‘rat poison,’ says we should follow China’s lead and ban cryptocurrencies altogether [Yahoo! Finance]
• Apple sales drop 5% in largest quarterly revenue decline since 2016 [CNBC]
• The newest feature in the Microsoft Store is more ads [ARS TECHNICA]
• Europe looks to geothermal energy as gas alternative [Tech Explore]
Evergreen Links
• Red Dead Online player bids farewell to Google Stadia save by releasing horse they named after their departed daughter [Games Radar]
Dan Carlin's Hardcore History 69 - Twilight of the Æsir
• 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]
How Do We Know What We Know? Philosophy of Science | Fraser Cain
Podcasts and Long Form Videos (History, Culture, Science, Space, Technology and Current Events)
Anything covering educational, entertainment, history, current events, and technology topics
Tim Dodd: SpaceX, Starship, Rocket Engines, and Future of Space Travel | Lex Fridman Podcast #356
SpaceX Starlink 5-3 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 2 February 2023 | SciNews
The Level1 Show February 3 2023: United Simps Military | Level1Techs
Cloning Dodos is for the Birds - DTNS 4447 | Daily Tech News Show
Japan’s EUV Failure | Asianometry
Why OpenAI’s ChatGPT Is Such A Big Deal | CNBC
How Geography Started the Jurassic | Atlas Pro
This is how you win your freedom ⚔️ First War of Scottish Independence | HistoryMarche
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Special Section: The Russo-Ukrainian War
(sharing of a particular source is not an endorsement)
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 03 [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF for February 3rd]
• Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 345 [Al Jazeera]
• LIVEBLOG: Day 345 of Russian aggression against Ukraine [TVP World]
• Russo-Ukrainian War. Day 345: Von der Leyen believes Ukraine will become an EU member [Euromaiden Press]
• U.S. Destroyer Operating Near the Black Sea for First Time Since Russia Invaded Ukraine [U.S. Naval Institute News]
• Western allies pledge precision rockets, missile systems to Kyiv [Al Jazeera]
• Zelenskyy holds summit with top EU officials [TVP World]
• EU has no 'rigid timelines' for Ukraine's membership [DW News]
• A day in Bakhmut as Ukrainian city's last residents face Russian advance [France 24]
How is power restored in Ukraine after Russian attacks? | BBC News
G7 price cap and ban on Russia's seaborne oil kick in | Counting the Cost
Video from the 93rd brigade of the fierce fighting to hold Bakhmut - Military Mind | TVP World
EU to impose new sanctions against Russia | DW News
Why Putin is Scared of NATO Sending Tanks to Ukraine | The Infographics Show
News from Russian or pro-Russian outlets or Video About the Russian Perspective
• Pentagon allows Ukraine to fire long-range missiles at will [Russia Today]
• Onet: Ukraine will lose in six months due to shell shortage [Pravda]
• Akhmat commando unit takes stronghold near Vesyoloye settlement, says Chechen leader [TASS]
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On This Day
February 4th is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 330 days remain until the end of the year (331 in leap years).
Historical Events
(Please note that the Wikipedia articles often contain a bibliography and links to where you can learn more about a historical event)
211 – Following the death of Rome's Emperor Septimius Severus at Eboracum (modern York, England) while preparing to lead a campaign against the Caledonians, the empire is left in the control of his two quarrelling sons, Caracalla and Geta, whom he had instructed to make peace.
960 – The coronation of Zhao Kuangyin as Emperor Taizu of Song, initiating the Song dynasty period of China that would last more than three centuries.
1169 – A strong earthquake strikes the Ionian coast of Sicily, causing tens of thousands of injuries and deaths, especially in Catania.
1454 – Thirteen Years' War: The Secret Council of the Prussian Confederation sends a formal act of disobedience to the Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights, sparking the Thirteen Years' War.
1555 – John Rogers is burned at the stake, becoming the first English Protestant martyr under Mary I of England.
1703 – In Edo (now Tokyo), all but one of the Forty-seven Ronin commit seppuku (ritual suicide) as recompense for avenging their master's death.
1758 – The city of Macapá in Brazil is founded by Sebastião Veiga Cabral.
1789 – George Washington is unanimously elected as the first President of the United States by the U.S. Electoral College.
1794 – The French legislature abolishes slavery throughout all territories of the French First Republic. It would be reestablished in the French West Indies in 1802.
1797 – The Riobamba earthquake strikes Ecuador, causing up to 40,000 casualties.
1801 – John Marshall is sworn in as Chief Justice of the United States.
1810 – Napoleonic Wars: Britain seizes Guadeloupe.
1820 – The Chilean Navy under the command of Lord Cochrane completes the two-day long Capture of Valdivia with just 300 men and two ships.
1825 – The Ohio Legislature authorizes the construction of the Ohio and Erie Canal and the Miami and Erie Canal.
1846 – The first Mormon pioneers make their exodus from Nauvoo, Illinois, westward towards Salt Lake Valley.
1859 – The Codex Sinaiticus is discovered in Egypt.
1861 – American Civil War: In Montgomery, Alabama, delegates from six breakaway U.S. states meet and form the Confederate States of America.
1899 – The Philippine–American War begins with the Battle of Manila.
1932 – Second Sino-Japanese War: Harbin, Manchuria, falls to Japan.
1938 – Adolf Hitler appoints himself as head of the Armed Forces High Command.
1941 – The United Service Organization (USO) is created to entertain American troops.
1945 – World War II: Santo Tomas Internment Camp is liberated from Japanese authority.
1945 – World War II: The Yalta Conference between the "Big Three" (Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin) opens at the Livadia Palace in the Crimea.
1945 – World War II: The British Indian Army and Imperial Japanese Army begin a series of battles known as the Battle of Pokoku and Irrawaddy River operations.
1948 – Ceylon (later renamed Sri Lanka) becomes independent within the British Commonwealth.
1961 – The Angolan War of Independence and the greater Portuguese Colonial War begin.
1966 – All Nippon Airways Flight 60 plunges into Tokyo Bay, killing 133.
1967 – Lunar Orbiter program: Lunar Orbiter 3 lifts off from Cape Canaveral's Launch Complex 13 on its mission to identify possible landing sites for the Surveyor and Apollo spacecraft.
1974 – The Symbionese Liberation Army kidnaps Patty Hearst in Berkeley, California.
1974 – M62 coach bombing: The Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) explodes a bomb on a bus carrying off-duty British Armed Forces personnel in Yorkshire, England. Nine soldiers and three civilians are killed.
1975 – Haicheng earthquake (magnitude 7.3 on the Richter scale) occurs in Haicheng, Liaoning, China.
1976 – In Guatemala and Honduras an earthquake kills more than 22,000.
1977 – A Chicago Transit Authority elevated train rear-ends another and derails, killing 11 and injuring 180, the worst accident in the agency's history.
1992 – A coup d'état is led by Hugo Chávez against Venezuelan President Carlos Andrés Pérez.
1997 – En route to Lebanon, two Israeli Sikorsky CH-53 troop-transport helicopters collide in mid-air over northern Galilee, Israel, killing 73.
1998 – The 5.9 Mw Afghanistan earthquake shakes the Takhar Province with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong). With 2,323 killed, and 818 injured, damage is considered extreme.
1999 – Unarmed West African immigrant Amadou Diallo is shot 41 times by four plainclothes New York City police officers on an unrelated stake-out, inflaming race relations in the city.
2000 – The World Summit Against Cancer for the New Millennium, Charter of Paris is signed by the President of France, Jacques Chirac and the Director General of UNESCO, Koichiro Matsuura, initiating World Cancer Day which is held on February 4 every year.
2003 – The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia adopts a new constitution, becoming a loose confederacy between Montenegro and Serbia.
2004 – Facebook, a mainstream online social networking site, is founded by Mark Zuckerberg and Eduardo Saverin.
2015 – TransAsia Airways Flight 235, with 58 people on board, en route from the Taiwanese capital Taipei to Kinmen, crashes into the Keelung River just after takeoff, killing 43 people.
2020 – The COVID-19 pandemic causes all casinos in Macau to be closed down for 15 days.
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Published at 5:00am on Saturday, February 04, 2023
Author: Bobby Coggins
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