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GENERAL OUTLOOK
Small rain chances return today through Thursday, mainly across western areas as a cold front approaches. The front will cross our area Thursday night into Friday, with rain ending by the weekend. Dry and cooler conditions are expected for Saturday and Sunday before above normal temperatures return early next week.
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 Friday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Scattered showers, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the lower 60s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
Scattered showers, mainly before 2am. Patchy fog after 8pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 50s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers before 8am, then a chance of rain between 8am and noon, then a chance of showers after noon. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 60s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Showers. Lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph shifting to come out of the northwest after midnight. Chance of rain is 100%.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 8am. Partly sunny, with highs near 50.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 20.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Scattered showers, mainly after 3pm. Patchy fog before noon. Otherwise, cloudy, with highs in the mid 50s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Scattered showers, mainly before 2am. Patchy fog after 9pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with lows in the upper 40s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers before 8am, then a chance of rain between 8am and noon, then showers likely after noon. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, cloudy, with highs in the mid 50s. Winds out of the southwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Showers. Lows in the low-to-mid 40s. Winds out of the south 10 to 15 mph shifting to come out of the northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of rain is 100%.
Friday
Showers likely before 7am, then a chance of rain between 7am and 11am. Partly sunny, with highs in the upper 40s. Chance of rain is 60%.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 20.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Scattered showers, mainly after 3pm. Patchy fog before noon. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs near 60. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
Scattered showers, mainly before 2am. Patchy fog after 8pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 50s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers before 8am, then a chance of rain between 8am and noon, then showers likely after noon. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the lower 60s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph shifting to come out of the northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of rain is 100%.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 8am. Partly sunny, with highs near 50.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the lower 20s.
Nantahala Area
Today
Scattered showers before 1pm, then isolated showers after 2pm. Patchy fog before midmorning. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs near 60. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
Scattered showers, mainly before 3am. Patchy fog after 9pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 50s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Thursday
A chance of showers before 8am, then a chance of rain between 8am and noon, then showers likely after noon. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs near 60. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Lows around 40. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph increasing and shifting to come out of the northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of rain is 100%.
Friday
A chance of showers before 10am, then a slight chance of rain between 10am and noon. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 40s. Chance of rain is 30%.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the lower 20s.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
A cold front will cross the area Thursday night. Widespread showers and isolated thunderstorms will accompany the front with the potential for heavy rainfall and isolated flooding.
Latest US Drought Monitor Map for North Carolina.
Space Weather A Solar Polar Vortex and the X-Factor Returns | Space Weather News: 10 February 2023
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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 51 (MODERATE) for most of the county, and the ridges and other higher elevations PM2.5 AQI is 51 (MODERATE)
Fire and Smoke Map
Local Air Monitor
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the medium range (6.7 out of 12) today with Juniper, Elm, and Alder being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium range (5.7 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for February 15th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 76°F in Franklin in 1989
Lowest Temperature 0°F in Highlands in 1943
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 1.96 inches in Highlands in 1893
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 6.0 inches in Highlands in 1895
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 (also a state record)
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 15th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 84°F in Laurinburg, Scotland County in 1989
Lowest Temperature -12°F in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County in 2015
Greatest Rainfall 3.12 inches in Monroe, Union County in 1912
Greatest Snowfall 18.0 inches in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County in 1991
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)
Friday, February 17th, 2023
Annual Town Council Retreat (social gathering portion) in the lower level of the Franklin town hall beginning at 6:00am.
Saturday, February 18th, 2023
Annual Town Council Retreat (work session) in the lower level of the Franklin town hall beginning at 8:30am.
Tuesday, February 21st, 2023
Pancake Supper
Maiden's Chapel Church (located at 230 Maiden's Chapel Road) will host a pancake supper on Tuesday, February 21st from 5-7 p.m. Donations will be accepted for the church.
Macon County Board of Commissioners Meeting
The February 2023 Regular Meeting of the Macon County Board of Commissioners. Meeting begins at 6pm in the commissioners boardroom on the third floor. Access after 5pm will be through the back entrance to the courthouse. The public agenda and agenda packet will be added soon.
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2023
NC Reads Discussion Viewing at the Macon County Public Library
Wed, Feb 22, 6:30 PM in the Macon County Public Library Meeting Room – Carolina Built with Kianna Alexander Join NC Humanities for an interactive panel discussion examining themes from this month’s NC Reads selection. This panel will explore the story based on the life and legacy of Josephine N. Leary, an African-American entrepreneur and business woman who lived in North Carolina during the Reconstruction Era. Visit the library to borrow the book, or use Libby and your library card to read the ebook or audiobook.
(You can also view the Zoom panel at home by visiting https://nchumanities.org/program/north-carolina-reads/ to register)
Thursday, February 23, 2023,
Yoga at the Macon County Public Library
Meet in the Living Room for an all levels vinyasa flow yoga class as we move mindfully through the body with the breath to create a deep sense of calm and relaxation, releasing tension, stress and anxiety.
Please bring a mat and plan to arrive by 5:55 p.m. before the doors lock at 6:00 p.m.
Saturday March 4th
Chili Cook Off
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
• Protecting Native histories: Tribal representatives gather in Cherokee, talk preservation [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Investigations cause shake-up on tribal alcohol board [ Smoky Mountain News]
• GOP lawmakers try to roll back gun purchase, carry limits [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Angel Medical Center President's Column for February 2023 [Macon Media]
• Officials believe NC Auditor Beth Wood made personal use of state car, records show [BPR]
• Letter to the Editor: Did you purchase an Aetna CVS Health plan for 2023? [Macon Media]
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National and World News Roundup
• Why Planes Were Grounded for the First Time Since 9/11 [ Wall Street Journal ]
• Nikki Haley announces 2024 White House run [Politico]
• Ohio officials say air quality in East Palestine is fine but not to drink the water [ WYSO-FM (Yellow Springs, OH) ]
• Worried residents near Ohio train derailment report dead fish and chickens as authorities say it's safe to return [NBC News]
• Russian bombers intercepted near Alaska ‘in no way related’ to recent objects: NORAD [Global News]
• Boeing, Airbus Sell 470 Planes to Air India in Record Deal [Wall Street Journal]
• The 2022 Long-Term Budget Outlook (July 2022) [Congressional Budget Office ] [PDF Download]
Washington Today (2-14-23): Senators call for more disclosure on floating objects shot down | C-SPAN RADIO
Global National: Feb. 14, 2023 | White House says 3 downed objects likely harmless
Nightly News Full Broadcast (February 14th)
PBS NewsHour full episode, (February 14, 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 7:34pm CET, 14 February 2023, there have been 101,496,168 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 1,103,936 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 27 January 2023, a total of 661,064,315 vaccine doses have been administered.
Globally, as of 7:34pm CET, 14 February 2023, there have been 756,135,075 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 6,841,152 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 31 January 2023, a total of 13,168,935,724 vaccine doses have been administered.
• Long COVID Now Looks like a Neurological Disease, Helping Doctors to Focus Treatments [Scientific American]
• NYC Mayor Eric Adams says vaccine mandates could return because COVID 'isn't going away' [Morning Star]
• WHO abandons plans for crucial second phase of COVID-origins investigation [Nature]
• Plans to Require Student COVID-19 Vaccinations Flopped. Here’s Why [Education Week]
• Short and Long-Term Cardiovascular Sequelae after SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Narrative Review Focusing on Athletes [MDPI]
• TWiV 983: One flu vaccine for them all with Scott Hensley [Microbe TV]
• TWiV 982: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin [Microbe TV]
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Science and Technology News Roundup
• Microsoft’s ChatGPT-powered Bing is getting ‘unhinged’ and argumentative, some users say: It ‘feels sad and scared’ [Fortune]
• New Blood Test Detects Alzheimer’s Disease 3.5 Years Before Clinical Diagnosis [SciTechDaily]
• Hyundai, Kia roll out free technology upgrade to curb nationwide theft epidemic [KSDK-TV (St Louis, MO) via MSN]
• How to make hydrogen straight from seawater – no desalination required [RMIT University (Australia)]
• ‘Aims’: the software for hire that can control 30,000 fake online profiles [The Guardian]
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
Hardcore History: AddendumEP24 Manifesting the Muse with Rick | Dan Carlin
• 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
The Level1 Show February 15 2023: Disney- | Level1Techs
Wide Multiverse of Sports - DTNS 4457 | Daily Tech News Show
Fixed on Pixel Superbowl Spot | TWiT-TV
Fermi Paradox: The Urability Problem and the Water Paradox | John Michael Godier
Is Ohio's Train Derailment a "Mini-Chernobyl"? [OFFICE HOURS] Podcast 106 | Kyle Hill
Airborne-NextGen 02.14.23: Pyka Cargo UAV, SpaceX-Ukraine, eRace Postponed | Aero-News Network
KDE PLASMA 5.27: the biggest, best KDE release yet! | The Linux Experiment
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Special Section: The Russo-Ukrainian War
(sharing of a particular source is not an endorsement)
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 14 [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF for February 14th]
• Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 357 [Al Jazeera]
• LIVEBLOG: Day 357 of Russian aggression against Ukraine [TVP World]
• Russo-Ukrainian War. Day 356: 130 pieces of Russian armored vehicles destroyed in just one week near Vuhledar [Euromaiden Press]
• Ukraine updates: Russia likely suffering high casualty rate [DW News]
• Russia holding Ukrainian children in camp network: Study [Al Jazeera]
• Suspected Iranian Weapons Seized by U.S. Navy May Go to Ukraine [WSJ (video and audio)] [WSJ (article archive)]
• Moldova, then Georgia, now Ukraine: How Russia built ‘bridgeheads into post-Soviet space’ [DW News]
Retired Marine: Russia has already lost the war in Ukraine, now it's only a matter of casualties... | Retired Marine: Russia has already lost the war in Ukraine, now it's only a matter of casualties... | TVP World
Live: European Parliament debates the war in Ukraine | DW News
Moldova reopens airspace after Russia accused of plotting to bring down its govt | FRANCE 24
Both Russia and Ukraine Prepare Offensives | Combat Footage Recap [Watch on Youtube (Age-Restricted)]
Small Drones and Loitering Munitions in Ukraine - The terrifying rise of cheap precision | Perun
News from Russian or pro-Russian outlets or Video About the Russian Perspective
• NATO to focus on ‘undersea cables and pipelines’ [Russia Today]
• Understand the roots of Russia-Ukraine conflict first [Pravda]
• Russian economy did not suffer collapse predicted by West — Le Monde [TASS' Russian News Agency]
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On This Day
February 15th is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 319 days remain until the end of the year (320 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)
438 – Roman emperor Theodosius II publishes the law codex Codex Theodosianus
590 – Khosrau II is crowned king of Persia.
706 – Byzantine emperor Justinian II has his predecessors Leontios and Tiberios III publicly executed in the Hippodrome of Constantinople.
1002 – At an assembly at Pavia of Lombard nobles, Arduin of Ivrea is restored to his domains and crowned King of Italy.
1113 – Pope Paschal II issues Pie Postulatio Voluntatis, recognizing the Order of Hospitallers.
1214 – During the Anglo-French War (1213–1214), an English invasion force led by John, King of England, lands at La Rochelle in France.
1493 – While on board the Niña, Christopher Columbus writes an open letter (widely distributed upon his return to Portugal) describing his discoveries and the unexpected items he came across in the New World.
1637 – Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor.
1690 – Constantin Cantemir, Prince of Moldavia, and the Holy Roman Empire sign a secret treaty in Sibiu, stipulating that Moldavia would support the actions led by the House of Habsburg against the Ottoman Empire.
1764 – The city of St. Louis is established in Spanish Louisiana (now in Missouri, USA).
1798 – The Roman Republic is proclaimed after Louis-Alexandre Berthier, a general of Napoleon, had invaded the city of Rome five days earlier.
1835 – Serbia's Sretenje Constitution briefly comes into effect.
1862 – American Civil War: Confederates commanded by Brig. Gen. John B. Floyd attack General Ulysses S. Grant's Union forces Fort Donelson, Tennessee. Unable to break the fort's encirclement, Floyd surrenders the following day.
1870 – Stevens Institute of Technology is founded in New Jersey, US, and offers the first Bachelor of Engineering degree in mechanical engineering.
1879 – Women's rights: US President Rutherford B. Hayes signs a bill allowing female attorneys to argue cases before the Supreme Court of the United States.
1891 – Allmänna Idrottsklubben (AIK) (Swedish Sports Club) is founded.
1898 – The battleship USS Maine explodes and sinks in Havana harbor in Cuba, killing about 274 of the ship's roughly 354 crew. The disaster pushes the United States to declare war on Spain.
1899 – Czar Nicholas II issue a declaration known as the February Manifesto, which reduces the autonomy of the Grand Duchy of Finland, thus beginning the first period of oppression.
1903 – The first teddy bear goes on sale in Brooklyn, New York.
1909 – The Flores Theater fire in Acapulco, Mexico kills 250.
1923 – Greece becomes the last European country to adopt the Gregorian calendar.
1925 – The 1925 serum run to Nome: The second delivery of serum arrives in Nome, Alaska.
1933 – In Miami, Giuseppe Zangara attempts to assassinate US President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt, but instead shoots Chicago mayor Anton J. Cermak, who dies of his wounds on March 6.
1942 – World War II: Fall of Singapore. Following an assault by Japanese forces, the British General Arthur Percival surrenders. About 80,000 Indian, United Kingdom and Australian soldiers become prisoners of war, the largest surrender of British-led military personnel in history.
1944 – World War II: The assault on Monte Cassino, Italy begins.
1944 – World War II: The Narva Offensive begins.
1945 – World War II: Third day of bombing in Dresden.
1946 – ENIAC, the first electronic general-purpose computer, is formally dedicated at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
1949 – Gerald Lankester Harding and Roland de Vaux begin excavations at Cave 1 of the Qumran Caves, where they will eventually discover the first seven Dead Sea Scrolls.
1952 – King George VI of the United Kingdom is buried in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.
1954 – Canada and the United States agree to construct the Distant Early Warning Line, a system of radar stations in the far northern Arctic regions of Canada and Alaska.
1961 – Sabena Flight 548 crashes in Belgium, killing 73, including the entire United States figure skating team along with several of their coaches and family members.
1965 – A new red-and-white maple leaf design is adopted as the flag of Canada, replacing the old Canadian Red Ensign banner.
1971 – The decimalisation of British coinage is completed on Decimal Day.
1972 – Sound recordings are granted U.S. federal copyright protection for the first time.
1972 – José María Velasco Ibarra, serving as President of Ecuador for the fifth time, is overthrown by the military for the fourth time.
1982 – The drilling rig Ocean Ranger sinks during a storm off the coast of Newfoundland, killing 84 workers.
1989 – Soviet–Afghan War: The Soviet Union officially announces that all of its troops have left Afghanistan.
1991 – The Visegrád Agreement, establishing cooperation to move toward free-market systems, is signed by the leaders of Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Poland.
1992 – Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer is sentenced in Milwaukee to life in prison.
1992 – Air Transport International Flight 805 crashes in Swanton, Ohio, near Toledo Express Airport, killing all four people on board.
1996 – At the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in China, a Long March 3 rocket, carrying an Intelsat 708, crashes into a rural village after liftoff, killing many people.
1996 – Embassy of the United States, Athens is attacked by an antitank rocket, by Revolutionary Organization 17 November, whose first victim was Richard Welch in 1975, leading to the Intelligence Identities Protection Act.
2001 – The first draft of the complete human genome is published in Nature.
2003 – Protests against the Iraq war take place in over 600 cities worldwide. It is estimated that between eight million and 30 million people participate, making this the largest peace demonstration in history.
2010 – Two trains collide in the Halle train collision in Halle, Belgium, killing 19 and injuring 171 people.
2012 – Three hundred and sixty people die in a fire at a Honduran prison in the city of Comayagua.
2013 – A meteor explodes over Russia, injuring 1,500 people as a shock wave blows out windows and rocks buildings. This happens unexpectedly only hours before the expected closest ever approach of the larger and unrelated asteroid 2012 DA14.
2021 – Sixty people drown and hundreds are missing after a boat sinks on the Congo River near the village of Longola Ekoti, Mai-Ndombe Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Published at 5:00am on Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Author: Bobby Coggins
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