Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
Hot and dry high pressure continues over the western Carolinas and northeast Georgia today. A cold front arrives from the northwest on Friday and brings rain chances throughout the weekend but not much rain is expected. Dry weather returns early next week.
A map of the currently active fires follows the three day forecast in the Hazards section.
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Burn ban issued for 14 counties in Western North Carolina due to hazardous forest fire conditions Local Weather
General Forecast Through Saturday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 11pm. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Light and variable winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
Showers likely, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with highs in the low-to-mid 60s. Winds out of the west 3 to 7 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with lows in the lower 40s. Winds out of the north around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Veterans Day
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 3pm. Cloudy, with highs in the upper 50s.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers after 11pm. Cloudy, with lows around 40.
`Highlands Plateau
Today
Mostly sunny, with highs near 70. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after midnight. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph becoming calm around midnight. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
Showers likely, mainly after 8am. Areas of fog before 7am. Otherwise, cloudy, with highs in the mid 50s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph in the morning shifting to come out west in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the east around 5 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Veterans Day
A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with highs in the mid 40s.
Saturday Night
Rain likely, mainly after 2am. Cloudy, with lows around 40. Chance of rain is 60%.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 7 mph.
Tonight
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 11pm. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
Showers likely. Cloudy, with highs in the low-to-mid 60s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph n the morning increasing to come out of the north in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 7pm. Cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 40s. Winds out of the north around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Veterans Day
A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with highs in the mid 50s.
Saturday Night
Rain likely, mainly after 2am. Cloudy, with lows around 40. Chance of rain is 60%.
Nantahala Area
Today
Partly sunny, with highs in the lower 70s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly after 9pm. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 50s. Light and variable winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
Showers, mainly before 5pm. Areas of fog before 7am. Highs in the mid-to-upper 50s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning shifting to come out of the northwest in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 7pm. Cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Veterans Day
A 30 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with highs in the lower 50s.
Saturday Night
Rain likely, mainly after 4am. Cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s. Chance of rain is 60%.
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Hazards
There are multiple hazardous conditions that have the potential to impact Macon County residents. There is an Air Quality Alert for smoke from nearby wildires and a burn ban is now in effect due to dry conditions and low humidity. Anyone who was in Macon County seven years ago during the 2016 wildfires knows what can happen if people ignore the burn ban. [LINK TO BURN BAN INFO]
Air Quality Alert Message
Relayed by National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
1232 AM EST Thu Nov 9 2023
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality in Raleigh NC has issued a Code Red Air Quality Action Day for Fine Particulates for elevations below 4000 feet in Macon County, until midnight EST tonight.
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality in Raleigh NC has issued a Code Red Air Quality Action Day for Fine Particulates for elevations below 4000 feet in Macon County, until midnight EST tonight.
An Air Quality Action Day means that Fine Particulates concentrations within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards. For additional information, please visit the North Carolina Division of Air Quality Web site at https://airquality.climate.ncsu.edu/.
Record Weather Events for November 9th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 78°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1975
Lowest Temperature 13°F in Highlands in 1900
Greatest Rainfall 2.55 inches in Highlands in 2015
Greatest Snowfall 4.0 inches in Highlands in 1968
Record Weather Events for November (1872-2017)
Highest Temperature 83°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on Nov 4, 2003
Lowest Temperature -3°F in Highlands on Nov 25, 1950
Greatest Rainfall 4.69 inches in Highlands on Nov 29, 1914
Greatest Snowfall 6.0 inches in Highlands on Nov 28, 1922
Record Weather Events for November 9th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 90°F in Maysville, Onslow County in 2009
Lowest Temperature 12°F in Banner Elk, Avery County in 1913
Greatest Rainfall 5.08 inches in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County in 1969
Greatest Snowfall 13.0 inches in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County in 2014
Record Weather Events for November in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 90°F in Goldsboro, Wayne County on 11-09-1900
Lowest Temperature -19°F in Montreat, Yancey County on 11-25-1950
Greatest Rainfall 8.15 inches in Idlewild, Ashe County on 11-06-1977
Greatest Snowfall 18.00 in Montreat, Yancey County on 11-04-1930
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Macon Calendar
MidDay Music, Saturdays 11a to 1pm at The Frog
573 E Main St., Franklin, NC ; frog28734@gmail.com; littletennessee.org
November 11th--BARRY ROMA—Classic love songs by artists such as Frank Sinatra, Roy Orbison, Johnny Mathis & more. You’ll love hearing Barry and his beautiful, baritone voice. You’ll swear you’re back on that date, back decades ago!
November 18th—Robby Greenburg’s Halfback Showcase—Several very talented musicians that have made their mark across the nation and finally have settled into the beautiful mountains of Western NC.
Frog Quarters is normally open 9a to 2p, Wednesdays thru Saturdays—beside the River Bridge. We are the Non-Profit supporting the Greenway with monies from sales from our Coffee & Gift Shop, Memberships and Donations. As always, thank you for your support!
News Briefing
---STATE AND LOCAL---
• Governor Declares State of Emergency in Response to Ongoing Wildfires in Western North Carolina [Macon Media]
• An unexpected adventure: Macon County couple recalls their evacuation from Israel [Smoky Mountain News]
• TDA’s promotion machine contributes to influx of transplants, rising housing costs [Mountain Xpress]
• Flight restrictions imposed to keep public from interfering with firefighting efforts [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• NC rides national wave of Democratic victories [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Nantahala and Pisgah national forests ban campfires; WNC wildfires burn 7.5 square miles [Asheville Citizen-Times]
---NATIONAL---
REPLAY: Third Republican presidential debate | NBC News
President Biden Delivers Remarks on Bidenomics | The White House
• Republican debate highlights: 5 key moments from the third GOP debate in Miami [CBS News]
• Who won, who lost and who went ‘unhinged’ in Miami [Politico]
• Washington election offices evacuated due to suspicious envelopes containing fentanyl [ABC News]
• U.S. looks to China to commit to working together on fentanyl crisis as Biden and Xi prepare to meet [NBC News]
• SAG-AFTRA actors’ union reaches tentative labor agreement with Hollywood studios [CNBC]
• “Statutory Interpretation 101” in government sovereign immunity claim [SCOTUSblog]
International News Headlines
US launches retaliatory airstrikes in Syria | ABC News
How smugglers lure in buyers for illegal routes from Pakistan to Europe | BBC Newsnight
• Uganda Unrest: UK, US issue fresh security alert [Africa News]
• Israel at war: IDF operates in Gaza, terror in West Bank [Jerusalem Post]
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 8, 2023 [Institute for the Studay of War]
• Malaysian ex-minister Syed Saddiq gets 7 years in jail, whipping for embezzlement [South China Morning Post]
• Can the Palestinian Authority lead a post-Hamas Gaza Strip? [France 24]
• Global wine production falls to 62-year low in 2023 [BBC]
Washington Today (11-8-23): Vice President Harris credits abortion rights in Dem election victories | C-SPAN
Global National: Nov. 8, 2023 | Rafah border crossing closed again as attacks on Gaza intensify
ABC World News Tonight Full Broadcast - Nov. 7, 2023
Nightly News Full Broadcast - Nov. 8 | NBC News
PBS NewsHour full episode, (November 8, 2023)
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On This Day
November 9th is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 52 days remain until the end of the year.
This day marks the approximate midpoint of autumn in the Northern Hemisphere and of spring in the Southern Hemisphere (starting the season at the September equinox).
Historical Events
(Please note that the Wikipedia articles often contain a bibliography and links to where you can learn more about a historical event)
694 – At the Seventeenth Council of Toledo, Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims, sentencing all Jews to slavery.
• [Wikipedia: Seventeenth Council of Toledo]
• [The History of Spain Podcast: Visigothic Twilight]
• [Wikipedia: Visigothic Kingdom]
1277 – The Treaty of Aberconwy, a humiliating settlement forced on Llywelyn ap Gruffudd by King Edward I of England, brings a temporary end to the Welsh Wars.
1313 – Louis the Bavarian defeats his cousin Frederick I of Austria at the Battle of Gammelsdorf.
1330 – At the Battle of Posada, Basarab I of Wallachia defeats the Hungarian army of Charles I Robert.
1456 – Ulrich II, Count of Celje, last ruler of the County of Cilli, is assassinated in Belgrade.
1520 – More than 50 people are sentenced and executed in the Stockholm Bloodbath.
1620 – Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower sight land at Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
1688 – Glorious Revolution: William of Orange captures Exeter.
1720 – The synagogue of Judah HeHasid is burned down by Arab creditors, leading to the expulsion of the Ashkenazim from Jerusalem.
1729 – Spain, France and Great Britain sign the Treaty of Seville.
1780 – American Revolutionary War: In the Battle of Fishdam Ford a force of British and Loyalist troops fail in a surprise attack against the South Carolina Patriot militia under Brigadier General Thomas Sumter.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Fishdam Ford]
• [VIDEO: The Battle of Fishdams Ford]
• [The Battle of Fish Dam Ford]
1791 – Foundation of the Dublin Society of United Irishmen.
1799 – Napoleon Bonaparte leads the Coup of 18 Brumaire ending the Directory government, and becoming First Consul of the successor Consulate Government.
1851 – Kentucky marshals abduct abolitionist minister Calvin Fairbank from Jeffersonville, Indiana, and take him to Kentucky to stand trial for helping a slave escape.
1862 – American Civil War: Union General Ambrose Burnside assumes command of the Army of the Potomac, after George B. McClellan is removed.
1867 – Tokugawa shogunate hands power back to the Emperor of Japan, starting the Meiji Restoration.
• [Wikipedia: Meiji Restoration]
• [How Japan Became a Great Power in Only 40 Years (1865 - 1905) // Japanese History Documentary]
• [Feature History - Meiji Restoration]
• [The Meiji Restoration and Modernization]
1872 – The Great Boston Fire of 1872.
• [Wikipedia: Great Boston Fire of 1872]
• [VIDEO MAP: How the fire was fought and how it spread]
• [Hero at the Great Boston Fire of 1872]
• [Video presentation by the Boston Fire Historical Society ]
• [The Great Boston Fire of 1872: A search for memory]
1881 – Mapuche rebels attack the fortified Chilean settlement of Temuco.
1887 – The United States receives rights to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
1900 – Russia has completed occupation of Manchuria with 100,000 troops.
• [Wikipedia: History of Manchuria after 1860]
• [VIDEO: Boxer Rebellion and Russian Invasion of Manchuria]
1906 – Theodore Roosevelt is the first sitting President of the United States to make an official trip outside the country. He did so to inspect progress on the Panama Canal.
1907 – The Cullinan Diamond is presented to King Edward VII on his birthday.
1913 – The Great Lakes Storm of 1913, the most destructive natural disaster ever to hit the lakes, reaches its greatest intensity after beginning two days earlier. The storm destroys 19 ships and kills more than 250 people.
• [Wikipedia: Great Lakes Storm of 1913]
• [VIDEO: Disasters of the Century | Season 3 | Episode 29 | Great Lakes Storm | Ian Michael Coulson]
• [Great Lakes Storm of 1913]
1914 – SMS Emden is sunk by HMAS Sydney in the Battle of Cocos.
1918 – Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany abdicates after the German Revolution, and Germany is proclaimed a Republic.
1923 – In Munich, police and government troops crush the Nazi Beer Hall Putsch.
1935 – The Congress of Industrial Organizations is founded in Atlantic City, New Jersey, by eight trade unions belonging to the American Federation of Labor.
1937 – Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese Army withdraws from the Battle of Shanghai.
1938 – The Nazi German diplomat Ernst vom Rath dies from gunshot wounds by Herschel Grynszpan, an act which the Nazis used as an excuse to instigate the 1938 national pogrom, also known as Kristallnacht.
• [Wikipedia Bio: Herschel Grynszpan]
• [VIDEO: Herschel - The Boy Who Started World War 2]
• [VIDEO: The Strange Story of Herschel Grynszpan]
1940 – Warsaw is awarded the Virtuti Militari by the Polish government-in-exile.
1953 – Cambodia gains independence from France.
1960 – Robert McNamara is named president of Ford Motor Company, the first non-Ford to serve in that post. A month later, he resigned to join the administration of newly elected John F. Kennedy.
1963 – At Miike coal mine, Miike, Japan, an explosion kills 458, and hospitalises 839 with carbon monoxide poisoning.
• [UN University: Chapter - 5 The Miike coal-mine explosion]
1965 – Several U.S. states and parts of Canada are hit by a series of blackouts lasting up to 13 hours in the Northeast blackout of 1965.
• [James Burke Connections, Ep. 1 "The Trigger Effect"] (Documentary that includes the 1965 Blackout as part of the program) NBC NEWS - 1965 NEW YORK CITY BLACKOUT (11-9-1965)
• [James Burke Connections, Ep. 1 "The Trigger Effect"] (Documentary that includes the 1965 Blackout as part of the program)
• [Wikipedia: Northeast blackout of 1965]
• [NBC News Coverage]
• [History Mania: New York Power Blackout of 1965]
1965 – A Catholic Worker Movement member, Roger Allen LaPorte, protesting against the Vietnam War, sets himself on fire in front of the United Nations building.
1967 – Apollo program: NASA launches the unmanned Apollo 4 test spacecraft, atop the first Saturn V rocket, from Florida's Cape Kennedy.
1970 – Vietnam War: The Supreme Court of the United States votes 6–3 against hearing a case to allow Massachusetts to enforce its law granting residents the right to refuse military service in an undeclared war.
1979 – Cold War: Nuclear false alarm: The NORAD computers and the Alternate National Military Command Center in Fort Ritchie, Maryland detected purported massive Soviet nuclear strike. After reviewing the raw data from satellites and checking the early-warning radars, the alert is cancelled.
• [A Nuclear False Alarm that Looked Exactly Like the Real Thing]
• [The 3 a.m. call and the 1979 NORAD Alert]
• [The night the world almost ended - BBC REEL]
1985 – Garry Kasparov, 22, of the Soviet Union becomes the youngest World Chess Champion by beating fellow Soviet Anatoly Karpov.
1989 – Cold War: Fall of the Berlin Wall: East Germany opens checkpoints in the Berlin Wall, allowing its citizens to travel to West Berlin.
1993 – Stari Most, the "old bridge" in the Bosnian city of Mostar, built in 1566, collapses after several days of bombing by Croat forces during the Croat–Bosniak War.
1994 – The chemical element darmstadtium is discovered.
1998 – A U.S. federal judge, in the largest civil settlement in American history, orders 37 U.S. brokerage houses to pay US$1.03 billion to cheated NASDAQ investors to compensate for price fixing.
1998 – Capital punishment in the United Kingdom, already abolished for murder, is completely abolished for all remaining capital offences.
1999 – TAESA Flight 725 crashes after takeoff from Uruapan International Airport in Uruapan, Michoacán, Mexico, killing all 18 people on board.
2000 – Uttarakhand officially becomes the 27th state of India, formed from thirteen districts of northwestern Uttar Pradesh.
2004 – Firefox 1.0 is released.
2005 – The Venus Express mission of the European Space Agency is launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
2005 – Suicide bombers attack three hotels in Amman, Jordan, killing at least 60 people.
2012 – A train carrying liquid fuel crashes and bursts into flames in northern Myanmar, killing 27 people and injuring 80 others.
2012 – At least 27 people are killed and dozens are wounded in conflicts between inmates and guards at Welikada prison in Colombo.
2019 – Kartarpur Corridor was started by India and Pakistan.
2020 – Second Nagorno-Karabakh War: an armistice agreement was signed between Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia that ended the war.
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Published at 5:00am on Thursday, November 09, 2023
Author: Bobby Coggins
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