Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
Dry and chilly high pressure will build into the region through Wednesday. Strong and gusty winds will be felt across the mountains today, but will weaken by tonight. Moisture will return from the west late this week, and unsettled weather will occur at times Friday through Sunday as waves of low pressure cross the Southeast.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Thursday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Sunny, with highs in the lower 40s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-teens. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs near 50. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 20s. Winds out of the west around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 50s.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 30s.
`Highlands Plateau
Today
Sunny, with highs in the mid 30s. Winds out of the northwest 25 to 30 mph in the morning decreasing to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows around 20. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning shifting to come out of the southwest in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the upper 20s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 50.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 30s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Sunny, with highs in the lower 40s. Winds out of the northwest 15to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Wind chilss will be in the single digits this morning.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the upper teens. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs near 50. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-to-upper 20s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 50s.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 30s.
Nantahala Area
Today
Sunny, with highs in the mid 30s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Wind chills will drop in to the single digits this morning.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the lower 20s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 40s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 30. Winds out of the southwest 3 to 7 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 50s.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 30s.
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Hazards
Most of the county will not experience hazardous weather conditions today, however, elevations above 3500 may experience wind chills in the single digits this morning.
Record Weather Events for November 28th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2021)
Highest Temperature 74°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2001
Lowest Temperature 4°F in Highlands in 1903
Greatest Rainfall 4.13 inches in Franklin in 1948
Greatest Snowfall 6.0 inches in Highlands in 1922
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of November Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 83°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 11-04-2003
Lowest Temperature -3°F in Highlands on 11-25-1950
Greatest Rainfall 4.69 inches in Highlands on 11-29-1914
Greatest Snowfall 6.0 inches in Highlands on 11-28-1922
(the excessive rainfall was due to the remnants of Hurricane Hilda)
Record Weather Events for November 28th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 84°F in Aurora, Beaufort County in 1973
Lowest Temperature 0°F in Banner Elk, Avery County in 1936
Greatest Rainfall 4.47 inches in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County in 2004
Greatest Snowfall 8.0 inches in Banner Elk, Avery County in 1912 />
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of November Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 89°F in High Point, Guilford County on 11-04-1974
Lowest Temperature -12°F in Grandfather Mountain, Avery County on 11-15-1969
Greatest Rainfall 9.70 inches in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County on 11-19-2003
Greatest Snowfall 13.00 in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 11-01-2014
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News Briefing
---STATE AND LOCAL---
• Drought forces Jackson County to postpone holiday fireworks, other festivities still a go [WLOS-TV 9Asheville, NC)]
• GOP lawmakers win an early battle in NC gerrymandering lawsuit [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Poll hints at potential challenge of powerful Senate leader Berger from within his party [Raleigh News and Observer]
• HCA and Mission Health: An FAQ [BPR]
---NATIONAL---
Biden speaks on efforts to improve supply chains and lower inflation | PBS NewsHour
Public pays respects | Rosalynn Carter lies in repose | xWXIA-TV (Atlanta, GA) xx
• Growing number of US children taking melatonin for sleep [BBC News]
• 3M, DuPont defeat massive class action over forever chemicals [Reuters]
• The Cost of Doing Business With China? A $40,000 Dinner With Xi Jinping Might Be Just the Start [Wall Street Journal]
• Court turns down request for relief in Arizona leadership’s voting law dispute [SCOTUSblog]
• Trump hints at expanded role for the military within the US. A legacy law gives him few guardrails [AP News]
• Biden’s Absence at Climate Summit Highlights His Fossil Fuel Conundrum [New York Times]
International News Headlines
Common virus surge in China linked to COVID lockdown | Vargas Report | News Nation
• Crimean gold must return to Ukraine - Dutch court [BBC News]
• Mexican journalists freed days after being abducted in southern province [Al Jazeera]
• Scholz addresses Bundestag over German budget crisis [DW News]
• N. Korean soldiers in truce village armed with pistols: sources [Yonhap News Agency]
• China eager for closer supply chains and no decoupling, Premier Li Qiang tells inaugural expo, in latest charm offensive [South China Morning Post]
• North Korean spy satellite photographs White House – Pyongyang [Russia Today]
• Journalism Is a Public Good and Should Be Publicly Funded [Scientific American]
--> Washington Today (11/27/23): Israel and Hamas agree to extend truce for two more days | C-SPAN Radio
President Biden on Release of Hostages from Gaza | C-SPAN
Global National: Nov. 27, 2023 | Temporary ceasefire in Gaza extended as 11 more hostages released
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - Nov. 27, 2023
Nightly News Full Broadcast - Nov. 27 | NBC News
PBS NewsHour full episode, (November 27, 2023)
---COVID--- Long COVID: All you need to know | Sabine Hossenfelder
• Vaccination, immunity, and the changing impact of COVID-19 on infant health [Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences]
• SARS-CoV-2 monoclonal antibody treatment followed by vaccination shifts human memory B cell epitope recognition suggesting antibody feedback [bioRxiv]
• Risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and hospitalization in individuals with natural, vaccine-induced and hybrid immunity: a retrospective population-based cohort study from Estonia [nature: scientifics report]
• TWiV 1062: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin [Microbe TV]
• TWiV 1063: Childhood paralysis with Kevin Messacar [Microbe TV]
Science and Technology SpaceX Starlink 124 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 28 November 2023 | SciNews
• The Sky This Week from November 24 to December 1: Celebrate November’s Full Beaver Moon [Astronomy Magazine]
• This Week's Sky at a Glance, November 24 - December 03 [Sky and Telescope Magazine]
Altman's Whiplash Weekend | TWiT TV
You Can't Escape Worms | Compilation | Journey to the Microcosmos
The Last of Starship V1 | Starbase Update | NASA Spaceflight
---SCIENCE VIDEOS--- The Level1 Show November 28 2023: Cloud Collection Will Continue Until Sleep Data Improves | Level1 Techs
There's No Back Row in Zoom - DTNS 4652 | Daily Tech News Show
This Week in Linux #243: Inkscape, LTS Kernels, EndeavourOS, Firefox 120, Steam Sale & more Linux news | Michael Tunnell
Open Space November 27th 2023: Live QA with Fraser | Fraser Cain
Infectious Disease Puscast #42 | Microbe TV
SpaceX Preparing Starship Version 2! Ship 25 Explodes, Raptor 3 Around the Corner, & Ariane VI Tests | Matt Lowne
SpaceX Starship Booster 9 Tank Slosh simulation | TheSpaceEngineer
How do magnets work? | Fermilab
This Simple Question Changed Gravity Forever | The Science Asylum
The High Frontier: The Untold Story of Gerard K. O'Neill (Free with Ads) | YouTube Movies & TV
Moon rush: the launch of a lunar economy | FT Film
The Coming Psychological Black Death | WhatIfAltHist
Special Section: The Hamas-Israel War of 2023
• Iran Updates (Refocused on the Israel-Hamas War), November 26, 2023 [Institute for the Understanding of War]
• Liveblog: Israel set for more hostage releases, Hamas calls for longer ceasefire [Jerusalem Post]
• Liveblog: Israel-Hamas war live: Calls to extend truce grow as captives released [Al Jazeera]
Israel’s Ground Assault to Cease-Fire | Task and Purpose
🔴 (discretion) Ceasefire in Gaza, Russia Gains Ground | Combat Footage Show
Israel, Hamas Extend Gaza Truce | Bloomberg Television
Houthis fire ballistic missiles toward US warship | Fox News
Pro-Russian News Sources
• US Senate announces vote on Ukraine aid [Russia Today]
• Special military operation to end with Russia reuniting with Ukraine [Pravda]
• Twenty-four Ukrainian drones destroyed up to now – Russian Defense Ministry [TASS]
----------UKRAINE VIDEOS------------ https://www.youtube.com/live/GhkH0hLBfYo?si=xMXmBFyc5nXOAOk7 https://www.youtube.com/live/GhkH0hLBfYo?t=28 🔴 (discretion) Ceasefire in Gaza, Russia Gains Ground | Combat Footage Show
Ukraine War Upd. EXTRA (20231126): ATACMS Info, Putin's Many Failures, & Weird Kids' Parties | ATP Geopolitics
Day 641: Ukraïnian Map | Ukraine News TV
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On This Day
November 28 is the 332nd day of the year (333rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 33 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)
587 – Treaty of Andelot: King Guntram of Burgundy recognizes Childebert II as his heir. 936 – Shi Jingtang is enthroned as the first emperor of the Later Jin by Emperor Taizong of Liao, following a revolt against Emperor Fei of Later Tang.
1443 – Skanderbeg and his forces liberate Kruja in central Albania and raise the Albanian flag.
1470 – Champa–Đại Việt War: Emperor Lê Thánh Tông of Đại Việt formally launches his attack against Champa.
1520 – An expedition under the command of Ferdinand Magellan passes through the Strait of Magellan.
1582 – In Stratford-upon-Avon, William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway pay a £40 bond for their marriage licence.
1627 – The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Navy has its greatest and last victory in the Battle of Oliwa.
1660 – At Gresham College, twelve men, including Christopher Wren, Robert Boyle, John Wilkins, and Sir Robert Moray decide to found what is later known as the Royal Society.
1666 – At least 3,000 men of the Royal Scots Army led by Tam Dalyell of the Binns defeat about 900 Covenanter insurgents led by James Wallace of Auchens in the Battle of Rullion Green.
1785 – The first Treaty of Hopewell is signed, by which the United States acknowledges Cherokee lands in what is now East Tennessee.
1798 – Trade between the United States and modern-day Uruguay begins when John Leamy's frigate John arrives in Montevideo.
1811 – Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73, premieres at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig.
1814 – The Times of London becomes the first newspaper to be produced on a steam-powered printing press, built by the German team of Koenig & Bauer.
1821 – Panama Independence Day: Panama separates from Spain and joins Gran Colombia.
1843 – Ka Lā Hui (Hawaiian Independence Day): The Kingdom of Hawaii is officially recognized by the United Kingdom and France as an independent nation.
1861 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America accept a rival state government's pronouncement that declares Missouri to be the 12th state of the Confederacy.
1862 – American Civil War: In the Battle of Cane Hill, Union troops under General James G. Blunt defeat General John Marmaduke's Confederates.
1885 – Bulgarian victory in the Serbo-Bulgarian War preserves the Unification of Bulgaria.
1893 – Women's suffrage in New Zealand concludes with the 1893 New Zealand general election.
1895 – The first American automobile race takes place over the 54 miles from Chicago's Jackson Park to Evanston, Illinois. Frank Duryea wins in approximately 10 hours.
1899 – The Second Boer War: a British column is engaged by Boer forces at the Battle of Modder River; although the Boers withdraw, the British suffer heavy casualties.
1905 – Irish nationalist Arthur Griffith founds Sinn Féin as a political party with the main aim of establishing a dual monarchy in Ireland.
1908 – A mine explosion in Marianna, Pennsylvania, kills 154 men, leaving only one survivor.
1912 – Albania declares its independence from the Ottoman Empire.
1914 – World War I: Following a war-induced closure in July, the New York Stock Exchange re-opens for bond trading.
1917 – The Estonian Provincial Assembly declares itself the sovereign power of Estonia.
1918 – The Soviet Forces moved against Estonia when the 6th Red Rifle Division struck the border town of Narva, which marked the beginning of the Estonian War of Independence.
1919 – Lady Astor is elected as a Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. She is the first woman to sit in the House of Commons. (Countess Markievicz, the first to be elected, refused to sit.)
1920 – FIDAC (The Interallied Federation of War Veterans Organisations), the first international organization of war veterans is established in Paris, France.
1920 – Irish War of Independence: Kilmichael Ambush: The Irish Republican Army ambush a convoy of British Auxiliaries and kill seventeen.
1925 – The Grand Ole Opry begins broadcasting in Nashville, Tennessee, as the WSM Barn Dance.
1942 – In Boston, Massachusetts, a fire in the Cocoanut Grove nightclub kills 492 people.
1943 – World War II: Tehran Conference: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin meet in Tehran, Iran, to discuss war strategy.
1958 – Chad, the Republic of the Congo, and Gabon become autonomous republics within the French Community.
1958 – First successful flight of SM-65 Atlas; the first operational intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), developed by the United States and the first member of the Atlas rocket family.
1960 – Mauritania becomes independent of France.
1964 – Mariner program: NASA launches the Mariner 4 probe toward Mars.
1964 – Vietnam War: National Security Council members agree to recommend that U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson adopt a plan for a two-stage escalation of bombing in North Vietnam.
1965 – Vietnam War: In response to U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson's call for "more flags" in Vietnam, Philippine President-elect Ferdinand Marcos announces he will send troops to help fight in South Vietnam.
1966 – Michel Micombero overthrows the monarchy of Burundi and makes himself the first president.
1967 – The first pulsar (PSR B1919+21, in the constellation of Vulpecula) is discovered by two astronomers Jocelyn Bell Burnell and Antony Hewish.
1971 – Fred Quilt, a leader of the Tsilhqot'in First Nation suffers severe abdominal injuries allegedly caused by Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers; he dies two days later.
1971 – Wasfi al-Tal, Prime Minister of Jordan, is assassinated by the Black September unit of the Palestine Liberation Organization.
1972 – Last executions in Paris: Claude Buffet and Roger Bontems are guillotined at La Santé Prison.
1975 – East Timor declares its independence from Portugal.
1979 – Air New Zealand Flight 901, a DC-10 sightseeing flight over Antarctica, crashes into Mount Erebus, killing all 257 people on board.
1980 – Iran–Iraq War: Operation Morvarid: The bulk of the Iraqi Navy is destroyed by the Iranian Navy in the Persian Gulf. (Commemorated in Iran as Navy Day.)
1987 – South African Airways Flight 295 crashes into the Indian Ocean, killing all 159 people on board.
1989 – Cold War: Velvet Revolution: In the face of protests, the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia announces it will give up its monopoly on political power.
1990 – British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher resigns as leader of the Conservative Party and, therefore, as Prime Minister. She is succeeded in both positions by John Major.
1991 – South Ossetia declares independence from Georgia.
2002 – Suicide bombers blow up an Israeli-owned hotel in Mombasa, Kenya; their colleagues fail in their attempt to bring down Arkia Israel Airlines Flight 582 with surface-to-air missiles.
2010 – Sun Way Flight 4112 crashes after takeoff from Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, Pakistan, killing 12 people.
2014 – Gunmen set off three bombs at the central mosque in the northern Nigerian city of Kano killing at least 120 people.
2016 – A chartered Avro RJ85 plane carrying at least 77 people, including the Chapecoense football team, crashes near Medellín, Colombia.
2020 – Over seven hundred civilians are massacred by the Ethiopian National Defense Force and Eritrean Army in Aksum, Ethiopia.
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Published at 5:00am on Tuesday, November 28, 2023
Author: Bobby Coggins
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