Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
High pressure moves off the East Coast as an area of low pressure develops over the Gulf of Mexico today and moves along the coast. Heavy rainfall and windy conditions will be possible Sunday into Monday. Dry high pressure will return Tuesday and remain over the region into late week.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Saturday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 50s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Showers, mainly after 11pm. Patchy fog after 5am. Lows in the lower 40s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of rain is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday
Showers, mainly before 3pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Highs near 50. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
A chance of rain showers before 4am, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows around freezing. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Monday
A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 10am, then a slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 40s. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper teens. Windy.
`Highlands Plateau
Today
Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 40s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
Showers, mainly after 10pm. The rain could be heavy at times. Patchy fog before midnight, then patchy fog after 2am. Lows around 40. Winds out of the east 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30mph. Chance of rain is 90%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Sunday
Showers. Patchy fog before 8am. Highs in the mid 40s. Winds out of the east 10 to 15 mph in the morning shifting to come out of the northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of rain is 90%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Sunday Night
A chance of rain showers before 3am, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows around freezing. Windy, with winds out of the northwest 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Wind chills could approach single digits at times overnight.
Monday
A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 11am, then a slight chance of rain showers between 11am and 4pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers after 4pm. Partly sunny, with highs near 40. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper teens. Windy.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Mostly cloudy, with highs in the lower 50s. Light and variable winds early in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.
Tonight
Showers, mainly after 10pm. Patchy fog before midnight, then patchy fog after 4am. Lows in the low-to-mid 40s. Winds out of teh southeast 5 to 15 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of rain is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday
Showers, mainly before 4pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Highs near 50. Winds out of the east 5 to 10 mph in the morning shifting to come out of the northwest in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 4am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 30s. Winds out of the northwest 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Monday
A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 10am, then a slight chance of rain showers between 10am and 4pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 40s. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 20. Windy.
Nantahala Area
Today
Increasing clouds, with highs in the lower 50s. Light winds out of the east in the morning increasing and shifting to come out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.
Tonight
Showers, mainly after 11pm. Lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the east 5 to 15 mph shifting to come out of the southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of rain is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday
Showers, mainly before 4pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Highs near 50. Light and variable winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 30s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday
A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 11am, then a slight chance of rain showers between 11am and 4pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers after 4pm. Partly sunny, with highs near 40. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows around 20. Windy.
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Hazards
Hazardous weather is not expected today. Winds will increase late in the afternoon in the overnight period, then rain, heavy at times, is expected to move in overnight.
Heavy rainfall may develop over the latter half of the weekend due to a strong low pressure system moving northward out of the Gulf of Mexico. Considerable uncertainty exists over the track of this system, but isolated excessive rainfall and flooding is possible Sunday into Sunday night. Windy to very windy conditions are also possible throughout the region. Follow the forecast closely through Sunday for the latest information.
Record Weather Events for December 16th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 70°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1984
lowest Temperature 4°F in Franklin in 1963
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 2.48 inches in Highlands in 1982
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 1.5 inches in Highlands in 1932
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 16th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 83°F in New Bern, Craven County in 1971
Lowest Temperature -7°F in Grandfather Mountain, Avery County in 1989
Greatest Rainfall 2.97 inches at the Sparta, Alleghany County in 2018
Greatest Snowfall 7.5 inches in Henderson, Vance County in 1904
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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News Briefing
---STATE AND LOCAL---
Public charter school enrollment in North Carolina indicates an increase in demand | WCNC-TV (Charlotte, NC)
Lead contamination in applesauce pouches may have been 'intentional act,' FDA officials say | WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)
• The Wrap: NC campaign filing closes, with some surprises [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC) ]
• Safe Turning Restriction Implemented in Jackson County [Macon Media]
• From pink signs to Palestine: Sylva residents rally against hate [BPR]
• 'Triple K' signs in Sylva cause outrage; owner to remove after Citizen Times reporting [Asheville Citizen-Times]
• Pilot and passenger survive plane crash on I-26, investigation ongoing [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC) ]
• HCSO to release body cam footage to plaintiff alleging Fourth Amendment violation [Smoky Mountain News]
• Angel Medical Center President's Column for December 2023 [xxx]
---RECENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT MEETINGS--
• Macon County Board of Commissioners (Dec 2023) [Macon Media]
• Macon County Board of Education December 2023 Meeting at Franklin High School [Macon Media]
• Franklin Town Council (Dec 2023) [Macon Media]
---NATIONAL---
Rudy Giuliani ordered to pay nearly $150 million to two Georgia election workers | CNN
China preparing 'all-out cyber attack' on America in possible Taiwan conflict: Rep. Carlos Gimenez | Fox Business
• US homelessness up 12% to highest reported level as rents soar and coronavirus pandemic aid lapses [AP News]
• Biden’s Agenda Hangs in Balance as Tough Election Year Approaches [Wall Street Journal]
• Friends star Matthew Perry's death was accidental from 'acute effects of ketamine', Los Angeles officials say [Sky News]
• Material From Russia Investigation Went Missing as Trump Left Office [New York Times]
• Putin wants a US president who is ‘more constructive,’ Kremlin says [Politico]
• Appellate judges press Mark Meadows' attorneys on request to move his Georgia election interference case [ABC News]
International News Headlines
Why Greece Is Suddenly Doing Really Well | Economics Explained
Tren Maya: Mexico's Yucatán railway project ‘horrifies’ environmentalists | BBC News
• Sudan: fighting spreads to Wad Madani, spared from violence until now [Africa News]
• West African court orders deposed Niger president be freed immediately [France 24]
• Mali: Last German troops return, told mission 'not in vain' [DW News]
• Catalonia prepares for major water restrictions amidst historic drought [Le Monde]
• S. Korea, U.S. to complete guidelines on nuclear strategy planning, operation by mid-2024: Seoul official [Yonhap News Agency]
• ‘Fighting is all around’: Myanmar faces deepening humanitarian crisis [Al Jazeera]
Washington Today (12-15-23): WH Nat'l Security Adviser downplays differences with Israel on Gaza war | C-SPAN Radio
Global National: Dec. 15, 2023 | IDF mistakenly kills 3 Israeli hostages in Gaza, spokesperson says
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - December 15, 2023
Nightly News Full Broadcast - Dec 15 | NBC News
PBS NewsHour full episode, (December 15, 2023)
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On This Day
December 16th is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 15 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)
714 – Pepin of Herstal, mayor of the Merovingian palace, dies at Jupille (modern Belgium). He is succeeded by his infant grandson Theudoald while his wife Plectrude holds actual power in the Frankish Kingdom.
755 – An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Yanjing, initiating the An Lushan Rebellion during the Tang dynasty of China.
1431 – Hundred Years' War: Henry VI of England is crowned King of France at Notre Dame in Paris.
1497 – Vasco da Gama passes the Great Fish River, where Bartolomeu Dias had previously turned back to Portugal.
1575 – An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 8.5Mw strikes Valdivia, Chile.
1598 – Seven-Year War: Battle of Noryang: The final battle of the Seven-Year War is fought between the China and the Korean allied forces and Japanese navies, resulting in a decisive allied forces victory.
1653 – English Interregnum: The Protectorate: Oliver Cromwell becomes Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland.
1689 – Convention Parliament: The Declaration of Right is embodied in the Bill of Rights.
1761 – Seven Years' War: After a four-month siege, the Russians under Pyotr Rumyantsev take the Prussian fortress of Kołobrzeg.
1773 – American Revolution: Boston Tea Party: Members of the Sons of Liberty disguised as Mohawk Indians dump hundreds of crates of tea into Boston harbor as a protest against the Tea Act.
1777 – Virginia becomes the first state to ratify the Articles of Confederation.
1782 – British East India Company: Muharram Rebellion: Hada and Mada Miah lead the first anti-British uprising in the subcontinent against Robert Lindsay and his contingents in Sylhet Shahi Eidgah.
1811 – The first two in a series of four severe earthquakes occur in the vicinity of New Madrid, Missouri.
1826 – Benjamin W. Edwards rides into Mexican-controlled Nacogdoches, Texas, and declares himself ruler of the Republic of Fredonia.
1838 – Great Trek: Battle of Blood River: Voortrekkers led by Andries Pretorius and Sarel Cilliers defeat Zulu impis, led by Dambuza (Nzobo) and Ndlela kaSompisi in what is today KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
1843 – The discovery of octonions by John T. Graves, who denoted them with a boldface O, was announced to his mathematician friend William Hamilton, discoverer of quaternions, in a letter on this date.
1850 – The Charlotte Jane and the Randolph bring the first of the Canterbury Pilgrims to Lyttelton, New Zealand.
1863 – American Civil War: Joseph E. Johnston replaces Braxton Bragg as commander of the Confederate Army of Tennessee.
1864 – American Civil War: Battle of Nashville: The Union's Army of the Cumberland routs and destroys the Confederacy's Army of Tennessee, ending its effectiveness as a combat unit.
1880 – Outbreak of the First Boer War between the Boer South African Republic and the British Empire.
1882 – Wales and England contest the first Home Nations (now Six Nations) rugby union match.
1883 – Tonkin Campaign: French forces capture the Sơn Tây citadel.
1903 – Taj Mahal Palace and Tower hotel in Bombay first opens its doors to guests.
1905 – In Rugby Union, The "Match of the Century" is played between Wales and New Zealand at Cardiff Arms Park.
1907 – The American Great White Fleet begins its circumnavigation of the world.
1912 – First Balkan War: The Royal Hellenic Navy defeats the Ottoman Navy at the Battle of Elli.
1914 – World War I: Admiral Franz von Hipper commands a raid on Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby.
1918 – Vincas Mickevičius-Kapsukas declares the formation of the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic; it is dissolved in 1919.
1920 – The Haiyuan earthquake of 8.5Mw , rocks the Gansu province in China, killing an estimated 200,000.
1922 – President of Poland Gabriel Narutowicz is assassinated by Eligiusz Niewiadomski at the Zachęta Gallery in Warsaw.
1930 – Bank robber Herman Lamm and members of his crew are killed by a 200-strong posse, following a botched bank robbery, in Clinton, Indiana.
1937 – Theodore Cole and Ralph Roe attempt to escape from the American federal prison on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay; neither is ever seen again.
1938 – Adolf Hitler institutes the Cross of Honour of the German Mother.
1942 – The Holocaust: Schutzstaffel chief Heinrich Himmler orders that Roma candidates for extermination be deported to Auschwitz.
1944 – World War II: The Battle of the Bulge begins with the surprise offensive of three German armies through the Ardennes forest.
1947 – William Shockley, John Bardeen and Walter Brattain build the first practical point-contact transistor.
1950 – Korean War: In response to China's Second Phase Offensive, U.S. President Harry S. Truman declares a limited state of emergency.
1960 – A United Airlines Douglas DC-8 and a TWA Lockheed Super Constellation collide over Staten Island, New York and crash, killing all 128 people aboard both aircraft and six more on the ground.
1965 – Vietnam War: General William Westmoreland sends U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara a request for 243,000 more men by the end of 1966.
1968 – Second Vatican Council: Official revocation of the Edict of Expulsion of Jews from Spain.
1971 – Bangladesh Liberation War and Indo-Pakistani War of 1971: The ceasefire of the Pakistan Army brings an end to both conflicts. This is commemorated annually as Victory Day in Bangladesh, and as Vijay Diwas in India.
1971 – The United Kingdom recognizes Bahrain's independence, which is commemorated annually as Bahrain's National Day.
1978 – Cleveland, Ohio becomes the first major American city to default on its financial obligations since the Great Depression.
1979 – Libya joins four other OPEC nations in raising crude oil prices, which has an immediate, dramatic effect on the United States.
1985 – Paul Castellano and Thomas Bilotti are shot dead on the orders of John Gotti, who assumes leadership of New York's Gambino crime family.
1989 – Romanian Revolution: Protests break out in Timișoara, Romania, in response to an attempt by the government to evict dissident Hungarian pastor László Tőkés.
1989 – U.S. Appeals Court Judge Robert Smith Vance is assassinated by a mail bomb sent by Walter Leroy Moody, Jr.
1991 – Kazakhstan declares independence from the Soviet Union.
2013 – A bus falls from an elevated highway in the Philippines capital Manila killing at least 18 people with 20 injured.
2014 – Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan militants attack an Army Public School in Peshawar, Pakistan, killing 150 people, 132 of them schoolchildren.
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Published at 5:00am on Friday, December 15, 2023
Author: Bobby Coggins
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