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
Showers, mainly before 2pm. Patchy fog. 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 rainis 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
Rain showers likely before 5am, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 30s. Winds out of the northwest 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 11am. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 40s. Winds out of the northwest 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid teens. Winds out of the northwest 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 40s.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 20.
`Highlands Plateau
Today
Showers, mainly before 2pm. Patchy fog. 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 30 mph. Chance of rain is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Rain showers likely before 1am, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 32. Winds out of the northwest 20 to 30 mph increasing to 30 to 40 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Monday
A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm, mixing with snow after 4pm. Partly sunny, with highs near 40. Winds out of the northwest 30 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper teens. Winds out of the northwest 30 to 40 mph decreasing to 20 to 30 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph in the evening.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 30s.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the low-to-mid 20s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Showers, mainly before 2pm. Patchy fog. Highs near 50. Winds out of the east 5 to 10 mph in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly before 3am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 30s. Winds out of the northwest 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 40s. Winds out of the northwest 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 40s.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the lower 20s.
Nantahala Area
Today
Showers, mainly before 11am. Patchy fog. Highs near 50. Winds out of the east 5 to 10 mph in the morning increasing 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.
Tonight
Showers likely, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 30s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday
A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 11am, then a chance of rain showers between 11am and 5pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers after 5pm. Partly sunny, with highs near 40. Winds out of the northwest 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Monday Night
A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 7pm, then a slight chance of snow showers between 7pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 20. Winds out of the northwest 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 30s.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 20s.
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Hazards
Very windy conditions will develop across the mountains this afternoon, and especially tonight through Monday. Winds could gust 45 to 55 mph at times across the high elevations, and in areas along and near the Blue Ridge Escarpment. In addition, snow showers are expected to develop across the mountains Monday into Monday night, mainly across the Tennessee border counties. Light snow accumulations appear likely, especially in the higher elevations.
Record Weather Events for December 17th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 75°F in Highlands in 1924
lowest Temperature 1°F in at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1943
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 2.79 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1992
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 2.0 inches in Franklin in 1882
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 17th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 83°F in Wilmington, New Hanover County in 1971
Lowest Temperature -5°F in Grandfather Mountain, Avery County in 1972
Greatest Rainfall 3.86 inches at Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County in 2018
Greatest Snowfall 20.0 inches in North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County in 1930
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---
• Man charged with murder and attempted murder in Swain County double shooting homicide investigation [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• 'Authentic and transparent:' New state auditor sworn in after Beth Wood's guilty plea, resignation [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Lee Roberts, former McCrory budget director, to serve as interim UNC chancellor [Raleigh News and Observer]
---From Saturday---
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---
Iowa, New Hampshire primary voter preview | ABC News
White House and Senate negotiate immigration deal | CBS News
• Senate Negotiators Race to Craft Border Deal Framework by Sunday [Wall Street Journal]
• More than half of U.S. high school students will take a personal finance class before graduation, following the passage of a new Pennsylvania law [CNBC]
• A deluge of violent messages: How a surge in threats to public officials could disrupt American democracy [CNN]
• Teamsters Vote to Authorize Strike at Budweiser Maker AB InBev [Bloomberg]
• Boston Tea Party turns 250 years old with reenactments of the revolutionary protest [AP News]
• 11th Circuit weighs bid from Trump’s indicted chief of staff to move Georgia case to federal court [Couthouse News Service]
International News Headlines
Why Haiti is Dying & the DR is Booming | RealLifeLore
How African refugees risk death to reach the Canary Islands | Focus on Europe | DW News
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 16, 2023 [Institute for the Sudy of War]
• Israel-Hamas War Day 72: US defense sec. heads to Israel, IDF strikes Tulkarm [Jerusalem Post]
• Chile votes on new conservative draft constitution [BBC News]
• U.S. nuclear-powered sub arrives in S. Korea amid possibility of N.K. ICBM launch [Yonhap News Agency]
• China unveils space war-gaming system for military operations and training [South China Morning Post]
• Group of voters supports Putin’s self-nomination in 2024 presidential election [TASS: Russian News Agency]
Washington Today (12-15-23): WH Nat'l Security Adviser downplays differences with Israel on Gaza war | C-SPAN Radio
Global National: Dec. 16, 2023 | Ottawa teen faces terrorism charges in threat to Jewish community
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - December 15, 2023
Nightly News Full Broadcast - Dec 16 | NBC News
PBS NewsHour full episode, (December 16, 2023)
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On This Day
December 17th is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 14 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)
497 BC – The first Saturnalia festival was celebrated in ancient Rome.
546 – Siege of Rome: The Ostrogoths under king Totila plunder the city, by bribing the Byzantine garrison.
920 – Romanos I Lekapenos is crowned co-emperor of the underage Constantine VII.
942 – Assassination of William I of Normandy.
1398 – Sultan Nasir-u Din Mehmud's armies in Delhi are defeated by Timur.
1538 – Pope Paul III excommunicates Henry VIII of England.
1583 – Cologne War: Forces under Ernest of Bavaria defeat troops under Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg at the Siege of Godesberg.
1586 – Go-Yōzei becomes Emperor of Japan.
1718 – War of the Quadruple Alliance: Great Britain declares war on Spain.
1777 – American Revolution: France formally recognizes the United States.
1790 – The Aztec calendar stone is discovered at El Zócalo, Mexico City.
1807 – Napoleonic Wars: France issues the Milan Decree, which confirms the Continental System.
1812 – War of 1812: U.S. forces attack a Lenape village in the Battle of the Mississinewa.
1819 – Simón Bolívar declares the independence of Gran Colombia in Angostura (now Ciudad Bolívar in Venezuela).
1835 – The second Great Fire of New York destroys 53,000 square metres (13 acres) of New York City's Financial District.
1837 – A fire in the Winter Palace of Saint Petersburg kills 30 guards.
1862 – American Civil War: General Ulysses S. Grant issues General Order No. 11, expelling Jews from parts of Tennessee, Mississippi, and Kentucky.
1865 – First performance of the Unfinished Symphony by Franz Schubert.
1892 – First issue of Vogue is published.
1896 – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's Schenley Park Casino, which was the first multi-purpose arena with the technology to create an artificial ice surface in North America, is destroyed in a fire.
1903 – The Wright brothers make the first controlled powered, heavier-than-air flight in the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
1907 – Ugyen Wangchuck is crowned first King of Bhutan.
1918 – Darwin Rebellion: Up to 1,000 demonstrators march on Government House in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
1919 – Uruguay becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
1926 – Antanas Smetona assumes power in Lithuania as the 1926 coup d'état is successful.
1927 – Indian revolutionary Rajendra Lahiri is hanged in Gonda jail, Uttar Pradesh, India, two days before the scheduled date.
1928 – Indian revolutionaries Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev Thapar and Shivaram Rajguru assassinate British police officer James Saunders in Lahore, Punjab, to avenge the death of Lala Lajpat Rai at the hands of the police. The three were executed in 1931.
1933 – The first NFL Championship Game is played at Wrigley Field in Chicago between the New York Giants and Chicago Bears. The Bears won 23–21.
1935 – First flight of the Douglas DC-3.
1938 – Otto Hahn discovers the nuclear fission of the heavy element uranium, the scientific and technological basis of nuclear energy.
1939 – World War II: Battle of the River Plate: The Admiral Graf Spee is scuttled by Captain Hans Langsdorff outside Montevideo.
1943 – All Chinese are again permitted to become citizens of the United States upon the repeal of the Act of 1882 and the introduction of the Magnuson Act.
1944 – World War II: Battle of the Bulge: Malmedy massacre: American 285th Field Artillery Observation Battalion POWs are shot by Waffen-SS Kampfgruppe Joachim Peiper.
1946 – Kurdistan flag day, the flag of Kurdistan was raised for the first time in Mahabad in eastern Kurdistan (Iran).
1947 – First flight of the Boeing B-47 Stratojet strategic bomber.
1948 – The Finnish Security Police is established to remove communist leadership from its predecessor, the State Police.
1950 – The F-86 Sabre's first mission over Korea.
1951 – The American Civil Rights Congress delivers "We Charge Genocide" to the United Nations.
1957 – The United States successfully launches the first Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile at Cape Canaveral, Florida.
1960 – Troops loyal to Emperor Haile Selassie in Ethiopia crush the coup that began December 13, returning power to their leader upon his return from Brazil. Haile Selassie absolves his son of any guilt.
1960 – Munich C-131 crash: Twenty passengers and crew on board as well as 32 people on the ground are killed.
1961 – Niterói circus fire: Fire breaks out during a performance by the Gran Circus Norte-Americano in the city of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, killing more than 500.
1967 – Harold Holt, Prime Minister of Australia, disappears while swimming near Portsea, Victoria, and is presumed drowned.
1969 – Project Blue Book: The United States Air Force closes its study of UFOs.
1970 – Polish protests: In Gdynia, soldiers fire at workers emerging from trains, killing dozens.
1973 – Thirty passengers are killed in an attack by Palestinian terrorists on Rome's Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport.
1981 – American Brigadier General James L. Dozier is abducted by the Red Brigades in Verona, Italy.
1983 – Provisional IRA members detonate a car bomb at Harrods Department Store in London. Three police officers and three civilians are killed.
1989 – Romanian Revolution: Protests continue in Timișoara, Romania, with rioters breaking into the Romanian Communist Party's District Committee building and attempting to set it on fire.
1989 – Fernando Collor de Mello defeats Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the second round of the Brazilian presidential election, becoming the first democratically elected President in almost 30 years.
1989 – The Simpsons premieres on television with the episode "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire".
1997 – Aerosvit Flight 241: A Yakovlev Yak-42 crashes into the Pierian Mountains near Thessaloniki Airport in Thessaloniki, Greece, killing all 70 people on board.
2002 – Second Congo War: The Congolese parties of the Inter Congolese Dialogue sign a peace accord which makes provision for transitional governance and legislative and presidential elections within two years.
2003 – The Soham murder trial ends at the Old Bailey in London, with Ian Huntley found guilty of two counts of murder. His girlfriend, Maxine Carr, is found guilty of perverting the course of justice.
2003 – SpaceShipOne, piloted by Brian Binnie, makes its first powered and first supersonic flight.
2003 – Sex work rights activists establish December 17 (or "D17") as International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers to memorialize victims of a serial killer who targeted prostitutes, and highlight State violence against sex workers by police and others.
2005 – Anti-World Trade Organization protesters riot in Wan Chai, Hong Kong.
2005 – Jigme Singye Wangchuck abdicates the throne as King of Bhutan.
2009 – MV Danny F II sinks off the coast of Lebanon, resulting in the deaths of 44 people and over 28,000 animals.
2010 – Mohamed Bouazizi sets himself on fire. This act became the catalyst for the Tunisian Revolution and the wider Arab Spring.
2014 – The United States and Cuba re-establish diplomatic relations after severing them in 1961.
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Published at 5:00am on Sunday, December 17, 2023
Author: Bobby Coggins
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