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 Wednesday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 40s. Winds out of the northwest 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph, up to 50 mph in the higher elevations.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper teens. Winds out of the northwest 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph, up to 50 mph in the higher elevations.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning decreasing to light winds in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph before midmorning.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the upper teens. Calm winds.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 50s.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the upper 20s.
`Highlands Plateau
Today
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs near 40. Winds out of the northwest 30 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid teens. Wind chill values as low as -4. 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.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 30s. Wind chill values as low as -3. Winds out of the northwest 20 to 30 mph in the morning decreasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph before midmorning.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the lower 20s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph becoming calm by midnight.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 40s.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 30.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the upper 40s. Winds out of the northwest 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the upper teens. Winds out of the northwest 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 20. Light and variable winds.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 50s.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 30.
Nantahala Area
Today
Mostly sunny, with highs near 40. Winds out of the northwest 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Tonight
A slight chance of snow showers between midnight and 1am. Partly 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 upper 30s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph before midmorning.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 20s. Calm winds.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs near 50.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around freezing.
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Hazards
A high wind advisory is in effect for Macon County today into early this evening. 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 today into tonight, mainly across the Tennessee border counties. Light snow accumulations appear likely, especially in the higher elevations.
Wind Advisory
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
322 AM EST Mon Dec 18 2023
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING ABOVE 3500 FEET...
* WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected.
* WHERE...Swain, Haywood, Graham, Northern Jackson, Macon, Southern Jackson and Transylvania Counties.
* WHEN...From 7 PM Sunday evening to 7 PM EST Monday.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Occasional gusts up to 55 mph are possible across the higher peaks above 5000 feet.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.
Record Weather Events for December 18th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 75°F in Highlands in 1924
lowest Temperature 0°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1953
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 3.70 inches in Highlands in 1915
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 7.0 inches in Highlands in 1916
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 18th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 81°F in New Bern, Craven County in 2016
Lowest Temperature -6°F in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County in 1988
Greatest Rainfall 3.95 inches at Rosman, Transylvania County in 1961
Greatest Snowfall 12.1 inches in Asheville, Buncombe County in 2009
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---
North Carolina in desperate need of foster families. | WYMY-TV (Greensboro, NC)
---From the Weekend---
• 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]
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---
American and British warship shot down 15 drones in Red Sea | ABC News
NYC braces for major coastal storm | WABC-TV (New York City, NY)
• Senate Negotiators Fail to Reach Agreement on Border Framework [Wall Street Journal]
• ‘Disorganized and confusing’: Lawmakers, industry rip Pentagon plans for drones [Politico]
• Arkansas sheriff facing obstruction, concealment charges ordered to give up law enforcement duties [AP News]
• Alex Jones offers $55m to Sandy Hook families to satisfy $1.5bn judgment [The Guardian]
• Florida Sex Scandal Shakes Moms for Liberty, as Group’s Influence Wanes [New York Times]
• ‘Militia enthusiast’ gets over 4 years in prison for attacking police with baton during Jan. 6 riot [AP News]
International News Headlines
EU vows to give Ukraine aid despite Hungary veto | BBC News
Three-day Israeli incursion into Jenin leads to deadly clashes | FRANCE 24 English
• Myanmar rebels seize town from military junta despite China-backed ceasefire [France 24]
• US and Britain say their navies shot down 15 attack drones over the Red Sea [AP News]
• Chad votes on new constitution ahead of promised end of military rule [Africa News]
• North Korea fires suspected long-range missile, Seoul says [DW News]
• 2 Chinese balloons detected over Taiwan Strait [Taiwan News]
• China health authorities say respiratory illnesses spike is finally easing [South China Morning Post]
Washington Today (12-15-23): WH Nat'l Security Adviser downplays differences with Israel on Gaza war | C-SPAN Radio
Global National: Dec. 17, 2023 | Jewish community urges Canadians to be vigilant amid terror threats
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - December 17, 2023
Nightly News Full Broadcast - Dec 17 | NBC News
PBS NewsHour full episode, (December 17, 2023)
---COVID--- TWiV 1070: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin | Mcrobe TV
• Fast evolution of SARS-CoV-2 BA.2·86 to JN.1 under heavy immune pressure [The Lancet: Infectious Diseases]
• Learning to live with covid-19: testing, vaccination, and mask wearing still play a key part in managing the pandemic [The British Medical Journal]
• New Covid variant 'evading immune systems' warns CDC as viral 'hurricane' hits USA [Daily Express]
• Why Covid is still flooring some people [BBC News]
• TWiV 1070: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin [Microbe TV]
• TWiV 1071: Giant viruses and virophages with Matthias Fischer [Microbe TV]
Science and Technology SpaceX Finally Dropped the Big Starship Reveal! | Marcus House
• The Sky This Week from December 15 to 22: Winter begins [Astronomy Magazine]
• This Week's Sky at a Glance, December 15 - December 24 [Sky and Telescope Magazine]
The Extinction of GoPro | Modern MBA
Week 277 - The Battle of the Bulge Begins - WW2 - December 16, 1944 | World War Two
• These hot rocks can glow brighter than the sun. They could also help spell the end of fossil fuels [CNN]
• Google Will Stop Telling Law Enforcement Which Users Were Near a Crime [Bloombaerg (via Yahoo Finance)]
• Candidate Ideology and Vote Choice in the 2020 US Presidential Election [American Politics Research]
• Ancient Stars were Capable of Producing Elements with Atomic Masses Greater than 260, Scientists Say [SciNews]
• An environmental analysis of public UAP sightings and sky view potential [nature: scientific reports]
• Microsoft’s Digital Crime Unit Goes Deep on How It Disrupts Cybercrime [Wired Magazine]
---SCIENCE VIDEOS--- The Level1 Show December 15 2023: Shoplift with a Cop | Level1 Techs
Lighting AI Money on Fire – DTNS 4665 | Daily Tech News Show
Starship Flight 3 Testing, Soon? | This Week In Spaceflight | NASA Spaceflight
What Is (Almost) Everything Made Of? | History of the Universe
Immortal Alien Civilizations | John Michael Godier
How Churchill Started the Cold War in Greece in 1944 - War Against Humanity 121 | World War Two
Jeff Bezos: Amazon and Blue Origin | Lex Fridman Podcast #405
Reality Manipulation | Science and Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Why Scientists are Worried About the Lunar Nodal Cycle in 2034 | Astrum
Who was Population Y? | Stefan Milo
Special Section: The Hamas-Israel War of 2023
• Iran Updates (Refocused on the Israel-Hamas War), December 17, 2023 [Institute for the Understanding of War]
• Israel-Hamas War Day 73: Israel warns Hezbollah against war [Jerusalem Post]
• Israel-Hamas war live: Israeli strikes on Jabalia refugee camp kill 90 [Al Jazeera]
Yemen Escalates Attacks against Commercial Shipping | Missile Strikes and Seizures | What's Going on with Shipping?
Deep Intel on Israel's Use of Smart and Dumb Bombs | Ward Carroll
'There Will Be A Transition To Another Phase' Of Israel-Hamas War: Biden's National Security Advisor | Forbes Breaking News
• Israel Gaza: Hostages shot by IDF put out 'SOS' sign written with leftover food [BBC News]
• Israel-Hamas war: WHO says al-Shifa hospital a 'bloodbath' [DW News]
• 🔴 Liveblog: UN to vote on aid access to Gaza as Israeli strikes hit refugee camp and hospitals [France 24]
• Hamas is now recruiting in Lebanon. What will that mean for Hezbollah? [Al Jazeera]
• Israel finds large tunnel adjacent to Gaza border, raising new questions about prewar intelligence [AP News]
• Hostage Deaths Fuel Israelis’ Doubts About Netanyahu [New York Times]
• Israel’s attacks on Gaza unrelenting despite global outcry [Al Arabiya News]
• Israeli army storms Palestinian town of Tubas in West Bank [TASS: Russian News Agency]
ukraine • Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 17, 2023 [Institute for the Understanding of War]
• Russo-Ukrainian war, day 662: Battles spill over Russian border – Russian SU-25 downed by own forces [Euromaidan Press]
• Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 663 [Al Jazeera]
Why sanctions won't stop Russia | Business Beyond | DW News
Why NATO may have to stop a Russian invasion - without the US | Daily Mail
• Councillor detonates three grenades in Ukrainian village council meeting, injuring 26 with six in critical condition [LBC]
• Ukraine updates: UK says Ukraine suffered severe cyberattack [DW News]
• Poland: Russian spies’ scheme to target Ukraine aid transports exposed [TVP World]
• Has the Ukraine war made Europe politically mature — or more transactional? [Al Jazeera]
• 'Russian's Trojan Horse in the EU': Orban wants a European Union 'that would please Vladimir Putin' [France 24]
• Swapping cameras for drones: The war effort of Ukraine's film industry [Le Monde]
Pro-Russian News Sources
(this channel may have been removed) Col Macgregor: The Russians Are Finding Women Dead On The Battlefield | Douglas Macgregor Straight Calls
• Putin announces response to Finland joining NATO
Helsinki has not had any “trouble” with Moscow for years but now it will, the Russian president has said [Russia Today]
• Russia and Belarus to conduct strategic aerospace operation to crush Ukraine [Pravda]
• Ukrainian forces lose up to 100 servicemen on southern Donetsk direction in 24 hours [TASS]
----------UKRAINE VIDEOS------------ 🔴 (discretion) IDF's Second Front, UN Next to Hamas Training Grounds | Combat Footage Show
Ukraine War Update NEWS (20231217b): Military Aid & Geopolitical News | ATP Geopolitics
Day 661: Ukraïnian Map | Ukraine News TV
Justin Bronk on the Fate of the West if Russia Wins in Ukraine | Ward Carroll
Ukraine shoots downs 30 Russian drones over 11 regions - air force | New York Post
Russia’s losses are mounting | Military Mind | TVP World
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On This Day
December 18 is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 13 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)
1118 – The city of Zaragoza is conquered by king Alfonso I of Aragon from the Almoravid.
1271 – Kublai Khan renames his empire "Yuan" (å…ƒ yuán), officially marking the start of the Yuan dynasty of Mongolia and China.
1499 – A rebellion breaks out in Alpujarras in response to the forced conversions of Muslims in Spain.
1622 – Portuguese forces score a military victory over the Kingdom of Kongo at the Battle of Mbumbi in present-day Angola.
1655 – The Whitehall Conference ends with the determination that there was no law preventing Jews from re-entering England after the Edict of Expulsion of 1290.
1777 – The United States celebrates its first Thanksgiving, marking the recent victory by the American rebels over British General John Burgoyne at Saratoga in October.
1787 – New Jersey becomes the third state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
1793 – Surrender of the frigate La Lutine by French Royalists to Lord Samuel Hood; renamed HMS Lutine, she later becomes a famous treasure wreck.
1833 – The national anthem of the Russian Empire, "God Save the Tsar!", is first performed.
1854 – The Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada abolishes the seigneurial system.
1865 – US Secretary of State William Seward proclaims the adoption of the Thirteenth Amendment, prohibiting slavery throughout the United States.
1867 – A magnitude 7.0 earthquakes strikes off the coast of Taiwan, triggering a tsunami and killing at least 580 people.
1878 – The Al-Thani family become the rulers of the state of Qatar.
1892 – Premiere performance of The Nutcracker by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
1898 – Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat sets the first officially recognized land speed record of 63.159 km/h (39.245 mph) in a Jeantaud electric car.
1916 – World War I: The Battle of Verdun ends when the second French offensive pushes the Germans back two or three kilometres, causing them to cease their attacks.
1917 – The resolution containing the language of the Eighteenth Amendment to enact Prohibition is passed by the United States Congress.
1932 – The Chicago Bears defeat the Portsmouth Spartans in the first NFL playoff game to win the NFL Championship.
1935 – The Lanka Sama Samaja Party is founded in Ceylon.
1939 – World War II: The Battle of the Heligoland Bight, the first major air battle of the war, takes place.
1944 – World War II: XX Bomber Command responds to the Japanese Operation Ichi-Go offensive by dropping five hundred tons of incendiary bombs on a supply base in Hankow, China.
1944 – The Supreme Court of the United States issued its decision in Korematsu v. United States supporting Franklin D. Roosevelt's Executive Order 9066 which cleared the way for the incarceration of nearly all 120,000 Japanese Americans, two-thirds of whom were U.S. citizens, born and raised in the United States.
1957 – A violent F5 tornado wipes out the entire community of Sunfield, Illinois.
1958 – Project SCORE, the world's first communications satellite, is launched.
1966 – Saturn's moon Epimetheus is discovered by astronomer Richard Walker.
1972 – Vietnam War: President Richard Nixon announces that the United States will engage North Vietnam in Operation Linebacker II, a series of Christmas bombings, after peace talks collapsed with North Vietnam on the 13th.
1973 – Soviet Soyuz Programme: Soyuz 13, crewed by cosmonauts Valentin Lebedev and Pyotr Klimuk, is launched from Baikonur in the Soviet Union.
1977 – United Airlines Flight 2860 crashes near Kaysville, Utah, killing all three crew members on board.
1977 РSA de Transport A̩rien Flight 730 crashes near Madeira Airport in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, killing 36.
1981 – First flight of the Russian heavy strategic bomber Tu-160, the world's largest combat aircraft, largest supersonic aircraft and largest variable-sweep wing aircraft built.
1995 – A Lockheed L-188 Electra crashes in Jamba, Cuando Cubango, Angola, killing 141 people.
1999 – NASA launches into orbit the Terra platform carrying five Earth Observation instruments, including ASTER, CERES, MISR, MODIS and MOPITT.
2002 – California gubernatorial recall: Then Governor of California Gray Davis announces that the state would face a record budget deficit of $35 billion, roughly double the figure reported during his reelection campaign one month earlier.
2005 РThe Chadian Civil War begins when rebel groups, allegedly backed by neighbouring Sudan, launch an attack in Adr̩.
2006 – The first of a series of floods strikes Malaysia. The death toll of all flooding is at least 118, with over 400,000 people displaced.
2006 – United Arab Emirates holds its first-ever elections.
2015 – Kellingley Colliery, the last deep coal mine in Great Britain, closes.
2017 – Amtrak Cascades passenger train 501, derailed near DuPont, Washington, a city in United States near Olympia, Washington killing six people, and injuring 70 others.
2018 – List of bolides: A meteor exploded over the Bering Sea with a force over 10 times greater than the atomic bomb that destroyed Hiroshima in 1945.
2019 – The United States House of Representatives impeaches Donald Trump for the first time.
2022 – Argentina win the 2022 FIFA World Cup final, defeating title holders France 4–2 on penalties following a 3–3 draw after extra time.
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Published at 5:00am on Sunday, December 17, 2023
Author: Bobby Coggins
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