Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
A strong storm system will bring widespread rain to the area Christmas Day through Tuesday with periods of heavy rain. It will also be quite breezy over the mountains on Christmas Day and evening. Thunderstorms are possible Christmas night into Tuesday. Colder weather arrives Wednesday night into late week with snow showers possible across the mountains.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Wednesday Night
Franklin Area
Christmas Day
Showers, mainly after 7am. Patchy fog after 7am. Highs in the mid 50s. Winds out of the southeast 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of rain is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Christmas Night
Showers, mainly before 5am. Patchy fog. Lows around 50. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of rain is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tuesday
Showers likely, mainly after 7am. Areas of fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-to-upper 50s. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 8 mph. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly before 3am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 60.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around freezing.
Highlands Plateau
Christmas Day
Showers. The rain could be heavy at times. Areas of fog. Highs in the upper 40s. Winds out of the southeast 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of rain is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Christmas Night
Showers. The rain could be heavy at times. Areas of fog. Lows in the upper 40s. Winds out of the southeast 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of rain is 90%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Tuesday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Highs near 50. Winds out of the east 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night
Showers likely, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph shifting to come out of the northwest after midnight. Chance of rain is 60%.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers before 10am. Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 50s.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around freezing.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Christmas Day
Showers. Patchy fog. Highs in the mid 50s. Winds out of the southeast 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of rain is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Christmas Night
Showers, mainly before 5am. Patchy fog. Lows around 50. Winds out of the east 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of rain is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tuesday
Showers likely before 8am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, then showers likely after 9am. Areas of fog before 7am. Otherwise, cloudy, with highs in the mid-to-upper 50s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly before 3am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph becoming light and variable by midnight.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 60.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around freezing.
Nantahala Area
Christmas Day
Showers, mainly after 7am. Patchy fog after 8am. Highs in the low-to-mid 50s. Winds out of the southeast 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Christmas Night
Showers, mainly before 3am. Patchy fog. Lows around 50. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of rain is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tuesday
Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs near 56. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly before 4am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 50s.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around freezing.
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Hazards
The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch for an area that includes Macon County. Most of the rainfall should be to our south, or at least the higher amounts will be in the southernmost reaches of the county. The high winds should start impacting Macon County around 5am and continue through 8pm this evening.
An area of low pressure will bring heavy rainfall to the area Christmas Day and into Tuesday morning with heavier amounts along the Blue Ridge Escarpment. Isolated flooding will be possible where higher rain amounts occur. Winds across the higher elevations could reach 25-30 mph with gusts of 40 mph likely. Gusty winds could cause isolated downed trees and power lines, mainly on Monday.
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
353 AM EST Mon Dec 25 2023
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of northeast Georgia, including the following areas, Habersham, Rabun and Stephens, western North Carolina, including the following areas, Burke Mountains, Caldwell Mountains, Eastern McDowell, Eastern Polk, Greater Burke, Greater Caldwell, Greater Rutherford, Henderson, Macon, McDowell Mountains, Polk Mountains, Rutherford Mountains, Southern Jackson and Transylvania, and upstate South Carolina, including the following areas, Central Greenville, Greater Oconee, Greater Pickens, Greenville Mountains, Northern Spartanburg, Oconee Mountains and Pickens Mountains.
* WHEN...From noon EST today through late tonight.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Deep moisture across the area and strong southeasterly low level flow will lead to heavy rainfall today. The heavy rainfall will continue tonight as a frontal system moves into the area. Isolated thunderstorms are also possible which could increase rainfall rates where they develop. Amounts of 2 to 4 inches are expected through tonight which could lead to flooding, especially locations along and near the Blue Ridge where upslope flow could enhance rainfall rates. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on current forecasts. Please monitor the latest forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.
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On This Day
December 25th is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; six days remain until the end of the year.
Historical Events
(Please note that the Wikipedia articles often contain a bibliography and links to where you can learn more about a historical event)
36 - Forces of Emperor Guangwu of the Eastern Han, under the command of Wu Han, conquer the separatist Chengjia empire, reuniting China.
274 - A temple to Sol Invictus is dedicated in Rome by Emperor Aurelian.
[Wikipedia: Sol Invictus]
[Myth: Christmas and Sol Invictus]
[Did Christmas Copy the Sun God's Birthday?]
333 - Roman Emperor Constantine the Great elevates his youngest son Constans to the rank of Caesar.
336 - First documentary sign of Christmas celebration in Rome.
[Wikipedia: Christmas]
[TOP TEN Christmas Traditions (& their Origin Stories)]
[Christmas Before Christ: Yule & Other Northern European Traditions]
350 - Vetranio meets Constantius II at Naissus (Serbia) and is forced to abdicate his title (Caesar). Constantius allows him to live as a private citizen on a state pension.
508 - Clovis I, king of the Franks, is baptized into the Catholic faith at Reims, by Saint Remigius.
597 - Augustine of Canterbury and his fellow-labourers baptise in Kent more than 10,000 Anglo-Saxons.
800 - The coronation of Charlemagne as Holy Roman Emperor, in Rome.
[Britannica: Coronation of Charlemagne as emperor]
[Charlemagne: The Father of Europe]
[Charlemagne: A New Emperor for Christendom, 800-814]
[Charlemagne: How He Changed History Forever]
[Thesis: The Significance of the Coronation of Charlemagne (PDF)]
1000 - The foundation of the Kingdom of Hungary: Hungary is established as a Christian kingdom by Stephen I of Hungary.
1013 - Sweyn Forkbeard takes control of the Danelaw and is proclaimed king of England.
1025 - Coronation of Mieszko II Lambert as king of Poland.
1046 - Henry III was crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Clement II.
1066 - William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy is crowned king of England, at Westminster Abbey, London.
[HistoryPod Video]
[Wikipedia Bio: William the Conqueror]
[Why a Fire Broke Out at William the Conqueror's Coronation]
[How the Normans changed the history of Europe - Mark Robinson]
1076 - Coronation of Bolesław II the Generous as king of Poland.
1100 - Baldwin of Boulogne is crowned the first King of Jerusalem in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem.
1130 - Count Roger II of Sicily is crowned the first king of Sicily.
1261 - Eleven-year-old John IV Laskaris of the restored Eastern Roman Empire is deposed and blinded by orders of his co-ruler Michael VIII Palaiologos.
1492 - The carrack Santa María, commanded by Christopher Columbus, runs onto a reef off Haiti due to an improper watch.
1553 - Battle of Tucapel: Mapuche rebels under Lautaro defeat the Spanish conquistadors and executes the governor of Chile, Pedro de Valdivia.
1559 - Pope Pius IV is elected, four months after his predecessor's death.
1758 - Halley's Comet is sighted by Johann Georg Palitzsch, confirming Edmund Halley's prediction of its passage. This was the first passage of a comet predicted ahead of time.
[Messier's "Notes on my comets"]
[VIDEO: Halley's Comet changed humanity. This is how.]
[Wikipedia: Halley's Comet]
[A Brief History of Halley’s Comet]
1766 - Mapuches in Chile launch a series of surprise attacks against the Spanish starting the Mapuche uprising of 1766.
1776 - George Washington and the Continental Army cross the Delaware River at night to attack Hessian forces serving Great Britain at Trenton, New Jersey, the next day.
1793 - General "Mad Anthony" Wayne and a 300 man detachment identify the site of St. Clair's 1791 defeat by the large number of unburied human remains at modern Fort Recovery, Ohio.
1809 - Dr. Ephraim McDowell performs the first ovariotomy, removing a 22-pound tumor.
1814 - Rev. Samuel Marsden holds the first Christian service on land in New Zealand at Rangihoua Bay.
1815 - The Handel and Haydn Society, oldest continually performing arts organization in the United States, gives its first performance.
1826 - The Eggnog Riot at the United States Military Academy concludes after beginning the previous evening.
[Wikipedia: Eggnog Riot]
[The Eggnog Riot]
[The Wildest Christmas Party Ever? - December 24th - TimeGhost of Christmas Past - DAY 1]
1831 - The Great Jamaican Slave Revolt begins; up to 20% of Jamaica's slaves mobilize in an ultimately unsuccessful fight for freedom.
1837 - Second Seminole War: American general Zachary Taylor leads 1,100 troops against the Seminoles at the Battle of Lake Okeechobee.
1868 - Pardons for ex-Confederates: United States President Andrew Johnson grants an unconditional pardon to all Confederate veterans.
[Wikipedia: Pardons for ex-Confederates]
[Library of Congress: Text of Pardon]
[C-SPAN: Ex-Confederates and Post-Civil War Pardons]
1914 - A series of unofficial truces occur across the Western Front to celebrate Christmas.
[Wikipedia: Christmas truce]
[SABATON - Christmas Truce (Official Music Video)]
[WW1 Christmas Truce: Silent Night - Extra History - #1]
[WW1 Christmas Truce: Letters from the Trenches - Extra History - #2]
[Christmas Truce of World War I - Joyeux Noel 2005 film]
[The Remarkable Story Of The Christmas Truce | WW1 Christmas Truce | Timeline]
[Christmas Truce WWI: The Real Story Behind 1914's Most Famous Event | History Hit | War Stories]
1915 - The National Protection War breaks out against the Empire of China, as military leaders Cai E and Tang Jiyao proclaim the independence of Yunnan and begin a campaign to restore the Republic.
1927 - B. R. Ambedkar and his followers burn copies of the Manusmriti in Mahad, Maharashtra, to protest its treatment of Dalit people.
1932 - A magnitude 7.6 earthquake in Gansu, China kills 275 people.
1941 - Admiral Chester W. Nimitz arrives at Pearl Harbor to assume command of the U.S. Pacific Fleet.[citation needed]
1941 - World War II: Battle of Hong Kong ends, beginning the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong.
1941 - Admiral Émile Muselier seizes the archipelago of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, which become the first part of France to be liberated by the Free French Forces.[citation needed]
1946 - The first European self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction is initiated within the Soviet Union's F-1 nuclear reactor.
1950 - The Stone of Scone, traditional coronation stone of British monarchs, is taken from Westminster Abbey by Scottish nationalist students. It later turns up in Scotland on April 11, 1951.
1951 - A bomb explodes at the home of Harry T. Moore and Harriette V. S. Moore, early leaders of the Civil Rights Movement, killing Harry instantly and fatally wounding Harriette.
1962 - The Soviet Union conducts its final above-ground nuclear weapon test, in anticipation of the 1963 Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
1963 - Turkish Cypriot Bayrak Radio begins transmitting in Cyprus after Turkish Cypriots are forcibly excluded from Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation.
1968 - Apollo program: Apollo 8 performs the first successful Trans-Earth injection (TEI) maneuver, sending the crew and spacecraft on a trajectory back to Earth from Lunar orbit.
1968 - Kilvenmani massacre: Forty-four Dalits (untouchables) are burnt to death in Kizhavenmani village, Tamil Nadu, a retaliation for a campaign for higher wages by Dalit laborers.
1976 - EgyptAir Flight 664, a Boeing 707-366C, crashes on approach to Don Mueang International Airport, killing 71 people.
1977 - Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin meets in Egypt with its president Anwar Sadat.
1986 - Iraqi Airways Flight 163, a Boeing 737-270C, is hijacked and crashes in Arar, Saudi Arabia, killing 63 people.
1989 - Romanian Revolution: Deposed President of Romania Nicolae Ceaușescu and his wife, Elena, are condemned to death and executed after a summary trial.
[Wikipedia: Trial and execution of Nicolae and Elena Ceaușescu/a>]
[Death of a Dictator - ABC News - 1990]
[Romania marks anniversary of Ceausescu execution | DW News]
1991 - Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as President of the Soviet Union (the union itself is dissolved the next day). Ukraine's referendum is finalized and Ukraine officially leaves the Soviet Union.
[Wikipedia Bio: Mikhail Gorbachev]
[Gorbachev Resigns: December 25, 1991]
[Text of Speech]
1999 - Cubana de Aviación Flight 310, a Yakovlev Yak-42, crashes near Bejuma, Carabobo State, Venezuela, killing 22 people.
2003 - UTA Flight 141, a Boeing 727-223, crashes at the Cotonou Airport in Benin, killing 141 people.
2003 - The ill-fated Beagle 2 probe, released from the Mars Express spacecraft on December 19, stops transmitting shortly before its scheduled landing.
2004 - The Cassini orbiter releases Huygens probe which successfully landed on Saturn's moon Titan on January 14, 2005.
[Huygens Photojournal]
[Wikipedia: Huygens (spacecraft)]
[Titan Touchdown]
2012 - An Antonov An-72 plane crashes close to the city of Shymkent, killing 27 people.
2012 - Air Bagan Flight 011, a Fokker 100, crashes on approach to Heho Airport in Heho, Myanmar, killing two people.
2016 - A Russian Defence Ministry Tupolev Tu-154 carrying members of the Alexandrov Ensemble crashes into the Black Sea shortly after takeoff, killing all 92 people on board.
2019 - Twenty people are killed and thousands are left homeless by Typhoon Phanfone in the Philippines.
2020 - An explosion in Nashville, Tennessee occurs, leaving three civilians in the hospital.
[Wikipedia: 2020 Nashville bombing]
[The Nashville Bombing: A Timeline]
[FBI Releases Report on Nashville Bombing]
[Nashville bombing: First responders, survivors reflect on Christmas Day bombing one year later]
[Body camera video offers chilling view of the events surrounding Nashville bombing]
[What we know about the Nashville bombing suspect]
[Shocking Video of Nashville Christmas Bombing | Rescue Cam | A&E]
[Nashville’s downtown is still recovering a year after a bombing rocked the area]
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Published at 5:00am on Monday, December 25, 2023
Author: Bobby Coggins
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