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Thursday, January 11, 2024

News and Weather Briefing for Thursday, January 11, 2024





Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.

GENERAL OUTLOOK

Dry high pressure will move across the region into Thursday night. Moisture ahead of the next in a series of fast moving low pressure systems will arrive on Friday. That system will move away quickly Friday night, with another weak high moving through for the weekend. Yet another storm system may affect the region early next week.


SCHOOL DELAYS FOR TUESDAY 01-09-2024

As of 3am the Nantahala and Highlands School Districts are on a two-hour delay..



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Local Weather

General Forecast Through Saturday Night





Franklin Area

Today

Sunny, with highs in the mid 50s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with lows in the upper 20s. Calm winds increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph after midnight.

Friday

Showers before 1pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 1pm and 4pm, then showers after 4pm. Highs near 50. Winds out of the southeast 10 to 15 mph in thew morning increasing to 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of rain is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday Night

Rain showers likely, possibly mixing with snow after midnight, then gradually ending. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 20s. Winds out of the southwest 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with highs near 40. Windy.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with lows as 20.


Highlands Plateau

Today

Sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tonight

Increasing clouds, with lows around 30. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph shifting to come out of the southeast after midnight.

Friday

Rain, possibly mixed with snow showers, becoming all rain after 2pm. Some thunder is also possible. Highs in the lower 40s. Winds out of the southeast 15 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Friday Night

Rain and snow showers likely before midnight, then a slight chance of snow showers between midnight and 2am. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 20s. Winds out of the southwest 25 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with highs near freezing. Windy.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with lows in the lower 20s. Windy.


Otto and South Central Macon County

Today

Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 50s. Calm winds becoming north northeast around 5 mph by midmorning.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with lows around 30. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 8 mph.

Friday

Showers before 1pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 1pm and 4pm, then showers after 4pm. Highs near 50. Winds out of the southeast 10 to 20 mph in the morning increasing to 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of rain is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Friday Night

Showers and thunderstorms likely before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 20s. Winds out of the west 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with highs near 40. Windy.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with lows in the lower 20s.


Nantahala Area

Today

Sunny, with highs near 50. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with lows around freezing. Light and variable winds increasing and shifting to come out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph after midnight.

Friday

Showers, mainly after 8am. Highs in the upper 40s. Winds out of the southeast 15 to 25 mph in the morning increasing to 25 to 35 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Chance of rain is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday Night

Rain and snow showers likely before 1am, then a slight chance of snow showers between 1am and 3am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 20s. Winds out of the southwest 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 30s. Windy.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 20s.


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Hazards

Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.

Another in a series of low pressure systems will affect the western Carolinas and northeast Georgia on Friday and Friday evening. This system will bring strong wind shear but weak instability ahead of a cold front during the day, which would raise the potential for a few severe thunderstorms, with damaging wind gusts being the main threat. Areas along and south of Interstate 85 may have the greatest risk depending on how much instability develops. Isolated heavy rainfall is also possible.


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Record Weather Events for January 11th

Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)

Highest Temperature 74°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1949
Lowest Temperature -14°F in Highlands in 1982
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 2.90 inches in Highlands in 1879
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 7.0 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2011

Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of January Data available from 1872

Highest Temperature 78°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 01-28-1999
Lowest Temperature -19°F in Highlands on 01-21-1985
Greatest Rainfall 5.10 inches in Highlands on 01-12-2018
Greatest Snowfall 10.5 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 01-08-1988

Record Weather Events for January 11th in North Carolina

Highest Temperature 81°F in Washington, Beaufort County in 1901
Lowest Temperature -22°F in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County in 1982
Greatest Rainfall 4.00 inches in Murphy, Cherokee County in 1901
Greatest Snowfall 10.0 inches in Murphy, Cherokee County in 1918
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of January Data available from 1872

Highest Temperature 86°F in Marion, Mcdowell County on 01-24-1927
Lowest Temperature -34°F in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 01-21-1985
Greatest Rainfall 9.18 inches in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County on 01-13-2018
Greatest Snowfall 28.00 in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 01-28-1998




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Macon Calendar
(send your event to calendar@maconmedia.com)

January Music Lineup for Friends of the Greenway, Inc.

Frog Quarters Music Schedule (located at 573 East Main Street in Franklin)

This is a reminder that Frog Quarters remains closed throughout this week, but we will reopen with our regular schedule (Wed thru Sat, 9a to 2p) beginning next week on January 3rd........Meaning Live MidDay Music will resume on Saturdays from 11a to 1p.

1/13/24—Al Scortino & Greg “Squeeze Box” Thomas—Both these guys have a fantastic offering of original songs they’ve written over the years. “Slice of life” songs, environmental songs and more. You’ll be shedding a tear over Al’s award-winning folk song, Molly’s Makeup. Greg always has the perfect instrumental accompaniment with the keyboard, accordian or harmonica. These guys are a treat.


Frog Quarters is open 9a to 2p, Wednesdays thru Saturdays—beside the River Bridge. We are the Non-Profit supporting the Greenway with monies from sales from our Coffee & Gift Shop, Memberships and Donations. As always, thank you for your support!



Mountain Findings
432 Spruce Street (physical)
Highlands, North Carolina 28741
Web: MountainFindings.org

Mountain Findings (a thrift store) is open every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 10 am to 1 pm until October 2023.









News Briefing
---STATE AND LOCAL---

NC Medicaid for More People| NC Dept of Healkth and Human Services



• National Weather Service Releases Rainfall Totals for the Region Following the January 9th, 2024 Storm [Macon Media]

• Senior Assistant District Attorney John S. Hindsman, Jr. Announces Candidacy for Superior Court Judge [Macon Media]

• Boil Water Advisory for Franklin Lifted [Macon Media]

• Storm Repairs Closing U.S. 64 in Cullasaja Gorge Drivers to utilize Buck Creek Road as local detour [Macon Media]

• National Medicaid leader joins NC Gov. Cooper to celebrate Affordable Care Act, Medicaid expansion [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]

• Concerns grow over doctor shortage as NC Medicaid expansion brings influx of patients [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]

• Cherokee approves application for Clingmans Dome name change [Smoky Mountain News]

---RECENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT MEETINGS--

• Macon County Board of Commissioners | January 2024 Regular Meeting | [Macon Media]

• Franklin Town Council (January 2024 Regular Meeting) [Macon Media]

• 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---

House Republicans hold hearing to impeach Secretary Mayorkas | ABC News



Hunter Biden makes surprise appearance on Capitol Hill amid contempt hearing | ABC News



• Conservatives Revolt Anew Over Johnson Deal to Avert Shutdown [New York Times]

• SEC Approves Bitcoin ETFs for Everyday Investors [Wall Street Journal]

• US oil lobby launches eight-figure ad blitz amid record fossil fuel extraction [The Guardian (UK)]

• Amazon Is About to Eat the TV Universe [The Hollywood Reporter]

• X Corp. has slashed 30% of trust and safety staff, an Australian online safety watchdog says [ABC News]

• ‘Fair use’ no excuse for AI companies to pilfer news content, media advocates tell Senate [Courthouse News Service]

---2024 ELECTION ROUNDUP--- 

 • Biden campaign pounces on Trump’s prediction of an economic crash [CNN]

• Christie ends his anti-Trump crusade [Politico]

• Four takeaways from the GOP debate: Trump skates as Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley clash [NBC News]

• Donald Trump enjoys a relaxed Fox News town hall while top Republican rivals have fiery debate [AP News/a>]

• Trump says Biden brought ‘chaos’ to US, vows to bring ‘success’ in possible second term [Fox News]

International News Headlines

Red Sea Convoy Clash: US Vessels Attacked | What's Going on With Shipping?



Armed gunmen stormed TV station in Ecuador amid unrest | ABC News



Cartel 'declare war' on Ecuador’s President | Times Radio



• Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania Form Black Sea Mine-Hunting Force [Bloomberg]

• Swedish alarm after defence chiefs' war warning [BBC News ]

• Israel-Hamas War: Lebanon front intensfies as Hamas losing control in Gaza [Jerusalem Post/a>]

• (video) Is Israel committing genocide in Gaza? [Al Jazeera]

• China’s corruption watchdog pledges focus on finance, medical graft, disloyalty [South China Morning Post]

• Russian region begins building apartments for Gaza refugees [Russia Today]








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On This Day

January 11th is the 11th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 354 days remain until the end of the year (355 in leap years).



Historical Events

(Please note that the Wikipedia articles often contain a bibliography and links to where you can learn more about a historical event)




532 – Nika riots in Constantinople: A quarrel between supporters of different chariot teams—the Blues and the Greens—in the Hippodrome escalates into violence.

630 – Conquest of Mecca: The prophet Muhammad and his followers conquer the city, Quraysh surrender.

947 – Emperor Tai Zong of the Khitan-led Liao Dynasty invades the Later Jin, resulting in the destruction of the Later Jin.

1055 – Theodora is crowned empress of the Byzantine Empire.

1158 – Vladislaus II, Duke of Bohemia becomes King of Bohemia.

1569 – First recorded lottery in England.

1654 – Arauco War: A Spanish army is defeated by local Mapuche-Huilliches as it tries to cross Bueno River in Southern Chile.

1693 – A powerful earthquake destroys parts of Sicily and Malta.

1759 – The first American life insurance company, the Corporation for Relief of Poor and Distressed Presbyterian Ministers and of the Poor and Distressed Widows and Children of the Presbyterian Ministers (now part of Unum Group), is incorporated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

1779 – Ching-Thang Khomba is crowned King of Manipur.

1787 – William Herschel discovers Titania and Oberon, two moons of Uranus.

1805 – The Michigan Territory is created.

1861 – American Civil War: Alabama secedes from the United States.

1863 – American Civil War: Battle of Arkansas Post: General John McClernand and Admiral David Dixon Porter capture the Arkansas River for the Union.

1863 – American Civil War: CSS Alabama encounters and sinks the USS Hatteras off Galveston Lighthouse in Texas.

1879 – The Anglo-Zulu War begins.

1908 – Grand Canyon National Monument is created.

1912 – Immigrant textile workers in Lawrence, Massachusetts, go on strike when wages are reduced in response to a mandated shortening of the work week.

1917 – The Kingsland munitions factory explosion occurs as a result of sabotage.

1922 – Leonard Thompson becomes the first person to be injected with insulin.

1923 – Occupation of the Ruhr: Troops from France and Belgium occupy the Ruhr area to force Germany to make its World War I reparation payments.

1927 – Louis B. Mayer, head of film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), announces the creation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, at a banquet in Los Angeles, California.

1935 – Amelia Earhart becomes the first person to fly solo from Hawaii to California.

1942 – World War II: Japanese forces capture Kuala Lumpur, the capital of the Federated Malay States.

1942 – World War II: Japanese forces attack Tarakan in Borneo, Netherlands Indies (Battle of Tarakan)

1943 – The Republic of China agrees to the Sino-British New Equal Treaty and the Sino-American New Equal Treaty.

1943 – Italian-American anarchist Carlo Tresca is assassinated in New York City.

1946 – Enver Hoxha, Secretary General of the Communist Party of Albania, declares the People's Republic of Albania with himself as head of state.

1949 – The first "networked" television broadcasts took place as KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania goes on the air connecting the east coast and mid-west programming.

1957 – The African Convention is founded in Dakar, Senegal.

1961 – Throgs Neck Bridge over the East River, linking New York City's boroughs of The Bronx and Queens, opens to road traffic.

1962 – Cold War: While tied to its pier in Polyarny, the Soviet submarine B-37 is destroyed when fire breaks out in its torpedo compartment.

1962 – An avalanche on Huascarán in Peru causes around 4,000 deaths.

1964 – Surgeon General of the United States Dr. Luther Terry, M.D., publishes the landmark report Smoking and Health: Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the United States saying that smoking may be hazardous to health, sparking national and worldwide anti-smoking efforts.

1972 – East Pakistan renames itself Bangladesh.

1973 – Major League Baseball owners vote in approval of the American League adopting the designated hitter position.

1986 – The Gateway Bridge, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia is officially opened.

1994 РThe Irish Government announces the end of a 15-year broadcasting ban on the IRA and its political arm Sinn F̩in.

1998 – Over 100 people are killed in the Sidi-Hamed massacre in Algeria.

2003 – Illinois Governor George Ryan commutes the death sentences of 167 prisoners on Illinois's death row based on the Jon Burge scandal.

2013 – One French soldier and 17 militants are killed in a failed attempt to free a French hostage in Bulo Marer, Somalia.

2015 - Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović is elected as the first female President of Croatia

2018 - US President Donald Trump causes worldwide controversy when it is reported he called African countries "shitholes" during immigration meeting

2020 - Taiwan re-elects Tsai Ing-wen for a second term as president in a landslide result

2021 - US House Democrats introduce one article of impeachment against President Donald Trump for "incitement of insurrection" for encouraging his supporters to riot at the Capitol

2021 - The king of Malaysia, Al-Sultan Abdullah declares a state of emergency over COVID-19 till 1 August, suspending parliament and giving the government new powers

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Published at 5:00am on Thursday, January 11, 2023
Author: Bobby Coggins


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