Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
The warming trend will continue through mid week as high pressure remains centered just off the Atlantic Coast. A weak cold front is expected to move through the area today bringing scattered showers and thunderstorms. Another front is expected to approach the Carolinas by this weekend and bring more showers and thunderstorms to the area.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Thursday Night
Franklin Area
Today
A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 50s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph becoming calm before midnight. Chance of rain is 30%. new rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs near 79. North northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with lows around 50. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Thursday
Sunny, with highs near 82.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 54.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 60s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers between 11pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 50. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph becoming north before midnight. Chance of rain is 30%. new rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s. Winds out of the north 5 to 15 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the low-to-mid 50s. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the low-to-mid 50s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs near 70. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 50s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable. new rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with lows in the low-to-mid 50s. Winds out of the northeast 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with highs near 80.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 50s.
Nantahala Area
Today
A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-to-upper 60s. Winds out of the south around 7 mph. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 50s. Winds out of the southwest 5 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of rain is 30%. new rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with lows around 50. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.
Thursday
Sunny, with highs in the upper 70s.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 50s.
Hazards
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the medium-high range (8.2 out of 12) today with Maple, Birch, and Oak being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium-high range (8.4 out of 12.0).
Record Weather Events for April 30th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 88°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1970
Lowest Temperature 27°F in Highlands in 1992
Greatest One-Day Rain 3.40 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1963
Greatest One-Day Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded on this date since record-keeping began in 1871)
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of April Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 91°F in Franklin on 04-26-1986
Lowest Temperature 13°F in Highlands on 04-01-1987
Greatest Rainfall 7.00 inches in Highlands on 04-07-1895
Greatest Snowfall 9.5 inches in Franklin on 04-04-1987
Record Weather Events for April 30th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 95°F in Lumberton, Robeson County in 1914
Lowest Temperature 16°F in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County in 2008
Greatest Rainfall 3.82 inches in Tryon, Polk County in 1963
Greatest Snowfall 7.0 inches in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County in 1999
(the excessive rainfall was due to the remnants of Hurricane Gladys)
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of April Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 102°F in Carthage, Moore County on 04-29-1981
Lowest Temperature 1°F in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 04-08-2007
Greatest Rainfall 7.30 inches in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County on 04-16-2011
Greatest Snowfall 19.00 in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 04-11-2003
Macon Calendar
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Music Lineup for Friends of the Greenway, Inc.
Frog Quarters Music Schedule (located at 573 East Main Street in Franklin)
May 2024 Schedule
5-4-24—FROG FAIR SPRING ‘24 (On the Outside of Frogs)
10AM—George James—Covers of Classic Folk, Country, Pop
11AM---Generations--Dave Stewart, Michelle LiBasci & Rachel Bellavance with Jazz from 4 Generations
12Noon—Lady & the Tramps Dulcimer Group—Sally DeLawter, John Hawk, Phil Myers & David
1P---Dirty Dave Patterson—Rock & Outlaw Music
2P---Jim Austin’s Classic Country Band—Jim, Jerry Bradley, Gary Gibson & Ron Darby—Country Hits of the Past
3P---Paradise 56 Trio—Bryan Loy, Gary Gibson, Cindy Whitmore—Acoustic Vocal trio with Great Harmony
5-11-24---George James & Sheila Krause—Sheila joins George on Vocals.
5-18-24---Jim Austin’s Classic Country Band (see above)
5-25-24---Barry Roma—Franklin’s Favorite Crooner bringing you love songs of the past
For other Music and News follow us on Facebook at Friends of the Greenway, Inc. and Instagram at friends_of_the_greenway_inc. To find out more about the Greenway and our organization, our website is: littletennessee.org.
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---
Video shows chaotic scene outside E. Charlotte home where 3 US Marshals killed, 5 officers hurt | Queen City News (Charlotte, NC)
CMPD speak after an east Charlotte shooting that killed 3 US Marshal task force officers and wounded | WCNC-TV (Charlotte, NC)
• 3 law enforcement officers killed, 5 injured in Charlotte shooting [WCNC-TV (Charlotte, NC)]
• Whooping cough outbreak in Henderson Co. at ‘community-level’ spread, director says [BPR]
• Slow burn: NC 107 work marches on [Smoky Mountain News]
---NATIONAL---
Deadly tornadoes tear through Oklahoma, Nebraska and Iowa | CBS News
Inside Pentagon's effort to clean up 'forever chemicals' | ABC News
• Wall Street Has Spent Billions Buying Homes. A Crackdown Is Looming. [Wall Street Journal]
• China Scans ‘World’s Largest Naval Base’ In USA; US Navy’s Norfolk Naval Station ‘Unmasked’ By Spy Satellite [The Eurasian Times]
#ElonMusk arrived in Beijing on Sunday for a visit at the invitation of CCPIT. While answering China Daily's reporter Peng Yixuan's question, he expressed his delight at witnessing the rapid growth of China's electric vehicle industry, predicting a future where all cars will be… pic.twitter.com/AwYl2w5heq
— China Daily (@ChinaDaily) April 29, 2024
• Texas Attracted California Techies. Now It’s Losing Thousands of Them. [Texas Monthly]
• South Dakota governor Kristi Noem defends killing dog after backlash [WXII-TV (Winston-Salem, NC)]
• Trump to set interest rates himself under secret presidential plan [The Telegraph (via Yahoo News)]
International News Headlines
Blinken: ‘An extraordinarily generous proposal on the part of Israel’ | DW News
Kenya floods: At least 40 dead after dam bursts following heavy rain | BBC News
• Humza Yousaf resigns as Scotland's first minister [Sky News]
• Google layoffs: Sundar Pichai-led company fires entire Python team for ‘cheaper labour’ [Hindustan Times]
• Russia arrests Forbes reporter over social media posts on Bucha massacre [France 24]
• Iran renews violent crackdown on women [DW News]
• IMF promises Pakistan ‘immediate’ release of $1.1bn loan after key meet [Al Jazeera]
• N. Korea installs mines on inter-Korean road within DMZ [Yonhap News Agency]
2024 Campaign Trail: Candidates on the Road in Pennsylvania | C-SPAN
Baltimore Reopens Channel for Some Commercial Shipping | FBI Boards DALI | What's Going on With Shipping?
2024 White House Correspondents Dinner| C-SPAN
2024 Campaign Trail: Candidates on the Road & Maryland's U.S. Senate Race | C-SPAN
Washington Today (4-29-24): Sec Blinken urges Hamas accept 'extraordinarily generous' ceasefire deal | C-SPAN
Global National: April 29, 2024 | Hamas, Israel urged to agree on ceasefire, hostage deal
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - April 29, 2024
"CBS Evening News" Full Broadcast | April 29, 2024
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - April 29, NBC News
PBS NewsHour full episode, (April 29, 2024)
---Science, Technology, Culture, and History News Roundup---
A Beginner's Guide to Our Home Galaxy | ParallaxNick
• The Sky This Week from April 19 to 26: Look out for bright Lyrids [Astronomy Magazine]
• This Week's Sky at a Glance, April 26 – May 5 [Sky and Telescope Magazine]
The Level1 Show April 30 2024: The Twilight of Tiktok | Level1 Techs
ChatGDPR - DTNS 4758 | Daily Tech News Show
• Supreme Court rejects Elon Musk's challenge to SEC agreement to vet his social media posts [NBC News]
• Tesla Lays Off Employee Who Slept In Car To Work Longer Hours [Yahoo Finance]
• FCC fines AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon nearly $200 million for illegally sharing location data [The verge]
• TikTok’s effort to wall off U.S. user data only focused on the ‘front door’ while leaving the back door wide open, former employees say [Fortune Magazine]
• Strike-Slip Faults Could Drive Enceladus’s Jets [Eos]
• NASA astronauts arrive for Boeing’s first human spaceflight [AP News]
On This Day
April 30 is the 120th day of the year (121st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 245 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)
311 – The Diocletianic Persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire ends.
1315 – Enguerrand de Marigny is hanged at the instigation of Charles, Count of Valois.
1492 – Spain gives Christopher Columbus his commission of exploration. He is named admiral of the ocean sea, viceroy and governor of any territory he discovers.
1513 – Edmund de la Pole, Yorkist pretender to the English throne, is executed on the orders of Henry VIII.
1557 – Mapuche leader Lautaro is killed by Spanish forces at the Battle of Mataquito in Chile.
1598 – Juan de Oñate begins the conquest of Santa Fe de Nuevo México.
1598 – Henry IV of France issues the Edict of Nantes, allowing freedom of religion to the Huguenots.
1636 – Eighty Years' War: Dutch Republic forces recapture a strategically important fort from Spain after a nine-month siege.
1789 – On the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York City, George Washington takes the oath of office to become the first elected President of the United States.
1803 – Louisiana Purchase: The United States purchases the Louisiana Territory from France for $15 million, more than doubling the size of the young nation.
1812 – The Territory of Orleans becomes the 18th U.S. state under the name Louisiana.
1838 – Nicaragua declares independence from the Central American Federation.
1863 – A 65-man French Foreign Legion infantry patrol fights a force of nearly 2,000 Mexican soldiers to nearly the last man in Hacienda Camarón, Mexico.
1871 – The Camp Grant massacre takes place in Arizona Territory.
1885 – Governor of New York David B. Hill signs legislation creating the Niagara Reservation, New York's first state park, ensuring that Niagara Falls will not be devoted solely to industrial and commercial use.
1897 – J. J. Thomson of the Cavendish Laboratory announces his discovery of the electron as a subatomic particle, over 1,800 times smaller than a proton (in the atomic nucleus), at a lecture at the Royal Institution in London.[2]
1900 – Hawaii becomes a territory of the United States, with Sanford B. Dole as governor.
1905 – Albert Einstein completes his doctoral thesis at the University of Zurich.
1925 – Automaker Dodge Brothers, Inc is sold to Dillon, Read & Co. for US$146 million plus $50 million for charity.
1927 – The Federal Industrial Institute for Women opens in Alderson, West Virginia, as the first women's federal prison in the United States.
1937 – The Commonwealth of the Philippines holds a plebiscite for Filipino women on whether they should be extended the right to suffrage; over 90% would vote in the affirmative.
1939 – The 1939–40 New York World's Fair opens.
1939 – NBC inaugurates its regularly scheduled television service in New York City, broadcasting President Franklin D. Roosevelt's N.Y. World's Fair opening day ceremonial address.
1943 – World War II: The British submarine HMS Seraph surfaces near Huelva to cast adrift a dead man dressed as a courier and carrying false invasion plans.
1945 – World War II: Führerbunker: Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun commit suicide after being married for less than 40 hours. Soviet soldiers raise the Victory Banner over the Reichstag building.
1945 – World War II: Stalag Luft I prisoner-of-war camp near Barth, Germany is liberated by Soviet soldiers, freeing nearly 9000 American and British airmen.
1947 – In Nevada, Boulder Dam is renamed Hoover Dam.
1948 – In Bogotá, Colombia, the Organization of American States is established.
1956 – Former Vice President and Democratic Senator Alben Barkley dies during a speech in Virginia.
1957 – Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery entered into force.
1961 – K-19, the first Soviet nuclear submarine equipped with nuclear missiles, is commissioned.
1963 – The Bristol Bus Boycott is held in Bristol to protest the Bristol Omnibus Company's refusal to employ Black or Asian bus crews, drawing national attention to racial discrimination in the United Kingdom.
1973 – Watergate scandal: U.S. President Richard Nixon announces that White House Counsel John Dean has been fired and that other top aides, most notably H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman, have resigned.
1975 – Fall of Saigon: Communist forces gain control of Saigon. The Vietnam War formally ends with the unconditional surrender of South Vietnamese president Dương Văn Minh.
1980 – Beatrix is inaugurated as Queen of the Netherlands following the abdication of Juliana.
1980 – The Iranian Embassy siege begins in London.
1982 – The Bijon Setu massacre occurs in Calcutta, India.
1993 – CERN announces World Wide Web protocols will be free.
1994 – Formula One racing driver Roland Ratzenberger is killed in a crash during the qualifying session of the San Marino Grand Prix run at Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari outside Imola, Italy.
1999 – Neo-Nazi David Copeland carries out the last of his three nail bombings in London at the Admiral Duncan gay pub, killing three people and injuring 79 others.[3]
2000 – Canonization of Faustina Kowalska in the presence of 200,000 people and the first Divine Mercy Sunday celebrated worldwide.
2004 – U.S. media release graphic photos of American soldiers committing war crimes against Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison.
2008 – Two skeletal remains found near Yekaterinburg, Russia are confirmed by Russian scientists to be the remains of Alexei and Anastasia, two of the children of the last Tsar of Russia, whose entire family was executed at Yekaterinburg by the Bolsheviks.
2009 – Chrysler files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
2009 – Seven civilians and the perpetrator are killed and another ten injured at a Queen's Day parade in Apeldoorn, Netherlands in an attempted assassination on Queen Beatrix.
2012 – An overloaded ferry capsizes on the Brahmaputra River in India killing at least 103 people.
2013 – Willem-Alexander is inaugurated as King of the Netherlands following the abdication of Beatrix.
2014 – A bomb blast in Ürümqi, China kills three people and injures 79 others.
2021 – Forty-five men and boys are killed in the Meron stampede in Israel.
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Published at 5:00am on Tuesday, April 30, 2023
Author: Bobby Coggins
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