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May 14, 2024
Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
Low pressure brings rain and scattered thunderstorms to our region today and tomorrow. Brief high pressure brings a mainly dry day on Thursday. Showers and scattered thunderstorms return Friday and into the weekend.
TODAY
Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and evening. A few of the storms could become severe with damaging winds and large hail the main threats. Isolated heavy rainfall is also possible.
TOMORROW
Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms are expected again Wednesday afternoon and evening. A few of the storms could become severe with damaging winds and large hail the main threats. Isolated heavy rainfall is also possible.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Thursday Night
Franklin Area
Today
A chance of showers before noon, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs near 71. Calm winds becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog after 9pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 7 mph. Chance of rain is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday
A chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. Areas of fog before 9am. Highs in the mid 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 60%.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 80s.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Areas of fog before 2pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with highs near 60. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1am, then a chance of showers. Widespread fog, mainly between 3am and 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday
A chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. Areas of fog before 9am. Highs in the mid-to-upper 60s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 50s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of rain is 60%.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Patchy fog before noon. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the upper 60s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1am, then a chance of showers. Patchy fog after 9pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday
A chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. Areas of fog before 9am. Highs in the low-to-mid 50s. Winds out of the west 3 to 8 mph. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 60%.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 80.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s.
Nantahala Area
Today
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 4pm and 5pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Patchy fog before noon. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-to-upper 60s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am, then a chance of showers after 1am. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday
Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. Areas of fog before 9am. Highs in the mid-to-upper 60s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers between 11pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 60%.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s.
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Hazards
TODAY
Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and evening. A few of the storms could become severe with damaging winds and large hail the main threats. Isolated heavy rainfall is also possible.
TOMORROW
Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms are expected again Wednesday afternoon and evening. A few of the storms could become severe with damaging winds and large hail the main threats. Isolated heavy rainfall is also possible.
Back to Top Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low range (2.2 out of 12) today with Birch, Hickory, and Maple being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium range (5.6 out of 12.0).
Record Weather Events for May 14th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 90°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2018
Lowest Temperature 28°F in Highlands in 1910
Greatest One-Day Rain 2.99 inches in Highlands in 1976
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 May Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 92°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 05-20-1996
Lowest Temperature 23°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 05-02-1963
Greatest Rainfall 5.97 inches in Highlands on 05-30-2018
Greatest Snowfall 2.5 inches in Highlands on 05-07-1992
Record Weather Events for May 14th in North Carolina
rdrd Highest Temperature 99°F in Jackson Springs, Montgomery County in 2018
Lowest Temperature 21°F in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County in 2020
Greatest Rainfall 5.37 inches in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County in 1972
Greatest Snowfall 1.0 inches on Mount Mitchell, Yancey in 1996
(the excessive rainfall was due to the remnants of Hurricane Gladys)
--> Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of May Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 107°F in Aurora, Beaufort Countyy on 05-26-2011
Lowest Temperature 14°F in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 05-09-2020
Greatest Rainfall 8.51 inches in Pisgah Forest, Transylvania County on 05-20-1942
Greatest Snowfall 15.00 in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 05-07-1992
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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
5-18-24---Jim Austin’s Classic Country Band
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---
Auditor candidates have very different view of what the job should do | WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)
Foraging tours show people diversity of foods found right in WNC | WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)
• What you should know about North Carolina's Republican second primary election [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Raleigh police's real-time analysis center has nearly 1,000 cameras, finds trouble spots for crime [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Despite a new lawsuit, removal of Asheville's Vance Monument base will begin May 14 [Asheville Citizen-Times]
• HCA hands itself a clean bill of health for Mission sale agreement [Mountain Xpress]
• Canton leaders make ‘big stink’ over big stink [Smoky Mountain News]
• Fire ants keep marching in [Sylva Herald and Ruralite]
---NATIONAL---
Jury selection begins in Menendez's second corruption trial | NJ Spotlight News
U.S. recovering from pandemic learning loss, but gaps remain | CBS News
• Pentagon worried its primary satellite launcher can’t keep pace [Washington Post]
• Collapsed Baltimore bridge span comes down with a boom after crews set off chain of explosives [AP News]
• US investors pricing out trailer residents [DW News]
• Foreign terrorist organizations could target Pride month events: FBI, DHS [ABC News]
• Kristi Noem: Trump VP hopeful outlawed in six Native American reservations [BBC News]
• The reinvention of Michael Cohen [Politico]
• Michael Cohen: Trump hush-money scheme was ‘all about the campaign’ [Courthouse News Service]
International News Headlines
Yom Hazikaron Ceremony for the English-Speaking Community | Jerusalem Post
King Charles hands over military role to William | BBC News
Georgian police disperse protesters | Grigol Gegelia | TVP World
• Threats against NGO leaders multiply as Georgia green lights ‘Russian law’ for final vote [France 24]
• Iran jails regime critic Sadegh Zibakalam [DW News]
• Argentines strike against spending cuts under Javier Milei [BBC News]
• Sudan: Fires used as weapon destroyed more towns than ever in April, study says [Africa News]
• S. Korea, China agree to work for successful trilateral summit with Japan: Seoul ministry [Yonhap News Agency]
• India election 2024: Why isn’t Modi’s BJP fielding candidates in Kashmir? [Al Jazeera]
USS Hershel Woody Williams Soft Grounds off Gabon | AIS Replay: Arrival, Grounding & Departure | What's Going on With Shipping?
Washington Today (5-13-24): Nat'l Security Adviser Sullivan rejects reports of U.S.-Israel rift | C-SPAN
Global National: May 13, 2024 | Western Canada wildfire evacuees wait for word on fate of homes
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - May 13, 2024
"CBS Evening News" Full Broadcast | May 13, 2024
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - May 13, NBC News
PBS NewsHour full episode, (May 13, 2024)
---Science, Technology, Culture, and History News Roundup---
The most surprising discoveries from our universe – with Chris Lintott | The Royal Institution
The Level1 Show May 14 2024: Death Of The Fast Lane | Level1 Techs
---Russo-Ukraine War News Roundup---
How Russia Opened a New Front in Kharkiv | Task and Purpose
Wartime Migration and the Ukrainian Refugee Crisis | How We Got Here | TVP World
• Russo-Ukrainian war, day 810: Putin gears up for protracted war, potential NATO confrontation [Euromaidan Press]
• Ukraine updates: Russia making 'tactical' gains in Kharkiv [DW News]
• Vladimir Putin removes Sergei Shoigu from Russian defence ministry [BBC News]
• Ukraine says it is ready to withstand Russian onslaught in Kharkiv [TVP World]
---PRO-RUSSIAN NEWS OUTLETS---
• Russia goes on the offensive: Here’s what’s behind the advance in Ukraine’s Kharkov Region [Russia Today]
• Andrei Belousov's appointment as new Defence Minister heralds major audit and reshuffle [Pravda]
• Russian air defense systems destroy 25 Vampire MLRS shells over Belgorod region [TASS: Russian News Agency]
---Israel-Hamas War News Roundup (aka Iraninan Proxy War with Israel)---
Israel's Rafah offensive continues as UK investigates British-Israeli hostage death | BBC News
Palestinians flee as Israeli forces re-enter Jabalia in northern Gaza | Al Jazeera
• Iran-Israel-Hamas Update, May 13, 2024 [Institute for the Study of War]
• Fierce fighting rocks north and south Gaza as hundreds of thousands flee [France 24]
• Liveblog: PA asked to secretly play minor role in Gaza, IDF intercepts UAV [Jerusalem Post]
• Israel’s war on Gaza liveblog: 14 killed in Israeli attack on central Gaza home [Al Jazeera]
• Protesters Disrupt Israeli Memorial Day Events Over War Raging in Gaza [New York Times]
• US ‘concerned’ by report of Israeli abuse of Palestinian prisoners, calls for probe [Al Arabiya News]
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On This Day
May 14 is the 134th day of the year (135th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 231 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)
1027 – Robert II of France names his son Henry I as junior King of the Franks.
1097 – The Siege of Nicaea begins during the First Crusade.
1264 – Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured and forced to sign the Mise of Lewes, making Simon de Montfort the effective ruler of England.
1509 – Battle of Agnadello: In northern Italy, French forces defeat the Republic of Venice.
1607 – English colonists establish "James Fort," which would become Jamestown, Virginia, the earliest permanent English settlement in the Americas.
1608 – The Protestant Union, a coalition of Protestant German states, is founded to defend the rights, land and safety of each member against the Catholic Church and Catholic German states.
1610 – Henry IV of France is assassinated by Catholic zealot François Ravaillac, and Louis XIII ascends the throne.
1643 – Four-year-old Louis XIV becomes King of France upon the death of his father, Louis XIII.
1747 – War of the Austrian Succession: A British fleet under Admiral George Anson defeats the French at the First Battle of Cape Finisterre.
1796 – Edward Jenner administers the first smallpox inoculation.
1800 – The 6th United States Congress recesses, and the process of moving the Federal government of the United States from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C., begins the following day.
1804 – William Clark and 42 men depart from Camp Dubois to join Meriwether Lewis at St Charles, Missouri, marking the beginning of the Lewis & Clark Expedition's historic journey up the Missouri River.
1811 – Paraguay: Pedro Juan Caballero, Fulgencio Yegros and José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia start actions to depose the Spanish governor.
1836 – The Treaties of Velasco are signed in Velasco, Texas.
1863 – American Civil War: The Battle of Jackson takes place.
1868 – Boshin War: The Battle of Utsunomiya Castle ends as former Tokugawa shogunate forces withdraw northward.
1870 – The first game of rugby in New Zealand is played in Nelson between Nelson College and the Nelson Rugby Football Club.
1878 – The last witchcraft trial held in the United States begins in Salem, Massachusetts, after Lucretia Brown, an adherent of Christian Science, accused Daniel Spofford of attempting to harm her through his mental powers.
1879 – The first group of 463 Indian indentured laborers arrives in Fiji aboard the Leonidas.
1900 – Opening of World Amateur championship at the Paris Exposition Universelle, also known as Olympic Games.
1913 – Governor of New York William Sulzer approves the charter for the Rockefeller Foundation, which begins operations with a $100 million donation from John D. Rockefeller.
1915 – The May 14 Revolt takes place in Lisbon, Portugal.
1918 – Cape Town Mayor, Sir Harry Hands, inaugurates the Two-minute silence.
1931 – Five unarmed civilians are killed in the Ådalen shootings, as the Swedish military is called in to deal with protesting workers.
1935 – The Constitution of the Philippines is ratified by a popular vote.
1939 – Lina Medina becomes the youngest confirmed mother in medical history at the age of five.
1940 – World War II: Rotterdam, Netherlands is bombed by the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany despite a ceasefire, killing about 900 people and destroying the historic city center.
1943 – World War II: A Japanese submarine sinks AHS Centaur off the coast of Queensland.
1948 – Israel is declared to be an independent state and a provisional government is established. Immediately after the declaration, Israel is attacked by the neighboring Arab states, triggering the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.
1951 – Trains run on the Talyllyn Railway in Wales for the first time since preservation, making it the first railway in the world to be operated by volunteers.
1953 – Approximately 7,100 brewery workers in Milwaukee perform a walkout, marking the start of the 1953 Milwaukee brewery strike.
1955 – Cold War: Eight Communist bloc countries, including the Soviet Union, sign a mutual defense treaty called the Warsaw Pact.
1961 – Civil rights movement: A white mob twice attacks a Freedom Riders bus near Anniston, Alabama, before fire-bombing the bus and attacking the civil rights protesters who flee the burning vehicle.
1970 – Andreas Baader is freed from custody by Ulrike Meinhof, Gudrun Ensslin and others, a pivotal moment in the formation of the Red Army Faction.
1973 – Skylab, the United States' first space station, is launched.
1977 – A Dan-Air Boeing 707 leased to IAS Cargo Airlines crashes on approach to Lusaka International Airport in Lusaka, Zambia, killing six people.
1980 – Salvadoran Civil War: the Sumpul River massacre occurs in Chalatenango, El Salvador.
1988 – Carrollton bus collision: A drunk driver traveling the wrong way on Interstate 71 near Carrollton, Kentucky hits a converted school bus carrying a church youth group. Twenty-seven die in the crash and ensuing fire.
2004 – The Constitutional Court of South Korea overturns the impeachment of President Roh Moo-hyun.
2004 – Rico Linhas Aéreas Flight 4815 crashes into the Amazon rainforest during approach to Eduardo Gomes International Airport in Manaus, Brazil, killing 33 people.
2008 – Battle of Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester city centre between Zenit supporters and Rangers supporters and the Greater Manchester Police, 39 policemen injured, one police-dog injured and 39 arrested.
2010 – Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on the STS-132 mission to deliver the first shuttle-launched Russian ISS component — Rassvet. This was originally slated to be the final launch of Atlantis, before Congress approved STS-135.
2012 – Agni Air Flight CHT crashes in Nepal after a failed go-around, killing 15 people.
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Published at 5:30am on Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Author: Bobby Coggins
Resources used to compile the information in this article include, but are not limited to rthe following websites or books: MaconMedia.com, youtube.com, weather.gov, airnow.gov, wikipedia.com, onthisday.com, ncdcr.gov, ncsu.edu, utah.edu, https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/, wolfram.com, biorxiv.org, aps.org, nejm.org, plos.org, cell.com, researchsquare.com, cureus.com, spc.noaa.gov, nhc.noaa.gov, ncdenr.org, medrxiv.org, archive.org, ncpedia.org, nasa.gov, https://ww2days.com, nih.gov, carolinapublicpress.org, microbe.tv, smokymountainnews.com, psypost.org, blogspot.com, pollen.com, franklinnc.com, maconnc.org, spaceweather.com, solarham.com, loc.gov, ncleg.net, senate.gov, house.gov, whitehouse.gov, drudgereport.com, politico.com, realclearpolitics.com, ushmm.org, This Day in North Carolina History, World War II Day By Day, The Holocaust Encyclopedia, The Timetables of History, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The World History and Book of Facts (multiple years), On This Day In History: Over 4,000 facts, The NASA Archives. 60 Years in Space, This Day in North Carolina History, The Smithsonian History of Space Exploration: From the Ancient World to the Extraterrestrial Future, Spaceflight, 2nd Edition: The Complete Story from Sputnik to Curiousity, The Story of Civilization (11 volumes), The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, American History, Volume 1: 1492-1877, American History, Volume 2: 1877 - Present, A Complete Chronolgy of the Second World War. Weather and Almanac data and information sources: Sources (except where otherwise credited): heavens-above.com, Ian Webster's Github, National Centers for Environmental Prediction, The National Weather Service, National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, National Hurricane Center, Penn State University Electronic Wall Map, The State Climate Office of North Carolina, Storm Prediction Center, U.S. Naval Observatory, University of Utah Department of Atmospheric Sciences, and the Weather Prediction Center.
May 14, 2024
Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
Low pressure brings rain and scattered thunderstorms to our region today and tomorrow. Brief high pressure brings a mainly dry day on Thursday. Showers and scattered thunderstorms return Friday and into the weekend.
TODAY
Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and evening. A few of the storms could become severe with damaging winds and large hail the main threats. Isolated heavy rainfall is also possible.
TOMORROW
Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms are expected again Wednesday afternoon and evening. A few of the storms could become severe with damaging winds and large hail the main threats. Isolated heavy rainfall is also possible.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Thursday Night
Franklin Area
Today
A chance of showers before noon, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs near 71. Calm winds becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog after 9pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 7 mph. Chance of rain is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday
A chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. Areas of fog before 9am. Highs in the mid 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 60%.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 80s.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Areas of fog before 2pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with highs near 60. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1am, then a chance of showers. Widespread fog, mainly between 3am and 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday
A chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. Areas of fog before 9am. Highs in the mid-to-upper 60s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 50s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of rain is 60%.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Patchy fog before noon. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the upper 60s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1am, then a chance of showers. Patchy fog after 9pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday
A chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. Areas of fog before 9am. Highs in the low-to-mid 50s. Winds out of the west 3 to 8 mph. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 60%.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 80.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s.
Nantahala Area
Today
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 4pm and 5pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Patchy fog before noon. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-to-upper 60s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am, then a chance of showers after 1am. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday
Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. Areas of fog before 9am. Highs in the mid-to-upper 60s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers between 11pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 60%.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s.
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Hazards
TODAY
Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and evening. A few of the storms could become severe with damaging winds and large hail the main threats. Isolated heavy rainfall is also possible.
TOMORROW
Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms are expected again Wednesday afternoon and evening. A few of the storms could become severe with damaging winds and large hail the main threats. Isolated heavy rainfall is also possible.
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Pollen levels are expected to be in the low range (2.2 out of 12) today with Birch, Hickory, and Maple being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium range (5.6 out of 12.0).
Record Weather Events for May 14th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 90°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2018
Lowest Temperature 28°F in Highlands in 1910
Greatest One-Day Rain 2.99 inches in Highlands in 1976
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 May Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 92°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 05-20-1996
Lowest Temperature 23°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 05-02-1963
Greatest Rainfall 5.97 inches in Highlands on 05-30-2018
Greatest Snowfall 2.5 inches in Highlands on 05-07-1992
Record Weather Events for May 14th in North Carolina
rdrd Highest Temperature 99°F in Jackson Springs, Montgomery County in 2018
Lowest Temperature 21°F in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County in 2020
Greatest Rainfall 5.37 inches in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County in 1972
Greatest Snowfall 1.0 inches on Mount Mitchell, Yancey in 1996
(the excessive rainfall was due to the remnants of Hurricane Gladys)
--> Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of May Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 107°F in Aurora, Beaufort Countyy on 05-26-2011
Lowest Temperature 14°F in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 05-09-2020
Greatest Rainfall 8.51 inches in Pisgah Forest, Transylvania County on 05-20-1942
Greatest Snowfall 15.00 in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 05-07-1992
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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
5-18-24---Jim Austin’s Classic Country Band
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---
Auditor candidates have very different view of what the job should do | WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)
Foraging tours show people diversity of foods found right in WNC | WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)
• What you should know about North Carolina's Republican second primary election [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Raleigh police's real-time analysis center has nearly 1,000 cameras, finds trouble spots for crime [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Despite a new lawsuit, removal of Asheville's Vance Monument base will begin May 14 [Asheville Citizen-Times]
• HCA hands itself a clean bill of health for Mission sale agreement [Mountain Xpress]
• Canton leaders make ‘big stink’ over big stink [Smoky Mountain News]
• Fire ants keep marching in [Sylva Herald and Ruralite]
---NATIONAL---
Jury selection begins in Menendez's second corruption trial | NJ Spotlight News
U.S. recovering from pandemic learning loss, but gaps remain | CBS News
• Pentagon worried its primary satellite launcher can’t keep pace [Washington Post]
• Collapsed Baltimore bridge span comes down with a boom after crews set off chain of explosives [AP News]
• US investors pricing out trailer residents [DW News]
• Foreign terrorist organizations could target Pride month events: FBI, DHS [ABC News]
• Kristi Noem: Trump VP hopeful outlawed in six Native American reservations [BBC News]
• The reinvention of Michael Cohen [Politico]
• Michael Cohen: Trump hush-money scheme was ‘all about the campaign’ [Courthouse News Service]
International News Headlines
Yom Hazikaron Ceremony for the English-Speaking Community | Jerusalem Post
King Charles hands over military role to William | BBC News
Georgian police disperse protesters | Grigol Gegelia | TVP World
• Threats against NGO leaders multiply as Georgia green lights ‘Russian law’ for final vote [France 24]
• Iran jails regime critic Sadegh Zibakalam [DW News]
• Argentines strike against spending cuts under Javier Milei [BBC News]
• Sudan: Fires used as weapon destroyed more towns than ever in April, study says [Africa News]
• S. Korea, China agree to work for successful trilateral summit with Japan: Seoul ministry [Yonhap News Agency]
• India election 2024: Why isn’t Modi’s BJP fielding candidates in Kashmir? [Al Jazeera]
USS Hershel Woody Williams Soft Grounds off Gabon | AIS Replay: Arrival, Grounding & Departure | What's Going on With Shipping?
Washington Today (5-13-24): Nat'l Security Adviser Sullivan rejects reports of U.S.-Israel rift | C-SPAN
Global National: May 13, 2024 | Western Canada wildfire evacuees wait for word on fate of homes
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - May 13, 2024
"CBS Evening News" Full Broadcast | May 13, 2024
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - May 13, NBC News
PBS NewsHour full episode, (May 13, 2024)
---Science, Technology, Culture, and History News Roundup---
The most surprising discoveries from our universe – with Chris Lintott | The Royal Institution
The Level1 Show May 14 2024: Death Of The Fast Lane | Level1 Techs
---Russo-Ukraine War News Roundup---
How Russia Opened a New Front in Kharkiv | Task and Purpose
Wartime Migration and the Ukrainian Refugee Crisis | How We Got Here | TVP World
• Russo-Ukrainian war, day 810: Putin gears up for protracted war, potential NATO confrontation [Euromaidan Press]
• Ukraine updates: Russia making 'tactical' gains in Kharkiv [DW News]
• Vladimir Putin removes Sergei Shoigu from Russian defence ministry [BBC News]
• Ukraine says it is ready to withstand Russian onslaught in Kharkiv [TVP World]
---PRO-RUSSIAN NEWS OUTLETS---
• Russia goes on the offensive: Here’s what’s behind the advance in Ukraine’s Kharkov Region [Russia Today]
• Andrei Belousov's appointment as new Defence Minister heralds major audit and reshuffle [Pravda]
• Russian air defense systems destroy 25 Vampire MLRS shells over Belgorod region [TASS: Russian News Agency]
---Israel-Hamas War News Roundup (aka Iraninan Proxy War with Israel)---
Israel's Rafah offensive continues as UK investigates British-Israeli hostage death | BBC News
Palestinians flee as Israeli forces re-enter Jabalia in northern Gaza | Al Jazeera
• Iran-Israel-Hamas Update, May 13, 2024 [Institute for the Study of War]
• Fierce fighting rocks north and south Gaza as hundreds of thousands flee [France 24]
• Liveblog: PA asked to secretly play minor role in Gaza, IDF intercepts UAV [Jerusalem Post]
• Israel’s war on Gaza liveblog: 14 killed in Israeli attack on central Gaza home [Al Jazeera]
• Protesters Disrupt Israeli Memorial Day Events Over War Raging in Gaza [New York Times]
• US ‘concerned’ by report of Israeli abuse of Palestinian prisoners, calls for probe [Al Arabiya News]
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On This Day
May 14 is the 134th day of the year (135th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 231 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)
1027 – Robert II of France names his son Henry I as junior King of the Franks.
1097 – The Siege of Nicaea begins during the First Crusade.
1264 – Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured and forced to sign the Mise of Lewes, making Simon de Montfort the effective ruler of England.
1509 – Battle of Agnadello: In northern Italy, French forces defeat the Republic of Venice.
1607 – English colonists establish "James Fort," which would become Jamestown, Virginia, the earliest permanent English settlement in the Americas.
1608 – The Protestant Union, a coalition of Protestant German states, is founded to defend the rights, land and safety of each member against the Catholic Church and Catholic German states.
1610 – Henry IV of France is assassinated by Catholic zealot François Ravaillac, and Louis XIII ascends the throne.
1643 – Four-year-old Louis XIV becomes King of France upon the death of his father, Louis XIII.
1747 – War of the Austrian Succession: A British fleet under Admiral George Anson defeats the French at the First Battle of Cape Finisterre.
1796 – Edward Jenner administers the first smallpox inoculation.
1800 – The 6th United States Congress recesses, and the process of moving the Federal government of the United States from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C., begins the following day.
1804 – William Clark and 42 men depart from Camp Dubois to join Meriwether Lewis at St Charles, Missouri, marking the beginning of the Lewis & Clark Expedition's historic journey up the Missouri River.
1811 – Paraguay: Pedro Juan Caballero, Fulgencio Yegros and José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia start actions to depose the Spanish governor.
1836 – The Treaties of Velasco are signed in Velasco, Texas.
1863 – American Civil War: The Battle of Jackson takes place.
1868 – Boshin War: The Battle of Utsunomiya Castle ends as former Tokugawa shogunate forces withdraw northward.
1870 – The first game of rugby in New Zealand is played in Nelson between Nelson College and the Nelson Rugby Football Club.
1878 – The last witchcraft trial held in the United States begins in Salem, Massachusetts, after Lucretia Brown, an adherent of Christian Science, accused Daniel Spofford of attempting to harm her through his mental powers.
1879 – The first group of 463 Indian indentured laborers arrives in Fiji aboard the Leonidas.
1900 – Opening of World Amateur championship at the Paris Exposition Universelle, also known as Olympic Games.
1913 – Governor of New York William Sulzer approves the charter for the Rockefeller Foundation, which begins operations with a $100 million donation from John D. Rockefeller.
1915 – The May 14 Revolt takes place in Lisbon, Portugal.
1918 – Cape Town Mayor, Sir Harry Hands, inaugurates the Two-minute silence.
1931 – Five unarmed civilians are killed in the Ådalen shootings, as the Swedish military is called in to deal with protesting workers.
1935 – The Constitution of the Philippines is ratified by a popular vote.
1939 – Lina Medina becomes the youngest confirmed mother in medical history at the age of five.
1940 – World War II: Rotterdam, Netherlands is bombed by the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany despite a ceasefire, killing about 900 people and destroying the historic city center.
1943 – World War II: A Japanese submarine sinks AHS Centaur off the coast of Queensland.
1948 – Israel is declared to be an independent state and a provisional government is established. Immediately after the declaration, Israel is attacked by the neighboring Arab states, triggering the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.
1951 – Trains run on the Talyllyn Railway in Wales for the first time since preservation, making it the first railway in the world to be operated by volunteers.
1953 – Approximately 7,100 brewery workers in Milwaukee perform a walkout, marking the start of the 1953 Milwaukee brewery strike.
1955 – Cold War: Eight Communist bloc countries, including the Soviet Union, sign a mutual defense treaty called the Warsaw Pact.
1961 – Civil rights movement: A white mob twice attacks a Freedom Riders bus near Anniston, Alabama, before fire-bombing the bus and attacking the civil rights protesters who flee the burning vehicle.
1970 – Andreas Baader is freed from custody by Ulrike Meinhof, Gudrun Ensslin and others, a pivotal moment in the formation of the Red Army Faction.
1973 – Skylab, the United States' first space station, is launched.
1977 – A Dan-Air Boeing 707 leased to IAS Cargo Airlines crashes on approach to Lusaka International Airport in Lusaka, Zambia, killing six people.
1980 – Salvadoran Civil War: the Sumpul River massacre occurs in Chalatenango, El Salvador.
1988 – Carrollton bus collision: A drunk driver traveling the wrong way on Interstate 71 near Carrollton, Kentucky hits a converted school bus carrying a church youth group. Twenty-seven die in the crash and ensuing fire.
2004 – The Constitutional Court of South Korea overturns the impeachment of President Roh Moo-hyun.
2004 – Rico Linhas Aéreas Flight 4815 crashes into the Amazon rainforest during approach to Eduardo Gomes International Airport in Manaus, Brazil, killing 33 people.
2008 – Battle of Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester city centre between Zenit supporters and Rangers supporters and the Greater Manchester Police, 39 policemen injured, one police-dog injured and 39 arrested.
2010 – Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on the STS-132 mission to deliver the first shuttle-launched Russian ISS component — Rassvet. This was originally slated to be the final launch of Atlantis, before Congress approved STS-135.
2012 – Agni Air Flight CHT crashes in Nepal after a failed go-around, killing 15 people.
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Published at 5:30am on Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Author: Bobby Coggins
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