Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
Low pressure brings showers and scattered thunderstorms to our region today. Brief high pressure brings a mainly dry day on Thursday. Showers and scattered thunderstorms return Friday and continue into the weekend. Isolated diurnal convection expected early next week.
SECOND REPUBLICAN PRIMARY
A second Republican primary was held yesterday to determine who would go on the face Democratic challengers in the November election in the Lieutenant Governor and NC Auditor races. Statewide results and local results are posted below.
A second Republican primary was held yesterday to determine who would go on the face Democratic challengers in the November election in the Lieutenant Governor and NC Auditor races. Statewide results and local results are posted below.
Statewide results
NC LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Hal Weatherman REP 95,465 74.41%
Jim O'Neill REP 32,825 25.59%
NC AUDITOR
Dave Boliek REP 66,370 53.26%
Jack Clark REP 58,248 46.74%
Macon County results
NC AUDITOR
Hal Weatherman REP 540 83.46%
Jim O'Neill REP 107 16.54%
NC AUDITOR
Dave Boliek REP 395 62.80%
Jack Clark REP 234 37.20%
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Wednesday Night
Franklin Area
Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and midnight. Patchy fog before 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 80. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Friday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Partly sunny, with highs near 80. Chance of rain is 50%.
Friday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain is 70%.
Highlands Plateau
Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs near 68. West wind 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
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers between 9pm and 11pm. Patchy fog between 1am and 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 50s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Partly sunny, with highs near 70. Chance of rain is 50%.
Friday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain is 70%.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Light and variable winds becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 80. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s. Chance of rain is 50%.
Friday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Chance of rain is 70%.
Nantahala Area
Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs near 70. Winds out of the west 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.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers between 11pm and 1am. Patchy fog between 9pm and 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the northwest 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.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph shifting to come out of the southeast after midnight.
Friday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain is 50%.
Friday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s. Chance of rain is 70%.
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Hazards
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. Locally heavy rainfall will also be possible.
BPollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low range (6.1 out of 12) today with Birch, Hickory, and Maple being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium range (7.9 out of 12.0).
Record Weather Events for May 15th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 89°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2018
Lowest Temperature 28°F in Highlands in 1910
Greatest One-Day Rain 3.90 inches in Highlands in 2014
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 15th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 99°F in Dobbins Heights, Richmond County in 1962
Lowest Temperature 22°F in Banner Elk, Avery County in 1910
Greatest Rainfall 6.50 inches in Garner, Wake County in 2014
Greatest Snowfall (a trace) on Mount Mitchell, Yancey in 2021
(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
(send your event to calendar@maconmedia.com)
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 (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.
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On This Day
May 15 is the 135th day of the year (136th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 230 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)
221 – Liu Bei, Chinese warlord, proclaims himself emperor of Shu Han, the successor of the Han dynasty.
392 – Emperor Valentinian II is assassinated while advancing into Gaul against the Frankish usurper Arbogast. He is found hanging in his residence at Vienne.
589 – King Authari marries Theodelinda, daughter of the Bavarian duke Garibald I. A Catholic, she has great influence among the Lombard nobility.
756 – Abd-al-Rahman I becomes emir of Cordova, Spain
884 – Marinus I ends his reign as Catholic Pope
1004 – Henry II the Saint crowned King of Italy
1213 - King John of England names Stephen Langton as Archbishop of Canterbury
1252 – Pope Innocent IV issues the papal bull ad extirpanda, which authorizes, but also limits, the torture of heretics in the Medieval Inquisition.
1525 – Insurgent peasants led by Anabaptist pastor Thomas Müntzer were defeated at the Battle of Frankenhausen, ending the German Peasants' War in the Holy Roman Empire.
1536 – Anne Boleyn, Queen of England, stands trial in London on charges of treason, adultery and incest; she is condemned to death by a specially-selected jury.
1618 – Johannes Kepler confirms his previously rejected discovery of the third law of planetary motion (he first discovered it on March 8 but soon rejected the idea after some initial calculations were made).
1648 – The Peace of Münster is ratified, by which Spain acknowledges Dutch sovereignty.
1791 – French Revolution: Maximilien Robespierre proposes the Self-denying Ordinance.
1817 – Opening of the first private mental health hospital in the United States, the Asylum for the Relief of Persons Deprived of the Use of Their Reason (now Friends Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania).
1836 – Francis Baily observes "Baily's beads" during an annular eclipse.
1849 – The Sicilian revolution of 1848 is finally extinguished.
1850 – The Arana–Southern Treaty is ratified, ending "the existing differences" between Great Britain and Argentina.
1851 – The first Australian gold rush is proclaimed, although the discovery had been made three months earlier.
1864 – American Civil War: Battle of New Market, Virginia: Students from the Virginia Military Institute fight alongside the Confederate army to force Union General Franz Sigel out of the Shenandoah Valley.
1891 – Pope Leo XIII defends workers' rights and property rights in the encyclical Rerum novarum, the beginning of modern Catholic social teaching.
1911 – In Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States, the United States Supreme Court declares Standard Oil to be an "unreasonable" monopoly under the Sherman Antitrust Act and orders the company to be broken up.
1911 – More than 300 Chinese immigrants are killed in the Torreón massacre when the forces of the Mexican Revolution led by Emilio Madero take the city of Torreón from the Federales.
1919 – The Winnipeg general strike begins. By 11:00, almost the whole working population of Winnipeg had walked off the job.
1919 – Greek occupation of Smyrna. During the occupation, the Greek army kills or wounds 350 Turks; those responsible are punished by Greek commander Aristides Stergiades.
1929 – A fire at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio kills 123.
1932 – In an attempted coup d'état, the Prime Minister of Japan Inukai Tsuyoshi is assassinated.
1933 – All military aviation organizations within or under the control of the RLM of Germany were officially merged in a covert manner to form its Wehrmacht military's air arm, the Luftwaffe.
1940 – USS Sailfish is recommissioned. It was originally the USS Squalus.
1940 – World War II: After fierce fighting, the poorly trained and equipped Dutch troops surrender to Germany, marking the beginning of five years of occupation.
1940 – Richard and Maurice McDonald open the first McDonald's restaurant.
1941 – First flight of the Gloster E.28/39 the first British and Allied jet aircraft.
1941 – Joe DiMaggio begins a 56-game hitting streak.
1942 – World War II: In the United States, a bill creating the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) is signed into law.
1943 – Joseph Stalin dissolves the Comintern (or Third International).
1945 – World War II: The Battle of Poljana, the final skirmish in Europe is fought near Prevalje, Slovenia.
1948 – Following the expiration of The British Mandate for Palestine, the Kingdom of Egypt, Transjordan, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Saudi Arabia invade Israel thus starting the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.
1957 – At Malden Island in the Pacific Ocean, Britain tests its first hydrogen bomb in Operation Grapple.
1963 – Project Mercury: The launch of the final Mercury mission, Mercury-Atlas 9 with astronaut Gordon Cooper on board. He becomes the first American to spend more than a day in space, and the last American to go into space alone.
1970 – President Richard Nixon appoints Anna Mae Hays and Elizabeth P. Hoisington the first female United States Army generals.
1972 – The Ryukyu Islands, under U.S. military governance since its conquest in 1945, reverts to Japanese control.
1974 – Ma'alot massacre: Members of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine attack and take hostages at an Israeli school; a total of 31 people are killed, including 22 schoolchildren.
1981 - Soyuz 40 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Romanian) to Salyut 6
1988 – Soviet–Afghan War: After more than eight years of fighting, the Soviet Army begins to withdraw 115,000 troops from Afghanistan.
1991 – Édith Cresson becomes France's first female Prime Minister.
1997 – The United States government acknowledges the existence of the "Secret War" in Laos and dedicates the Laos Memorial in honor of Hmong and other "Secret War" veterans.
1997 – The Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on STS-84 to dock with the Russian space station Mir.[1]
2004 – Arsenal F.C. go an entire league campaign unbeaten in the English Premier League, joining Preston North End F.C with the right to claim the title "The Invincibles".
2008 – California becomes the second U.S. state after Massachusetts in 2004 to legalize same-sex marriage after the state's own Supreme Court rules a previous ban unconstitutional.
2010 – Jessica Watson becomes the youngest person to sail, non-stop and unassisted around the world solo.
2013 – An upsurge in violence in Iraq leaves more than 389 people dead over three days.
2017 - State of Emergency declared in Sanaa, Yemen after outbreak of cholera kills 115
2018 - Malaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim is released from prison after being pardoned by King Muhammad V
2018 - 58 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces and 1700 hospitalized on the Gaza border protesting opening of US embassy in Jerusalem and 70 year founding of Israel
2018 - Taliban forces attack and claim to has seized control of the western city of Farah, Afghanistan
2018 - North Korea threatens to pull out of summit with US and South Korea saying it can "not hide our feeling of repugnance" towards US security advisor John Bolton
2019 - US birthrate in 2018 the lowest for 32 years (total fertility rate 1,728 births per 1,000 women), with record lows for teen births
2019 - Findings from China's Chang'e-4 rover to the Moon suggests huge asteroid created the giant crater on Moon's far side with impact so great it cracked its crust and reached the mantle below published in "Nature"
2020 - Germany, Europe's largest economy, officially in recession due to COVID-19, as figures show economy shrank 2.2% 1st 3 months of the year.
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Published at 5:00am on Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Author: Bobby Coggins
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