Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
Temperatures will remain several degrees above normal each day through Tuesday of next week as humid subtropical air remains over the Southeast. Chances for showers and thunderstorms increase Thursday and will remain higher than normal for this time of year into next week as well.
Macon County Board of Commissioners Proposed Budget Presentation for 2024-2025
The Macon County Manager presented his proposed budget for the 2024-2025 Fiscal Year (July 2024 to June 2025) to the Macon County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday, May 21, 2024. A video of the presentation and a copy of the budget message and budget are on Macon Media. [LINK]
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Saturday Night
Franklin Area
Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs near 80. Light winds out of the south. 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 before midnight, then a slight chance of showers between midnight and 5am. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
A chance of showers before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs near 80. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 5am, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%.
Saturday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain is 40%.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with lows around 60.
Highlands Plateau
Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s. Winds out of the southwest 3 to 7 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 1am, then a slight chance of showers between 1am and 2am. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
A chance of showers before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the lower 70s. Light and variable winds early in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph by midmorning. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s. Winds out of the southwest around 5 mph. Chance of rain is 60%.
Saturday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 70s. Chance of rain is 40%.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs near 80. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 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 midnight, then a slight chance of showers between midnight and 2am. Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
A chance of showers before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 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.
Friday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 5am, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%.
Saturday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain is 40%.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with lows around 60.
Nantahala Area
Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 3pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 70s. Winds out of the southwest 3 to 7 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. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s. Light winds out of the southwest. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
A chance of showers before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Calm winds becoming southwest around 5 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.
Friday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 3am, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Light winds out of the southwest. Chance of rain is 60%.
Saturday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with highs near 80. Chance of rain is 40%.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with lows around 60.
Hazards
There will be multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms moving through from today through Monday time frame. Some of these storms may become strong to severe at times, with strong gusty winds and hail the primary threats. In addition, repeated or prolonged periods of heavy rainfall may produce localized flooding in a few locations.
2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook | Tropical Tidbits
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the medium-high range (6.5 out of 12) today with Hickory, Birch, and Oak being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium-high range (7.3 out of 12.0).
Record Weather Events for May 23rd
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 89°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2011
Lowest Temperature 33°F in Highlands in 2002
Greatest One-Day Rain 4.62 inches in Highlands in 1923
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 23rd in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 102°F in Albemarle, Stanly County in 1941
Lowest Temperature 20°F in Banner Elk, Avery County in 1947
Greatest Rainfall 4.75 inches in Brevard, Transylvania County in 1916
Greatest Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded on this date since 1872) in 1946
(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
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
5-25-24---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
SHORT TAKE: Secretary of State Antony Blinken appeared before the House Foreign Relations Committee | C-SPAN
Washington Today (5-22-24): House passes bill making CFTC, rather than SEC, primary crypto regulator | C-SPAN
Global National: May 22, 2024 | Will British PM Sunak's snap election gamble pay off?
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - May 22, 2024
"CBS Evening News" Full Broadcast | May 22, 2024
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - May 22, NBC News
PBS NewsHour full episode, (May 22, 2024)
---Science, Technology, Culture, and History News Roundup---
You Are Here: A Tourist's Guide to the Local Galactic Neighbourhood (Episode 1) I ParallaxNick
• The Sky This Week from May 17 to 24: The Moon visits Antares [Astronomy Magazine]
• This Week's Sky at a Glance, May 17 – 26 [Sky and Telescope Magazine]
• Blue Origin launches 1st crewed spaceflight since August 2022 (video) [Space.com]
The Level1 Show May 22 2024: Google's AI (Aggravating Interface) | Level1 Techs
They're All PCs in Console Clothing - DTNS 4775 | Daily Tech News Show
GPT-4o Voice Drama, Copilot + PC, Humane's Quibi Vibes // AI Inside 18 | Techsploder with Jaxson Howell
On This Day
May 23 is the 143rd day of the year (144th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 222 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)
1430 РJoan of Arc is captured at the Siege of Compi̬gne by troops from the Burgundian faction.
1498 – Girolamo Savonarola is burned at the stake in Florence, Italy.
1533 – The marriage of King Henry VIII to Catherine of Aragon is declared null and void.
1568 – Dutch rebels led by Louis of Nassau, defeat Jean de Ligne, Duke of Arenberg, and his loyalist troops in the Battle of Heiligerlee, opening the Eighty Years' War.
1609 – Official ratification of the Second Virginia Charter takes place.
1618 – The Second Defenestration of Prague precipitates the Thirty Years' War.
1706 РJohn Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, defeats a French army under Marshal Fran̤ois de Neufville, duc de Villeroy at the Battle of Ramillies.
1788 – South Carolina ratifies the United States Constitution as the eighth American state.
1793 – Battle of Famars during the Flanders Campaign of the War of the First Coalition.
1829 – Accordion patent granted to Cyrill Demian in Vienna, Austrian Empire.
1844 – Declaration of the Báb the evening before the 23rd: A merchant of Shiraz announces that he is a Prophet and founds a religious movement that would later be brutally crushed by the Persian government. He is considered to be a forerunner of the Baháʼà Faith; BaháʼÃs celebrate the day as a holy day.
1846 – Mexican–American War: President Mariano Paredes of Mexico unofficially declares war on the United States.
1863 – The General German Workers' Association, a precursor of the modern Social Democratic Party of Germany, is founded in Leipzig, Kingdom of Saxony.
1873 – The Canadian Parliament establishes the North-West Mounted Police, the forerunner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
1900 – American Civil War: Sergeant William Harvey Carney is awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism in the Assault on the Battery Wagner in 1863.
1905 – The Sultan of the Ottoman Empire Abdul Hamid II publicly announces the creation of the Ullah Millet for the Aromanians of the empire, which had been established one day earlier. For this reason, the Aromanian National Day is usually celebrated on May 23,[3] although some do so on May 22 instead.
1907 – The unicameral Parliament of Finland gathers for its first plenary session.
1911 – The New York Public Library is dedicated.
1915 – World War I: Italy joins the Allies, fulfilling its part of the Treaty of London.
1932 РIn Brazil, four students are shot and killed during a manifestation against the Brazilian dictator Get̼lio Vargas, which resulted in the outbreak of the Constitutionalist Revolution several weeks later.
1934 – American bank robbers Bonnie and Clyde are ambushed by police and killed in Bienville Parish, Louisiana.
1934 РThe Auto-Lite strike culminates in the "Battle of Toledo", a five-day mel̩e between 1,300 troops of the Ohio National Guard and 6,000 picketers.
1939 – The U.S. Navy submarine USS Squalus sinks off the coast of New Hampshire during a test dive, causing the death of 24 sailors and two civilian technicians. The remaining 32 sailors and one civilian naval architect are rescued the following day.
1945 – World War II: Heinrich Himmler, head of the Schutzstaffel, commits suicide while in Allied custody.
1945 РWorld War II: Germany's Flensburg Government under Karl D̦nitz is dissolved when its members are arrested by British forces.
1948 – Thomas C. Wasson, the US Consul-General, is assassinated in Jerusalem, Israel.
1949 – Cold War: The Western occupying powers approve the Basic Law and establish a new German state, the Federal Republic of Germany.
1951 – Tibetans sign the Seventeen Point Agreement with China.
1960 – A tsunami caused by an earthquake in Chile the previous day kills 61 people in Hilo, Hawaii.
1971 – 78 people are killed when Aviogenex Flight 130 crashes on approach to Rijeka Airport in present-day Rijeka, Croatia (then the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia).
1992 – Italy's most prominent anti-mafia judge Giovanni Falcone, his wife and three body guards are killed by the Corleonesi clan with a half-ton bomb near Capaci, Sicily. His friend and colleague Paolo Borsellino will be assassinated less than two months later, making 1992 a turning point in the history of Italian Mafia prosecutions.
1995 – The first version of the Java programming language is released.
1998 – The Good Friday Agreement is accepted in a referendum in Northern Ireland with roughly 75% voting yes.
2002 – The "55 parties" clause of the Kyoto Protocol is reached after its ratification by Iceland.
2006 – Alaskan stratovolcano Mount Cleveland erupts.
2008 – The International Court of Justice (ICJ) awards Middle Rocks to Malaysia and Pedra Branca (Pulau Batu Puteh) to Singapore, ending a 29-year territorial dispute between the two countries.
2013 – A freeway bridge carrying Interstate 5 over the Skagit River collapses in Mount Vernon, Washington.
2014 – Seven people, including the perpetrator, are killed and another 14 injured in a killing spree near the campus of University of California, Santa Barbara.
2015 – At least 46 people are killed as a result of floods caused by a tornado in Texas and Oklahoma.
2016 – Two suicide bombings, conducted by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, kill at least 45 potential army recruits in Aden, Yemen.
2016 – Eight bombings are carried out by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria in Jableh and Tartus, coastline cities in Syria. One hundred eighty-four people are killed and at least 200 people injured.
2017 – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declares martial law in Mindanao, following the Maute's attack in Marawi.
2021 - A cable car falls from a mountain near Lake Maggiore in northern Italy, killing 14 people.
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Published at 5:00am on Wednesday, May 22, 2024
Author: Bobby Coggins
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