Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
A cold front moves south of the CFWA becoming stationary through mid week with dry conditions under weak high pressure for Monday through Thursday. Isolated to widely scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected by next weekend as a weak cold front approaches from the north. Temperatures are expected to be well above normal at end of the week.
• Press Release: Whooping Cough Cases on the Rise in Macon County [Macon Media]
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Wednesday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, cloudy through midmorning, then gradual clearing, with highs near 80. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with lows around 50. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Tuesday
Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 50s. Calm winds.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 60.
Highlands Plateau
Today
A 20 percent chance of rain before 9am. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, cloudy through midmorning, then gradual clearing, with highs in the lower 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with lows in the lower 50s. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the lower 70s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming light and variable by midmorning.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 50s. Light and variable winds.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the low-to-mid 50s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, cloudy through midmorning, then gradual clearing, with highs near 80. Calm winds in the morning increaing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with lows in the lower 50s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Tuesday
Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 50s. Calm winds.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 80.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 60.
Nantahala Area
Today
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, cloudy through midmorning, then gradual clearing, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s. Calm winds in the morning increaing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with lows around 50. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Tuesday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Light winds out of the northwest.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the lower 50s. Light and variable winds.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 70s.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the low-to-mid 50s.
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Hazards
Isolated thunderstorms are possible today. Additional isolated thunderstorms may develop on Thursday, Friday or Saturday. The threat for widespread severe weather appears low through Saturday.
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the medium range (5.7 out of 12) today with Grasses, Plantain, and Walnut being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low-medium range (4.7 out of 12.0).
Record Weather Events for June 10th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 94°F in Franklin in 1947
Lowest Temperature 39°F in Highlands in 1931
Greatest One-Day Rain 9.72 inches in Highlands in 2013
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 June Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 99°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 06-30-2012
Lowest Temperature 32°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 06-02-1966
Greatest Rainfall 7.63 inches in Highlands on 06-16-1949
Greatest Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded during June in Macon County)
Record Weather Events for June 10th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 104°F in Monroe, Union County in 1947
Lowest Temperature 29°F in Banner Elk, Avery County in 1977
Greatest One-Day Rain 6.00 inches in Belhaven, Beaufort County in 1917
Greatest One-Day Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded on this date since 1872)
eather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of June Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 107°F in Carthage, Moore County on 06-23-1981
Lowest Temperature 23°F in Jefferson, Ashe County on 06-17-1917
Greatest Rainfall 12.41 inches in Belhaven, Beaufort County on 06-30-1962
Greatest Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded during June in the state)
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)
June 2024 Schedule
6/15/24—Bloodroot--We are talking Appalachian at it’s best!….You’ll hear songs we heard around here from our parents and grandparents as kids. They have a great sound as they weave harmonies and instrumentation! Zip Robertson, Cricket Woodward, Paul Davis and Judy Kirkland. Don’t miss ‘em.
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---
• Press Release: Whooping Cough Cases on the Rise in Macon County [Macon Media]
Lawmakers expected to vote on mask bill, banning wearing masks in public | Queen City News (Charlotte, NC)
Space debris? NC resident suspects object that crashed into house came from above | WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)
• Mountain childcare centers face closures as funding deadline looms [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• How they voted: NC congressional votes for the week ending June 6 [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• NC DMV says driver’s license backlog has eased. Exactly what caused it remains unclear [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Eastern Band of Cherokee Tribal Council approves recreational marijuana sale [BPR News]
• Word from the Smokies: Iconic arch returns to downtown Waynesville [Smoky Mountain News]
• The hills are packed with useful mica [Sylva Herald and Ruralite]
---NATIONAL---
President Biden Delivers Remarks at Pointe du Hoc with ASL Interpretation | The White House
Landslide destroys major highway in Wyoming | ABC News
• Jobs report blows past expectations, displaying resilient strength of US economy (auto=playing video warning) [ABC News ]
• Phoenix turns to ice-filled body bags to treat heatstroke as US south-west bakes [The Guardian (UK)]
• Oregon closes more coastal shellfish harvesting due to ‘historic high levels’ of toxins [AP News]
• Trump and Biden neck and neck nationally and in battlegrounds — CBS News poll [CBS News]
• Justice Clarence Thomas discloses 2019 trips paid for by Texas billionaire [Courthouse News Service]
• U.S. Coast Guard seizes over $63 million worth of cocaine, some from shootout at sea that sank vessel [NBC News]
International News Headlines
Hostages rescued: New aerial video shows aftermath of Gaza operation | LiveNOW from FOX
• Israel says 4 hostages, including Noa Argamani, rescued in Gaza operation [CBS News]
"You're my hero!": WWII veteran shares emotional embrace with Ukraine's Zelenskyy | Global News
• Zelensky's Emotional Moment With American D-Day Vet [Newsweek]
• EU Parliament lurches right, but center holds [DW News]
• Europe holds breath over possible youth-led far-right wave in European elections [Courthouse News Service]
• France’s Macron calls snap election in huge gamble after EU polls debacle [France 24]
• Confident Putin warns Europe is ‘defenceless’ [BBC News]
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 9, 2024 [Institute for the Study of War]
---PRO-RUSSIAN NEWS OUTLETS---
• Russia’s role in a multipolar world: Putin’s address to SPIEF plenary session [Russia Today]
• Putin: Americans will get rid of Zelensky in about a year [Pravda]
• Russian troops liberate 60% of DPR territory — Pushilin [TASS: Russian News Agency]
Meet the Press full broadcast – June 09 | NBC News
Face the Nation: Graham, Coons, McCain | JUne 09, 2024
2024 Campaign Trail: Focus on the Races for Governor | C-SPAN
Brooks and Capehart on Biden's border plan and what Trump wants from his running mate | PBS NewsHour
Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, June 7, 2024
MSC Michigan VII's Stuck Throttle Sends the Containership Speeding Out of Charleston | What's Going on With Shipping?
Washington Today (6-7-24): President Biden at Pointe du Hoc says democracy 'begins with each of us' | C-SPAN
Global National: June 9, 2024 | France’s Macron calls snap election after EU defeat
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - June 9, 2024
"CBS Evening News" Full Broadcast | June 9, 2024
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - June 9, 2024
PBS NewsHour full episode, (June 9, 2024)
---Science, Technology, Culture, and History News Roundup---
Black Hole Jets Seem To Do Things We Never Thought Possible I Antov Petrov
• The Sky This Week from May 31 to June 7: A Jupiter-Mercury conjunction Moon [Astronomy Magazine]
• This Week's Sky at a Glance, May 31 – June 9 [Sky and Telescope Magazine]
The Level1 Show June 7th 2024: The Eagles Aren't Coming | Level1 Techs
Put a Preemptive Lawsuit on It - DTNS 4786 | Daily Tech News Show
• Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are surging "faster than ever" to beyond anything humans ever experienced, officials say [CBS News]
• Scientists map one of Earth’s top hazards in the Pacific Northwest [Washington Post]
---COVID News Roundup---
TWiV Special: How the pandemic began in Nature, in 5 key points | Microbe TV
TWiV 1110: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin | Microbe TV
On This Day
June 10 is the 161st day of the year (162nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 204 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)
671 – Emperor Tenji of Japan introduces a water clock (clepsydra) called Rokoku. The instrument, which measures time and indicates hours, is placed in the capital of Ōtsu.
1190 – Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the river Saleph while leading an army to Jerusalem.
1329 – The Battle of Pelekanon results in a Byzantine defeat by the Ottoman Empire.
1523 – Copenhagen is surrounded by the army of Frederick I of Denmark, as the city will not recognise him as the successor of Christian II of Denmark.
1539 – Council of Trent: Pope Paul III sends out letters to his bishops, delaying the Council due to war and the difficulty bishops had traveling to Venice.
1540 - Thomas Cromwell arrested in Westminster
1596 – Willem Barents and Jacob van Heemskerk discover Bear Island.
1619 – Thirty Years' War: Battle of Záblatí, a turning point in the Bohemian Revolt.
1624 – Signing of the Treaty of Compiègne between France and the Netherlands.
1692 – Salem witch trials: Bridget Bishop is hanged at Gallows Hill near Salem, Massachusetts, for "certaine Detestable Arts called Witchcraft and Sorceries".
1719 – Jacobite risings: Battle of Glen Shiel.
1782 – King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke (Rama I) of Siam (modern day Thailand) is crowned.
1786 – A landslide dam on the Dadu River created by an earthquake ten days earlier collapses, killing 100,000 in the Sichuan province of China.
1793 – The Jardin des Plantes museum opens in Paris. A year later, it becomes the first public zoo.
1793 – French Revolution: Following the arrests of Girondin leaders, the Jacobins gain control of the Committee of Public Safety installing the revolutionary dictatorship.
1805 – First Barbary War: Yusuf Karamanli signs a treaty ending the hostilities between Tripolitania and the United States.
1829 – The first Boat Race between the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge takes place on the Thames in London.
1838 – Myall Creek massacre: Twenty-eight Aboriginal Australians are murdered.
1854 – The United States Naval Academy graduates its first class of students.
1861 – American Civil War: Battle of Big Bethel: Confederate troops under John B. Magruder defeat a much larger Union force led by General Ebenezer W. Pierce in Virginia.
1863 – During the French intervention in Mexico, Mexico City is captured by French troops.
1864 – American Civil War: Battle of Brice's Crossroads: Confederate troops under Nathan Bedford Forrest defeat a much larger Union force led by General Samuel D. Sturgis in Mississippi.
1868 – Mihailo Obrenović III, Prince of Serbia is assassinated.
1871 – Sinmiyangyo: Captain McLane Tilton leads 109 US Marines in a naval attack on Han River forts on Kanghwa Island, Korea.
1878 – League of Prizren is established, to oppose the decisions of the Congress of Berlin and the Treaty of San Stefano, as a consequence of which the Albanian lands in the Balkans were being partitioned and given to the neighbor states of Serbia, Montenegro, Bulgaria, and Greece.
1886 – Mount Tarawera in New Zealand erupts, killing 153 people and burying the famous Pink and White Terraces. Eruptions continue for three months creating a large, 17 km long fissure across the mountain peak.
1898 – Spanish–American War: In the Battle of Guantánamo Bay, U.S. Marines begin the American invasion of Spanish-held Cuba.
1916 – The Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire was declared by Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca.
1918 – The Austro-Hungarian battleship SMS Szent István sinks off the Croatian coast after being torpedoed by an Italian MAS motorboat; the event is recorded by camera from a nearby vessel.
1924 – Fascists kidnap and kill Italian Socialist leader Giacomo Matteotti in Rome.
1935 – Dr. Robert Smith takes his last drink, and Alcoholics Anonymous is founded in Akron, Ohio, United States, by him and Bill Wilson.
1935 – Chaco War ends: A truce is called between Bolivia and Paraguay who had been fighting since 1932.
1940 – World War II: Fascist Italy declares war on France and the United Kingdom, beginning an invasion of southern France.
1940 – World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt denounces Italy's actions in his "Stab in the Back" speech at the graduation ceremonies of the University of Virginia.
1940 – World War II: Military resistance to the German occupation of Norway ends.
1942 – World War II: The Lidice massacre is perpetrated as a reprisal for the assassination of Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich.
1944 – World War II: Six hundred forty-two men, women and children massacred at Oradour-sur-Glane, France.
1944 – World War II: In Distomo, Boeotia, Greece, 218 men, women and children are massacred by German troops.
1944 – In baseball, 15-year-old Joe Nuxhall of the Cincinnati Reds becomes the youngest player ever in a major-league game.
1945 – Australian Imperial Forces land in Brunei Bay to liberate Brunei.
1947 – Saab produces its first automobile.
1957 – John Diefenbaker leads the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada to a stunning upset in the 1957 Canadian federal election, ending 22 years of Liberal Party government.
1963 – The Equal Pay Act of 1963, aimed at abolishing wage disparity based on sex, was signed into law by John F. Kennedy as part of his New Frontier Program.
1964 – United States Senate breaks a 75-day filibuster against the Civil Rights Act of 1964, leading to the bill's passage.
1967 – The Six-Day War ends: Israel and Syria agree to a cease-fire.
1977 – James Earl Ray escapes from Brushy Mountain State Prison in Petros, Tennessee. He is recaptured three days later.
1980 – The African National Congress in South Africa publishes a call to fight from their imprisoned leader Nelson Mandela.
1982 – Lebanon War: The Syrian Arab Army defeats the Israeli Defense Forces in the Battle of Sultan Yacoub.
1990 – British Airways Flight 5390 lands safely at Southampton Airport after a blowout in the cockpit causes the captain to be partially sucked from the cockpit. There are no fatalities.
1991 – Eleven-year-old Jaycee Lee Dugard is kidnapped in South Lake Tahoe, California; she would remain a captive until 2009.
1994 – China conducts a nuclear test for DF-31 warhead at Area C (Beishan), Lop Nur, its prominence being due to the Cox Report.
1996 – Peace talks begin in Northern Ireland without the participation of Sinn Féin.
1997 – Before fleeing his northern stronghold, Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot orders the killing of his defense chief Son Sen and 11 of Sen's family members.
1999 – Kosovo War: NATO suspends its airstrikes after Slobodan Milošević agrees to withdraw Serbian forces from Kosovo.
2001 – Pope John Paul II canonizes Lebanon's first female saint, Saint Rafqa.
2002 – The first direct electronic communication experiment between the nervous systems of two humans is carried out by Kevin Warwick in the United Kingdom.
2003 – The Spirit rover is launched, beginning NASA's Mars Exploration Rover mission.
2008 – Sudan Airways Flight 109 crashes at Khartoum International Airport, killing 30 people.
2009 – James Wenneker von Brunn, who was 88-years-old, opened fire inside the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and fatally shot Museum Special Police Officer Stephen Tyrone Johns. Other security guards returned fire, wounding von Brunn, who was apprehended.
2018 - A planetary dust storm causes NASA's Opportunity Rover to cease communication from Mars
2019 – An Agusta A109E Power crashed onto the AXA Equitable Center on Seventh Avenue in Manhattan, New York City, which sparked a fire on the top of the building. The pilot of the helicopter was killed.
2020 - Statues of Confederate figures and explorers become focus of #BlackLivesMatter protests, with many removed including of Confederate President Jefferson Davis and of Christopher Columbus in Richmond
2021 - European Space Agency announces new Venus mission, the probe EnVision to study Venus' tesserae (its continent-like terrains)
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Published at 5:00am on Monday, June 10, 2024
Author: Bobby Coggins
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