Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
Daily chances of afternoon showers and thunderstorms continue through the weekend. A weak cold front arrives this weekend and drops temperatures to more seasonally normal hot weather. A potential tropical cyclone is forecast to track near Florida and may turn northeast along the GA and Carolina coasts early next week.
• Franklin Town Council Regular Meeting for August 2024 [Macon Media]
• Grace Johnson Art Collection Reception at the Macon County Public Library [Macon Media]
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Monday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 3pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. The chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 80s. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with highs near 90.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 60s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 3pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs near 80. Light and variable winds in the morning increasing to come out of thet southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. The chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 9pm. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows around 60. Light and variable winds. The chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds. The chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Calm winds.
Monday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Mostly sunny, with highs near 80. The chance of rain is 40%.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 3pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of thet west around 5 mph in the afternoon. The chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 60s. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 80s.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 60s.
Nantahala Area
Today
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 3pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of thet west around 5 mph in the afternoon. The chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with lows around 60. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 9pm. Mostly clear, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s. Calm winds.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 80s.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly clear, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s.
Hazards
Thunderstorms are expected over the weekend which could produce isolated flooding and damaging wind gusts.
Tropical Update
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Sat Aug 3 2024
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
Active Systems:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on newly formed Tropical Depression Four, located near the southern coast of Cuba.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 7 days.
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the medium range (5.5 out of 12) today with Grasses, Nettle, and Chenopods being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium range (6.2ut of 12.0).
Record Weather Events for August 3rd
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 94°F in Franklin in 1957
Lowest Temperature 46°F in Highlands in 1998
Greatest One-Day Rain 2.80 inches in Highlands in 2018
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 August Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 99°F in Franklin on 08-09-1980
Lowest Temperature 40°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 08-29-1968
Greatest Rainfall 9.68 inches in Highlands on 08-13-1940
Greatest Snowfall snowfall has not been recorded during August in Macon County)
Record Weather Events for August 3rd in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 105°F in Louisburg, Franklin County in 1942
Lowest Temperature 39°F in Mount Airy, Surry County in 1900
Greatest One-Day Rain 7.30 inches in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County in 2018
Greatest One-Day Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded on this date since 1872)
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of August Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 110°F in Fayetteville, Cumberland County on 08-21-1983
Lowest Temperature 31°F in Banner Elk, Avery County on 08-23-1930
Greatest Rainfall 12.43 inches in Morehead City, Carteret County on 08-12-1955
Greatest Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded during August in the state)
Macon Calendar
(send your event to calendar@maconmedia.com)
Grace Johnson Art Collection Reception at the Macon County Public Library
Friday, August 16, 2024 - 4:00pm to 6:00pm in the Macon County Public Library Meeting Room - Grace Johnson Art Collection Reception & Friends of the Library Fundraiser
Grace Johnson spent much of her retirement years volunteering with the Friends of the Library—her family is exhibiting some of the art she collected throughout her career which took her to Vietnam, Korea, Germany, Grenada, Iran, as well as stateside locations. Art will be on display throughout the month of August and available for bidding to raise funds for the Friends of the Library. Refreshments will be served.
Music Lineup for Friends of the Greenway, Inc.
Frog Quarters Music Schedule (located at 573 East Main Street in Franklin)
August 2024 Schedule
8-3-24—Bloodroot—From the heart of the Cowee Valley and Bryson City comes Bloodroot, an acoustical band with all the harmonies you’d ever want in Americana Music. They’ve been a crowd-pleaser before at Frog Quarters; they will be again, we’re sure.
8-10-24—Dave Stewart---A leader in many area Singer/Songwriters and member of many local bands, we welcome as always, Dave Stewart. He’s a little oldies, a little jazz and a lot of talent. Come here the man and his guitar.
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---
Fascinating Transformation of Baby Chickadees From Hatch to Fledging | Lesley the Bird Nerd
Harris vs. Trump: how each administration could handle inflation | NBC News
• U.S. Will Send More Defensive Military Capabilities to Middle East [US Department of Defense]
• Plea deal with accused 9/11 plotters revoked [BBC News]
• $10M cash withdrawal drove secret probe into whether Trump took money from Egypt [Washington Post]
• Maui plaintiffs reach $4 billion global settlement following wildfire tragedy lawsuits [ABC News]
• California inmate on death row for 33 years must either be released or retried due to prosecutorial misconduct [CNN]
• US targets surging grocery prices in latest probe [Reuters]
• Former Army official investigated by feds for involvement in government contract for private company [Stars and Stripes]
Campaign Trial: U.S. Senate Race in TX & Presidential Candidates in GA & TN | C-SPAN
Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, August 2, 2024
Allision off Australia | Bulker HL Eco Hits and Tows YM Serenity | Australia Charges Ship Master | What's Going on With Shipping?
Washington Today (8-2-24): VP Harris gets delegate majority for nomination; unemployment rate rises | C-SPAN
Global National: Aug. 2, 2024 | Terror plot arrests raise questions about border security screening
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - Aug. 2, 2024
"CBS Evening News" Full Broadcast | Aug. 2, 2024
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - Aug. 2, 2024
PBS NewsHour live episode, (Aug. 2, 2024)
---Science, Technology, Culture, and History News Roundup---
SpaceX Returns To Flight - Deep Space Updates - August 2nd - Scotland Edition! | Scott Manley
• Is the "Blaze Star" About to Blow? You May Be the First to Know [Sky and Telescope Magazine]
• The Sky This Week from July 26 to August 2: Catch the Southern Delta Aquariids [Astronomy Magazine]
• This Week's Sky at a Glance, July 26 – August 3 [Sky and Telescope Magazine]
• Remembering David Crawford (1931–2024) [Sky and Telescope Magazine]
The Level1 Show August 2 2024: Hello... Girly? | Level1 Techs
Censorship Wolves In "Save the kids" Clothing - DTNS 4823 | Daily Tech News Show
Did Einstein Crack the Biggest Problem in Physics…and Not Know It? | World Science Festival
How the Coming Population Collapse Will Change Society Forever | Moon
The WW1 Origins Of Hitler And Churchill | The Eagle and The Lion | War Stories
On This Day
August 3 is the 215th day of the year (216th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 150 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)
AD 8 – Roman Empire general Tiberius defeats the Dalmatae (Great Illyrian Revolt/Bellum Batonianum) on the river Bosna.
• [Wikipedia: Bellum Batonianum]
• [The Great Illyrian Revolt - Rome's Forgotten War] (Invicta)
AD 70 – Fires resulting from the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem are extinguished.
435 – Deposed Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Nestorius, considered the originator of Nestorianism, is exiled by Roman Emperor Theodosius II to a monastery in Egypt.
881 – Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu: Louis III of France defeats the Vikings, an event celebrated in the poem Ludwigslied.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu]
• [Ludwigslied (spätes 9.Jh.)] (Old High German, no translation)
• [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwigslied]
908 – Battle of Eisenach: An invading Hungarian force defeats an East Frankish army under Duke Burchard of Thuringia.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Eisenach (908)]
• [Wikipedia: Hungarian invasions of Europe]
1031 – Olaf II of Norway is canonized as Saint Olaf by Grimketel, the English Bishop of Selsey.
1057 – Frederik van Lotharingen elected as first Belgian Pope Stephen IX.
1342 – The Siege of Algeciras commences during the Spanish Reconquista. It will last until March 26, 1344.
• [Wikipedia: Siege of Algeciras (1342–1344)]
• [Wikipedia: Reconquista]
1492 – Christopher Columbus sets sail from Palos de la Frontera, Spain.
1527 – The first known letter from North America is sent by John Rut while at St. John's, Newfoundland.
1601 – Long War: Austria captures Transylvania in the Battle of Goroszló.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Guruslău]
• [Battle of Guruslau, 1601 AD ⚔️ Final victory ⚔️ Story of Michael the Brave (Part 5/5)] (HistoryMarche)
• [Battle of Guruslău: Wallachian-Austrian victory] (Dramatization)
• [Wikipedia: Long Turkish War]
1645 – Thirty Years' War: The Second Battle of Nördlingen sees French forces defeating those of the Holy Roman Empire.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Nördlingen (1645)]
• [Wikipedia: Thirty Years' War]
• [Battle of Nordlingen 1645 - Thirty Years' War]
1678 – Robert LaSalle builds the Le Griffon, the first known ship built on the Great Lakes.
• [Wikipedia: Le Griffon]
• [Wikipedia Bio: René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle]
• [Ghost Ship - Le Griffon - Exploring a Great Lakes Shipwreck- Matts Rad Show]
1778 – The theatre La Scala in Milan is inaugurated with the première of Antonio Salieri's Europa riconosciuta.
• [Wikipedia: La Scala]
• [Wikipedia: Europa riconosciuta]
• [Europa Riconosciuta (2004)]
1790 - North Carolina History Federal Judge John Stokes Appointed by George Washington. Stokes would die about ten weeks later.
• [NC Dept of Natural and Cultural Affairs]
• [Wikipedia: John Stokes (North Carolina judge)]
• [NCpedia article]
1795 – Treaty of Greenville is signed, ending the Northwest Indian War in the Ohio Country.
• [Wikipedia: Treaty of Greenville]
1811 – First ascent of Jungfrau, third highest summit in the Bernese Alps by brothers Johann Rudolf and Hieronymus Meyer.
1829 – The Treaty of Lewistown is signed by the Shawnee and Seneca peoples, exchanging land in Ohio for land west of the Mississippi River.
• [Wikipedia: Treaty of Lewistown]
1852 – Harvard University wins the first Boat Race between Yale University and Harvard. The race is also the first American intercollegiate athletic event.
• [Wikipedia: Harvard–Yale Regatta]
• [The Calling] (Documentary)
• [The Beginning of Organized Collegiate Sport] (PDF)
1859 – The American Dental Association is founded in Niagara Falls, New York.
1900 – The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company is founded.
1903 – Macedonian rebels in Kruševo proclaim the Kruševo Republic, which exists for only ten days before Ottoman Turks lay waste to the town.
• [Wikipedia: Kruševo Republic]
• [Wikipedia: Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization]
• [Battle of Krushevo (2 August 1903) - Macedonian Rebellion vs Ottoman Empire] (Dramatization)
1907 – Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis fines Standard Oil of Indiana a record $29.4 million for illegal rebating to freight carriers; the conviction and fine are later reversed on appeal.
1914 – World War I: Germany declares war against France, while Romania declares its neutrality.
1921 – Major League Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis confirms the ban of the eight Chicago Black Sox, the day after they were acquitted by a Chicago court.
1936 – Jesse Owens wins the 100 metre dash, defeating Ralph Metcalfe, at the Berlin Olympics.
1936 – A fire wipes out Kursha-2 in the Meshchera Lowlands, Ryazan Oblast, Russia, killing 1,200 and leaving only 20 survivors.
• [Wikipedia: Kursha-2]
• [#5 of a countdown of 25 most destructure wildfires in history]
1940 – World War II: Italian forces begin the invasion of British Somaliland.
• [Wikipedia: Italian invasion of British Somaliland]
• [Wikipedia: East African campaign (World War II)]
• [051 - Il Duce Kicks Churchill Where it Hurts - The British Lose Somaliland - WW2 - August 17 1940]
• [Somaliland 1940 | BATTLESTORM-LITE Documentary]
1940 - North Carolina History An article about a North Carolinian Bearded Lady, Lady Olda, appeared in the August 3rd issue of The New Yorker.
• [Bearded Lady, Featured in Freaks, at Circuses]
• [Lady Olga] (The New Yorker)
• [Wikipedia Bio: Jane Barnell]
• [Olga Roderick - Freaks' s extras]
• [Freaks - Sideshow Cinema Documentary]
• [Rent or Buy on Youtube]
• [Internet Archive] (free to watch or download)
1946 – Santa Claus Land, the world's first themed amusement park, opens in Santa Claus, Indiana, United States.
• [The Park, Formerly Known as Santa Clus Land]
• [1960s 'Santa Claus Land' film (now Holiday World)]
• [WISH-TV: This is the story behind how Santa Claus, Indiana, got its name]
1948 – Whittaker Chambers accuses Alger Hiss of being a communist and a spy for the Soviet Union.
• [Wikipedia Bio: Whittaker Chambers]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Alger Hiss]
• [USA Diplomat is Branded a Red Spy (1950)] (Newsreel)
• [Lesson 05 - Whittaker Chambers, “Witness” (Dr. David Corbin)]
1949 – The Basketball Association of America and the National Basketball League finalize the merger that would create the National Basketball Association.
1958 – The world's first nuclear submarine, the USS Nautilus, becomes the first vessel to complete a submerged transit of the geographical North Pole.
• [Wikipedia: USS Nautilus (SSN-571)]
• [USS Nautilus Voyage to the North Pole] (Period Documentary)
• [How to Surface a Submarine in the Arctic Ocean - Smarter Every Day 260]
1959 – Portugal's state police force PIDE fires upon striking workers in Bissau, Portuguese Guinea, killing over 50 people.
1960 – Niger gains independence from France.
1972 – The United States Senate ratifies the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.
1975 – A privately chartered Boeing 707 strikes a mountain peak and crashes near Agadir, Morocco, killing 188.
1977 – Tandy Corporation announces the TRS-80, one of the world's first mass-produced personal computers.
• [Wikipedia: TRS-80]
• [TRS-80 Model 1 Overview]
• [Learn how to program your computer - 1977 Tandy TRS-80 Model 1] (Instructional Video)
1981 – Senegalese opposition parties, under the leadership of Mamadou Dia, launch the Antiimperialist Action Front – Suxxali Reew Mi.
1997 – Oued El-Had and Mezouara massacre in Algeria: A total of 116 villagers killed, 40 in Oued El-Had and 76 in Mezouara.
• [Wikipedia: Oued El-Had and Mezouara massacre]
1997 – The tallest free-standing structure in the Southern Hemisphere, Sky Tower in downtown Auckland, New Zealand, opens after two-and-a-half years of construction.
2004 – The pedestal of the Statue of Liberty reopens after being closed since the September 11 attacks.
2005 – President of Mauritania Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya is overthrown in a military coup while attending the funeral of King Fahd in Saudi Arabia.
2007 – Former Deputy Director of the Chilean secret police Raúl Iturriaga is captured after having been on the run following a conviction for kidnapping.
2010 – Widespread rioting erupts in Karachi, Pakistan, after the assassination of a local politician, leaving at least 85 dead and at least 17 billion Pakistani rupees (US$200 million) in damage.
2014 – A 6.1 magnitude earthquake kills at least 617 people and injures more than 2,400 in Yunnan, China.
2014 – The genocide of Yazidis by ISIL begins.
• [Wikipedia: Genocide of Yazidis by ISIL]
• [7 Years After Islamic State Genocide, Yazidi Survivors Still Seeking Justice]
• [Aftermath of a genocide: Yazidis of Sinjar | DW Documentary]
2018 – Two burka-clad men kill 29 people and injure more than 80 in a suicide attack on a Shia mosque in eastern Afghanistan.
2019 – Six hundred protesters, including opposition leader Lyubov Sobol, are arrested in an election protest in Moscow, Russia.
• [Wikipedia Bio: Lyubov Sobol]
• [Watch live: Moscow protests over opposition allegedly being stopped from taking part in elections]
• [Moscow police detain hundreds over election protests]
2019 – Twenty-three people are killed and 23 injured in a shooting in El Paso, Texas.
• [Wikipedia: 2019 El Paso shooting]
• [El Paso Walmart Shooting Leaves At Least 20 dead; Suspect In Custody | Sunday TODAY]
• [El Paso shooting: What's in the shooter's reported 'manifesto']
2020 - Spain's former King Juan Carlos announces he will go into exile abroad amid his implication in a corruption inquiry
2020 - Number of Iranian COVID-19 deaths triple that of government tally, showing 42,000 have died instead of 14,405, according to BBC Persian Service investigation
2020 - Hurricane Isaias makes landfall in the US as a Category 1 hurricane near Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina
• [Hurricane Isaias: August 3-4, 2020] (National Weather Service)
• [Hurricane Isaias Makes Landfall In North Carolina As Category 1 Storm | The 11th Hour | MSNBC]
• [The track of Hurricane Isaias (2020)] (Force Thirteen Animation)
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Published at 5:00am on Saturday, August 03, 2024
Author: Bobby Coggins
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