Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
A cold front will slowly track east across the western Carolinas this morning leading to scattered showers and thunderstorms before pushing east this afternoon. Despite the front, hot and humid conditions will return this afternoon. High pressure will build in behind the departing front Sunday into early next week while the front stalls over the Southeast. This will keep daily shower and thunderstorm chances around through early next week as well as bring slightly cooler and less humid conditions back to the region.
• Angel Medical Center CEO Column 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
A slight chance of showers in the midafternoon. Mostly sunny, with highs near 90. Light and variable winds. The chance of rain is 20%.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s. Calm winds.
Sunday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs in the upper 80s. Calm winds.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 60. Calm winds.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 80s.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the midafternoon. Mostly sunny, with highs near 80. Winds out of the north around 5 mph early in the morning decreasing to calm winds by midmorning.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows around 60. Winds out of the north 3 to 5 mph.
Sunday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs near 80. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm by midmorning.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 60. Light winds out of the north.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with highs near 80.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 60.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 80s. Calm winds.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Light winds out of the north.
Sunday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 80s. Calm winds.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s. Calm winds.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s.
Nantahala Area
Today
Mostly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with lows around 60. Light and variable winds.
Sunday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs near 80. Light and variable winds.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s. Light and variable winds.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 80.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s.
Hazards
Scattered showers and thunderstorms return today into tonight due to a front stalling over the area. The main hazards with any thunderstorms that develop are cloud-to-ground lightning, gusty winds, and locally heavy rainfall leading to the potential for isolated flash flooding.
Tropical Update
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Sat Aug 10 2024
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
Active Systems:
The Weather Prediction Center has issued the final advisory on Post-Tropical Cyclone Debby, located inland over Quebec, Canada.
1. Near the Lesser and Greater Antilles:
Shower and thunderstorm activity has increased some in association with a tropical wave located roughly halfway between the Cabo Verde Islands and the Lesser Antilles. Gradual development of this system is possible during the next couple of days while it moves westward to west-northwestward across the central tropical Atlantic. Afterwards, conditions are expected to become more conducive for development and a tropical depression is likely to form by the early to mid part of next week while the system approaches and then moves near or over the Lesser Antilles. The system is forecast to continue moving generally west-northwestward and could approach portions of the Greater Antilles by the middle to latter part of next week.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...20 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...high...80 percent.
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the medium range (7.7 out of 12) today with Ragweed, Chenopods, and Grasses being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium range (7.9 out of 12.0).
Record Weather Events for August 10th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 95°F in Franklin in 1980
Lowest Temperature 44°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1953
Greatest One-Day Rain 2.74 inches in Highlands in 1898
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 10th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 107°F in Dobbins Heights, Richmond County in 2007
Lowest Temperature 42°F in Banner Elk, Avery County in 1953
Greatest One-Day Rain 4.45 inches in Tryon, Polk County in 1942
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
8-10-24—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.
8-17-24—Jim Corbett—New to The Frog, an Acoustic Guitarist with sounds from the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s. Jim came to us with a resume of awards won, songs recorded, places he’s played and groups of which he’s been a part. Known in the Highlands area, we welcome the artistry of Jim Corbett to The Frog.
8-24-24—Barry Roma—King of the Area Crooners, come hear Barry lend his baritone voice to oldies by Sinatra, Orbison, Johnny Mathis and more. You’ll fall in love just like you did in the 50’s and 60’s by the light of that drive-in screen.
8-31-24---Jim Austin’s Classic Country Band—Country Classics that you don’t hear on the radio anymore. You’ll love the history of the artists and the big sound of the band with Jim Austin and his talented group.
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.
On This Day
August 10th is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 143 days remain until the end of the year.
The term 'the 10th of August' is widely used by historians as a shorthand for the Storming of the Tuileries Palace on the August 10, 1792, the effective end of the French monarchy until it was restored in 1814.
Historical Events
(Please note that the Wikipedia articles often contain a bibliography and links to where you can learn more about a historical event)
654 – Pope Eugene I elected to succeed Martinus I.
955 – Battle of Lechfeld: Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor defeats the Magyars, ending 50 years of Magyar invasion of the West.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Lechfeld]
• [Wikipedia: Hungarian invasions of Europe]
• [BazBattles: The Battle of Lechfeld 955 AD]
991 – Battle of Maldon: The English, led by Byrhtnoth, Ealdorman of Essex, are defeated by a band of inland-raiding Vikings near Maldon, Essex.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Maldon]
• [Wikipedia: Viking activity in the British Isles]
• [BazBattles: The Battle of Maldon 991 AD]
1030 – The Battle of Azaz ends with a humiliating retreat of the Byzantine emperor, Romanos III Argyros, against the Mirdasid rulers of Aleppo. The retreat degenerates into a rout, in which Romanos himself barely escapes capture.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Azaz (1030)]
1270 – Yekuno Amlak takes the imperial throne of Ethiopia, restoring the Solomonic dynasty to power after a 100-year Zagwe interregnum.
1316 – The Second Battle of Athenry takes place near Athenry during the Bruce campaign in Ireland.
1512 – The naval Battle of Saint-Mathieu, during the War of the League of Cambrai, sees the simultaneous destruction of the Breton ship La Cordelière and the English ship The Regent.
1346 – Jaume Ferrer sets out from Majorca for the "River of Gold", the Senegal River.
1519 – Ferdinand Magellan's five ships set sail from Seville to circumnavigate the globe. The Basque second-in-command Juan Sebastián Elcano will complete the expedition after Magellan's death in the Philippines.
• [Wikipedia: Magellan expedition]
• [Great Voyages: Ferdinand Magellan, 'Our One True Guide': The First Circumnavigation of the Globe]
• [The First Trip Around the World | 5 Minutes to Explain - Magellan's Circumnavigation]
1557 – Battle of St. Quentin: Spanish victory over the French in the Italian War of 1551–59.
1585 – The Treaty of Nonsuch signed by Elizabeth I of England and the Dutch Rebels.
1628 – The Swedish warship Vasa sinks in the Stockholm harbour after only about 20 minutes of her maiden voyage.
• [Wikipedia: Vasa (ship)]
• [Gorgeous Decay: The Second Death of the Swedish Warship Vasa]
• [Swedish History | Why did Vasa sank during her maiden voyage in1628.]
1641 – The Treaty of London between England and Scotland, ending the Bishops' Wars, is signed.
1675 – The foundation stone of the Royal Greenwich Observatory in London, England is laid.
1680 – The Pueblo Revolt begins in New Mexico.
1741 – King Marthanda Varma of Travancore defeats the Dutch East India Company at the Battle of Colachel, effectively bringing about the end of the Dutch colonial rule in India.
1755 – Under the orders of Charles Lawrence, the British Army begins to forcibly deport the Acadians from Nova Scotia to the Thirteen Colonies.
1776 – American Revolutionary War: Word of the United States Declaration of Independence reaches London.
1792 – French Revolution: Storming of the Tuileries Palace: Louis XVI of France is arrested and taken into custody as his Swiss Guards are massacred by the Parisian mob.
• [Insurrection of 10 August 1792]
• [HistoryPod]
• [Assault on the Tuileries, 10 August 1792] (Dramatization of Events, subtitles available)
1793 – The Musée du Louvre is officially opened in Paris, France.
1809 – Quito, now the capital of Ecuador, declares independence from Spain. This rebellion will be crushed on August 2, 1810.
1813 – Instituto Nacional, is founded by the Chilean patriot José Miguel Carrera. It is Chile's oldest and most prestigious school. Its motto is Labor Omnia Vincit, which means "Work conquers all things".
1821 – Missouri is admitted as the 24th U.S. state.
1846 – The Smithsonian Institution is chartered by the United States Congress after James Smithson donates $500,000.
1856 – The Last Island hurricane strikes Louisiana, resulting in over 200 deaths.
1861 – American Civil War: Battle of Wilson's Creek: A mixed force of Confederate, Missouri State Guard, and Arkansas State troops defeat outnumbered attacking Union forces in the southwestern part of the state.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Wilson's Creek]
• [Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War]
• [American Civil War: Battle of Wilson's Creek - "The Bull Run of the West"]
• [The Battle of Wilson's Creek and the Fight for Missouri]
1864 – After Uruguay's governing Blanco Party refuses Brazil's demands, José Antônio Saraiva announces that the Brazilian military will begin reprisals, beginning the Uruguayan War.
1897 – German chemist Felix Hoffmann discovers an improved way of synthesizing acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin).
1901 – The U.S. Steel recognition strike by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers begins.
1904 – Russo-Japanese War: The Battle of the Yellow Sea between the Russian and Japanese battleship fleets takes place.
1905 – Russo-Japanese War: Peace negotiations begin in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
1913 – Second Balkan War: Delegates from Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, and Greece sign the Treaty of Bucharest, ending the war.
1920 – World War I: Ottoman sultan Mehmed VI's representatives sign the Treaty of Sèvres that divides up the Ottoman Empire between the Allies.
1932 – A 5.1 kilograms (11 lb) chondrite-type meteorite breaks into at least seven pieces and lands near the town of Archie in Cass County, Missouri.
1936 – Spanish Civil War: The Regional Defence Council of Aragon is dissolved by the Spanish Republic.
1944 – World War II: The Battle of Guam comes to an effective end.
1944 – World War II: The Battle of Narva ends with a combined German–Estonian force successfully defending Narva, Estonia, from invading Soviet troops.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Narva (1944)]
• [TheAceDestroyer: The Battle of Narva ] (5 video playlist)
1948 – Candid Camera makes its television debut after being on radio for a year as Candid Microphone.
1949 – An amendment to the National Security Act of 1947 enhances the authority of the United States Secretary of Defense over the Army, Navy and Air Force, and replaces the National Military Establishment with the Department of Defense.
1953 – First Indochina War: The French Union withdraws its forces from Operation Camargue against the Viet Minh in central Vietnam.
1954 – At Massena, New York, the groundbreaking ceremony for the Saint Lawrence Seaway is held.
1961 – Vietnam War: The U.S. Army begins Operation Ranch Hand, spraying an estimated 20 million US gallons (76,000 m3) of defoliants and herbicides over rural areas of South Vietnam in an attempt to deprive the Viet Cong of food and vegetation cover.[6]
• [Wikipedia: Operation Ranch Hand]
• [Newsreel]
• [Lessons of Vietnam - 09-12-2018 - Operation 'Ranch Hand' and UXO]
• [Agent Orange - The Wall That Heals exhibit]
• [The Dark Shadow of Agent Orange | Retro Report | The New York Times]
• [America's Vietnam Shame: Children Of Agent Orange | Timeline]
1966 – The Heron Road Bridge collapses while being built, killing nine workers in the deadliest construction accident in both Ottawa and Ontario.
1969 – A day after murdering Sharon Tate and four others, members of Charles Manson's cult kill Leno and Rosemary LaBianca.
1971 – The Society for American Baseball Research is founded in Cooperstown, New York.
1977 – In Yonkers, New York, 24-year-old postal employee David Berkowitz ("Son of Sam") is arrested for a series of killings in the New York City area over the period of one year.
• [Wikipedia Bio: David Berkowitz]
• [Son Of Sam Arrested in Yonkers - August 10 1977]
• [The Lost Tapes: Son of Sam 📼 FULL EPISODE | Smithsonian Channel]
1978 – Three members of the Ulrich family are killed in an accident. This leads to the Ford Pinto litigation.
1981 – Murder of Adam Walsh: The head of John Walsh's son is found. This inspires the creation of the television series America's Most Wanted and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.
• [Wikipedia: Murder of Adam Walsh]
• [John Walsh explains how his son's kidnapping and murder led to his life's mission]
• [Cops: 1981 Walsh Murder Solved]
1988 – Japanese American internment: U.S. President Ronald Reagan signs the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, providing $20,000 payments to Japanese Americans who were either interned in or relocated by the United States during World War II.
• [Wikipedia: Internment of Japanese Americans]
• [President Reagan at the Japanese-American Internment Compensation Bill signing on August 10, 1988]
• [George Takei: "Why I love a country that once betrayed me"] title [How the Japanese American soldiers broke the Gothic Line during WWII]
title [Going for Broke - Japanese Americans in World War II - Full Length Documentary]
1990 – The Magellan space probe reaches Venus.
• [Wikipedia: Magellan (spacecraft)]
• [The First Time We Saw All of Venus: The Magellan Mission]
1993 – Two earthquakes affect New Zealand. A 7.0 Mw shock (intensity VI (Strong)) in the South Island was followed nine hours later by a 6.4 Mw event (intensity VII (Very strong)) in the North Island.
1995 – Oklahoma City bombing: Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols are indicted for the bombing. Michael Fortier pleads guilty in a plea-bargain for his testimony.
1997 – Sixteen people are killed when Formosa Airlines Flight 7601 crashes near Beigan Airport in the Matsu Islands of Taiwan.
1998 – HRH Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah is proclaimed the crown prince of Brunei with a Royal Proclamation.
1999 – Los Angeles Jewish Community Center shooting.
2001 – The 2001 Angola train attack occurred, causing 252 deaths.
2001 – Space Shuttle program: The Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-105 to the International Space Station, carrying the astronauts of Expedition 3 to replace the crew of Expedition 2.
• [Wikipedia: STS-105]
• [STS-105 launch (8-10-01)]
• [Space Shuttle Flight 106 (STS-105) Post Flight Presentation]
2003 – The Okinawa Urban Monorail is opened in Naha, Okinawa.
2009 – Twenty people are killed in Handlová, Trenčín Region, in the deadliest mining disaster in Slovakia's history.
2012 – The Marikana massacre begins near Rustenburg, South Africa, resulting in the deaths of 47 people.
2014 – Forty people are killed when Sepahan Airlines Flight 5915 crashes at Tehran's Mehrabad International Airport.
2018 – Horizon Air employee Richard Russell hijacks and performs an unauthorized takeoff on a Horizon Air Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 plane at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport in Washington, flying it for more than an hour before crashing the plane and killing himself on Ketron Island in Puget Sound.
2019 – Thirty-two are killed and 1,000,000 are evacuated as Typhoon Lekima makes landfall in Zhejiang, China. Earlier it had caused flooding in the Philippines.
2020 – Derecho in Iowa becomes the most costly thunderstorm disaster in U.S. history.
• [Live Iowa Derecho Coverage 8/10/20 - KGAN CBS2 Iowa's News Now]
• [The Iowa Derecho: In Their Own Words (Real-Time Documentary)]
• [Cedar Rapids Derecho Live Camera Aug 10, 2020]
• [2020 Iowa Hurricane /Derecho]
• [Midwest Derecho 2020: Understanding the Science and Impacts]
• [Cedar Rapids Derecho (Land Hurricane) Aug 10, 2020 Iowa POV |120+mph winds|]
• [Chasing and Surviving the Iowa Derecho - Aug. 10, 2020]
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Published at 5:00am on Saturday, August 10, 2024
Author: Bobby Coggins
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