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Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
High pressure will remain over the region through the weekend, maintaining dry conditions and keeping temperatures a little cooler- than-normal until Sunday. Expect a warming trend from Sunday into early next week. Another cold front is expected to approach from the northwest later next week.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Friday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Partly sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s. Calm winds.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. 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.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s. Calm winds. The chance of rain is 20%.
Friday
Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 80s.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 50s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Partly sunny, with highs near 70. Light and variable winds.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Light winds out of the east.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs near 70. Light winds out of the southeast. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Light winds out of the northeast. The chance of rain is 20%.
Friday
Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 50s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Partly sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Calm winds.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s. Calm winds.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Light winds out of the southeast. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s. Calm winds. The chance of rain is 20%.
Friday
Sunny, with highs near 80.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s.
Nantahala Area
Today
Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Light and variable winds.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Calm winds.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Calm winds. The chance of rain is 20%.
Friday
Sunny, with highs in the upper 70s.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 50s.
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Hazards
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
Tropical Update
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Tue Aug 20 2024
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
Active Systems:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Hurricane Ernesto, located over the northwestern Atlantic near Newfoundland.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 7 days.
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Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the medium-high range (8.6 out of 12) today with Ragweed, Chenopods, and Grasses being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium-high range (7.7 out of 12.0).
Record Weather Events for August 21st
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 97°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1983
Lowest Temperature 43°F in Highlands in 1918
Greatest One-Day Rain 2.16 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2020
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 20th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 110°F in Fayetteville, Cumberland County in 1983
Lowest Temperature 39°F in Banner Elk, Avery County in 1918
Greatest One-Day Rain 6.72 inches in Williamston, Martin County in 1967
Greatest One-Day Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded on this date since 1872)
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of August
Pollen levels are expected to be in the medium-high range (8.6 out of 12) today with Ragweed, Chenopods, and Grasses being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium-high range (7.7 out of 12.0).
Record Weather Events for August 21st
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 97°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1983
Lowest Temperature 43°F in Highlands in 1918
Greatest One-Day Rain 2.16 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2020
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 20th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 110°F in Fayetteville, Cumberland County in 1983
Lowest Temperature 39°F in Banner Elk, Avery County in 1918
Greatest One-Day Rain 6.72 inches in Williamston, Martin County in 1967
Greatest One-Day Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded on this date since 1872)
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of August
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)
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Macon Calendar
(send your event to calendar@maconmedia.com)
Come Skate Day at the Franklin Skatepark at the Whitmire Property
There will be an event at the new Skatepark this Saturday morning August 24 from 10am to 2pm.
Skateboards and helmets will be given FREE to all the children who attend as long as supplies last.
Board of Education Forum at the Franklin High School Fine Arts Center
Event: Board of Education Candidate Forum
Date: Sunday, August 25
Time: 6:00 - 7:30 pm
Place: Franklin Fine Arts Center, Franklin High School
Organizers: Young Progressive Voters Group of Macon County
Our group is hosting a multipartisan candidate forum for the three Macon County Board of Education candidates to have an opportunity to present their views to the voters of Macon County. The group's idea is to attract more young voters to the polls by making it a more casual, fun event. The format is similar to the game show, "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?" We will have two panels, one of BOE candidates and one of teachers as contestants. We prepared trivia questions and campaign questions in advance and have sent them to the candidates to give them time to prepare for the event. Democratic Candidate for NC Superintendent of Public Instruction, Mo Green will be the emcee for the first half of the event.
We think this would be a fun, innovative way to get the people of Macon County together to support our local school board candidates. Sunday, August 25th from 6 - 7 pm.
Music Lineup for Friends of the Greenway, Inc.
Frog Quarters Music Schedule (located at 573 East Main Street in Franklin)
August 2024 Schedule
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.
News Briefing
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Videos and links to news articles
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)
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Macon Calendar
(send your event to calendar@maconmedia.com)
Come Skate Day at the Franklin Skatepark at the Whitmire Property
There will be an event at the new Skatepark this Saturday morning August 24 from 10am to 2pm.
Skateboards and helmets will be given FREE to all the children who attend as long as supplies last.
Board of Education Forum at the Franklin High School Fine Arts Center
Event: Board of Education Candidate Forum
Date: Sunday, August 25
Time: 6:00 - 7:30 pm
Place: Franklin Fine Arts Center, Franklin High School
Organizers: Young Progressive Voters Group of Macon County
Our group is hosting a multipartisan candidate forum for the three Macon County Board of Education candidates to have an opportunity to present their views to the voters of Macon County. The group's idea is to attract more young voters to the polls by making it a more casual, fun event. The format is similar to the game show, "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?" We will have two panels, one of BOE candidates and one of teachers as contestants. We prepared trivia questions and campaign questions in advance and have sent them to the candidates to give them time to prepare for the event. Democratic Candidate for NC Superintendent of Public Instruction, Mo Green will be the emcee for the first half of the event.
We think this would be a fun, innovative way to get the people of Macon County together to support our local school board candidates. Sunday, August 25th from 6 - 7 pm.
Music Lineup for Friends of the Greenway, Inc.
Frog Quarters Music Schedule (located at 573 East Main Street in Franklin)
August 2024 Schedule
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.
News Briefing
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Videos and links to news articles
Why Canada's rail workers striking could impact the U.S. supply chain | CBS News
Recast and reclaimed: A stolen Jackie Robinson statue’s return to Wichita | NBC News
• Biden Approved Secret Nuclear Strategy Refocusing on Chinese Threat [New York Times]
• Biden takes inaugural flight in long-delayed new 'Marine One' helicopter [Yahoo News]
• Final report outlines missed opportunities to stop Maine’s deadliest shooting [AP News]
• Mexican judicial workers strike nationwide, closing down courts [Courthouse News Service]
• Billionaires Timothy Mellon and Mike Bloomberg inject massive sums into 2024 super PACs [NBC News]
• ‘A much more infectious’ COVID variant fueling California’s relentless surge [Los Angeles TimesS]
---2024 ELECTION ROUNDUP--- Democratic National Convention (Day 2) | C-SPAN
Former President Barack Obama Full Remarks at 2024 Democratic National Convention | C-SPAN
Michelle Obama Full Remarks at 2024 Democratic National Convention | C-SPAN
Democratic National Convention Night 2 recap: Speeches from Barack and Michelle Obama | CBS Chicago
RFK Jr. considering dropping out, endorsing Trump: running mate | ABC-7 Chicago
Trump Responds To RFK Jr.'s Running Mate Floating Possible Endorsement | Forbes Breaking News
• Democrats are jubilant, but now comes the hard part for Harris [Politico]
• Joe Biden’s exit, talk of the glass ceiling, a nod to Gaza protesters. Takeaways from DNC’s Day 1 [AP News]
• Joe Biden gets a rousing ovation from Democrats as he gives Kamala Harris an enthusiastic endorsement [Chicago Tribunex]
• Protestors break through portion of security barrier on first night of DNC [WGN-TV (Chicago, IL)]
• Five takeaways from Day One of the Democratic National Convention [The Hill]
• 'The future is here': Hillary Clinton passes torch to Kamala Harris [NBC News]
International News Headlines
Chad floods: Heavy rains force Ndjamena residents to flee homes | Al Jazeera
Yacht Bayesian Capsized In a Storm off Sicily | WGOW Shipping on CNN International | What's Going on With Shipping?
Washington Today (8-20-24): Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Doug Emhoff headline DNC 2nd night | C-SPAN
Global National: Aug. 20, 2024 | Divers struggle to enter Sicily yacht wreck
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - Aug. 20, 2024
"CBS Evening News" Full Broadcast | Aug. 20, 2024
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - Aug. 20, 2024
PBS NewsHour live episode, (Aug. 20, 2024)
---Science, Technology, Culture, and History News Roundup---
Major Discoveries About LUCA - Organism All Life Evolved From | Sabine Hossenfelder
The Level1 Show August 21 2024: Disbarment+ | Level1 Techs
No Pank For the Pixel 9 Pro - Android Faithful #58 | Daily Tech News Show
• Is the "Blaze Star" About to Blow? You May Be the First to Know [Sky and Telescope Magazine]
• The Sky This Week from August 16 to 23: It’s a Blue Sturgeon Moon [Astronomy Magazine]
• This Week's Sky at a Glance, August 16 – 25 [Sky and Telescope Magazine]
• Status Report and Expectations for Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS [Sky and Telescope Magazine]
Anabasis of Xenophon - Greatest Story Ever - Ancient Greek Documentary | Kings and Generals
Energy from Nuclear Waste: Switzerland Approves first Accellerator-Driven Reactor | Sabine Hossenfelder
Starbase Tower 2 final module, test tanks, and more | SpaceX Boca Chica | NASA Spaceflight
Craziest SpaceX mission in less than a week, Polaris Dawn | Ellie in Space
• New insight into antibody shows how it could offer sweeping protection against evolving SARS-CoV-2 virus [Northeastern Global News]
• Mapping the structure-function relationship along macroscale gradients in the human brain [nature communications]
• Federal judge blocks FTC noncompete ban [The Hill]
• Bypass Paywalls Clean Shut Down For DMCA Anti-Circumvention Violations [Torrent Freak]
• “Something has gone seriously wrong,” dual-boot systems warn after Microsoft update [ARS TECHNICA]
• Prepare for world domination when Civilization VII arrives in February 2025 [engadget]
---Russo-Ukraine War News Roundup---
Ukraine pummels Russia on two fronts | Military Mind | TVP World
Ukraine Is Encircling Russian Forces in Kursk. How Will Moscow Respond? | William Spaniel
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 20, 2024 [Indtitute for the Study of War]
• Ukrainian forces control 20% of Donetsk’s New York settlement, sources say [Euromaidan Press]
• Ukraine updates: Kyiv issues evacuation orders in Pokrovsk [DW News]
• Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 908 [Al Jazeera]
• 🔴 Liveblog: Ukraine launches 'one of largest ever' drone attacks on Moscow, mayor says [France 24]
• Putin’s slow response to the Kursk attack could test the patience of some of his backers in Russia [AP News]
---PRO-RUSSIAN NEWS OUTLETS---
• Russian spy agency names states enabling Kiev’s Kursk incursion [Russia Today]
• Ukraine redeploys new forces to Kursk, destroy bridges over region's largest river
The US, Britain and Poland have trained the units that broke through the Russian border earlier this month, the SVR said [Pravda]
• Trump could discuss arms control with Russia after building new missile defense — adviser [TASS: Russian News Agency]
• Belarusian president claims Ukraine is ‘pushing’ Russia to strike with nuclear weapons [Fox News]
---Israel-Hamas War News Roundup (aka Iraninan Proxy War with Israel)---
Israel open to Gaza ceasefire talks, says US | BBC News
What are the prospects for a Gaza ceasefire deal? | Inside Story | Al Jazeera
Israel Daily News – War Day 319 | August 20, 2024 | ILTV Israel News
• Iran Update (Israel-Hamas War), August 20, 2024 [Institute for the Study of War]
• Israel-Hamas was liveblog: IDF says six hostages' bodies recovered [DW News]
• Israel’s war on Gaza liveblog: Truce still elusive as Israeli attacks kill 52 [Al Jazeerax]
• Liveblog: Airstrikes heard in northeastern Lebanon, Blinken says hostage deal must be sealed in coming days [Jerusaelm Post]
• Blinken ends latest Mideast visit without a cease-fire, warning ‘time is of the essence’ [AP News]
• Israel-Gaza live updates: 115 projectiles fired from Lebanon into Israel on Tuesday [ABC News (via MSN)]
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On This Day
August 21st is the 233rd day of the year (234th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 132 days remain until the end of the year.
Historical Events
Historical Events
(Please note that the Wikipedia articles often contain a bibliography and links to where you can learn more about a historical event)
684 – Battle of Marj Rahit: Umayyad partisans defeat the supporters of Ibn al-Zubayr and cement Umayyad control of Syria.
• [Wikipedia]
• [Constantinople 674–678 and Marj Rahit 684 - Muslim Expansion | Kings and Generals]
• [DBpedia]
959 – Eraclus becomes the 25th bishop of Liège.
1140 – Song dynasty general Yue Fei defeats an army led by Jin dynasty general Wuzhu at the Battle of Yancheng during the Jin–Song Wars.
• [LINKTEXT]
• [LINKTEXT]
• [郾城之战 battle scene] (dramatization, no translation available)
• [General Yue Fei | The China History Podcast | Ep. 95]
• [Jin–Song Wars]
1192 – becomes Sei-i Taishōgun and the de facto ruler of Japan. (Traditional Japanese date: the 12th day of the 7th month in the 3rd year of the Kenkyū (建久) era).
• [Wikipedia Bio: Minamoto no Yoritomo]
• [Genpei War 1: How the Samurai Took Over Japan | History of Japan 60]
• [The Origins of the Shogun and the Bushi | Setting the Stage Episode 1]
1331 – King Stefan Uroš III, after months of anarchy, surrenders to his son and rival Stefan Dušan, who succeeds as King of Serbia.
1415 – Henry the Navigator leads Portuguese forces to victory over the Marinids at the Conquest of Ceuta.
1680 – Pueblo Indians capture Santa Fe from the Spanish during the Pueblo Revolt.
• [LINKTEXT]
• [Grandfather Po'pay & The Pueblo Revolt (1680): Tewa-Pueblo Spiritual Leader & War Leader] (subtitled in English)
• [Spanish colonization of the Americas]
• [Indigenous Peoples' Day: Pueblo Revolt Story | Web Extra]
1689 – The Battle of Dunkeld in Scotland. 1716 – Seventh Ottoman–Venetian War: The arrival of naval reinforcements and the news of the Battle of Petrovaradin force the Ottomans to abandon the Siege of Corfu, thus preserving the Ionian Islands under Venetian rule.
• [Siege of Corfu (1716)]
• [1716 - Corfu, the bastion of Europe] (Greek with English subtitles)
• [Battle of Petrovaradin]
1770 – James Cook formally claims eastern Australia for Great Britain, naming it New South Wales.
1772 – King Gustav III completes his coup d'état by adopting a new Constitution, ending half a century of parliamentary rule in Sweden and installing himself as an enlightened despot.
1778 – American Revolutionary War: British forces begin besieging the French outpost at Pondichéry.
1791 – A Vodou ceremony, led by Dutty Boukman, turns into a violent slave rebellion, beginning the Haitian Revolution.
• [Bois Caïman]
• [The Haitian Revolution - Documentary (2009)]
• [Haitian Revolution]
• [Haitian Voodoo | National Geographic]
1808 – Battle of Vimeiro: British and Portuguese forces led by General Arthur Wellesley defeat French force under Major-General Jean-Andoche Junot near the village of Vimeiro, Portugal, the first Anglo-Portuguese victory of the Peninsular War.
• [Battle of Vimeiro]
• [||Kings and Generals|| Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Vimeiro (1808) - Peninsular War ]
• [||Redcoat History Podcast|| The Peninsular War: Part 2, The Battle of Vimeiro]
1810 – Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, Marshal of France, is elected Crown Prince of Sweden by the Swedish Riksdag of the Estates.
1821 – Jarvis Island is discovered by the crew of the ship, Eliza Frances.
1831 – Nat Turner leads black slaves and free blacks in a rebellion in Southampton County, Virginia, which will claim the lives of 55 to 65 whites and about twice that number of blacks.
• [Nat Turner's slave rebellion]
• [Nat Turner & The Rebellion That Shook the South]
• ["Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property" 2003 Charles Burnett Docu-Drama]
1852 – Tlingit Indians destroy Fort Selkirk, Yukon Territory.
1858 – The first of the Lincoln–Douglas debates is held in Ottawa, Illinois.
• [Lincoln–Douglas debate held in Ottawa, Illinois]
• [Lincoln 101: The Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858]
• [The Lincoln-Douglas Debates: The First Complete, Unexpurgated Text]
• [National Park Service]
• [Various Books at The Internet Archive]
1863 – Lawrence, Kansas is destroyed by pro-Confederate guerrillas known as Quantrill's Raiders.
• [Lawrence massacre]
• [Eyewitness to the Raid on Lawrence Kansas]
• [Music Video About the Incident]
1883 – An F5 tornado strikes Rochester, Minnesota, leading to the creation of the Mayo Clinic.
• [1883 Rochester tornado]
• [How the Mayo Clinic grew out of a devastating tornado]
• [Weather History: 1883 Rochester Tornado]
1888 – The first successful adding machine in the United States is patented by William Seward Burroughs.
1897 – Oldsmobile, an American automobile manufacturer and marque, is founded.
1901 – Six hundred American school teachers, Thomasites, arrived in Manila on the USAT Thomas.
1911 – The Mona Lisa is stolen by Vincenzo Peruggia, a Louvre employee.
1914 – World War I: The Battle of Charleroi, a successful German attack across the River Sambre that pre-empted a French offensive in the same area.
1918 – World War I: The Second Battle of the Somme begins.
1942 – World War II: The Guadalcanal Campaign: American forces defeat an attack by Imperial Japanese Army soldiers in the Battle of the Tenaru (sometimes called the Battle of the Ilu River or the Battle of Alligator Creek).
• [Battle of the Tenaru]
• [Pvt Al Schmid (2/1 Marines) Battle of the Tenaru, Guadalcanal 21AUG1942]
• [Guadalcanal 1942 - The Battle of Alligator Creek]
• [Battle of Alligator Creek - Guadalcanal] (Walking Tour of Battlefield)
1944 – Dumbarton Oaks Conference, prelude to the United Nations, begins.
• [Dumbarton Oaks Conference]
• [Newsreel]
• [History and Charter of the United Nations]
1944 – World War II: Canadian and Polish units capture the strategically important town of Falaise, Calvados, France.
1945 – Physicist Harry Daghlian is fatally irradiated in a criticality accident during an experiment with the Demon core at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
• [Wikipedia: Demon core]
• [Kyle Hill: The True Story of The Demon Core]
• [History And Physics: The Demon Core]
1957 – The Soviet Union successfully conducts a long-range test flight of the R-7 Semyorka, the first intercontinental ballistic missile.
1959 – United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs an executive order proclaiming Hawaii the 50th state of the union. Hawaii's admission is currently commemorated by Hawaii Admission Day.
1963 – Xá Lợi Pagoda raids: The Army of the Republic of Vietnam Special Forces loyal to Ngô Đình Nhu, brother of President Ngo Dinh Diem, vandalizes Buddhist pagodas across the country, arresting thousands and leaving an estimated hundreds dead.
1968 – Cold War: Nicolae Ceaușescu, leader of Communist Romania, publicly condemns the Soviet-led Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia, encouraging the Romanian population to arm itself against possible Soviet reprisals.
1968 – James Anderson Jr. posthumously receives the first Medal of Honor to be awarded to an African American U.S. Marine.
1971 – A bomb exploded in the Liberal Party campaign rally in Plaza Miranda, Manila, Philippines with several anti-Marcos political candidates injured.
1982 – Lebanese Civil War: The first troops of a multinational force lands in Beirut to oversee the Palestine Liberation Organization's withdrawal from Lebanon.
1983 – Philippine opposition leader Benigno Aquino Jr. is assassinated at Manila International Airport (now renamed Ninoy Aquino International Airport in his honor).
1986 – Carbon dioxide gas erupts from volcanic Lake Nyos in Cameroon, killing up to 1,800 people within a 20-kilometer range.
• [Killer Fog | National Geographic]
• [Limnic Eruptions: When Lakes Explode]
1988 – The 6.9 Mw Nepal earthquake shakes the Nepal–India border with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), leaving 709–1,450 people killed and thousands injured.
1991 – Latvia declares renewal of its full independence after its occupation by the Soviet Union since 1940.
1991 – Coup attempt against Mikhail Gorbachev collapses.
1993 – NASA loses contact with the Mars Observer spacecraft.
1994 – Royal Air Maroc Flight 630 crashes in Douar Izounine, Morocco, killing all 44 people on board.
1995 – Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 529, an Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia, attempts to divert to West Georgia Regional Airport after the left engine fails, but the aircraft crashes in Carroll County near Carrollton, Georgia, killing nine of the 29 people on board.
2000 – Tiger Woods, American professional golfer, wins the 82nd PGA Championship and becomes the first golfer since Ben Hogan in 1953 to win three majors in a calendar year.
2013 – Hundreds of people are reported killed by chemical attacks in the Ghouta region of Syria.
• [Ghouta chemical attack]
• [Hell on Earth: Horrific aftermath of alleged Syria chemical attack]
• [Russia blocks UN probe into Syria chemical attacks]
2017 – A solar eclipse traverses the continental United States.
• [Total Solar Eclipse|2017|Franklin NC|GoPro]
• [Eclipse 2017 in Franklin, NC with ambient shots]
• [LINKTEXT]
• [Total Eclipse of My Heart - Carpetvlog 8/21/17</ a>]
• [2017 Total Solar Eclipse, Franklin, NC]
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Published at 5:00am on Wednesday, August 21, 2024
Author: Bobby Coggins
Resources used to compile the information in this article include, but are not limited to rthe following websites or books: MaconMedia.com, youtube.com, weather.gov, airnow.gov, wikipedia.com, onthisday.com, ncdcr.gov, ncsu.edu, utah.edu, https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/, wolfram.com, biorxiv.org, aps.org, nejm.org, plos.org, cell.com, researchsquare.com, cureus.com, spc.noaa.gov, nhc.noaa.gov, ncdenr.org, medrxiv.org, archive.org, ncpedia.org, nasa.gov, https://ww2days.com, nih.gov, carolinapublicpress.org, microbe.tv, smokymountainnews.com, psypost.org, blogspot.com, pollen.com, franklinnc.com, maconnc.org, spaceweather.com, solarham.com, loc.gov, ncleg.net, senate.gov, house.gov, whitehouse.gov, drudgereport.com, politico.com, realclearpolitics.com, ushmm.org, This Day in North Carolina History, World War II Day By Day, The Holocaust Encyclopedia, The Timetables of History, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The World History and Book of Facts (multiple years), On This Day In History: Over 4,000 facts, The NASA Archives. 60 Years in Space, This Day in North Carolina History, The Smithsonian History of Space Exploration: From the Ancient World to the Extraterrestrial Future, Spaceflight, 2nd Edition: The Complete Story from Sputnik to Curiousity, The Story of Civilization (11 volumes), The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, American History, Volume 1: 1492-1877, American History, Volume 2: 1877 - Present, A Complete Chronolgy of the Second World War. Weather and Almanac data and information sources: Sources (except where otherwise credited): heavens-above.com, Ian Webster's Github, National Centers for Environmental Prediction, The National Weather Service, National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, National Hurricane Center, Penn State University Electronic Wall Map, The State Climate Office of North Carolina, Storm Prediction Center, U.S. Naval Observatory, University of Utah Department of Atmospheric Sciences, and the Weather Prediction Center.
Recast and reclaimed: A stolen Jackie Robinson statue’s return to Wichita | NBC News
• Biden Approved Secret Nuclear Strategy Refocusing on Chinese Threat [New York Times]
• Biden takes inaugural flight in long-delayed new 'Marine One' helicopter [Yahoo News]
• Final report outlines missed opportunities to stop Maine’s deadliest shooting [AP News]
• Mexican judicial workers strike nationwide, closing down courts [Courthouse News Service]
• Billionaires Timothy Mellon and Mike Bloomberg inject massive sums into 2024 super PACs [NBC News]
• ‘A much more infectious’ COVID variant fueling California’s relentless surge [Los Angeles TimesS]
---2024 ELECTION ROUNDUP--- Democratic National Convention (Day 2) | C-SPAN
Former President Barack Obama Full Remarks at 2024 Democratic National Convention | C-SPAN
Michelle Obama Full Remarks at 2024 Democratic National Convention | C-SPAN
Democratic National Convention Night 2 recap: Speeches from Barack and Michelle Obama | CBS Chicago
RFK Jr. considering dropping out, endorsing Trump: running mate | ABC-7 Chicago
Trump Responds To RFK Jr.'s Running Mate Floating Possible Endorsement | Forbes Breaking News
• Democrats are jubilant, but now comes the hard part for Harris [Politico]
• Joe Biden’s exit, talk of the glass ceiling, a nod to Gaza protesters. Takeaways from DNC’s Day 1 [AP News]
• Joe Biden gets a rousing ovation from Democrats as he gives Kamala Harris an enthusiastic endorsement [Chicago Tribunex]
• Protestors break through portion of security barrier on first night of DNC [WGN-TV (Chicago, IL)]
• Five takeaways from Day One of the Democratic National Convention [The Hill]
• 'The future is here': Hillary Clinton passes torch to Kamala Harris [NBC News]
International News Headlines
Chad floods: Heavy rains force Ndjamena residents to flee homes | Al Jazeera
Yacht Bayesian Capsized In a Storm off Sicily | WGOW Shipping on CNN International | What's Going on With Shipping?
Washington Today (8-20-24): Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Doug Emhoff headline DNC 2nd night | C-SPAN
Global National: Aug. 20, 2024 | Divers struggle to enter Sicily yacht wreck
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - Aug. 20, 2024
"CBS Evening News" Full Broadcast | Aug. 20, 2024
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - Aug. 20, 2024
PBS NewsHour live episode, (Aug. 20, 2024)
---Science, Technology, Culture, and History News Roundup---
Major Discoveries About LUCA - Organism All Life Evolved From | Sabine Hossenfelder
The Level1 Show August 21 2024: Disbarment+ | Level1 Techs
No Pank For the Pixel 9 Pro - Android Faithful #58 | Daily Tech News Show
• Is the "Blaze Star" About to Blow? You May Be the First to Know [Sky and Telescope Magazine]
• The Sky This Week from August 16 to 23: It’s a Blue Sturgeon Moon [Astronomy Magazine]
• This Week's Sky at a Glance, August 16 – 25 [Sky and Telescope Magazine]
• Status Report and Expectations for Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS [Sky and Telescope Magazine]
Anabasis of Xenophon - Greatest Story Ever - Ancient Greek Documentary | Kings and Generals
Energy from Nuclear Waste: Switzerland Approves first Accellerator-Driven Reactor | Sabine Hossenfelder
Starbase Tower 2 final module, test tanks, and more | SpaceX Boca Chica | NASA Spaceflight
Craziest SpaceX mission in less than a week, Polaris Dawn | Ellie in Space
• New insight into antibody shows how it could offer sweeping protection against evolving SARS-CoV-2 virus [Northeastern Global News]
• Mapping the structure-function relationship along macroscale gradients in the human brain [nature communications]
• Federal judge blocks FTC noncompete ban [The Hill]
• Bypass Paywalls Clean Shut Down For DMCA Anti-Circumvention Violations [Torrent Freak]
• “Something has gone seriously wrong,” dual-boot systems warn after Microsoft update [ARS TECHNICA]
• Prepare for world domination when Civilization VII arrives in February 2025 [engadget]
---Russo-Ukraine War News Roundup---
Ukraine pummels Russia on two fronts | Military Mind | TVP World
Ukraine Is Encircling Russian Forces in Kursk. How Will Moscow Respond? | William Spaniel
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 20, 2024 [Indtitute for the Study of War]
• Ukrainian forces control 20% of Donetsk’s New York settlement, sources say [Euromaidan Press]
• Ukraine updates: Kyiv issues evacuation orders in Pokrovsk [DW News]
• Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 908 [Al Jazeera]
• 🔴 Liveblog: Ukraine launches 'one of largest ever' drone attacks on Moscow, mayor says [France 24]
• Putin’s slow response to the Kursk attack could test the patience of some of his backers in Russia [AP News]
---PRO-RUSSIAN NEWS OUTLETS---
• Russian spy agency names states enabling Kiev’s Kursk incursion [Russia Today]
• Ukraine redeploys new forces to Kursk, destroy bridges over region's largest river
The US, Britain and Poland have trained the units that broke through the Russian border earlier this month, the SVR said [Pravda]
• Trump could discuss arms control with Russia after building new missile defense — adviser [TASS: Russian News Agency]
• Belarusian president claims Ukraine is ‘pushing’ Russia to strike with nuclear weapons [Fox News]
---Israel-Hamas War News Roundup (aka Iraninan Proxy War with Israel)---
Israel open to Gaza ceasefire talks, says US | BBC News
What are the prospects for a Gaza ceasefire deal? | Inside Story | Al Jazeera
Israel Daily News – War Day 319 | August 20, 2024 | ILTV Israel News
• Iran Update (Israel-Hamas War), August 20, 2024 [Institute for the Study of War]
• Israel-Hamas was liveblog: IDF says six hostages' bodies recovered [DW News]
• Israel’s war on Gaza liveblog: Truce still elusive as Israeli attacks kill 52 [Al Jazeerax]
• Liveblog: Airstrikes heard in northeastern Lebanon, Blinken says hostage deal must be sealed in coming days [Jerusaelm Post]
• Blinken ends latest Mideast visit without a cease-fire, warning ‘time is of the essence’ [AP News]
• Israel-Gaza live updates: 115 projectiles fired from Lebanon into Israel on Tuesday [ABC News (via MSN)]
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On This Day
August 21st is the 233rd day of the year (234th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 132 days remain until the end of the year.
Historical Events
Historical Events
(Please note that the Wikipedia articles often contain a bibliography and links to where you can learn more about a historical event)
684 – Battle of Marj Rahit: Umayyad partisans defeat the supporters of Ibn al-Zubayr and cement Umayyad control of Syria.
• [Wikipedia]
• [Constantinople 674–678 and Marj Rahit 684 - Muslim Expansion | Kings and Generals]
• [DBpedia]
959 – Eraclus becomes the 25th bishop of Liège.
1140 – Song dynasty general Yue Fei defeats an army led by Jin dynasty general Wuzhu at the Battle of Yancheng during the Jin–Song Wars.
• [LINKTEXT]
• [LINKTEXT]
• [郾城之战 battle scene] (dramatization, no translation available)
• [General Yue Fei | The China History Podcast | Ep. 95]
• [Jin–Song Wars]
1192 – becomes Sei-i Taishōgun and the de facto ruler of Japan. (Traditional Japanese date: the 12th day of the 7th month in the 3rd year of the Kenkyū (建久) era).
• [Wikipedia Bio: Minamoto no Yoritomo]
• [Genpei War 1: How the Samurai Took Over Japan | History of Japan 60]
• [The Origins of the Shogun and the Bushi | Setting the Stage Episode 1]
1331 – King Stefan Uroš III, after months of anarchy, surrenders to his son and rival Stefan Dušan, who succeeds as King of Serbia.
1415 – Henry the Navigator leads Portuguese forces to victory over the Marinids at the Conquest of Ceuta.
1680 – Pueblo Indians capture Santa Fe from the Spanish during the Pueblo Revolt.
• [LINKTEXT]
• [Grandfather Po'pay & The Pueblo Revolt (1680): Tewa-Pueblo Spiritual Leader & War Leader] (subtitled in English)
• [Spanish colonization of the Americas]
• [Indigenous Peoples' Day: Pueblo Revolt Story | Web Extra]
1689 – The Battle of Dunkeld in Scotland. 1716 – Seventh Ottoman–Venetian War: The arrival of naval reinforcements and the news of the Battle of Petrovaradin force the Ottomans to abandon the Siege of Corfu, thus preserving the Ionian Islands under Venetian rule.
• [Siege of Corfu (1716)]
• [1716 - Corfu, the bastion of Europe] (Greek with English subtitles)
• [Battle of Petrovaradin]
1770 – James Cook formally claims eastern Australia for Great Britain, naming it New South Wales.
1772 – King Gustav III completes his coup d'état by adopting a new Constitution, ending half a century of parliamentary rule in Sweden and installing himself as an enlightened despot.
1778 – American Revolutionary War: British forces begin besieging the French outpost at Pondichéry.
1791 – A Vodou ceremony, led by Dutty Boukman, turns into a violent slave rebellion, beginning the Haitian Revolution.
• [Bois Caïman]
• [The Haitian Revolution - Documentary (2009)]
• [Haitian Revolution]
• [Haitian Voodoo | National Geographic]
1808 – Battle of Vimeiro: British and Portuguese forces led by General Arthur Wellesley defeat French force under Major-General Jean-Andoche Junot near the village of Vimeiro, Portugal, the first Anglo-Portuguese victory of the Peninsular War.
• [Battle of Vimeiro]
• [||Kings and Generals|| Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Vimeiro (1808) - Peninsular War ]
• [||Redcoat History Podcast|| The Peninsular War: Part 2, The Battle of Vimeiro]
1810 – Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, Marshal of France, is elected Crown Prince of Sweden by the Swedish Riksdag of the Estates.
1821 – Jarvis Island is discovered by the crew of the ship, Eliza Frances.
1831 – Nat Turner leads black slaves and free blacks in a rebellion in Southampton County, Virginia, which will claim the lives of 55 to 65 whites and about twice that number of blacks.
• [Nat Turner's slave rebellion]
• [Nat Turner & The Rebellion That Shook the South]
• ["Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property" 2003 Charles Burnett Docu-Drama]
1852 – Tlingit Indians destroy Fort Selkirk, Yukon Territory.
1858 – The first of the Lincoln–Douglas debates is held in Ottawa, Illinois.
• [Lincoln–Douglas debate held in Ottawa, Illinois]
• [Lincoln 101: The Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858]
• [The Lincoln-Douglas Debates: The First Complete, Unexpurgated Text]
• [National Park Service]
• [Various Books at The Internet Archive]
1863 – Lawrence, Kansas is destroyed by pro-Confederate guerrillas known as Quantrill's Raiders.
• [Lawrence massacre]
• [Eyewitness to the Raid on Lawrence Kansas]
• [Music Video About the Incident]
1883 – An F5 tornado strikes Rochester, Minnesota, leading to the creation of the Mayo Clinic.
• [1883 Rochester tornado]
• [How the Mayo Clinic grew out of a devastating tornado]
• [Weather History: 1883 Rochester Tornado]
1888 – The first successful adding machine in the United States is patented by William Seward Burroughs.
1897 – Oldsmobile, an American automobile manufacturer and marque, is founded.
1901 – Six hundred American school teachers, Thomasites, arrived in Manila on the USAT Thomas.
1911 – The Mona Lisa is stolen by Vincenzo Peruggia, a Louvre employee.
1914 – World War I: The Battle of Charleroi, a successful German attack across the River Sambre that pre-empted a French offensive in the same area.
1918 – World War I: The Second Battle of the Somme begins.
1942 – World War II: The Guadalcanal Campaign: American forces defeat an attack by Imperial Japanese Army soldiers in the Battle of the Tenaru (sometimes called the Battle of the Ilu River or the Battle of Alligator Creek).
• [Battle of the Tenaru]
• [Pvt Al Schmid (2/1 Marines) Battle of the Tenaru, Guadalcanal 21AUG1942]
• [Guadalcanal 1942 - The Battle of Alligator Creek]
• [Battle of Alligator Creek - Guadalcanal] (Walking Tour of Battlefield)
1944 – Dumbarton Oaks Conference, prelude to the United Nations, begins.
• [Dumbarton Oaks Conference]
• [Newsreel]
• [History and Charter of the United Nations]
1944 – World War II: Canadian and Polish units capture the strategically important town of Falaise, Calvados, France.
1945 – Physicist Harry Daghlian is fatally irradiated in a criticality accident during an experiment with the Demon core at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
• [Wikipedia: Demon core]
• [Kyle Hill: The True Story of The Demon Core]
• [History And Physics: The Demon Core]
1957 – The Soviet Union successfully conducts a long-range test flight of the R-7 Semyorka, the first intercontinental ballistic missile.
1959 – United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs an executive order proclaiming Hawaii the 50th state of the union. Hawaii's admission is currently commemorated by Hawaii Admission Day.
1963 – Xá Lợi Pagoda raids: The Army of the Republic of Vietnam Special Forces loyal to Ngô Đình Nhu, brother of President Ngo Dinh Diem, vandalizes Buddhist pagodas across the country, arresting thousands and leaving an estimated hundreds dead.
1968 – Cold War: Nicolae Ceaușescu, leader of Communist Romania, publicly condemns the Soviet-led Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia, encouraging the Romanian population to arm itself against possible Soviet reprisals.
1968 – James Anderson Jr. posthumously receives the first Medal of Honor to be awarded to an African American U.S. Marine.
1971 – A bomb exploded in the Liberal Party campaign rally in Plaza Miranda, Manila, Philippines with several anti-Marcos political candidates injured.
1982 – Lebanese Civil War: The first troops of a multinational force lands in Beirut to oversee the Palestine Liberation Organization's withdrawal from Lebanon.
1983 – Philippine opposition leader Benigno Aquino Jr. is assassinated at Manila International Airport (now renamed Ninoy Aquino International Airport in his honor).
1986 – Carbon dioxide gas erupts from volcanic Lake Nyos in Cameroon, killing up to 1,800 people within a 20-kilometer range.
• [Killer Fog | National Geographic]
• [Limnic Eruptions: When Lakes Explode]
1988 – The 6.9 Mw Nepal earthquake shakes the Nepal–India border with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), leaving 709–1,450 people killed and thousands injured.
1991 – Latvia declares renewal of its full independence after its occupation by the Soviet Union since 1940.
1991 – Coup attempt against Mikhail Gorbachev collapses.
1993 – NASA loses contact with the Mars Observer spacecraft.
1994 – Royal Air Maroc Flight 630 crashes in Douar Izounine, Morocco, killing all 44 people on board.
1995 – Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 529, an Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia, attempts to divert to West Georgia Regional Airport after the left engine fails, but the aircraft crashes in Carroll County near Carrollton, Georgia, killing nine of the 29 people on board.
2000 – Tiger Woods, American professional golfer, wins the 82nd PGA Championship and becomes the first golfer since Ben Hogan in 1953 to win three majors in a calendar year.
2013 – Hundreds of people are reported killed by chemical attacks in the Ghouta region of Syria.
• [Ghouta chemical attack]
• [Hell on Earth: Horrific aftermath of alleged Syria chemical attack]
• [Russia blocks UN probe into Syria chemical attacks]
2017 – A solar eclipse traverses the continental United States.
• [Total Solar Eclipse|2017|Franklin NC|GoPro]
• [Eclipse 2017 in Franklin, NC with ambient shots]
• [LINKTEXT]
• [Total Eclipse of My Heart - Carpetvlog 8/21/17</ a>]
• [2017 Total Solar Eclipse, Franklin, NC]
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Published at 5:00am on Wednesday, August 21, 2024
Author: Bobby Coggins
Resources used to compile the information in this article include, but are not limited to rthe following websites or books: MaconMedia.com, youtube.com, weather.gov, airnow.gov, wikipedia.com, onthisday.com, ncdcr.gov, ncsu.edu, utah.edu, https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/, wolfram.com, biorxiv.org, aps.org, nejm.org, plos.org, cell.com, researchsquare.com, cureus.com, spc.noaa.gov, nhc.noaa.gov, ncdenr.org, medrxiv.org, archive.org, ncpedia.org, nasa.gov, https://ww2days.com, nih.gov, carolinapublicpress.org, microbe.tv, smokymountainnews.com, psypost.org, blogspot.com, pollen.com, franklinnc.com, maconnc.org, spaceweather.com, solarham.com, loc.gov, ncleg.net, senate.gov, house.gov, whitehouse.gov, drudgereport.com, politico.com, realclearpolitics.com, ushmm.org, This Day in North Carolina History, World War II Day By Day, The Holocaust Encyclopedia, The Timetables of History, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The World History and Book of Facts (multiple years), On This Day In History: Over 4,000 facts, The NASA Archives. 60 Years in Space, This Day in North Carolina History, The Smithsonian History of Space Exploration: From the Ancient World to the Extraterrestrial Future, Spaceflight, 2nd Edition: The Complete Story from Sputnik to Curiousity, The Story of Civilization (11 volumes), The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, American History, Volume 1: 1492-1877, American History, Volume 2: 1877 - Present, A Complete Chronolgy of the Second World War. Weather and Almanac data and information sources: Sources (except where otherwise credited): heavens-above.com, Ian Webster's Github, National Centers for Environmental Prediction, The National Weather Service, National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, National Hurricane Center, Penn State University Electronic Wall Map, The State Climate Office of North Carolina, Storm Prediction Center, U.S. Naval Observatory, University of Utah Department of Atmospheric Sciences, and the Weather Prediction Center.
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