Weather Briefing for Thursday, March 13, 2025

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GENERAL OUTLOOK

Moisture will slowly increase toay into Friday night with well above normal temperatures continuing into the weekend. A powerful storm system will impact the area Saturday into Sunday and will bring widespread heavy rain and thunderstorms, some of which are expected to be severe with damaging winds and tornadoes. Dry and seasonable weather returns early next week.

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GENERAL FORECAST

(since this is a quick forecast intended to cover the whole county, bear in mind that higher elevations may experience cooler temperatures than this and the lower elevations may experience higher temperatures than those in the forecast)

.TODAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph, becoming south in the afternoon.
..TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph.
..FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 40 percent.
..FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with showers likely after midnight. Lows in the lower 50s. Winds out of the southeast 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
..SATURDAY...Showers. Highs in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 90 percent.
..SATURDAY NIGHT...Showers. A chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Windy with lows in the lower 50s. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
..SUNDAY...Partly sunny with showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then mostly sunny with a chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 90 percent.
..SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of rain showers in the evening. Cooler with lows in the mid 30s. Chance of rain 30 percent.

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER



...INCREASED FIRE DANGER FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY EVENING...

Relative humidity is expected to decrease to near 25 percent across western North Carolina Thursday afternoon. Despite diminished winds, lingering dry vegetation will increase the potential for the start and spread of wildfires across the area.

Please refer to your local burn permitting authorities whether you may burn outdoors. If you do burn outside, use extreme caution.

A powerful storm system will impact the region late Saturday into Sunday with thunderstorms, some of which could be severe. Locally heavy rain is also expected which may result in isolated minor/nuisance flooding.

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NEWS UPDATES

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NC Governor Stein Delivers 2025 State of the State Address | PBS North Carolina

• Gov. Stein recognizes Helene heroes as honored guests at State of the State Address [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]

• NC Gov. Josh Stein calls for $4B school bond, careful government reform in first State of the State address [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC) ]

• NC Gov. Josh Stein calls for bipartisanship, efficiency, says he’ll sign Helene bill [Raleigh News and Observer]

• Helene recovery: FEMA extension, free legal services, approaching deadlines, more [Asheville Citizen-Times]

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Washington Today (3-12-25): Senate Dems say they will block 6-month CR; gov't funding expires Friday | C-SPAN



Defense ministers from Europe’s five leading military powers meet in Paris | DW News | DW News




• Trump vows to take back ‘stolen’ wealth as tariffs on steel and aluminum imports go into effect [AP News]


• Judge finds Trump unlawfully fired head of federal employee labor board [The Hill]

• Senate Democrats say they will reject GOP's funding bill as shutdown draws near [NBC News]

• Schumer says GOP doesn't have votes to pass funding bill as shutdown fight moves to Senate [CBS News]

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NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) Investigation Pages

• Learjet 55 Medevac Crash [1/31/2025 - Philadelphia, PA]

• Midair Collision PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 Airplane and Sikorsky H-60 Military Helicopter [1/29/2025 - Arlington, VA]

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Published at 5.00am on Thursday, March 13, 2025
Author: Bobby Coggins