GENERAL OUTLOOK
A typically active mid-summer week is ahead as daily thunderstorm chances continue. A few storms could produce damaging wind gusts and localized flash flooding may develop following heavy rainfall. Daily high temperatures will be several degrees above normal today trend back to around normal Tuesday through Thursday, then trend warmer again.
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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...Patchy fog in the morning. Mostly sunny in the morning, then partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
..TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A chance of showers. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
...TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers with thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Winds out of the west around 5 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent.
...TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers with thunderstorms likely in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Winds out of the south winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent.
...WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers with thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 90 percent.
...WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
A few thunderstorms this afternoon and evening could produce damaging wind gusts. Heavy rainfall is also possible with any showers or storms, and may lead to isolated areas of flash flooding, particularly in urban areas as well as poor drainage and low-lying areas.
NEWS UPDATES
(Links aggregated to show what various news outlets are reporting)
• Six cases of whooping cough reported in Haywood County [BPR News]
• Republicans eagerly await Lara Trump’s decision on North Carolina Senate seat [The Hill]
• How a lone gunman breached security in Trump's assassination attempt: a year in review [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• How they voted: recent NC congressional votes [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC) ]
• 2.2 magnitude earthquake rattles North Carolina mountains, USGS says [Raleigh News and Observer]
World News
Interceptor Drones & The War in Ukraine - Affordable Air Defence & Russian Strategic Bombing | Perun
• Trump will be hosted by King at Windsor during second state visit [BBC News]
• Trump sending Patriot missiles to Ukraine, EU to cover costs [DW News]
• Putin says he won't back down from Ukraine goals in hour-long call with Trump [France 24]
• Giant Ukrainian plane flies over Kyiv for first time since 2022 — Russian war bloggers rage [Euromaidan Press]
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 13, 2025 [Institute for the Study of War]
Texas Floods
Was the Kerr County Flood really a natural event? The landscape has the answer | The GeoModels
• Did politics delay approval of Kerr County life-saving infrastructure? [Houston Chronicle]
• Downed Weather Balloons and Missing Gauges: What Went Wrong With the Central Texas Floods [Texas Monthly]
• A small Texas community where everyone survived flooding has sirens that warned them [KWTX-TV (Waco, TX)]
When nearby counties installed flood sirens, Kerr County did not | KENS-TV (San Antonio, TX)
National News
Trump admin. faces growing backlash over Epstein files | NBC News
• ‘Ticking Time Bomb’: Fox & Friends Warns Trump He Can’t Just Sweep Epstein Story Under the Rug [MEDIAITE]
• White House Seizes on Fed Renovations as Opening to Oust Powell [Wall Street Journal]
• Butler assassination attempt proved to be turning point for Trump [The Hill]
• Gunman kills 2, wounds 2 at Lexington church after shooting Kentucky state trooper [Fox News]
• Wildfire destroys a historic Grand Canyon lodge and other structures [AP News]
• Dow futures drop nearly 200 points after Trump slaps 30% tariff on Mexico and the EU: Live updates [CNBC]
Trump Surprises With 30% Tariff Hits to EU, Mexico | Insight with Haslinda Amin 7/14/2025 | Bloomberg Television
Q&A Podcast: Dr. Robert Malone, "PsyWar" | C-SPAN
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - July 13, 2025 | ABC News
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Published at 5.00am on Monday, July 14, 2025
Author: Bobby Coggins
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