OUTLOOK
High pressure over the area moves east today. Clouds from the remnants of Beta will begin to fill today with rain chances increasing Thursday into Friday. An unsettled weather pattern is expected this weekend through the middle of next week.
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News Brief
See the COVID-19 UPdate from yesterday afternnon. [LINK]
Franklin High School to Begin In-Person Instruction Two Days a Week Beginning Sept 28th
Franklin High School is excited to announce that beginning Monday, 9/28, we will welcome students to campus 2 days per week on the following rotation.
Monday/Wednesday - 9th Grade and 11th Grade
Tuesday/Thursday - 10th Grade and 12th Grade
Friday - Remote learning for all grades.
Please remember that on Fridays, extra help is available for students. Please email the teacher to make an appointment to come in.
Dr.John Campbell: Follow the science and evidence
(video published on the afternoon of Tuesday, September 22, 2020)
US-64 road closure next week between Buck Creek Rd and Brush Creek Dr [LINK]
Another COVID-19 Case Identified at Cartoogechaye School
Press Release, Monday, Sept 21st at 8:44am
Today we were notified that a positive case of COVID-19 has been confirmed at Cartoogechaye Elementary School. This individual is currently under quarantine. Contact tracing is underway through the Macon County Health Department. Any student or staff member identified through the contact tracing will be notified. Macon County Schools will continue to work closely with the Macon County Health Department as we monitor this situation.
General forecast through Friday night
Today
Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs ranging from the low-to-mid 60s in the higher elevations to the lowe 70s in the lower 70s. Calm winds.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the 50s. Calm winds.
Thursday
Showers likely, mainly after 2pm. Cloudy, with highs ranging from the upper 50s in the higher elevations to the mid-60s in the lower elevations. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the west around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Showers likely. Cloudy, with lows in the 50s. Winds out of the east 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three-quarters of an inch possible.
Friday
Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs ranging from near 60 in the higher elevations to near 70 in the lower elevations. Light and variable winds. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the 50s in the higher elevations and near 60 in the lower elevations.
HAZARDS
Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.
Air Quality
Air quality is in the upper range of green for most of the county and in the mid-range of yellow on the ridges and other higher elevations today.
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be medium today (5.9 out of 12) with ragweed, chenopods, and grasses being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be a much lower (1.2 out of 12).
TROPICAL WEATHER
(The North Atlantic Hurricane Season runs from June 1st to Nov 30th)
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Wed Sep 23 2020
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Post-Tropical Cyclone Teddy, located about 125 miles south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, and has issued the last advisory on Post-Tropical Cyclone Paulette, located several hundred miles east-southeast of the Azores. The Weather Prediction Center is issuing advisories on Post-Tropical Cyclone Beta located just inland along the central Texas coast.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 5 days.
POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE BETA
BULLETIN
Post-Tropical Cyclone Beta Advisory Number 22
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD AL222020
1000 PM CDT Tue Sep 22 2020
...BETA STARTING TO MOVE EAST AND CONTINUES TO BE A HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING THREAT OVER PORTIONS OF THE UPPER TEXAS COAST INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY...
SUMMARY OF 1000 PM CDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
----------------------------------------------- LOCATION...29.1N 95.4W
ABOUT 40 MI...60 KM WSW OF GALVESTON TEXAS
ABOUT 50 MI...80 KM NE OF MATAGORDA TEXAS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...30 MPH...45 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 55 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1007 MB...29.74 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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There are Flash Flood Watches currently in effect across Southeast
Texas and Southern Louisiana.
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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At 1000 PM CDT (0300 UTC), the center of Post-Tropical Cyclone Beta was located near latitude 29.1 North, longitude 95.4 West. The post-tropical cyclone is moving toward the northeast near 8 mph (13 km/h) and this motion is expected to continue through the next 48 hours.
Maximum sustained winds are near 30 mph (45 km/h) with higher gusts. Little change in strength or slow weakening is forecast during the next 48 hours.
The estimated minimum central pressure is 1007 mb (29.74 inches).
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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RAINFALL: For the upper Texas coast, additional rainfall of 4 to 8 inches with isolated storm totals up to 20 inches is expected. Significant flash and urban flooding is occurring and will continue overnight . Minor to isolated moderate river flooding is ongoing.
Rainfall totals of 13 to 14 inches have been measured across portions of the Houston metropolitan area thus far.
Rainfall totals of 2 to 5 inches are expected east into the Lower Mississippi Valley, portions of the Tennessee Valley, and the southern Appalachians through the end of the week. Flash and urban flooding is possible, as well as isolated minor river flooding on smaller rivers.
SURF: Swells generated by a combination of Beta and a cold front over the northern Gulf of Mexico will continue along the coasts of Louisiana and Texas during the next couple of days. These swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions. Information on ongoing coastal flooding can be found in coastal flood products issued by local National Weather Service offices.
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Published at 5:00am Wednesday, September 23, 2020
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