News and Weather Briefing for Thursday, January 20, 2022
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OUTLOOK
A cold front shifts across the region this morning, setting the stage for a surface low to develop near Georgia. As it pivots across the Southeast, wintry precipitation is likely to develop Friday and overnight. Cold and dry high pressure then returns for the latter half of the weekend and the first part of next week.
SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Franklin Area Schools
Franklin area schools will be on a regular schedule today, Thursday, January 20th.
Nantahala School
Due to the lasting effects of the Winter Storm, Nantahala School will be on a two-hour delay today, Thursday, January 20th.
Highlands School
Highlands School will be on a two-hour delay today, Thursday, January 20th. School will begin at 10:00 am. Please do not drop of students before 9:30 to insure access to the building and proper supervision.
In addition, buses will only pick up students at the following locations: Bus 6 will pick up students at Shortoff Baptist Church on Buck Creek Road at 9:00, and Clear Creek Baptist Church on Blue Valley Road at 9:25. Bus 109 will pick up students at the Scaly Mountain Fire Station on Hale Ridge Road at 9:25.
If you are not able to reach one of the pickup points or bring your child to school due to unsafe road conditions, please stay home and your child can attend and participate through remote learning.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Saturday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Rain likely, mainly before 1pm. Patchy fog before 2pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with highs in the lower 40s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 20s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph in the early evening becoming calm before midnight.
Friday
A slight chance of snow between 10am and 1pm, then a chance of rain and snow. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, cloudy, with highs in the mid 30s. Calm winds. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 19. Calm winds.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 40s.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 16.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Rain likely, mainly before 7am. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with highs near 40. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph in the morning shifting to come out of the northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of rain or freezing rain before 7pm, then a slight chance of freezing rain. Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with lows in the mid 20s. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after 2pm. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, cloudy, with highs in the upper 20s. Light and variable winds. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 18. Calm winds in the early evening increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph after midnight.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 30s.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 17.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Rain likely, mainly before 2pm. Patchy fog before 2pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with highs in the mid 40s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 20s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Friday
A slight chance of snow between 9am and 1pm, then a chance of rain and snow. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, cloudy, with highs in the mid 30s. Calm winds. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 20. Calm winds.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 40.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 17.
Nantahala Area
Today
Rain, snow, and sleet likely before 2pm, then a slight chance of snow between 2pm and 3pm. Patchy fog before 1pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs near 40. Calm winds becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow and sleet accumulation expected.
Thursday Night
Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 20s. Windws out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs near freezing. Calm winds.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 18. Calm winds.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 40.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 18.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
A cold front tracking across the western Carolinas and northeast Georgia today will bring mostly rain outside the mountains with a wintry mix possible across the mountains. Light ice accumulations will be possible across the mountains, mainly across the North Carolina and Tennessee border counties.
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Almanac
Air quality is in the lower range of yellow for most of the county, with the ridges and other higher elevations today being in the lower range of yellow.
Fire and Smoke Map
Local Air Monitor
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low range (1.2 out of 12) today with Juniper being the main culprit. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low range (2.4 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for January 20th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 71°F in Highlands in 1974
Lowest Temperature -8°F in Franklin in 1994
Greatest Rainfall 3.50 inches in Highlands in 1876
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 4.0 inches in Highlands in 1998
Record weather events for December in Macon County
Highest Temperature 78°F in Franklin on Dec 31, 1951
Lowest Temperature -12°F in Highlands on Dec 30, 1917
Greatest Rainfall 6.00 inches in Highlands on Dec 14, 1901
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 12.0 inches in Franklin on Dec 21, 1876
All-time record weather events for Macon County
Highest Temperature 101°F in Franklin on Jul 29, 1952
Lowest Temperature -19°F in Highlands on Jan 21, 1985
Greatest Rainfall 21.15 inches in Highlands on Jul 29, 1879
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 25.5 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station on Mar 13, 1993
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Local and State News
Franklin Town Council – January 2022 Regular Meeting
Asheville Citizen-Times COVID-19 Tracker [Asheville Citizen-Times]
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast – January 19th, 2021
PBS NewsHour Full Episode January 19th, 2021
Since it looks like we may be in for a new wave of infections, here is a section on COVID-19. It will include local, regional, state, national, and global items.
COVID-19 Numbers for Macon County: [November 18, 2021]
• WHO Coronavirus (COVID-19) Dashboard [World Health Organization]
Globally, as of 5:31pm CET, 10 January 2022, there have been 305,914,601 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 5,486,304 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 9 January 2022, a total of 9,126,987,353 vaccine doses have been administered.
In United States of America, from 3 January 2020 to 5:31pm CET, 10 January 2022, there have been 59,138,083 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 830,334 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 23 December 2021, a total of 485,274,895 vaccine doses have been administered.
Dr John Campbell: Vaccination advice in the age of omicron
• The pandemic’s true death toll: millions more than official counts [Nature]
• All plan B Covid restrictions, including mask wearing, to end in England [The Guardian]
• Orange County health director Dr. Raul Pino placed on administrative leave[WFTV-TV (Orlando, FL)]
• Biden to give away 400 million N95 masks starting next week [AP News]
• CORBEVAX, a new patent-free COVID-19 vaccine, could be a pandemic game changer globally [The Conversation]
• Navy accelerates the discharge process for sailors who refuse a coronavirus vaccine [Stars and Stripes]
• After Omicron, we could use a break. We may just get it [Stat]
• Monitoring COVID-19
[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]
• CDC Releases Emergency Guidance for Healthcare Facilities to Prepare for Potential Omicron Surge [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]
• COVID-19 case rates by county in 2021 [AXIOS]
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Science and Technology News Roundup
Podcasts and Long Form Videos
title
How To Build The Universe in a Computer
FTC Aiming to Block Illegal Mergers
Brian Keating: Cosmology, Astrophysics, Aliens and Losing the Nobel Prize | Lex Fridman Podcast #257
Cargo Door Prototype Spotted With Smooth Nosecone | SpaceX Boca Chica
SLS RS-25 Engine Test, 19 January 2022
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On This Day
January 20th is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 345 days remain until the end of the year (346 in leap years).
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Published at 5:00am on Thursday, January 20, 2021
Author: Bobby Coggins
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