News and Weather Briefing for Friday, February 4, 2022 Flood Advisory in Effect Until Early Afternoon
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OUTLOOK
Rain will become widespread across the region tonight and fall heavy at times. Dry and cool high pressure will then arrive behind a cold front Friday night. Low pressure moving up from the Gulf Coast will create a small chance of precipitation for our region by Monday.
General Forecast Through Friday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Showers likely before 1pm, then a slight chance of rain between 1pm and 4pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, cloudy, with highs in the upper 50s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning shifting to come out of the northwest in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with lows around 20. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with highs in the upper 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph becoming calm by midmorning.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the lower 20s. Calm winds.
Sunday
Sunny, with highs near 50.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 20s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Showers likely before 11am, then a chance of rain between 11am and 4pm. Patchy fog before noon. Otherwise, cloudy, with temperatures around 50 at daybreak falling to around 40 by 6pm. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with lows around 20. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with highs near 40. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph in the morning becoming light and variable in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 20. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 7 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with highs near 40.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 20s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Showers likely before noon, then a chance of rain between noon and 4pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, cloudy, with highs in the upper 50s. Winds lout of the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning shifting to come out of the northwest in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with lows in the lower 20s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with highs in the upper 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph becoming calm by midmorning.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the low-to-mid 20s. Light winds out of the southeast.
Sunday
Sunny, with highs near 50.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 20s.
Nantahala Area
Today
Showers likely before 10am, then a chance of rain between 10am and 3pm. Patchy fog before 1pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with temperatures being around50 at daybreak and falling to the mid 30s by 6pm. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with lows in the lower 20s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with highs near 40. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph becoming calm by midmorning.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 20s. Calm winds.
Sunday
Sunny, with highs in the upper 40s.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the upper 20s.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
A Flood Watch has been issued for Macon County through tomorrow afternoon. A copy of the watch, as well as a collage of graphs from local water gauges located in Macon County is posted below. The water gauge readings were captured by Macopn Media at 2am,
The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Advisory that includes Macon County.
Each year, more deaths occur due to flooding than from any other thunderstorm related hazard. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that over half of all flood-related drownings occur when a vehicle is driven into hazardous flood water. The next highest percentage of flood-related deaths is due to walking into or near flood waters. People underestimate the force and power of water. Many of the deaths occur in cars swept downstream. Many of these drownings are preventable. Never drive around the barriers blocking a flooded road. The road may have collapsed under that water. A mere 6 inches of fast-moving flood water can knock over an adult. It takes just 12 inches of rushing water to carry away most cars and just 2 feet of rushing water can carry away SUVs and trucks. It is NEVER safe to drive or walk into flood waters.
A copy of the flood advisory is posted below.
Flood Advisory
National Weather Service
Greenville-Spartanburg SC
128 AM EST Fri Feb 4 2022
…FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON…
* WHAT…Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE…Western Macon County in North Carolina.
* WHEN…Until 115 PM EST Friday.
* IMPACTS…Dangerous flows over low-water crossings.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS… – At 118 AM EST, Over the past 36 hours, persistent waves of light to moderate showers have impacted Macon County, producing widespread 2-4″ of rainfall. Excessive runoff from this heavy rain has caused the Nantahala River to rise above Action/Advisory Stage, impacting low-water crossings.
Additional rainfall of up to one inch is possible through Friday morning, but this rainfall is not expected to exacerbate ongoing flooding. Nevertheless, it will take several hours for the Nantahala River to crest and recede.
– The Nantahala River has exceeded the Action/Advisory Stage of 4.0 feet and is flooding low-water crossings at Tate Cove Rd and near Water Gauge Rd and Rainbow Springs Rd and is beginning to strand residents or require lengthy detours into Clay County. The river has exceeded 5.0 feet and is expected to crest below 6.0 feet over the next several hours before receding gradually Friday morning.
– Some locations that may experience Minor flooding include… Rainbow Springs and areas near Nantahala Lake.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
Turn around, don’t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
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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. due to smoke from several fires in the southeast.
Fire and Smoke Map
Local Air Monitor
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low range (0.5 out of 12) today with Juniper and Elm being the main culprit. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low-medium range (1.8 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for February 4th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 73°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2003
Lowest Temperature -3°F in Highlands in 1912
Greatest Rainfall 3.26 inches in Nantahala in 1936
Greatest Snowfall 1.8 inches in Highlands in 1996
Record weather events for January in Macon County
Highest Temperature 79°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 02-28-1996
Lowest Temperature -19°F in Highlands on 02-13-1899
Greatest Rainfall 6.37 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 02-13-1966
Greatest Snowfall 15.0 inches in Highlands on 02-14-1912
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 – February 3rd, 2021
PBS NewsHour Full Episode February 3rd, 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 7:15pm CET, 2 February 2022, there have been 380,321,615 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 5,680,741 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 2 February 2022, a total of 10,040,766,359 vaccine doses have been administered.
In United States of America, from 3 January 2020 to 7:15pm CET, 2 February 2022, there have been 74,500,060 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 880,580 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 28 January 2022, a total of 523,213,327 vaccine doses have been administered.
• Myocarditis Risk 17 Times Higher for Unvaccinated Patients Ages 12-30 Who Get COVID-19 Than COVID-Vaccinated Patients [Epic Research]
Dr John Campbell: Are omicron vaccines needed
• Why the COVID death rate in the U.S. is so much higher than other wealthy nations [PBS News Hour]
• Fatigue and cognitive impairment in Post-COVID-19 Syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis [SOURCE]
• 469 Marines Discharged Over COVID-Vaccine Mandate [KNSD-TV (San Diego, CA)]
• Alzheimer’s-like signaling in brains of COVID-19 patients [Alzheimer's and Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association]
• India reports over 500,000 deaths from COVID-19, experts count millions more [Reuters]
• 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
https://youtu.be/g2UC0FmbYSY?t=14 Level1 News February 4 2022: Why You Should Be Paranoid About the Crazy Train of NFTs
Facebook Feeling the Meta Blues? – DTNS 4205
#UltimateHomeServer – Thoughts on Diskless Raspberry Pi for Home Technology/IoT
VS Code 1.64 Release Party 🎉
Humans Will Never Get to Deep Space – Nobel Prize Physicist | SophieCo. Visionaries
Who Wants to be a Satoshionaire Land of the Snow Edition | Jupiter Extras 83
All-In’s hijacked feed, Google’s earnings breakdown, Jason’s legendary iPad troll | E1376
Transplanting Pig Organs into Humans | TechnoLogic
Why the UK’s IBM Failed
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On This Day
February 4th is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 330 days remain until the end of the year (331 in leap years).
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Published at 5:00am on Friday, February 4, 2021
Author: Bobby Coggins
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