News and Weather Briefing for Friday, July 22, 2022
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Russo-UKrainian War Updates
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On This Day
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GENERAL OUTLOOK
Seasonally hot and muggy conditions will continue. A front will become stationary over our area and slowly dissipate as it moves north as a warm front through Saturday. The weekend will see reduced chances for afternoon thunder as a hot upper level ridge noses into our region from the west. Expecting better chances for afternoon storms late Monday into Wednesday as another weak cold front settles across the area.
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General Forecast Through Sunday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs near 90. Calm winds.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 3pm. Sunny, with highs near 90. Calm winds.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Sunny, with highs in the lower 90s.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 60s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Partly sunny, with highs near 80. Light and variable winds.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s. Calm winds.
Saturday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 30%.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 60s. Winds out of the southwest wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable before midnight.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 80s.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Partly sunny, with highs in the upper 80s. Calm winds.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds.
Saturday
A slight chance of showers between 1pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Sunny, with highs near 90. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 20%.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Sunny, with highs near 90.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 60s.
Nantahala Area
Today
Partly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 80s. Calm winds.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds.
Saturday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Calm winds.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Sunny, with highs in the mid 80s.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 60s.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Scattered thunderstorms are possible each afternoon and evening in the area this weekend into next week. Some storms each day could become strong to severe capable of producing gusty winds, frequent lightning, and heavy rainfall, however no widespread severe threat is anticipated.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Fri Jul 22 2022
For the North Atlantic…Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 5 days.
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Almanac
24 Hour Smoke Forecast
Air quality is in thelower range of yellow for most of the county, with the ridges and other higher elevations today being in the middle range of yellow.
Fire and Smoke Map
Local Air Monitor
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low range 1.9 out of 12) today with Grasses, Plantain, and Nettle being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low-medium range (3.76 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for July 22nd
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 97°F in Franklin in 1952
Lowest Temperature 46°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1947
Greatest Rainfall 2.24 inches in Highlands in 1979
Greatest Snowfall (no measurable snowfall has been recorded on this date since records started being kept in 1872)
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of July
Data available from 1873 to 2022
Highest Temperature 101°F in Franklin on 07-29-1952
Lowest Temperature 34°F in Highlands on 07-27-1911
Greatest Rainfall 21.15 inches in Highlands on 07-29-1879
Greatest Snowfall no measurable snowfall has been recorded since records started being kept in 1873
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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Macon Calendar
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• Joint Conference Committee Report on the Current Operations Appropriations Act of 2022 [Google Drive (PDF)]
• House Bill 103 Information and Voting History [NC General Assembly Website]
• Raises for state employees, preparations for recession, in proposed state budget [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
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Special Section: Russo-Ukrainian War Updates
(sharing of a particular source is not an endorsement)
(Longer videos are in the Russo-Ukraine Videos section)
JOMINI OF THE WEST MAP (Day 98-107)
Jomini of the West has bewen hit hard by COVID, but will be posting a new thread soon –editor
1/ Ukrainian TVD, Day 108-123. Mid-June has seen the Russian Armed Forces maintain their operational momentum and make important gains in the Donbas while the Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to press their counteroffensive in the Kherson Oblast. #UkraineRussiaWar #UkraineWar pic.twitter.com/5MnyYOaUbz
— Jomini of the West (@JominiW) June 28, 2022
• Ukraine, Russia poised to sign grain export deal [DW News]
• Timeline: Week 21 of Russia’s war in Ukraine [Al Jazeera]
• Deal for Ukraine grain exports due to be sealed in Istanbul [France 24]
• Russia Resumes Nord Stream Natural-Gas Supply to Europe [Wall Street Journal]
• Russia ‘looting’ steel bound for Europe and UK, says Metinvest boss [BBC News]
News from Russian or pro-Russian outlets or Video About the Russian Perspective
• Ukraine should ‘confiscate’ Russian gas – politician [Russia Today]
• Expert reveals the real reason why the US supplies HIMARS to Ukraine [Pravda ]
• Russia adds Greece, Denmark, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia to its unfriendly countries list [TASS Russian News Agency]
The causes and consequences of the Ukraine war A lecture by John J. Mearsheimer
The Ukraine War From Russia’s Perspective
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National and World News Roundup
Global National: July 21, 2022 | Health workers warn Canada’s health system is “collapsing”
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PBS NewsHour Full Episode July 21st, 2022
• Yes, the Great Books Make Us Better People [New York Times]
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COVID-19 News and Updates
Here is a section on COVID-19. It includes local, regional, state, national, and global items.
COVID-19 Numbers for Macon County:
• NASA images show extreme withering of Lake Mead over 22 years [The Guardian]
• ‘I’m Calling About Your Auto Warranty’: FCC Says No More, Orders Spam Block [Bloomberg]
• YouTube Will Remove Videos With Abortion Misinformation [Variety Magazine]
• FCC chair tries to find out how carriers use phone geolocation data [ARS TECHNICA]
• Mark Zuckerberg will have to give a 6-hour deposition about Cambridge Analytica as part of a class-action lawsuit [Business Insider]
• Free, legally available series/movies on YouTube in a Netlflix-like interface [Lamplight TV]
Podcasts and Long Form Videos
Anything covering educational, entertainment, history, current events, and technology topics
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On This Day
July 22nd is the 203rd day of the year (204th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 162 days remain until the end of the year.
Historical Events
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Published at 5:10am on Friday, July 22, 2022
Author: Bobby Coggins
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