News and Weather Briefing for Monday, March 11, 2024
Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
Gusty mountain winds will taper off in the late morning today as cooler high pressure pushes into the region. High pressure will maintain dry conditions through much of the workweek and the return of springlike temperatures Tuesday. Another cold front will arrive on Friday, bringing the next chance for rain.
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General Forecast Through Wednesday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Sunny, with highs in the mid 60s. Winds out of the northeast around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows around 30. Light winds out of the north.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the upper 60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 30s. Winds out of the west around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 70.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 40.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 30s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs near 60. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning shifting to come out of the southwest in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 40. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 60s.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the lower 40s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 60s. Winds out of the north 3 to 7 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows around freezing. Winds out of the north around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 60s. Light and variable winds early in the morning increasing to to come out of the west 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 30s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 70.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the low-to-mid 40s.
Nantahala Area
A wind advisory will be in effect from 6am this morning until noon tomorrow. Details are posted below.
Wind Advisory
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY…
…WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT MONDAY…
* WHAT…Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.
* WHERE…A portion of western North Carolina.
* WHEN…Until noon EDT Monday.
* IMPACTS…Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.
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Record Weather Events for March 11th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 81°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1974
Lowest Temperature 8°F in Highlands in 1934
Greatest One-Day Rain 4.07 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1952
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 6.0 inches in Highlands in 1926
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of March Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 87°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 03-29-2020
Lowest Temperature -7°F in Highlands on 03-07-1899
Greatest Rainfall 6.61 inches in Highlands on 03-26-2021
Greatest Snowfall 25.5 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 03-13-1993
News Briefing
—STATE AND LOCAL—
North Carolina mobile sports gambling rolls out Monday at noon | WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)
• FAQ: Online sports betting in NC [BPR]
• How they voted: NC congressional votes for the week ending March 7 [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Under the Dome: Robinson on women’s right to vote, and NC chamber on ‘looming threat’ [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Patients wait hours for ER admission due to Mission’s excessive ambulance handoff times [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Continuing the cleanup: Pigeon River slowly bounces back as mill environmental violations mount [Smoky Mountain News]
• Swannanoa library to remain open amid community outcry [Mountain Xpress]
—RECENT LOCAL AND STATE NEWS—
• Who is Michael Whatley? New head of the RNC is from NC [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• A ‘big tent’ party? After defeat of two long-serving NC Democrats, the debate rages on [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Mission Health still at jeopardy of losing CMS funding [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
—NATIONAL—
International News Headlines
Nigeria: At least 28 escape after nearly 300 schoolchildren abducted | BBC News
Inflation vs growth: What does life look like for the average African? | DW News
• Gangs attack police stations in Haiti as Caribbean leaders call an emergency meeting Monday [AP News]
• El Salvador extends anti-gang emergency decree for 24th time. It’s now been in effect for two years [Independent (UK)]
• Macron’s coalition blasts far right at EU election campaign launch [France 24]
• Ukraine war is changing the global arms trade [DW News]
• US Army to help build new seaport in Philippines’ Batanes Province near Taiwan [Taiwan News]
• Japan marks 13 years since quake-tsunami triggered nuclear disaster [The Mainichi]
—International Conflicts —
Why the Houthis Control Half of Yemen – Modern Affairs | Kings and Generals
Day 745: Ukraïnian Map | Ukraine News TV
Poland’s FM: NATO Troops not Unthinkable, UA Drone Strikes Caused Russia to Cease Gas Exports | Professor Gerdes Explains
Israel-Hamas war: US denies American aid air drop killed civilians in Gaza | LiveNOW from FOX
• US asked China and India for help to prevent Russia from carrying out a nuclear strike in 2022, report says [Business Insider]
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 10, 2024 [Institute for the Study of War]
• “NATO troops already in Ukraine”, Polish FM reveals [Euromaidan Press]
• Netanyahu’s idea for maritime corridor, Houthi leader promises more attacks on Red Sea ships [Jerusalem Post]
• Israel’s war on Gaza live: Ramadan begins under Israeli siege, attacks [AL Jazeera]
• Biden Warns Netanyahu an Assault on Rafah Would Cross ‘Red Line’ [WSJ (video/audio)] [WSJ (text archive)]
Global National: March 10, 2024 | UN says over 500k Gazans at risk of famine as Ramadan starts
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast – March 10, 2024
“CBS Evening News” Full Broadcast | March 10, 2024
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast – March 10 | NBC News
PBS NewsHour full episode, (March 10, 2024)
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Published at 5:00am on Monday, March 11, 2023
Author: Bobby Coggins
Resources used to compile the information in this article include, but are not limited to rthe following websites or books: MaconMedia.com, youtube.com, weather.gov, airnow.gov, wikipedia.com, onthisday.com, ncdcr.gov, ncsu.edu, utah.edu, https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/, wolfram.com, biorxiv.org, aps.org, nejm.org, plos.org, cell.com, researchsquare.com, cureus.com, spc.noaa.gov, nhc.noaa.gov, ncdenr.org, medrxiv.org, archive.org, ncpedia.org, nasa.gov, https://ww2days.com, nih.gov, carolinapublicpress.org, microbe.tv, smokymountainnews.com, psypost.org, blogspot.com, pollen.com, franklinnc.com, maconnc.org, spaceweather.com, solarham.com, loc.gov, ncleg.net, senate.gov, house.gov, whitehouse.gov, drudgereport.com, politico.com, realclearpolitics.com, ushmm.org, This Day in North Carolina History, World War II Day By Day, The Holocaust Encyclopedia, The Timetables of History, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, The World History and Book of Facts (multiple years), On This Day In History: Over 4,000 facts, The NASA Archives. 60 Years in Space, This Day in North Carolina History, The Smithsonian History of Space Exploration: From the Ancient World to the Extraterrestrial Future, Spaceflight, 2nd Edition: The Complete Story from Sputnik to Curiousity, The Story of Civilization (11 volumes), The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, American History, Volume 1: 1492-1877, American History, Volume 2: 1877 – Present, A Complete Chronolgy of the Second World War. Weather and Almanac data and information sources: Sources (except where otherwise credited): heavens-above.com, Ian Webster’s Github, National Centers for Environmental Prediction, The National Weather Service, National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, National Hurricane Center, Penn State University Electronic Wall Map, The State Climate Office of North Carolina, Storm Prediction Center, U.S. Naval Observatory, University of Utah Department of Atmospheric Sciences, and the Weather Prediction Center.
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