News and Weather Briefing for Thursday, August 08, 2024
Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
Tropical Cyclone Debby is expected to slowly move north across the South Carolina Coast tonight to near Fayetteville Thursday evening. Considerable rainfall is expected roughly along and east of Interstate 77 on Thursday and Thursday night. The remnants of Debby are expected to eventually move north of our area on Friday with drier high pressure spreading over the region in its wake through the weekend.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Saturday Night
Franklin Area
Today
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 80s. Calm winds early in the morning increasing to come out of the north 5 to 10 mph by midmorning. The chance of rain is 30%.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 5am, then a slight chance of showers. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 60s. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 7 mph. The chance of rain is 30%.
Friday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with highs near 90. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 7 mph. The chance of rain is 30%.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with highs in the upper 80s.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 60.
Highlands Plateau
Today
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s. Winds out of the north around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. The chance of rain is 40%.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11pm. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. The chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Mostly clear, with lows around 60. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with highs near 80.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 60.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 80s. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph. The chance of rain is 30%.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10pm. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 60s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 80s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 60s. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 5 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with highs in the upper 80s.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the lower 60s.
Nantahala Area
Hazards
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
Tropical Update
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low range (0.2 out of 12) today with Grasses, Nettle, and Chenopods being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low-medium range (4.5 out of 12.0).
Record Weather Events for August 8th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 98°F in Franklin in 1980
Lowest Temperature 44°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1948
Greatest One-Day Rain 3.03 inches in Highlands in 2020
Greatest One-Day Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded on this date since record-keeping began in 1871)
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of August Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 99°F in Franklin on 08-09-1980
Lowest Temperature 40°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 08-29-1968
Greatest Rainfall 9.68 inches in Highlands on 08-13-1940
Greatest Snowfall snowfall has not been recorded during August in Macon County)
Record Weather Events for August 8th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 106°F in Dobbins Heights, Richmond County in 2007
Lowest Temperature 40°F in Banner Elk, Avery County in 1948
Greatest One-Day Rain.5.63 inches in Rosman, Transylvania County in 1961
Greatest One-Day Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded on this date since 1872)
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of August
Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 110°F in Fayetteville, Cumberland County on 08-21-1983
Lowest Temperature 31°F in Banner Elk, Avery County on 08-23-1930
Greatest Rainfall 12.43 inches in Morehead City, Carteret County on 08-12-1955
Greatest Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded during August in the state)
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News Briefing
—STATE AND LOCAL—
Price gouging concerns rise as Debby approaches North Carolina | WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)
Gov. Roy Cooper gives Debby update | WYFF-TV (Greenville, SC)
• Angel Medical Center CEO Column for August 2024 [Macon Media]
• North Carolina investigating Elon Musk’s new pro-Trump PAC [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Sen. JD Vance joins Harris, Walz in postponing Raleigh, NC stop due to tropical storm [Raleigh News and Observer]
• President Biden approves emergency declaration for North Carolina ahead of Debby [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Hundreds rally at Mission Hospital to support nurses in contract negotiation battle with HCA [BPR News]
• Recreational marijuana coming next month: Cherokee announces adult-use cannabis date [Smoky Mountain News]
International News Headlines
Muhammad Yunus, Bangladesh’s new interim leader, appeals for calm ahead of swearing in | DW News
Ukrainian special forces launch daring operation in the Black Sea | Military Mind | TVP World
How America Makes Ukraine’s Most Important Weapons | Business Insider Marathon
• The real story of the news website accused of fuelling riots [BBC News]
• UK: Huge anti-racism protests follow violent unrest [DW News]
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 7, 2024 [Institute for the Study of War]
• Three Taylor Swift concerts cancelled in Vienna over fears of extremist attack [France 24]
• How Bangladesh’s ‘Gen Z’ protests brought down PM Sheikh Hasina [Al Jazeera]
• Israel vows to kill new Hamas political leader, Yahya Sinwar [Africa News ]
• Netanyahu warns of proactive attack as Tehran speaks of Israel’s annihilation [Jerusalem Post]
—PRO-RUSSIAN NEWS OUTLETS—
• EU hails incursion into Russia as Ukraine’s right to ‘self-defense’ [Russia Today]
• Ukraine conducts large-scale attack on Russia. Heavy fighting underway [Pravda]
• Medvedev calls for crushing enemy, learning lessons from developments in Kursk Region [TASS: Russian News Agency]
Global National: Aug. 7, 2024 | Taylor Swift’s Vienna concerts cancelled after terror plot arrests
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast – Aug. 7, 2024
“CBS Evening News” Full Broadcast | Aug. 7, 2024
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast – Aug. 7, 2024
PBS NewsHour live episode, (Aug. 7, 2024)
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Published at 5:00am on Wednesday, August 08, 2024
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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