News and Weather Briefing for Tuesday, August 20, 2024
National News
Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
High pressure will remain over the region through the weekend, maintaining dry conditions and keeping temperatures a little cooler- than-normal until Sunday.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Thursday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds by midmorning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s. Calm winds.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 80.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm by midmorning.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the north 3 to 6 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 70. Light and variable winds.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph after midnight.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 70s.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 50s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Sunny, with highs near 80. Light winds out of the north.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 50s. Light winds out of the north.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s. Calm winds.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 80.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s.
Nantahala Area
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Hazards
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
Tropical Update
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the medium-high range (8.7 out of 12) today with Ragweed, Chenopods, and Grasses being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium-high range (8.5 out of 12.0).
Record Weather Events for August 20th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 99°F in Franklin in 1983
Lowest Temperature 48°F iat the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1943
Greatest One-Day Rain 2.41 inches in Highlands in 1935
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 20th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 106°F in Chapel Hill, Orange County in 1988
Lowest Temperature 39°F in Banner Elk, Avery County in 1943
Greatest One-Day Rain 4.61 inches in Belhaven, Beaufort 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 1940
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—
NC schools running out of money to replace student laptops | WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)
Bryson City residents, businesses shocked by steep water rate increase | WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)
• (video) Robinson, Morrow say they would turn down federal education dollars [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• For the first time in its history, Duke University will offer a Cherokee language course [WUNC-FM (Chapel Hill, NC)]
• Mission Hospital’s nurse union gearing up for strike vote [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• A hero’s welcome: Evy Leibfarth celebrated in Bryson City [BPR News]
• Of parched corn and rank strangers: Ahead of new book, Gary Carden reflects on a lifetime of storytelling [Smoky Mountain News]
Remembering iconic talk show host Phil Donahue | ABC News
SpaceX sending private citizens on risky mission that includes spacewalk attempt | CBS News
• On one night, two places in the Northeast get hit with 1-in-1,000 year rainfall [NBc News]
• US intelligence officials say Iran is to blame for hacks targeting Trump, Biden-Harris campaigns [AP News]
• AT&T, Verizon Tell FCC to Reject SpaceX Plan for Cellular Starlink [PC Magazine]
• Phil Donahue, Talk Host Who Made Audiences Part of the Show, Dies at 88 [New York Times]
• Pentagon launches website to track military housing issues after years of relaxed oversight [Star and Stripes]
• Tesla semi-truck fire prompts I-80 closure in California as hazmat response halts Sierra Nevada freeway traffic [CBS News]
• Manhattan DA responds to Trump’s ‘bizarre’ bid to delay hush-money sentencing [Courthouse News Service]
International News Headlines
The Full Report: The battle for the gateway to Myanmar | Al Jazeera
New report says taxing extreme wealth has positive results | DW News
• What Iran’s attack against Israel could look like with the support of regional allies [AP News]
• China’s youth unemployment soars above 17% in July, highest since new system began in December [NBC News]
• Belarus will not stop migrants from heading to EU, says Lukashenko [TVp World]
• US-backed mission in Haiti struggles to take on gang violence [The Hill]
• U.S. to stand by S. Korea, other allies against N. Korean threats: 2024 Democratic platform [Yonhap News Agency]
• Too many people, not enough management: Chaos of ‘overtourism’ in summer of 2024 [The Mainichi]
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“CBS Evening News” Full Broadcast | Aug. 198, 2024
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast – Aug. 19, 2024
PBS NewsHour live episode, (Aug. 19, 2024)
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On This Day
August 20th is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 133 days remain until the end of the year.
Historical Events
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Published at 5:00am on Tuesday, August 20, 2024
Author: Bobby Coggins
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