News and Weather Briefing for Thursday, September 19, 2024
National News
Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
The remnants of the coastal low will gradually dissipate or move off the Mid Atlantic coast by Friday. Meanwhile, high pressure begins to build into the region from the north and west giving our region a dry weekend. Temperatures will be near normal.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Saturday Night
Franklin Area
Today
A 20 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Calm wind.
Friday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Calm wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 87.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Highlands Plateau
Today
A slight chance of showers between 1pm and 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Areas of dense fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 72. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Calm wind. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Light and variable wind.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Calm wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 76.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
A slight chance of showers between 3pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Calm wind.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Calm wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 84.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
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 low range (6.2 out of 12) today with Ragweed, Chenopods, and Grasses being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low range (7.6out of 12.0).
Record Weather Events for September 19th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2023)
Highest Temperature 96°F in Highlands in 1925
Lowest Temperature 29°F in Highlands in 1903
Greatest Rainfall 2.12 inches in at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1968
Highest Temperature 98°F in Franklin on 09-04-1975
Lowest Temperature 27°F in Franklin on 09-30-1967
Greatest Rainfall 11.87 inches in Highlands on 09-27-1964
Greatest Snowfall no measurable snowfall has been recorded since records started being kept in 1873
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for September
Data available from 1870 to 2018
Highest Temperature 108°F Belhaven, Beaufort County 09-25-1921
Lowest Temperature 23°F Marion, McDowell County 09-28-2000
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 21.00 in Wilmington, New Hanover County 09-17-2018
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News Briefing
—STATE AND LOCAL—
Retired anchor Darcel Grimes awarded Order of the Long Leaf Pine | WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)
FOMC Press Conference September 18, 2024 | Federal Reserve
How Fed Rate Cuts Affect The Global Economy | CNBC
What the first interest rate cut in 4 years means for the Fed’s fight against inflation | PBS NewsHour
• Fed meeting recap: Chair Jerome Powell defends central bank’s decision to go big with first cut [CNBC]
• US House fails to pass federal funding bill as shutdown deadline nears [The Giardian (UK)]
• Body discovered near site of Kentucky interstate shooting believed to be suspect: Police [ABC News]
• Ship owner cut corners on repairs before deadly Baltimore bridge collapse, US says in $100M lawsuit [AP News]
• Astronomers discover massive record-breaking black hole jets [Courthouse News]
• This bank says ‘millions’ of people could be targeted by AI voice-cloning scams [CNN]
International News Headlines
Disinformation is quietly reshaping elections, and our choices | The Anatomy of Disinformation | TVP World
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• Portugal declares a state of calamity as wildfires rage out of control [AP News]
• Militants launch a deadly attack on a military training camp in Mali’s capital [France 24]
• Floods and mudslides kill more than 200 in Myanmar [BBC News]
• Frontline report: Russia’s Kursk counter-offensive at risk as Ukraine pushes forward in Hlushkovo area [Euromaidan Press]
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 18, 2024 [Institute for the Study of War]
• Iran Update (Israel-Hamas War), September 18, 2024 [Institute for the Study of War]
—PRO-RUSSIAN NEWS OUTLETS—
• Russian paratroopers ambush Ukrainian forces in Kursk Region (VIDEO) [Russia Today]
• wo NATO states intend to oust Russian fleet from Baltic Sea [Pravda]
• Putin extends food embargo on imports from Western countries for two years [TASS: Russian News Agency]
Global National: Sept. 18, 2024 | 2nd wave of Lebanon explosions marks new phase of Middle East warABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast – Sept. 18, 2024
“CBS Evening News” Full Broadcast | September 18, 2024
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast – Sept. 18, 2024
PBS NewsHour live episode, (Sept. 18, 2024)
On This Day
September 19 is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 103 days remain until the end of the year.
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Published at 5:00am on Thursday, September 19, 2024
Author: Bobby Coggins
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