News and Weather Briefing for Wednesday, September 18, 2024
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Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
The remnants of the coastal low will drift east over the region today and dissipate by Thursday. Meanwhile, high pressure begins to build into the region from the north and west giving our region a dry weekend.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Friday Night
Franklin Area
Today
A slight chance of showers before 10am, then a chance of showers after 1pm. Patchy fog before noon. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the upper 70s. Calm winds. The chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 7pm. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Calm winds.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. Calm winds.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 60. Calm winds.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
A chance of showers before 10am, then a chance of showers after noon. Patchy dense fog in the afternoon. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-to-upper 60s. Calm winds. The chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Patchy dense fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s. Calm winds.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Patchy dense fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 70s. Calm winds. The chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers between 7pm and 9pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s. Calm winds. The chance of rain is 30%.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
A slight chance of showers before 11am, then a chance of showers after 1pm. Patchy fog before noon. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 70s. Calm winds. The chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers before 8pm. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with lows around 60. Calm winds.
Friday
Sunny, with highs in the lower 80s.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows 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 (0.8 out of 12) today with Ragweed, Chenopods, and Grasses being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low range (6.2 out of 12.0).
Record Weather Events for September 18th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 93°F in Franklin in 1954
Lowest Temperature 34°F in Highlandsin 1903
Greatest Rainfall 2.83 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1975
Greatest Snowfall (no measurable snowfall has been recorded on this date since records started being kept in 1872)
Weather Extremes for Macon County for September
Data available from 1872
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 on09-29-1964
Greatest Snowfall snowfall has not been recorded during August in Macon County)
Record Weather Events for September 18th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 106°F in Fayetteville, Cumberland County in 1931
Lowest Temperature 28°F in Marion, Mcdowell County in 2000
Greatest One-Day Rain 6.82 inches in Rocky Mount, Edgecombe County in 1928
Greatest One-Day Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded on this date since 1872)
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for September
Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 108°F in Belhaven, Beaufort County on 09-25-1921
Lowest Temperature 23°F in Marion, McDowell County on 09-28-2000
Greatest Rainfall 21.00 inches in Wilmington, New Hanover County on 09-17-2018
Greatest Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded during August in the state)
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News Briefing
—STATE AND LOCAL—
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• The Fed’s biggest interest rate call in years happens Wednesday (today). Here’s what to expect [CNBC]
• Ex-Google exec said goal was to ‘crush’ competition, trial evidence shows [Reuters]
• Tupperware stock plummets on bankruptcy filing plans: BBG [Yahoo Finance]
• Overseas threats hit the Ohio city where Trump and Vance lied about Haitians eating pets [AP News]
• Senate IVF bill fails again to advance on mostly party line vote [ABC News]
• Texas medical program stops using unclaimed bodies following NBC News investigation [NBC News]
International News Headlines
What we know so far about the deadly pager explosions in Lebanon | DW News
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• Israel’s war on Gaza live: Hezbollah blames Israel for Lebanon pager blasts [Al Jazeera]
• ‘Use it or lose it’: Israel reportedly triggered pagers amid fears plot had been exposed [Times of Israel]
• Starvation in war-hit Sudan ‘almost everywhere’ – WHO [BBC News]
• North Korea launches second set of short-range ballistic missiles in a week [France 24]
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 17, 2024 [Institute for the Study of War]
• Iran Update (Israel-Hamas War), September 17, 2024[Institute for the Study of War]
—PRO-RUSSIAN NEWS OUTLETS—
• Ukrainian drone attack prompts partial evacuation in Russian town [Russia Today]
• Russian forces take Ukrainsk under control [Pravda]
• Russia’s battlegroup West repels three Ukrainian counterattacks in past day [TASS: Russian News Agency]
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ashington Today (9-17-24): Secret Service budget may increase after latest assassination attempt | C-SPAN
Global National: Sept. 17, 2024 | Trudeau government could face confidence vote next week
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast – Sept. 17, 2024
“CBS Evening News” Full Broadcast | September 17, 2024
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast – Sept. 17, 2024
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Published at 5:00am on Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Author: Bobby Coggins
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