News and Weather Briefing for Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
The warming trend will continue through mid week as high pressure remains centered just off the Atlantic Coast. A weak cold front is expected to move through the area today bringing scattered showers and thunderstorms. Another front is expected to approach the Carolinas by this weekend and bring more showers and thunderstorms to the area.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Thursday Night
Franklin Area
Today
A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 50s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph becoming calm before midnight. Chance of rain is 30%. new rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs near 79. North northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with lows around 50. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Thursday
Sunny, with highs near 82.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 54.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 60s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers between 11pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 50. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph becoming north before midnight. Chance of rain is 30%. new rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s. Winds out of the north 5 to 15 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the low-to-mid 50s. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the low-to-mid 50s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs near 70. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 50s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable. new rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with lows in the low-to-mid 50s. Winds out of the northeast 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with highs near 80.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 50s.
Nantahala Area
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the medium-high range (8.2 out of 12) today with Maple, Birch, and Oak being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium-high range (8.4 out of 12.0).
Record Weather Events for April 30th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 88°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1970
Lowest Temperature 27°F in Highlands in 1992
Greatest One-Day Rain 3.40 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1963
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 April Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 91°F in Franklin on 04-26-1986
Lowest Temperature 13°F in Highlands on 04-01-1987
Greatest Rainfall 7.00 inches in Highlands on 04-07-1895
Greatest Snowfall 9.5 inches in Franklin on 04-04-1987
(the excessive rainfall was due to the remnants of Hurricane Gladys)
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of April Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 102°F in Carthage, Moore County on 04-29-1981
Lowest Temperature 1°F in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 04-08-2007
Greatest Rainfall 7.30 inches in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County on 04-16-2011
Greatest Snowfall 19.00 in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 04-11-2003
News Briefing
—STATE AND LOCAL—
Video shows chaotic scene outside E. Charlotte home where 3 US Marshals killed, 5 officers hurt | Queen City News (Charlotte, NC)
CMPD speak after an east Charlotte shooting that killed 3 US Marshal task force officers and wounded | WCNC-TV (Charlotte, NC)
• 3 law enforcement officers killed, 5 injured in Charlotte shooting [WCNC-TV (Charlotte, NC)]
• Whooping cough outbreak in Henderson Co. at ‘community-level’ spread, director says [BPR]
• Slow burn: NC 107 work marches on [Smoky Mountain News]
—NATIONAL—
International News Headlines
Blinken: ‘An extraordinarily generous proposal on the part of Israel’ | DW News
Kenya floods: At least 40 dead after dam bursts following heavy rain | BBC News
• Humza Yousaf resigns as Scotland’s first minister [Sky News]
• Google layoffs: Sundar Pichai-led company fires entire Python team for ‘cheaper labour’ [Hindustan Times]
• Russia arrests Forbes reporter over social media posts on Bucha massacre [France 24]
• Iran renews violent crackdown on women [DW News]
• IMF promises Pakistan ‘immediate’ release of $1.1bn loan after key meet [Al Jazeera]
• N. Korea installs mines on inter-Korean road within DMZ [Yonhap News Agency]
Global National: April 29, 2024 | Hamas, Israel urged to agree on ceasefire, hostage deal
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast – April 29, 2024
“CBS Evening News” Full Broadcast | April 29, 2024
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast – April 29, NBC News
PBS NewsHour full episode, (April 29, 2024)
On This Day
April 30 is the 120th day of the year (121st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 245 days remain until the end of the year.
Historical Events
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Published at 5:00am on Tuesday, April 30, 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.
Source: http://thunderpigblog.blogspot.com/2024/04/turn-image-into-link-here-is-news-and.html
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