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The McDowell News Wednesday, May 19, 2021 A3WEATHER Cold front Warm front Stationary front Showers T-storms Rain Flurries Snow Ice Monterrey Chihuahua Los Angeles Washington New York Miami Atlanta Detroit Houston Kansas City Chicago Minneapolis El Paso Denver Billings San Francisco Seattle Toronto Montreal Winnipeg 20 40 60 80 100 93 63 93 63 89 63 87 59 84 58 80 53 76 56 70 60 78 52 76 54 76 38 72 41 69 40 61 42 Daily Temperature Forecast Temperature Average High Average Low GoodModerate Unhealthy (sensitive) Unhealthy Very Unhealthy Hazardous 10 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Shown are noon positions of weather systems. Temperature bands are highs for the day. City City City City -10s -0s 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s 110s W-weather, s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, i-ice, r-rain, t-thunderstorms, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow National Extremes Temperature Precipitation Forecast index based on presence of man- made particulates affecting aspects of human health. The higher the AccuWeather.com UV number, the greater the need for eye and skin protection. airnow.gov Skywatch RealFeel Today Shown is the highest value of the day.

CharlotteShelby Atlanta Athens Columbia Greenwood Greenville Landrum Brevard Franklin Murphy Knoxville Asheville Marion Hickory Boone Salem Mount AiryKingsport Middlesboro Morristown Shown is weather. Temperatures are highs and lows. WIND WIND WIND WIND WIND WIND Flood Stage 24 hour Location Stage (ft.) Change Flood Stage 24 hour Location Stage (ft.) Change Mostly cloudy today. Clear to partly cloudy tonight. Mostly sunny and nice tomorrow.

Friday: pleasant with periods of clouds and sun. Saturday and Sunday: clouds and sunshine. Monday: hot with times of clouds and sun. Tuesday: brilliant sunshine and hot. High: in Punta Gorda, FL Low: in Mammoth Lakes, CA Albuquerque Atlanta Atlantic City Austin Baltimore Boise Boston Casper Charleston, SC Charleston, WV Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Columbia, SC Columbus, OH Dallas Denver Detroit El Paso Fresno Grand Rapids Great Falls Hartford Helena Indianapolis Kansas City Las Vegas Los Angeles Louisville Memphis Miami Milwaukee Minneapolis New Orleans New York City Oklahoma City Omaha Orlando Philadelphia Pittsburgh Portland, ME Portland, OR Raleigh Richmond Sacramento St.

Louis Salt Lake City San Antonio San Diego San Francisco Santa Fe Seattle Sioux Falls Spokane Syracuse Washington, DC Today Thursday Today Thursday Amsterdam Athens Baghdad Beijing Berlin Buenos Aires Cairo Dublin Hong Kong Johannesburg Kabul Kuwait City London Madrid Moscow New Delhi Paris Rio de Janeiro Rome Seoul Singapore Sydney Tokyo Vienna Today Thursday Today Thursday REGIONAL OUTLOOK NATIONAL OUTLOOK SSE 4-8 mph TODAY Mostly cloudy NW 3-6 mph TONIGHT Clear to partly cloudy SSE 4-8 mph THURSDAY Mostly sunny and nice SSW 4-8 mph FRIDAY Clouds and sun; pleasant NNW 3-6 mph SATURDAY Warm with clouds and sun NNW 4-8 mph SUNDAY Partly sunny and warm RIVER LEVELS TEMPERATURE TRENDS Tue. Tue. Catawba River Bridgewater Dam 102 97.91 Rhodhiss Dam 104 96.91 Oxford Dam 101 96.92 Lookout Shoals Dam 103 97.08 Cowans Ford Dam 102 97.41 Mountain Is. Dam 103 95.80 Lake Wylie 102 96.41 Pleasant Gardens 11 2.04 Rock Hill 15 6.15 Catawba 23 5.44 Watauga River Sugar Grove 6 1.81 South Toe River Celo 9 1.00 Linville River Nebo 12 1.33 Yadkin River Enon 24 4.37 Yadkin College 18 2.43 High Rock Lake 655 653.93 Badin Lake 542 540.08 forecasts and graphics provided by First Quarter May 19 Last Quarter June 2 Full Moon May 26 New Moon June 10 Sun 6:20 a.m. 8:29 p.m.

Moon 12:54 p.m. 2:20 a.m. Statistics through 1 p.m. Tuesday 24 hrs through 1 p.m. Tue.

Trace Month to date (normal) 1.36” (1.99”) Year to date (normal) 16.55” (18.10”) Record for date 1.99” (1963) Degree days are an indicator of energy needs. The more the total degree days, the more energy is necessary to cool. Tuesday 0 Month to date 19 Normal month to date 33 Since January 1 45 Normal since January 1 44 Normal Record high (1996) Record low (1973) Rise Set Cooling Degree Days An exclusive index of ective temperature, wind, humidity, sunshine intensity, cloudiness, precipita- tion, pressure and elevation on the human body. 8 a.m. noon 4 p.m.

8 p.m. LOCAL FIVE-DAY FORECAST WORLD FORECAST ALMANAC Warmth will build in the Northeast today. Much of the Southeast will remain com- fortable for mid-May with low humidity. Downpours and heavy thunderstorms will continue to lead to flooding problems over the South Central states. Some rain will relieve dry conditions in the Midwest.

Colder air will sprawl over the Northwest. Tuesday for the 48 contiguous states Air Quality UV Index Today Pollen Today Source: Allergy Partners of Western NC Trees Low Grass Absent Weeds Absent FROM STAFF REPORTS A Marion man faces drug charges following a traf- fic stop, authorities said on Tuesday. Deputy Robert Watson of the McDowell County Sher- Office charged Phillip Edward Jones 53, address listed as Zion Hill Road in Marion, with possession of methamphetamine and pos- session of drug paraphernalia. At 2:39 p.m. on Sun- day, May 2, Watson stopped vehicle on Sugar Hill Road because he was wanted on warrants out of Buncombe County.

A subsequent search of the suspect and his SUV turned up methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. A court official set an $11,000 bond. SPECIAL TO THE MCDOWELL NEWS The Hickory Aviation Museum has announced that it will receive an FM2 Wildcat from the Museum of Naval Aviation in Pensacola, Florida. The Hickory Aviation Museum said the Wildcat is truly a historic aircraft and saw a lot of service with the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps during the early parts of the Pacific Campaign in World War II.

The Wildcat was the first in the series of fighter aircraft from Northrop Grumman, succeeded by the Hellcat, Bearcat, Ti- gercat and, eventually, the Tomcat. The Wildcat saw combat in World War II and was later completely restored by The Museum of Naval Aviation. A more detailed history of the aircraft will be made after delivery. The Hickory Aviation Museum curator is currently working with the Museum of Naval Aviation to get all of the details. The Hickory Aviation Museum is a nonprofit or- ganization and is supported by donations from the com- munity.

It does not charge admission to the museum. As with any of the aircraft that are on display at the Hickory Aviation Museum, the museum is responsi- ble for the costs associated with moving the airplane. It is in the process of rais- ing $15,000 to cover the cost of the move. Anyone desir- ing to make a tax-deduct- ible contribution can do so by sending a check to: The Hickory Aviation Museum, 2908 2nd Ave. NW.

Hickory, NC. 28601. The Hickory Aviation Museum will be adding two new aircraft by the end of the summer, so stand by for new developments. Report: Deputy finds wanted man, meth and drug paraphernalia Jones Aviation museum to get World War II Wildcat PHOTO COURTESY OF HICKORY AVIATION MUSEUM Hickory aviation Museum will be receiving an FM2 Wildcat from the Museum of naval aviation in Pensacola, Florida. The airplane saw action in World War II in the Pacific Campaign.

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