It's pretty unusual......
It's pretty unusual for forest fires to just 'break out' all around the Smokies.
It's pretty unusual for forest fires to just 'break out' all around the Smokies.
Gatlinburg Tn is on fire
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Ruthie and I just gave $25.00 to the Red Cross.
The Sevier County Humane Society is asking for help with injured animals so we gave $25.00 to them also.
Every little bit helps.
The Sevier County Humane Society is asking for help with injured animals so we gave $25.00 to them also.
Every little bit helps.
rburg
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It's pretty unusual for forest fires to just 'break out' all around the Smokies.
From what I can read from the undependable national news media, a lot of the spread had to do with the high winds a couple of days ago. They were reporting gusts of 89 MPH. The wind swept up burning embers and moved them "air express" for miles sometimes. As dry as its been, it doesn't take much for those embers to fall in a combustible place.
But now they've had a couple of inches of rain. It may not extinguish the fires already started, but it will make it very difficult to start new ones.
Plain Old Dave
US Veteran
It just quit raining in Knoxville in the last couple hours.
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1morethan8
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And with the rain we needed came tornadoes and death...
Five killed in overnight storms; four tornadoes confirmed | Times Free Press
Five killed in overnight storms; four tornadoes confirmed | Times Free Press
Dollywood Fire Donation
Dolly Parton to donate $1,000 per month to fire victims
$1000 a month to victims that lost their house.
Class does show!
Dolly Parton to donate $1,000 per month to fire victims
$1000 a month to victims that lost their house.
Class does show!
So did the rain help to control the fires???? I saw on radar that a good area of rain passed through the area the other day. Plain old Dave is close, any update?
We went on vacation to Gatlinburg this year, stayed in a cabin high in the mountain with a fantastic view. Didn't walk in Gatlinburg but passed through to hike the Smokeys. Beautiful area. Some of the sights we saw are gone, amazing. Tragic for those that live there or visit regularly. There was a BBQ restaurant we ate at that was highly recommended in Gatlinburg, is it still there? Can't remember the name, it was on the corner just behind the main road. Larry
We went on vacation to Gatlinburg this year, stayed in a cabin high in the mountain with a fantastic view. Didn't walk in Gatlinburg but passed through to hike the Smokeys. Beautiful area. Some of the sights we saw are gone, amazing. Tragic for those that live there or visit regularly. There was a BBQ restaurant we ate at that was highly recommended in Gatlinburg, is it still there? Can't remember the name, it was on the corner just behind the main road. Larry
bigwheelzip
Absent Comrade
The Pinnacle Mountain Fire up the road has slowed it's spread because of the rain and the fire crews are hoping to get better containment. Hearing similar reports from the NC fires.
Ranger17
Member
we used to stop frequently in the Seiverville area on our many drives from SC to WI and back, and went thru the mountains as well. Beautiful country, just tragic what's happening.
And after watching the posted video (found the complete version to get to the end), what came out of my mouth wont be repeated so i'm not in trouble here, but heaven help those out in that area.
And after watching the posted video (found the complete version to get to the end), what came out of my mouth wont be repeated so i'm not in trouble here, but heaven help those out in that area.
bigwheelzip
Absent Comrade
The local news just had an update on the carnage in the Gatlinburg fire. 13 dead, and about 1000 structures and 17,000 acres burned.
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Ranger17
Member
Besides the immediate tragedy this is; it's long term effects will be seen right from the start since those areas are so heavy on tourism esp with the holidays coming up.
has it been bad in the SC/GA mountain region as well? We'd often head there "waterfall hunting" and I'm assuming the drought has been affecting most of the SE areas.
bigwheelzip
Absent Comrade
All this area is at the highest category of drought, "Exceptional".
Every body of water is very low, and those waterfalls you hunted are just a dribble now.
HOUSTON RICK
Member
I pray for the folks who lived and live there, and the restoration of the natural beauty, but I also hope if anything burned it was those tourist trap junk shops in Pigeon Forge.
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While am not a fan of the stuff sold in those shops...they were providing much needed jobs for a lot of folks in that area. Folks that were too proud to draw welfare like some others. While the shops in Pigeon Forge did not burn, some of those in Gatlinburg did, and now those people have no livelihood!!!
Don
Here are some pics of what used to be our mountain get-away home just outside of Gatlinburg in the Cobbly Nob community. It was owned by my mother-in-law and shared by her four children and their extended families.
While it is totally gone, we were a lot more fortunate than many others.
Don
While it is totally gone, we were a lot more fortunate than many others.
Don
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Plain Old Dave
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What's not been widely reported is that most of what burned in Gatlinburg proper was the actual residential areas. The 2000 evacuees from Gatlinburg that have been mentioned in the press is roughly half of the city population. Once you get a block or 2 away from the main drag, if you have been to Gatlinburg, you'll note that it's private homes and apartments. Like going up the hill to the Park Vista; that area looks like a war zone. Just.... gone. Wednesday, there was trouble with flash floods and mudslides.
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Forgive the like on your post Don, just a tip of my
cap to a man who can look upon destruction and
still be able to count his blessings.
cap to a man who can look upon destruction and
still be able to count his blessings.
No problem what-so-ever......we lost property but so many others lost not only their primary homes and all of their belongings, but also lives, businesses and jobs were lost by so many. By comparison we were lucky.
Don
Wondering if the huge area of rain helped, hope it's under control. Can't imagine what everyone is going through. Larry
Plain Old Dave
US Veteran
The firefighting efforts are spooling down, but there's a lot of need for help, and will be for a while. Sevier County has stood up this website as a recovery clearinghouse; they will need 1800 people in the next few days, and there will be need for money and items for the foreseeable future.
Smoky Mountain Area Recovery Efforts | MountainTough.org
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