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[mALX]

Holy crap!

Just the pictures of it are scary!

It is, very.

http://media.graytvinc.com/images/810*456/...Fire+TN+MGN.jpg



Here is what it looked like just a couple weeks ago:







http://i0.wp.com/fireelf.com/pics/28/Gatli...1024&h=1024





































This post has been edited by mALX: Nov 30 2016, 09:24 PM

[Kane]

Yikes

[Decrepit]

Yikes indeed!!!!!

[mALX]

Yikes indeed!!!!!

There is one narrow 2 lane road in and out of this area; which hindered evacuations and fire rescues. This spot was one of the most beautiful in the US, to see this happen to it is just awful - and not just because it is the source of income for this state.




https://scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0...amp;oe=58CD5446

[mALX]

The death toll from the fires is up to 7; with numerous people still missing. 700 buildings were severely damaged or destroyed.

An EF-2 tornado touched down in the middle of the night last night in McMinn County. It carried with it enough water to aid in putting out the wildfires; but injured 20 and damaged 30 structures in McMinn County.

So right now, my area is pretty much f'd for a while.







http://www.wbir.com/img/resize/content.wbi...?preset=534-401

[TheCheshireKhajiit]

It looks hellish!

[mALX]

It is devastating - not just to the families who lost their homes and businesses, but to the state as a whole because Tennessee relies on Gatlinburg and the Smoky Mountains for a large part of its income.

Right now there are so many missing that family members are searching for, and everyone is just hoping they were able to evacuate.

[TheCheshireKhajiit]

It is devastating - not just to the families who lost their homes and businesses, but to the state as a whole because Tennessee relies on Gatlinburg and the Smoky Mountains for a large part of its income.

Right now there are so many missing that family members are searching for, and everyone is just hoping they were able to evacuate.

Well Khajiit's thoughts are with you guys. Stay safe!

[Grits]

That's terrible. We had a few days of smoke from the fires here but no serious danger, and even that was difficult to deal with. How devastating for the whole area. That the rain came with mud slides and tornadoes is extra crappy. Damn.

[haute ecole rider]

I agree. This looks as bad as the one up in Canada earlier this spring, maybe not as extensive, but just as economically and personally devastating.

The drought in the Southeast isn't helping, either.

My thoughts and prayers are with Treydog and other forumites who are also affected by this disaster. Please check in and let us know that y'all are safe!

[mALX]

That's terrible. We had a few days of smoke from the fires here but no serious danger, and even that was difficult to deal with. How devastating for the whole area. That the rain came with mud slides and tornadoes is extra crappy. Damn.

If I'm not mistaken, this is closer to where Treydoggie lives. I've been worried sick about him since the fires broke out.

[mirocu]

Someone need to head over to Trey and get him to safety!

[mALX]

Someone need to head over to Trey and get him to safety!

I've heard from him, he is okay! WOO HOO!

[mirocu]

How close is he to the fire?

[haute ecole rider]

I PM'd him and he told me it is about 15 to 20 miles away from him. So far he's missed the fire (though he has the smoke), tornadoes and flooding. Let's hope that Dunmeri lass of his keeps a dome of protection around his place!

[mALX]

I think the last death toll from the fires was 14, but they are over now (thank goodness) and the city is starting to sort through the rubble to see what can be salvaged.

The chronological recap in the news:

The disaster began on Nov. 28 when hurricane-force winds topping 90 mph spread embers from a then-500 acre fire near the Chimney Tops in the Great Smoky Mountains. Downed power lines and felled trees started several new fires, and in the span of a quarter-hour, the flames raced toward Gatlinburg and beyond, forcing mandatory evacuations of the resort town and parts of Pigeon Forge.

Officials now estimate 1,684 structures have been damaged or destroyed by the fires; 14 are confirmed dead; and at least 134 people have sustained injuries.

Nearly an inch of rain fell in the mountains as of Sunday afternoon, helping to suppress the blazes that continue to burn in the mountains.

The rain is doing wonders knocking down the fire behavior, but bigger logs and stumps still retain heat; so the danger isn't exactly passed.

This post has been edited by mALX: Dec 5 2016, 07:48 AM

[haute ecole rider]

Thank God for the rain, though up here we're getting it as snow.

Thick, heavy, wet snow.

The worst kind.

[mirocu]

Well, anything to put out the fires I imagine

[Acadian]

Happy Easter!

[mirocu]

Happy Easterus for the rest of us!