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re: Gatlinburg, TN suffers severe wildfire damage; 13 people confirmed dead
Posted on 11/30/16 at 6:34 am to pioneerbasketball
Posted on 11/30/16 at 6:34 am to pioneerbasketball
Did the rain help or are the fires still burning?
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Posted on 11/30/16 at 6:47 am to Martini
We moved from wildfires to tornado type weather now and it's pouring. Rains helped a lot what they were dealing with was mainly structural fires last night.
The GSMNP is still dealing with potential fire issues and will be going out today to assess ongong fires. 15,000 acres have burned in the park/Gatlinburg area.
Elkmont campground and LeConte Lodge are completely intact, there was damage from falling trees to some Elkmont buildings.
The GSMNP is still dealing with potential fire issues and will be going out today to assess ongong fires. 15,000 acres have burned in the park/Gatlinburg area.
Elkmont campground and LeConte Lodge are completely intact, there was damage from falling trees to some Elkmont buildings.
This post was edited on 11/30/16 at 7:14 am
Posted on 11/30/16 at 7:49 am to Martini
Looks like the rain is moving in this morning.
Posted on 11/30/16 at 7:50 am to Daponch
Hopefully it will knock this down once and for all.
Posted on 11/30/16 at 8:08 am to udtiger
Lots of rain in knoxville this morning. this should be the end of the fire threat around gatlinburg. hopefully puts out the rest of the fires burning in the region
Posted on 11/30/16 at 8:16 am to GetCocky11
did the storms overnight help or hurt?
Posted on 11/30/16 at 4:39 pm to GetCocky11
I've looked online but cannot find any information on how the structures along Roaring Fork and Greenbrier schoolhouse fared. Anyone have info on this? My folks have been wondering, too.
Posted on 12/1/16 at 8:23 am to TheFonz
Roaring Fork the loop east of GB? If so, all those old historic cabins are gone. The Alamo Steak house is gone. I saw some pics of a few large condo complexes destroyed.
This post was edited on 12/1/16 at 8:53 am
Posted on 12/1/16 at 8:50 am to TheFonz
Roaring Fork got it pretty bad
Posted on 12/1/16 at 9:11 am to AUCE05
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Roaring Fork the loop east of GB? If so, all those old historic cabins are gone. The Alamo Steak house is gone. I saw some pics of a few large condo complexes destroyed.
Damnit...Roaring Fork loop is one of my kids favorite things to do in the mountains. I loved the old houses.
Posted on 12/1/16 at 9:23 am to GetCocky11
OP updated with article from this morning.
Posted on 12/1/16 at 9:24 am to GetCocky11
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The Dollywood Foundation will donate $1,000 a month for six months to Sevier County families who lost their homes in the wildfires, the organization announced on Wednesday night
If that is per family...that is fricking generous as shite. Dolly Parton's not doing it for the recognition, but she better fricking get some if this is the case.
Posted on 12/1/16 at 9:29 am to GetCocky11
Before (though some of the nearby structures were still under construction):
After:
Fuuuuuuuck.
After:
Fuuuuuuuck.
Posted on 12/1/16 at 9:41 am to GetCocky11
According to Reed Timmer, they hope to let business owners in tomorrow.
Posted on 12/1/16 at 9:49 am to udtiger
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If that is per family...that is fricking generous as shite. Dolly Parton's not doing it for the recognition, but she better fricking get some if this is the case.
Wonder how many PoS vacation home/cabin owner/renters will try to scam Dolly over for trying to help the locals.
Doesn't really surprise me she is doing this, she has tried to help that area of the country for a long time. Big time Dolly supporter, she always tries to do right by her hometown.
This post was edited on 12/1/16 at 9:53 am
Posted on 12/1/16 at 9:52 am to udtiger
quote:
Fuuuuuuuck.
My coworker owned a time share in one of the big ones there. He is worried they won't rebuild because G'burg made a law because of those buildings that you can't build as high anymore because they were fricking over the skyline. I secretly hope they don't rebuild them as high.
Posted on 12/1/16 at 9:57 am to Dam Guide
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Wonder how many PoS vacation home/cabin owner/renters will try to scam Dolly over for trying to help the locals.
Sadly, there will be some and I hope they burn in Hell for it.
quote:
Big time Dolly supporter, she always tries to do right by her hometown.
Same here. Didn't really know her story and her efforts until we started going to Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge about 5 years ago. Very impressive.
Posted on 12/1/16 at 10:37 am to udtiger
Did the rain not put out the fires? Has there been any updates on those missing? What's going on with the father and brother looking for their mother and two daughters?
It doesn't sound like they were found dead yet, so still alive and possibly a non story that the media just tried to blow up or what?
It doesn't sound like they were found dead yet, so still alive and possibly a non story that the media just tried to blow up or what?
Posted on 12/1/16 at 10:45 am to baldona
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Did the rain not put out the fires?
Media reports make it sound like it knocked them down pretty good, but there's questions of whether there was enough rain to soak down the ground cover in case there's still any hot spots. Sounds like it has definitely helped.
quote:
What's going on with the father and brother looking for their mother and two daughters?
Chicago Tribune story dated today (which would mean through yesterday) quoted them as still not having heard anything.
Posted on 12/1/16 at 10:49 am to udtiger
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Chicago Tribune story dated today (which would mean through yesterday) quoted them as still not having heard anything.
Which IMO makes it seem more and more like something happened to make it a non story. As in they were found just fine and the husband made it seem worse than it actually was?
Not a ton in the news right now, a bunch of search and rescue missions for missing people in a fire seem like it would be pretty big news. Just odd to me.
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