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re: Gatlinburg, TN suffers severe wildfire damage; 13 people confirmed dead
Posted on 11/28/16 at 8:23 pm to GetCocky11
Posted on 11/28/16 at 8:23 pm to GetCocky11
Was just there a couple of weeks ago in a cabin. Hope the rain helps put it out. Cheesy, but beautiful area.
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Posted on 11/28/16 at 8:23 pm to GetCocky11
I was at Laconte shelter Saturday night. The entire area is burning now. I live an hour from the GSMNP on the NC side. Fires are on every side of me.Thankfully, the closest one is 15 miles away. These POS that are starting these fires, should die by fire. Controlled burn of course. The men and women here fighting these fires around the clock should all be commended. These people deserve the presidential medal of freedom. Not some modern day court jesters.
Posted on 11/28/16 at 8:24 pm to GetCocky11
I hope the rain douses them really good, that was my kids favorite vacation and I have friends with properties in the area.
Posted on 11/28/16 at 8:26 pm to CHEDBALLZ
The Gatlinburg fire is suspected to be arson. Dollywood is evacuating now, they say the fire is headed their way.
Posted on 11/28/16 at 8:28 pm to GEAUXmedic
Posted on 11/28/16 at 8:31 pm to GEAUXmedic
Every single one in this area started because of arson. I know they caught two people already. They soaked tires in kerosene and rolled them down the mountain.
Posted on 11/28/16 at 8:32 pm to TigerOnTheMountain
I was in NC in August. Rained the whole damn time I was on the mountains. Hard to imagine this happening :/
Posted on 11/28/16 at 8:36 pm to jimbeam
Just heard that up to 14 structures in Gatlinburg are on fire now.
EMA evacuation message:
EMA evacuation message:
Posted on 11/28/16 at 8:37 pm to GetCocky11
frick man I hope it doesn't make it up into cades cove, best camping spot in the southeast
Posted on 11/28/16 at 8:37 pm to jimbeam
We haven't had any rain of note since. We are 16" below the water table. It is DRY. In town yesterday, one of the local white trash threw a cigarette into the median and lit it aflame.
This post was edited on 11/28/16 at 8:38 pm
Posted on 11/28/16 at 8:37 pm to TigerOnTheMountain
Damn this sucks!!! My family was supposed to vacation up there this year for the first time since the 90's Hope they can get them under control quick and help those people up there out.
Posted on 11/28/16 at 8:38 pm to Roll Tide Ravens
All of this is made worse by high gradient winds that have existed over much of Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee today. High wind just multiplies it x10.
Posted on 11/28/16 at 8:38 pm to TigerOnTheMountain
Holy crap
Posted on 11/28/16 at 8:50 pm to Caplewood
quote:
frick man I hope it doesn't make it up into cades cove, best camping spot in the southeast
Burned out forest will recover nicely. I'd just hate to see any part of the town burn
Posted on 11/28/16 at 8:51 pm to Roll Tide Ravens
Smoke showing up on radar from the fires.
Posted on 11/28/16 at 8:54 pm to Roll Tide Ravens
If there is any good news, it's that the rain is almost there. Hopefully it will be enough to help.
Posted on 11/28/16 at 8:58 pm to GetCocky11
Gatlinburg is a national treasure. No question about it.
Posted on 11/28/16 at 9:02 pm to GetCocky11
We had high winds today in East TN, up to 40mph. This spread the fires even worse and faster than they have been. As others have been saying, some good rain is on the way. Just hope there is minimal damage till it gets here.
Posted on 11/28/16 at 9:03 pm to tigerbandpiccolo
Picc, you sipping on some moonshine up that way? 
Posted on 11/28/16 at 9:05 pm to GetCocky11
I'm going to gatlinburg thursday... just like I flew to brussels over the summer... damn I know how to pick my vacations
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