Blue Ridge Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 Very hazy in Johnson City. Prevalent smoke smell in the air. MRX mentioned the probability of shifting winds pushing smoke into NE TN in an AFD yesterday, I believe. Certainly appears to be the case. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwagner88 Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 Chattanooga yesterday morning: That's not fog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrgjeff Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 Nice pictures around Chatty. Smoke is a nuisance but it does make for painted skies above. Previous page was all high clouds. Thanks all for posting. So the big news yesterday, sprinkles in Chattanooga... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwagner88 Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 Amazing picture of the 10000 acre rough ridge fire just south of Polk Co: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carvers Gap Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 Bays Mountain (about 5-7 mile southwest down the ridge line from me) has been burning all week. Fortunately it is not like the Polk Co fire. Not even close. Smoke has filled the air for three days. Right now, I could care less about snow. We need rain. We need a lot of it. We need it bad. We need it soon. I have never seen this many forest fires in this region. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwagner88 Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 4 hours ago, Carvers Gap said: Bays Mountain (about 5-7 mile southwest down the ridge line from me) has been burning all week. Fortunately it is not like the Polk Co fire. Not even close. Smoke has filled the air for three days. Right now, I could care less about snow. We need rain. We need a lot of it. We need it bad. We need it soon. I have never seen this many forest fires in this region. I doubt that anyone alive has seen this level of fire activity in this area. My parents have lived in the area for 65 years, and they can't ever remember such widespread fire activity. Of course we know that the last 6 months were the driest in 138 years of observation at Chattanooga, so the fire season was bound to be a bad one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwagner88 Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 Code purple air quality for Chattanooga today. It looks like Beijing out there. Visibility has fluctuated between 2-4 miles all day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1122 Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 How bizarre, there's some strange thing falling from the sky and it's not ash. It's almost liquidy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxjagman Posted November 15, 2016 Author Share Posted November 15, 2016 50 minutes ago, John1122 said: How bizarre, there's some strange thing falling from the sky and it's not ash. It's almost liquidy. Hopefully yall get more rain before the next frontal passage this weekend,otherwise.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1122 Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 It rained about 30 drops. I'm expecting 60 or 70 pre-frontal the way things are looking now. The models keep spinning up nice looking systems around day 7 but they all end up way north and not tapping the GoM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwagner88 Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 The dry air is obliterating this band of rain. Looks like another swing and a miss here. No measurable rain has fallen since the end of September. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1122 Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 We had about 66 drops. Almost wet my entire car when I came out of the store earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whamby Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 Rained more than expected in CHA... a couple of decent showers.. light rain for a couple of hours. Definitely the most since Sept. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carvers Gap Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Reported that 30 structures are now involved in the Gatlinburg fire. That first round of rain was not enough... Second line needs to mean business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whamby Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 4 minutes ago, Carvers Gap said: Reported that 30 structures are now involved in the Gatlinburg fire. That first round of rain was not enough... Second line needs to mean business. winds have died down here in CHA, hopefully in Gatlinburg too.. should help some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carvers Gap Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 3 minutes ago, whamby said: winds have died down here in CHA, hopefully in Gatlinburg too.. should help some. I hope so. It is howling here in Kingsport. 30 mph-ish. WBIR has a good live feed on their website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carvers Gap Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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whamby Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 That is so insane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carvers Gap Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Listening to the mayor of Pigeon Forge. Says he can still see the Wears Valley fire lighting up against the sky. Says the rain from the first line slowed the fire on the Gatlinburg spur but not by much. Wind is strong on the live shots from Gatlingurg Pittman. Again, the wind is still howling here at TRI. Hoping that second line rains like crazy. Otherwise, very long day tomorrow for them. But it should rain a bunch later tonight. I think it will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carvers Gap Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 WBIR is reporting that the Arrowmont School for the Arts has been damaged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carvers Gap Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Ridge just behind Ripley's Aquarium. I think that would be the spur fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carvers Gap Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 That last pic and this from WBIR Twitter. Arrowmont School ofArts area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carvers Gap Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Saw this on TV last night. It is a miracle that more folks were not injured. During the 11:00 AM, 87 mph winds were reported in Gatlinburg. Unreal footage... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxjagman Posted November 29, 2016 Author Share Posted November 29, 2016 2 hours ago, Carvers Gap said: Saw this on TV last night. It is a miracle that more folks were not injured. During the 11:00 AM, 87 mph winds were reported in Gatlinburg. Unreal footage... Guy is a moron looking to be in the news.The part that kills me is when he said no one gave him any warning #youdumbass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carvers Gap Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 No, man. That fire raced through Gatlinburg last night. They barely got people out of that side of town. The problem is that major news networks didn't cover the story. So, people don't know how bad it was. I was watching it live on WBIR. 87 mph winds moved that fire from the GSMNP end of town to near Ripley's in matter of just a few hours. I would have filmed my trip out FWIW if I had been there. Hundreds of experiences just like that all over Sevier Co last night. Another danger is that once people got off the mountain traffic was stopped getting out of town. They are so lucky that fire didn't start igniting cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carvers Gap Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Three fatalities reported at this point. Here is Gatlinburg from the air. http://www.knoxnews.com/picture-gallery/news/2016/11/29/photos-what-gatlinburg-looks-like-from-the-air/94618154/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Ridge Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 1 hour ago, Carvers Gap said: No, man. That fire raced through Gatlinburg last night. They barely got people out of that side of town. The problem is that major news networks didn't cover the story. So, people don't know how bad it was. I was watching it live on WBIR. 87 mph winds moved that fire from the GSMNP end of town to near Ripley's in matter of just a few hours. I would have filmed my trip out FWIW if I had been there. Hundreds of experiences just like that all over Sevier Co last night. Another danger is that once people got off the mountain traffic was stopped getting out of town. They are so lucky that fire didn't start igniting cars. Nailed it. From http://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/2016/11/29/30-gatlinburg-structures-fire-tema/94584554/: Quote The blaze apparently began when embers from a wildfire on nearby Chimney Tops Trail in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park wafted into the Twin Creek and Mynatt park areas of town Monday around 6 p.m. as already heavy winds doubled in speed, the fire chief said. The resulting flames swept through Gatlinburg in less than a quarter-hour, fanned by winds at speeds that topped 80 mph. During its height last night, you could see the fire's growth on Doppler Radar. The smoke signature was unlike anything I've seen. My girlfriend has friends who were among those frantically escaping as the flames spread. The Spur was burning, fanning flames within mere feet of the roadway. At one point, I believe 321 into Cosby was considered the only "safe" route out - though it travels through Pittman Center, which was also burning. Bottom line, this was about the worst scenario imaginable. Had the rain arrived any later, I'm not sure Gatlinburg would still be standing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1122 Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 Now there's a tornado warning very near Gatlinburg. One of several that have developed across the southern Valley areas this evening. Otherwise, great heavy rains. 1.75 inches so far with moderate rain still falling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Ridge Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 Nasty bow echo is moving through Russell and Washington Counties in VA. Also, heavy rain looks to finally push into upper East TN. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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