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Jilly_in_VA

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6. This all reminds me

Reply to Jilly_in_VA (Original post)

Fri Dec 31, 2021, 12:51 PM

Dec 2021

of the Gatlinburg fires in east Tennessee in 2016. A real nightmare for me as my daughter lives about 45 miles from there. Her husband does cell tower maintenance and repair and was one of the first people allowed up in there; had to have special clearance from the governor, carried a letter and everything.

And for y'all in the east, the racing jet stream and high winds are headed your way. Be careful. We've had a wetter than usual year in Virginia but I saw a brush fire in Page County when we were up there Wednesday.

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'Life threatening' Colorado wildfires trigger evacuations in Boulder area [View all] Jilly_in_VA Dec 2021 OP

High winds speed was approx 90 - 100 mph Budi Dec 2021 #1

I've been watching all the local networks for hours. This bad. El Supremo Dec 2021 #2

Good thing none of these problems... orwell Dec 2021 #3

Oh, my. I just now learned of this. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2021 #4

Here's a link to the local Fox station in Denver, PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2021 #5

This all reminds me Jilly_in_VA Dec 2021 #6

The drone video is heartbreaking! This is just down the street from me. CrispyQ Dec 2021 #7