How hot did it get in Gatlinburg?

[Venturous Randy]

We are now seeing some pictures from some of the houses up on the mountains around

Gatlinburg. Of all the vehicles I have ever seen that were burned, I have never seen melted aluminum rims and engines.

Randy

Edited December 1, 2016 by Venturous Randy

[Yammer Dan]

That had to be pretty warm!! Things Ok where you are Randy??

[Venturous Randy]

We are doing pretty good here Dan, we got a couple of good rains and have been very fortunately that with all the mountainous terrain that we did not get any fires locally that got out of control. This whole summer and fall, the rains did come close, but stayed north of us, more in your direction.

Personally, I am struggling with trying to get in the mindset of dealing with winter. At least I am not having to get out and go to work before daylight and come home after dark. But I still do wake up at around 5 o'clock in the morning, but by 10 o'clock I am ready for a good nap.

Linda and I have had a good summer and fall and probably put close to 2,500 miles on the Miata while camping in NC, SC and TN. I hope you and yours are doing good.

Randy

[cecdoo]

Great to hear from you Randy and glad you werent affected by the fires. It is an awful shame for the folks in and around Gatlinburg and also the Lake Lure area.

I have never seen alum melt like that, really a strange sight.

Craig

[Venturous Randy]

Aluminum melts around 1220 degrees, but to cause an engine to melt like that it would take 1220+ degrees for an extended period of time. There is not enough fuel there like tires or anything else to create that much heat for the time it would take to melt an aluminum engine. It had to have been that hot in that area.

There are now 10 confirmed deaths from the Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge area.

Randy

[kevin-vic-b.c.]

Part of me says that is pretty cool..... but the other part knows it is not.

 

My brother was in Fort McMurray Alberta Canada last spring when this happened to them. I know the feelings I had for my brother when we could not contact him for days. I know the feelings I had for the 80,000 plus residents that ended up evacuated and the hundreds that lost their homes jobs and businesses. My brother had to stay through the fire as he worked for the transportation company that bused the stranded residents and workers. His bus came out with the paint burnt off one side.

 

My heart goes out to all of you effected by this fire storm. Glad you are safe. Stay that way please and remember.... stuff can be replaced... you cannot.

 

Kevin

 

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