Sunday, November 27, 2016

11/27/16 - Rock Mountain Fire - 10:30am Update


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Weather:  Today’s high temperature will be 56 to 60 degrees.  Minimum humidity will be 30-40%.  A high pressure system overhead will keep light winds and dry weather over the fire area.  Ridge top winds will be 5 to 10 miles per hour out of the northwest with other winds being light and variable and terrain driven.
Evacuations:
Rabun County
·        Pre-evacuation for Patterson Gap north of Ramah Darom Church Camp
·        Pre-evacuation of all roads at Bettys Creek, north of Tom Wilson Rd to the state line; this includes Messer Creek Rd, Hambidge Ct, High Darnell Rd, Bryes Place Ln, Towns County - Call 706-896-7460 for further information
Closures:
·        Charlies Creek Road, off Tallulah River Road.
·        Tallulah River Road (Forest Service Road 70).
·        The Appalachian Trail between Dicks Creek Gap, Georgia, to Rock Gap, North Carolina
·        An area closure has been issued for the Nantahala wilderness area
·        Patterson Gap Road from Betty’s Creek Road to Poplar Gap (USFS road)
·        Betty’s Creek Road from Patterson Gap to the North Carolina state line (Rabun County)
Mulberry from the North Carolina state line to Pagonia Drive/Beasley Gap (Macon County)


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