West Mims Fire... Okefenokee

[TimmyB]

It's funny.  I remember my HS History teacher (40+ years ago!) explaining to me that most battles in the North (Civil War) were named after land features ("Gettysburg", etc.) while the battles in the South were usually named after water features ("Battle at Dawes Creek", etc.)  I never really researched it to see how true that was, but I found it humorous that his voice popped into my head when reading this discussion of where the name came from. 

[TimmyB]

I found it... I believe it is in reference to Mims Creek.  Type Mims Creek Georgia into google earth and it will designate a spot southwest of St George... south of highway 94 and west of highway 23.

Thanks for that. I was wondering the same thing. How bad is the fire? Are you getting smoke from it in Jax?

Yes... last Saturday it looked positively apocalyptic... like living next to a campfire...

What part of Jax are you in, BT?  Is this covering ALL of Jax?

[Jax-Nole]

I found it... I believe it is in reference to Mims Creek.  Type Mims Creek Georgia into google earth and it will designate a spot southwest of St George... south of highway 94 and west of highway 23.

Thanks for that. I was wondering the same thing. How bad is the fire? Are you getting smoke from it in Jax?

Yes... last Saturday it looked positively apocalyptic... like living next to a campfire...

What part of Jax are you in, BT?  Is this covering ALL of Jax?

I'm not BT, but I can tell you that it covered almost all of Jacksonville. Just the westside wasn't covered. Most areas that I saw that day didn't have smoke at the surface, but it was thick enough in the air above to block out the sun. Below is a link to a tweet with a satellite loop from that day. It shows the big smoke plume from the West Mims Fire and another smoke plume from a fire that started next to I-75 north of Tampa that day. Also, I can confirm that that it did look apocalyptic, especially for those that may not have realized what it was.

https://twitter.com/TheWeatherNetUS/status/861684426459287554

[BridgeTroll]

I found it... I believe it is in reference to Mims Creek.  Type Mims Creek Georgia into google earth and it will designate a spot southwest of St George... south of highway 94 and west of highway 23.

Thanks for that. I was wondering the same thing. How bad is the fire? Are you getting smoke from it in Jax?

Yes... last Saturday it looked positively apocalyptic... like living next to a campfire...

What part of Jax are you in, BT?  Is this covering ALL of Jax?

Westsider here but spent alot of time in 5 points that day... orange or amber was the best way I could describe the lighting... small flakes of ash drifting down.  This past week has been hazy and acrid smoke depending on time of day and location.

[TimmyB]

Wow, that's just crazy!  I had no idea this was going on, but with the political climate being what it is, I've pretty much stopped watching the news, so I probably missed it.  Hope it clears up for you guys, soon.

[lastdaysoffla]

Looks like a big thunderstorm is about to pass over the fire. Could be good news.