The cove is 30 miles away from the fires and a naturally protected area. Gatlinburg, not so much.
NPS finally wised up a few years ago and allowed controlled burns in Cades Cove. The unwanted fires decreased greatly due to lack of fuel. Gatlinburg has US 441 running through downtown. Cades Cove can be closed at the Y if needed. NWS said winds were plus 60 MPH up at Newfound Gap last night. One thing really hurt too is leaves turned brown and half fell to the ground and half stayed on the trees creating ground and tree top fires. Looks like about six tenths of rain last night in Oak Ridge. The website for Sevierville is down and AWOS is likely down also there.