The ongoing drought that has been in place for the past several months has led to multiple wildfires in our East Tennessee region. Sadly, several of these fires are in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Even more sad, there are now fires that are threatening a residential community within the city limits of Gatlinburg. Multiple friends of ours (and one of our office's agents) live in the Mynatt Park community which is under a voluntary evacuation status. Here are some photos taken today that agents and friends shared with me this afternoon. There is rain on the radar but we need a LOT...
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Chimneys Mountaintop Ablaze |
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Downtown Gatlinburg Smoke |
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