Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Locations Affected

Chattanooga, TN ∙ Shepherd, TN ∙ Lookout Mountain, TN ∙ Chattanooga Lovell Field Airport, TN ∙ Ridgeside, TN ∙ East Ridge, TN ∙ East Brainerd, TN

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Morristown TN 258 PM EDT Sat Aug 17 2024 The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... South central Hamilton County in east Tennessee... * Until 345 PM EDT. * At 258 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Rossville, or near Chattanooga, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Chattanooga, Rossville, Ridgeside, Collegedale, East Brainerd, Lookout Mountain, East Ridge, and Ooltewah. This includes Interstate 75 in Tennessee between mile markers 1 and 7. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && LAT...LON 3504 8539 3507 8508 3499 8508 3498 8539 TIME...MOT...LOC 1858Z 259DEG 16KT 3499 8531 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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