Severe storms are forecast for the Chattanooga area on Monday night and Tuesday.
Here is the latest severe weather alert from the National Weather Service:
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... A STRONG STORM SYSTEM AND ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH TONIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BE STRONG TO SEVERE TONIGHT MAINLY OVER AND NEAR THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU...WITH DAMAGING WINDS THE PRIMARY THREAT...ALTHOUGH AN ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT.
IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS MAY DEVELOP OVER SOME OF THE MOUNTAINS AND THEIR ADJACENT FOOTHILLS TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY... STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AS THE FRONT PROGRESSES EASTWARD INTO THE AREA. DAMAGING WIND WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREAT...BUT AN ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND THEIR ADJACENT FOOTHILLS TUESDAY AS WELL. DUE TO THE SLOW PROGRESS OF THE FRONT ACROSS THE AREA...FLOODING WILL BE A THREAT FOR TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING.