Chattanooga Under Flood Watch Through Wednesday

  • Monday, November 30, 2015

With a steady rain set to continue through Wednesday, Chattanooga is under a flood watch.

Over four inches of rain are expected in some areas.

Here is the advisory from the National Weather Service:

...LOCALIZED FLOODING POSSIBLE ACROSS EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .THE COMBINATION OF DEEP SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE AND A SLOW MOVING FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL GENERATE WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS ACROSS EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA.

THESE PERIODS OF RAIN WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS EXPECTED. THIS RAINFALL...COMBINED WITH EARLIER PRECIPITATION COULD RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW-LYING FLOOD PRONE AREAS...AND ALONG SMALL RIVERS AND CREEKS.

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