Many Hamilton County residents were without power for portions of Sunday night as the spell of wintry weather continued, causing trees and limbs to fall on power lines.
And the spate of school closings continued. They include Marion, Bledsoe, Sequatchie and Cumberland counties. Sweetwater was on a two-hour delay.
At 9:30 p.m., there were over 500 EPB customers without power at Soddy Daisy, at Bakewell-Sale Creek, at Hixson-Northgate and at Red Bank-Moccasin Bend.
By 10:30 p.m., power had been restored to many of those affected. Still, there were between 250-500 at Soddy Daisy without power.
John Pless of EPB said, "Chattanooga's smart grid and EPB system control operators restored power within about a half an hour Sunday night to more than 25,000 homes and businesses from Hixson to Sale Creek and Graysville.
"A preliminary investigation shows the loss of power was the result of a failure with TVA's equipment that supplies power to two EPB substations. EPB system control operators and Chattanooga's smart grid quickly re-established power supply to the affected area.
"We appreciate our customer's patience and understanding.:
Roads may again become icy on Monday morning due to freezing rain and sleet. There was a Winter Weather Advisory issued.
Here is the advisory:
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST /7 AM CST/ THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LIGHT FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST /7 AM CST/ THIS MORNING. * EVENT...A WINTRY MIXTURE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW IS EXPECTED. PRECIPITATION MAY BEGIN AS RAIN OR DRIZZLE. LITTLE TO NO SNOW OR SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...EXCEPT ACROSS THE SMOKY MOUNTAINS WHERE UP TO 1 INCH IS ANTICIPATED. NEW ICE ACCUMULATION OF UP TO A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH POSSIBLE. * TIMING...WINTRY MIXTURE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 9 AM ET (8 AM CT) THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...LIGHT ICE AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS EARLY THIS MORNING. ROAD CONDITIONS AND SIDEWALKS MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS THIS MORNING. WHEN TRAVELING...SLOW DOWN AND DRIVE WITH CAUTION. GIVE YOURSELF EXTRA ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF YOU. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW...SLEET... AND/OR FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. &&
A chance of snow remains in the forecast through next weekend:
Here is the latest Chattanooga forecast:
- Today Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
- Tonight A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 25. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Tuesday A chance of rain and snow before 1pm, then a slight chance of rain between 1pm and 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 45. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
- Tuesday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. West wind around 5 mph.
- Wednesday A slight chance of rain and snow before noon, then a chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 41. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Wednesday Night A chance of rain and snow before 10pm, then a chance of snow between 10pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Thursday Partly sunny, with a high near 42.
- Thursday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.
- Friday Mostly sunny, with a high near 38.
- Friday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
- Saturday A slight chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Chance of precipitation is 20%.