Surging flood water knocked down a portion of this chain link fence near where a woman drowned in Soddy Daisy on Wednesday
Hamilton County Schools will open on a two-hour delay on Friday due to areas where water is still reported on roads in the north section of the county.
Officials said, "Opening on two-hour delay will provide daylight for bus drivers to determine road conditions as they transport children to school in the morning. With saturated ground and rain continuing to fall in Hamilton County, the district is operating with an abundance of caution to keep our children safe. School entrances, parking lots and buildings have been checked today and are prepared for children tomorrow."
School-age child care will open on the regular schedule on Friday.
Continued heavy rains have forced the cancellation of the annual County Fair at Chester Frost Park. "Due to flooded parking areas and saturated grounds, we are with great regret canceling the 2018 Hamilton County Fair. We hope you will join us next year for the 30th anniversary of the Hamilton County Fair," officials said.
The 4-H AgVentures event scheduled for Friday at Chester Frost Park is cancelled due the rain and conditions.
Also, the Chattanooga IRONMAN will skip the swim portion of the event this weekend due to dangerous river currents.
There has been a new flash flood warning issued following several previous ones.
Here is the latest warning issued for Hamilton County by the National Weather Service:
FLASH FLOOD WARNING FROM 1:49PM EDT THU UNTIL 6:45PM EDT THU THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... SOUTH CENTRAL RHEA COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... NORTHWESTERN BRADLEY COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... SOUTHWESTERN MEIGS COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... WEST CENTRAL MCMINN COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... NORTHEASTERN HAMILTON COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... * UNTIL 645 PM EDT. * AT 148 PM EDT, TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY. * SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... CHATTANOOGA, CLEVELAND, DAYTON, SODDY-DAISY, LAKESITE, HARRISON, HILLSVIEW, HOPEWELL, HARRISON BAY STATE PARK, BIG SPRING, MIDDLE VALLEY, BIRCHWOOD, SHADY GROVE, SALE CREEK, FALLING WATER AND MOWBRAY MOUNTAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM STORM DRAINS, CULVERTS, CREEKS AND STREAMS. WATER LEVELS CAN RISE RAPIDLY AND SWEEP CHILDREN AWAY. IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE. PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.