Chattanooga is under a Flood Watch until Saturday morning as a new round of heavy rain and thunderstorms was approaching from the west.
The city has already been pounded by days of rain, leading to minor flooding in the area and a number of road closures.
Here is the Flood Watch from the National Weather Service:
FLOOD WATCH FROM 12AM EST FRI UNTIL 7AM EST SAT ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA, EAST TENNESSEE, AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, IN SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA, CHEROKEE AND CLAY.
IN EAST TENNESSEE, ANDERSON, BLEDSOE, BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS, BRADLEY, CAMPBELL, CLAIBORNE, COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS, EAST POLK, GRAINGER, HAMBLEN, HAMILTON, HANCOCK, HAWKINS, JEFFERSON, JOHNSON, KNOX, LOUDON, MARION, MCMINN, MEIGS, MORGAN, NW BLOUNT, NORTH SEVIER, NORTHWEST CARTER, NORTHWEST COCKE, NORTHWEST GREENE, NORTHWEST MONROE, RHEA, ROANE, SCOTT TN, SEQUATCHIE, SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS, SOUTHEAST CARTER, SOUTHEAST GREENE, SOUTHEAST MONROE, SULLIVAN, UNICOI, UNION, WASHINGTON TN, AND WEST POLK. IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA, LEE, RUSSELL, SCOTT, WASHINGTON, AND WISE. * FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING * ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION TONIGHT, LASTING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. RAINFALL TOTALS RANGING FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS CLOSER TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE. * LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL HAVE THE GREATEST RISK FOR FLOODING. CREEKS, STREAMS, AND MAIN STEM RIVERS MAY ALSO FLOOD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY RAIN...WHICH MAY LEAD TO FLOODING IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA. BE ALERT FOR RISING WATER OR WATER OVER ROADWAYS. KEEP INFORMED... AND BE READY FOR ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED. IF YOU COME TO A CLOSED OR FLOODED ROAD...TURN AROUND! DON'T DROWN! &&