City Council To Discuss Senior Tax Freeze Tuesday. See Our Legal Notices.

Flash Flood Warning Issued For Chattanooga Area

  • Wednesday, October 6, 2021

A flash flood warning was issued on late Wednesday afternoon for the Chattanooga area.

The National Weather Service said, Several rounds of showers and embedded thunderstorms are expected today through tonight. Rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches are expected in the southern Tennessee valley and southern plateau areas. Flash flooding will be possible."

Parts of Bledsoe and Sequatchie counties received as much as an estimated 2.5 inches in the past three hours, the Weather Service said at mid-afternoon.

Some locations that may experience flooding include Chattanooga, Dunlap, Pikeville, Soddy Daisy, Signal Mountain, Walden, Whitwell, Ridgeside, Fairmount, Red Bank, Powells Crossroads, Cartwright, North Chickamauga Creek Gorge, Lone Oak, Palio, Mowbray Mountain, Flat Top Mountain, Falling Water, Cagle and Old Cumberland.

Lookout Creek was expected to rise above flood stage after midnight and rise to 16.5 feet by Thursday afternoon. Flood stage is 12 feet.

 

 

 

 

 

Breaking News
Latest Hamilton County Arrest Report
  • 7/19/2025

Here is the latest Hamilton County arrest report. (If your case is dismissed, just email us your name and date we ran it and we will promptly take off. Email to news@chattanoogan.com ) ALLISON,JACOB ... more

Driver Robert L. Lynn, 35, Dies As Vehicle Plunges Into Tennessee River At Highway 58
Driver Robert L. Lynn, 35, Dies As Vehicle Plunges Into Tennessee River At Highway 58
  • 7/18/2025

Sheriff deputies responded to the 6800 block of Highway 58 near Wolftever Bridge for the report of a vehicle crash with entrapment shortly after noon on Friday. Upon arrival, deputies located ... more

Man With Felony Record Found With Gun In Car That Almost Hit Officer Gets 37-Month Federal Sentence
  • 7/18/2025

A man with a felony record who almost struck a police officer while driving on June 23, 2024, has been sentenced to serve 37 months in federal prison. Joseph Watkins appeared before Judge ... more