Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 19 at 2:24PM EDT until September 19 at 2:45PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 19, 2026 - 11:24am
Expires:
September 19, 2026 - 11:45am
Description:
At 224 PM EDT/124 PM CDT/, a severe thunderstorm was located near
Lookout Mountain, or near Chattanooga, moving south at 10 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Chattanooga, Signal Mountain, Walden, Ridgeside, Fairmount, Red Bank,
Lookout Mountain, and East Ridge.
This includes Interstate 75 in Tennessee near mile marker 1.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Hamilton, TN; Marion, TN
Forcast Office:
NWS Morristown TN
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov