Hamilton County is under a tornado watch until 9 p.m. today, according to the National Weather Service in Morristown, Tenn.
A cold front is pushing storms through the area and has the potential to spin off tornadoes, said Howard Waldron, a weather service meteorologist. The worst of the storm should have passed between 5 p.m. and around 8 p.m., he said. The same storm system battered Marion County earlier in the day, he said.
The bad weather will come in advance of a sunny day Thursday with temperatures in the high 50s and a slight 5 mph wind from the northeast, Mr. Waldron said.
For complete details, read Thursday’s Chattanooga Times Free Press.
Adam Crisp covers education issues for the Times Free Press. He joined the paper's staff in 2007 and initially covered crime, public safety, courts and general assignment topics. Prior to Chattanooga, Crisp was a crime reporter at the Savannah Morning News and has been a reporter and editor at community newspapers in southeast Georgia. In college, he led his student paper to a first-place general excellence award from the Georgia College Press Association. He earned ...
Or login with:
New Account