UPDATE at 10:09 p.m.: A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Bradley, Meigs, McMinn, Marion, Monroe and Hamilton counties.
The warning is in effect until 11:15 p.m.
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Most residents in the Chattanooga area should be on the lookout for severe storms Saturday night into Sunday morning.
The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm watch until 2 a.m.
Tennessee Counties in the Times Free Press coverage area included in the watch are Bledsoe, Bradley, Hamilton, Marion, McMinn, Meigs, Polk, Rhea and Sequatchie counties.
A weather service bulletin said numerous strong to severe thunderstorms are possible tonight and into Sunday morning as a strong line of storms drops into the region from the northwest, bearing potentially damaging winds.