UPDATE at 12:10 a.m.: A lane of Dayton Blvd. at Signal Mountain Rd. is shut down due to flood damage.
A lane is also closed farther down the road by Sofa King Juicy Burger.
Crews will assess the situation in the morning.
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UPDATE at 8:19 p.m.: Three Signal Mountain homes were damaged and trees around the area collapsed after storms rolled through Chattanooga Saturday evening.
One home on Sunnybrook Trail received minor damage while a home on Dunsinane Road sustained major damage to the roof when a tree came through into the living room. Another tree reportedly fell on a home and damaged the roof on Danbury Drive.
No one was injured.
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UPDATE at 8:15 p.m.: The severe thunderstorm warning has passed.
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UPDATE at 7:40 p.m.: Significant outages have been reported on Signal Mountain after a storm raced through the area early Saturday evening.
Red Bank and Hixson are experiencing moderate outages and wires are down throughout Hamilton County.
At 7:30 p.m. a Hamilton County dispatcher confirmed crews were responding to a boating accident near Linwood Circle off of Lee Pike.
The condition of the people involved in the accident was unknown.
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UPDATE at 7:30 p.m.: A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect for southwestern Rhea, Sequatchie, Bledsoe, northeastern Marion and central Hamilton Counties.
The warning is in effect until 8:15 p.m., according to the National Weather Service.
The storm brings wind of up to 60 miles per hour with quarter size hail.
Damage to property is expected.
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Strong winds, hail and rain are expected in much of the Chattanooga area.
The National Weather Service issued a significant weather advisory for the Chattanooga area at 6:51 p.m.
The advisory is in effect until 7:30 p.m.
The storm brings nickel size hail and winds up to 40 miles per hour to Sequatchie, Bledsoe, Eastern Marion and Hamilton counties.