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Chattanooga under severe thunderstorm watch

Power lines were reported down in northeast Hamilton County after a severe thunderstorm warning was issued for the area.

The National Weather Service issued the warning at 4:09 p.m. for southwestern Bradley County and Hamilton County.

The warning lasts until 5 p.m. and warned of wind gusts reaching 60 miles per hour.

Hamilton County dispatchers received a call about downed power lines on University Drive in Collegedale at 4:13 p.m. Dispatchers received another call about downed power lines in the 9400 block of State Street in Ooltewah at 4:18 p.m.

Chattanooga, Cleveland, Sodd-Daisy, Signal Mountain, Walden, Lakeside, Harrison, Collegedale, Ooltewah, East Brainerd and Apison are among the areas that could be affected, according to the National Weather Service.