Weather
The latest Weather coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press.
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On the heels of a dry winter, firefighters around the US brace for wildfire risks
From the southwestern U.S. to Minnesota, Iowa and even parts of New Jersey, it seemed that winter never materialized.
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Drought, wind, and debris from recent hurricanes are stoking fires across the US
In North Carolina, wildfires stoked by unusually dry air and debris from last year's Hurricane Helene are burning out of control. In Florida, there are dozens of blazes, including one that scorched about 42 square miles in Miami-Dade County.
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Smoke from prescribed burn in Georgia triggers air quality alert in Chattanooga
The National Weather Service issued a code red air quality alert for Hamilton, Sequatchie and Marion counties in Tennessee, as well as Dade, Walker and Catoosa counties in Georgia, that will be in effect until midnight.
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Wildfires in North and South Carolina fueled by drought, wind and fallen trees from Hurricane Helene
Dry conditions, wind and trees downed by Hurricane Helene fueled wildfires in North Carolina and South Carolina, where evacuation orders were in effect Tuesday.
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Residents pick up the pieces after devastating storms scour the US South and Midwest
Kim Atchison was hunkered down in her grandmother's storm shelter with her 5-year-old grandson Saturday night in their tiny Alabama hometown of Plantersville when her husband and son raced in.
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At least 39 dead after tornadoes, wildfires and dust storms wreak havoc across multiple US states
Unusually vicious and damaging weather across multiple U.S. states spawned violent tornadoes, blinding dust storms and fast-moving wildfires over the weekend, leaving at least 39 people dead.
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Severe weather hits Chattanooga area
Severe weather hit the Chattanooga area on Saturday, March 15.
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What causes tornadoes and how to decipher watches and warnings
When severe weather hits the United States, there are ways people across the country can prepare for the potential impact of hail, rain, damaging wind and more.
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Big March storm fans wildfires and flips trucks as forecasters fear weekend tornado outbreak
A sprawling storm system crossing the U.S. on Friday overturned semitrucks on highways and fanned wildfires in Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Kansas, prompting evacuation warnings in some communities. Tornado threats loomed for the Mississippi Valley into the night and the Deep South on Saturday.
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A new storm could spawn tornadoes in the South and whip up a blizzard in northern states
A potent storm system is expected to pour heavy rain on western states later this week before rumbling into the central United States, where it could spawn tornadoes in the South and dump heavy snow across the parts of the Great Plains and Upper Midwest, creating blizzard conditions.
