SCHOOL STATUS
Tennessee:Hamilton County Schools and Cleveland City Schools will be on a two-hour delay Tuesday morning because of weather. School Age Child Care will be closed in the morning. Orange Grove Center and Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy are also on a two-hour delay Tuesday.Due to a chance of severe weather in our area late this afternoon and tonight, all after school activities are canceled. School Age Child Care will close at the regular time this evening. As a precautionary measure, T-Cap testing slated to begin on Tuesday will be delayed until Wednesday. The regular testing schedule will begin on Wednesday.Georgia:Chickamauga City Schools, Catoosa, Dade, Walker and Whitfield county schools will be on a two-hour delay Tuesday morning because of weather.If school is delayed or cancelled for tomorrow we will inform you this evening or in the morning.
TORNADO WATCH until 1 a.m. EasternTennessee:Hamilton, Bledsoe, Bradley, Coffee, Grundy, Franklin, Marion, McMinn, Meigs, Monroe, Polk, Rhea, Sequatchie and Van Buren countiesAlabama:DeKalb and Jackson countiesGeorgia:Catoosa, Chatttooga, Gilmer, Fannin, Dade, Murray, Walker and Whitfield countiesTORNADO WARNING:A tornado warning has been issued for Hamilton County from 9:40 to 10:30 p.m. That warning also applies to southeastern Marion and County west central Bradley County.North Dade County is under a tornado warning.The western portion of Cumberland County in Tennessee is under tornado warning.Parts of Coweta, Heard, Meriwether and Troup counties in Georgia are under a tornado warning that is expected to expire about 7:45 p.m.What’s the difference?A tornado watch means there is a possibility of tornadoes. A tornado warning means a tornado has already been detected.
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POWER OUTAGESStorm cells passing over Chattanooga just after 10 p.m. Monday knocked 2,200 EPB customers offline, though the utility’s automatic Smart Grid switching system reduced that number to 126 outages within 30 seconds, said John Pless, public relations coordinator for EPB.The utility is waiting out the storm with all construction crews and contractors at the ready, along with extra tree crews, Pless said.
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