Red is one of those cheery Christmas colors, but on today’s National Weather Service radar, the red designation over much of the Chattanooga area is far from festive.
It stands for the flash flood warnings for Hamilton, Bradley and Polk counties in East Tennessee, as well as parts of north Georgia and Alabama. Weather advisories said 3 inches of rain had already fallen in some areas in the vicinity and 2 inches more could fall.
People in low areas prone to flash flooding should move to higher ground, and no one should drive through water standing or moving on roadways.
Most of the flash flooding warnings are set to expire by 3 this afternoon.
The National Weather Service has issued a long string of flood watches, warnings and advisories, as well as thunderstorm warnings.
In Hamilton County, the road closing list is as follows:
12/25/15 11:39:26 LEE PIKE AND EMERAL IS UNPASSABLE
12/25/15 11:40:502108 GREEN POND ALL THE WAY TO HIXSON PKE
12/25/15 11:41:48 ROBERTS MILL BETWEEN JACKSON AND BARKER IS FLOODED PER WEST 66
12/25/15 11:47:592800 BANKS12/25/15 11:48:4012600-12900 OLD DAYTON AND 12912 OLD DAYTON
12/25/15 11:48:49 12722 OLD DAYTON
12/25/15 11:49:00 MCGILL AND MCCALLIE FERRY
12/25/15 11:49:13 HWY DEPT CLEAR ON THIS LIST
12/25/15 11:51:367600 MIDDLE VALLEY
12/25/15 11:51:37 LILLARD/DELL INTERSECTION IS FLOODED HIGH ENOUGH THAT VEHS ARE FLOATING
12/25/15 11:52:529000 W RIDGE TRAIL/ DALLAS HOLLOW
12/25/15 11:54:121000 HOTWATER
12/25/15 11:55:41HIGHWAY DEPT CLEAR ON THIS
12/25/15 11:57:36 7700 GANN RD
12/25/15 11:58:27 12600-13100 OLD DAYTON PER W6
12/25/15 12:01:47 661 HOTWATER RD, HAMILTON COUNTY (HIGDON ST/OLD HOTWATER RD) #[500-999] JEFF MORTON 240-6687
12/25/15 12:03:328100 STANDEFER GAP
12/25/15 12:03:55ROARK AND PATTERSON
12/25/15 12:04:01 PATTERSON HAS HIGH WATER AT THE SCHOOL
12/25/15 12:09:19100 LEE PIKE
12/25/15 12:12:44HWY DEPT CLEAR UP TO THIS POICE
12/25/15 12:15:481400 arapaho 300-400 yards impassable road might be washed away
12/25/15 12:16:01 RAMSEYTOWN ROAD FLOODED ALL THE WAY DOWN
12/25/15 12:16:04104 S HOWELL AVE12/25/15 12:16:38DISREGARD ABOVE LINE
12/25/15 12:20:22*****HWY DEPT CLEAR TO THIS POINT
12/25/15 12:25:322120 GREEN POND IS FLOODED TO 2226
12/25/15 12:25:451301 OLD THATCHER TO YAP HANK IS FLOODED
12/25/15 12:25:57GREEN POND TO SMITH CEMTARY RD IS FLOODED
12/25/15 12:26:192900 BLK OF IGOU FERRY RD TO 2930 IS FLOODED OUT ALSO
12/25/15 12:30:17MIDDLE VALLEY AND GAIN IS IMPASSABLE NEED S.O. OR SOME ONE BLOCK THIS OFF
12/25/15 12:37:23 HWY DEPT CLEAR UNTIL THIS POINT
12/25/15 12:47:01 7500 SIMS RD ROADWAY IS BREAKING UP
Interstate 24 westbound in Hamilton County – At EXIT 174: US-11/ US-41/ US-64 / TIFTONIA-LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, flooded road conditions were reported at 12/25/2015 11:35:00 AM with the roadway is closed.