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Chattanooga Market recovers fast from storm, but vendors lost several thousand dollars in merchandise

Florence Davis takes a cart of grow-your-own-lettuce on the opening day of the Chattanooga Market at the First Tennessee Pavilion on Saturday, April 29, 2017, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The annual market features local vendors selling art, crafts, produce and artisan goods on Sundays until the fall.
Florence Davis takes a cart of grow-your-own-lettuce on the opening day of the Chattanooga Market at the First Tennessee Pavilion on Saturday, April 29, 2017, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The annual market features local vendors selling art, crafts, produce and artisan goods on Sundays until the fall.

By Steve Johnson 4 min read

More rain ahead

Today, wind gusts of up to 25 mph are expected along with showers and thunderstorms until about 11 a.m., according to the National Weather Service. The high should be near 73. It will be mostly clear tonight, with a low around 52 and wind gusts of up to 20 mph.

When Florence Moses got to her booth space outside the Chattanooga Market around 8:45 Sunday morning, her tent was gone and the straw baskets she sells every weekend at the popular downtown craft and food fair were piled in a heap.

“My stuff had blown away, my tent was bent,” she said. “This whole row was empty, there were no tents – nothing.”

But within a couple of hours, she had a borrowed tent, her baskets – all waterproof – were back in place and she was enjoying the big crowd that packed the market for its opening weekend.