Area residents will have to deal with heavy rain and flash flooding for much of this week.
Monday is expected to be the only clear day of the week, with a high above 50 degrees, before heavy rain is forecasted every day Tuesday through the weekend, according to WRCB-TV Channel 3 meteorologist Alison Pryor.
“People living in a low-lying or flood-prone areas should be aware of that and have a plan in place,” she said. “It’s always better to be safe than sorry.”
The Chattanooga area will likely see between 6 to 9 inches of rain between Tuesday and Sunday, Pryor said, with some local areas seeing more. Pryor reminds residents who come across high water to turn around and avoid it. That is not only for residents’ own safety but also for the safety of first responders, she said.
The area will see the brunt of the heavy rainfall expected across Tennessee and North Carolina, according to the National Weather Service.