Several roads closed, flash flood warning Wednesday for Chattanooga area

August 10, 2022 at 1:02 p.m. | Updated August 11, 2022 at 9:36 a.m.

by Staff Report

Staff Photo by Robin Rudd / Traffic turns around on East 11th Street to avoid highwater. Heavy rains caused flash flooding in the Chattanooga area, as East 11th Street was closed by high water at the Norfolk Southern Railroad bridge, on August 10, 2022.
Staff Photo by Robin Rudd / Traffic turns around on East 11th Street to avoid highwater. Heavy rains caused flash flooding in the Chattanooga area, as East 11th Street was closed by high water at the Norfolk Southern Railroad bridge, on August 10, 2022.

UPDATE: Thursday will be mostly cloudy with scattered showers and storms likely. According to our news partners at Local 3 News, highs will be below normal from 80 to 85 degrees.

Thursday's rain won't be as widespread as Wednesday's, but additional rainfall could quickly lead to flash flooding.

____

Previous story:

Several Chattanooga area roads are closed, and a flash flood warning has been issued for a portion of East Tennessee.

Parts of Hamilton, Marion, Bradley, Meigs and Rhea county are under a flash flood warning, according to the National Weather Service in Morristown, Tennessee. The warning will be in effect until 5:15 p.m. EST, and thunderstorms have produced heavy rain across the same area, the weather service reports. Between 1.5 and three inches of rain have fallen within the area.

Reopened roads as of 4:35 p.m.:

- Cummings Highway at Broad Street

- 233 Clift View Drive

- 1601 Market Street

- North Terrace west of S Moore Road

- 1722 Market Street

- Brainerd Road between N Seminole and Woodlawn Drive

The following locations in the Chattanooga area are closed or have limited access:

- W 33rd Street at Broad Street

- Lerch Street at Belvoir Ave

- 2602 E 45th Street

- 300 Haney Drive

- 2001 Polk Street

- 700 E Main Street

- 1700 Long Street

- 600 E 19th Street

- 501 E 16th Street

- 760 E 11th Street at Railroad Bridge

- 614 S Seminole (wires down)

Use caution when approaching the following locations as flood waters recede:

- 1001 S Hawthorne Street

- 501 E 16th Street

- 500 Dodds Ave

- N Holtzclaw Ave at Wilcox Blvd

- 300 Block E 20th Street

- W Main at Riverfront Parkway

- S Holtzclaw at E Main Street

- 4th Ave at E 28th Street

- 1300 S Seminole Drive

- W 19th Street at Riverfront Parkway

- 1800 E 13th Street

photo A Tennessee Department of Transportation Smart Way traffic camera snaps a shot of a car surrounded by water at Interstate 24 and South Moore Road in East Ridge.

Drivers are encouraged to report flooded locations or trees down by calling the 311 Service Center at 423-643-6311 from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, or if after hours or on weekends, the Chattanooga Police Department non-emergency number at 423-698-2525.

Drivers should not go around barricades even if the water has subsided since flooded roads must be inspected for safety. Never attempt to cross flooded roads.

- Compiled by Kiara Green

Upcoming Events