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Photos: The Chattanooga area gets a blanket of snow

Staff Photo by Robin Rudd / A Carolina Chickadee waits its turn at a feeder in East Brainerd. The Chattanooga area experienced snow, wind and falling temperatures during a sudden change in the weather on March 12, 2022. Staff Photo by Robin Rudd / A Carolina Chickadee waits its turn at a feeder in East Brainerd. The Chattanooga area experienced snow, wind and falling temperatures during a sudden change in the weather on March 12, 2022.

By Local 3 News, Robin Rudd March 12, 2022 1 min read

East Brainerd and the rest of the Chattanooga area experienced snow, wind and falling temperatures during a sudden change in the weather on March 12.

The rest of your Saturday will feature cold and windy conditions, with temperatures holding steady below freezing, according to our news partner Local 3 News.

Here are preliminary snow totals: Decatur, 5 inches; Sweetwater, 4.7 inches; Athens, 4 inches; Fall Creek Falls, 4 inches; Spring City, 3.5 inches; Cleveland, 3.5 inches; Ten Mile, 3 inches; Collegedale, 3 inches; Dayton 2.7 inches; Hixson 2 inches; Ooltewah, 2 inches; Dunlap, 2 inches; Mowbray Mountain, 2 inches; North Chattanooga 1.5 inches.

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Snow in Chattanooga on March 12, 2022

Staff Photo by Matt Hamilton / Chattanooga resident Ian Mattson, 9, throws a snowball at his sister Elise, 5, as they play in Renaissance Park on Saturday, March 12, 2022.

Staff Photo by Robin Rudd / A morning dove searches for food at the edge of the snow in East Brainerd. The Chattanooga area experienced snow, wind and falling temperatures during a sudden change in the weather on March 12, 2022.

Staff Photo by Matt Hamilton / Walkers cross the snow-covered Walnut Street pedestrian bridge on Saturday, March 12, 2022.

Staff Photo by Robin Rudd / A male house finch is joined by a male Northern Cardinal as they wait near a feeder in East Brainerd. The Chattanooga area experienced snow, wind and falling temperatures during a sudden change in the weather on March 12, 2022.

Staff Photo by Robin Rudd / A male Northern Cardinal perches in a snow-covered azalea bush in East Brainerd. The Chattanooga area experienced snow, wind and falling temperatures during a sudden change in the weather on March 12, 2022.

Staff Photo by Robin Rudd / The sun and a winter sky hands above a snow-covered lawn in East Brainerd. The Chattanooga area experienced snow, wind and falling temperatures during a sudden change in the weather on March 12, 2022.

Staff Photo by Matt Hamilton / Chattanooga resident Ben Roth sleds down a hill along the banks of the Tennessee River with his son Avery, 4, on Saturday, March 12, 2022.

Staff Photo by Matt Hamilton / Chattanooga resident Yugo Aoki, 5, throws a snowball while walking with his mom Kana Aoki on the Chattanooga Green on Saturday, March 12, 2022.

Staff Photo by Matt Hamilton / Snow covers the Walnut Street pedestrian bridge on Saturday, March 12, 2022.

Staff Photo by Robin Rudd / Grass pokes out of the snow on a lawn in East Brainerd. The Chattanooga area experienced snow, wind and falling temperatures during a sudden change in the weather on March 12, 2022.

Staff Photo by Matt Hamilton / Chattanooga resident Kana Aoki braves the cold and wind with her son Yugo, 5, on the Chattanooga Green on Saturday, March 12, 2022.

Staff Photo by Robin Rudd / An American flag flaps in the wind on a home in East Brainerd. The Chattanooga area experienced snow, wind and falling temperatures during a sudden change in the weather on March 12, 2022.

Staff Photo by Matt Hamilton / Tristan McCroskey, left, and Randy Porter sprinkle salt on the icy sidewalk around the Tennessee Aquarium on Saturday, March 12, 2022.

Staff Photo by Matt Hamilton / Chattanooga resident Marabella Martinez, 10, makes a snowman in Renaissance Park on Saturday, March 12, 2022.

Staff Photo by Robin Rudd / A tree is highlighted by snow in East Brainerd. The Chattanooga area experienced snow, wind and falling temperatures during a sudden change in the weather on March 12, 2022.

Staff Photo by Robin Rudd / A female Northern Cardinal perches in a snow-covered azalea bush in East Brainerd. The Chattanooga area experienced snow, wind and falling temperatures during a sudden change in the weather on March 12, 2022.

Staff Photo by Matt Hamilton / Snow covers the statue "Cherokee" along the riverfront on Saturday, March 12, 2022.