Flash Flood Warning for Walker County until 1:30 p.m.:
At 7:30 a.m., Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain falling across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 1.5 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD…Flash flooding caused by heavy rain.
SOURCE…Radar and automated gauges.
IMPACT…Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include…
Lafayette, Summerville, Trenton, Fort Oglethorpe, Chickamauga,
Trion, Lookout Mountain, La Fayette, Chattanooga Valley, Cooper
Heights, Linwood, Center Post, Noble, Cloudland Canyon State Park, Rising Fawn, Rock Spring, Chattanooga Valley, New England,
Fairview and Morganville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
