Weather Alert for late Tuesday afternoon and night
Chattanooga, TN – News Channel 9:
News Channel 9 meteorologist Ryan Gold is reporting a weather alert for late Tuesday afternoon and night.
Strong to severe storms are possible this evening and night. We are entirely in Enhanced Risk (3 out of 5), and partially in Slight Risk (2 out of 5) for severe weather.
The timing as of now has the worst of the storms around 6pm-10pm. The biggest threat is damaging wind gusts (58 mph+). There is also a 10% significant Tornado chance, this means an EF2 or higher is possible. Severe hail (1″ or higher) has a 30% chance of occurring. Rainfall is expected to be around 0.5″-1″ of rain in a short time. With the soft ground and strong winds, trees and powerlines could come down.
Drier and turning much cooler for Wednesday and Thursday. Highs on Wednesday could stay in the 50s.
Weather Alert Update
WHAT: Strong & Severe storms. Enhanced risk (3 out of 5) with a small portion in Slight Risk (2 out 5)
WHEN: Tuesday Evening & Night 6PM-10PM
THREATS: Damaging Winds (58+mph gusts), Significant Tornado Chance (EF2 or higher), Severe Hail (1″+ in diameter) pic.twitter.com/FhTeiVBFsm
— Ryan Gold (@RyangoldWX) April 2, 2024
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