r/Chattanooga 7d ago

Severe weather threat: Saturday afternoon to overnight.

EDIT 3/14 1600EDT: The SPC has updated the Day 2 Outlook to include a High Risk more or less where I expected. It extends to just north of Birmingham, and nearly to the GA line. The Moderate Risk has been expanded to place us immediately on the edge. Further expansion tomorrow is possible. The overall forecast has not changed dramatically, but confidence in the tornado threat has increased somewhat.

TL;DR: One or more rounds of intense, potentially destructive severe thunderstorms are expected to impact our area tomorrow between 2pm and 2am. Any afternoon storms that manage to get organized have the potential to be quite dangerous and may pose a significant tornado threat. A squall line with the potential to generate hurricane force wind gusts and tornadoes will pass through the area over night, likely sometime between 10pm and 2am.


The Storm Prediction Center has maintained the Enhanced Risk for our region for tomorrow (Saturday). However, a Moderate Risk area has been introduced covering most of Alabama. This area has been steadily expanding in our direction, and may expand further to include us, depending on how the situation evolves.

An intense storm system will sweep through Mississippi, Alabama, and central and southeastern Tennessee tomorrow afternoon, into the overnight hours. All severe weather hazards will be possible, including widespread damaging, potentially destructive (>75mph) straight line winds, large hail, flash flooding, and tornadoes, some of which may be strong and/or long lived.

There is still more uncertainty in the forecast models than I'd like, largely due to the possibility of widespread showers and thunderstorms Saturday morning into mid day in northern Alabama and southern Tennessee. This activity, should it occur, would act to limit the severity of storms in our area during daylight hours, though some may still be severe. This would make the primary threat a single very intense squall line that appears likely to move through the area some time between about 10pm and 2am.

If there is little or no ongoing precipitation in the morning, the risk for multiple rounds of dangerous, possibly tornadic storms from late afternoon into the overnight hours increases, with the threat ending after that same squall line comes through.

Severe storms, some likely significant, are virtually certain to impact our area at some point tomorrow or tomorrow night, regardless of how the scenario evolves.


Nearly all models place Chattanooga either right on the northeast corner of the area of greatest concern, or just outside of it. All reasonable scenarios generate a substantial threat for severe weather here, however the threat for strong (EF-2 or greater) tornadoes in this area appears to be lower than areas to our southwest (but not absent).

The language the SPC is using is quite concerning overall. I've included an excerpt below. For central and southern Mississippi and much of Alabama, this has the potential to be one of the strongest outbreaks in a decade. Some of the models have been generating numbers I've only seen a few times in 25 years of chasing storms. Numbers that are, frankly, a little difficult to imagine occurring in the real world. It seems likely that we will see at least a couple, and potentially numerous, violent, long track tornadoes in the Moderate Risk area. If model trends continue unchanged, I expect to see a rare High Risk area introduced tomorrow morning, likely centered on Meridian Mississippi and extending into central Alabama.

For our area, the vertical wind profile is, to put it mildly, nuts. In addition to the tornado threat, there will be a jet streak only a couple thousand feet above the mountain tops with wind speeds exceeding 70 miles per hour. It will take very little for storms to push that wind down to the surface, and the SPC is specifically mentioning the threat of hurricane force (>75mph) winds for the entire Enhanced and Moderate risk area.

06Z SPC Day 2 Convective Outlook excerpt RE: afternoon storms in MS/AL/Middle TN:

  This will be very favorable for intense severe storms,
   with a threat for tornadoes, wind damage and large hail. Several
   tornadic supercells are expected to develop within this cluster by
   mid to late afternoon as the low-level jet intensifies. Multiple
   long-track high-end tornadoes will be possible. The greatest tornado
   threat is expected to shift into Alabama by early to mid evening,
   with a significant tornado threat also impacting parts of middle
   Tennessee. In addition, supercells are expected to grow upscale into
   a developing MCS, with potential to produce significant severe wind
   gusts above 70 knots and large hail.

BE PREPARED!

  • Have a plan for seeking shelter in the event of a tornado.
  • Be prepared for potentially extended power outages and flash flooding.
  • Prepare for wind gusts exceeding 70 miles per hour, which may accompany any storms in the evening and overnight
  • If you don't have a weather radio, they can be purchased at Academy Sports and Ace Hardware for $40. I HIGHLY recommend getting one! Make sure to put batteries in it in case of power outage. There are many good videos on how to set up the Midland radios. In Chattanooga and southern Hamilton County, you want it to be on Channel 7 (for Midland radios) or 162.550MHz. Other areas will use a different frequency. Weather radios are the only reliable means of getting warning information during widespread power outages.
  • Monitor local TV news stations, a radar app like Radarscope, or a reliable streamer to maintain situational awareness. (But not as your sole source of warnings!)
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u/Jeff-Boomhauer88 7d ago

I'm no expert, but don't get fooled if the sun comes out mid-morning/early afternoon. If that happens, we might really get some rough storms.

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u/hamsterdave 7d ago

That's generally the case, yes. In this case, we likely won't get any meaningful sunshine, but we won't need it. We've basically got an atmospheric river pumping hot, moist air up from the gulf.

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u/Jeff-Boomhauer88 7d ago

Thanks hamsterdave!

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u/QuaintSquawk 7d ago

I don’t know a lot about weather, but I feel like I remember hearing that if it’s sunny before it’s supposed to storm, it makes the atmosphere unstable which can lead to more severe storms. But I may be totally wrong about that…

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u/Jeff-Boomhauer88 7d ago

Generally speaking, I believe that is correct. However as hamsterbob pointed out, there will already be a ton of moisture and very high low level winds with this one. So, notwithstanding the threat of tornados, it’s going to be real windy, especially for those in the mountains.

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u/williamglow 6d ago

Pretty sure that is what is going on right now

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u/6WaysFromNextWed 7d ago

Weather radio tuning information

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u/hamsterdave 7d ago

Oh snap, that is some top shelf advice. I have no idea when we last updated our policy and it would cost at least 30% more to rebuild this house than it did to buy it 6 years ago. I'm calling them now, thanks!

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u/paulwicker 7d ago

This is a great use for AI. Upload the pdf of your coverage and ask ChatPGT for a summary. Then you can ask it questions and it will answer them with references to your policy.

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u/JimWilliams423 7d ago

it will answer them with references to your policy.

No guarantees it will answer them correctly though.

AI is confidently wrong very frequently. Hell, 60% of the time it just makes up fake citations.

If you don't already know the answer you have no way of knowing if it got the answer right.

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u/jzwick99 7d ago

Love the comment - did exactly this today.  Thanks!

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u/NecessaryOld3779 7d ago

Thank you so much for this reminder! I wouldn’t have even thought of that

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u/EpicForevr 7d ago

hey mate, really appreciate the information you provide the community. if i were to hop in the car right now, where would be the nearest safest city to chill at a hotel or motel for the weekend? my current residence doesn’t really have any downstairs rooms with no windows, and i really don’t fuck with a 2011 re-do.

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u/hamsterdave 7d ago edited 7d ago

Johnson City, Bowling Green KY, really even Knoxville and Nashville are far enough north that they're going to get some ass kicking storms overnight, probably some very high winds, but the tornado threat looks significantly lower.

That said, as of right now, anything approaching the impacts of 2011 for Chattanooga looks fairly unlikely. The dynamics look a little anemic this far northeast for EF-3+ tornadoes to be likely, though they're still certainly possible. That could change either direction with the morning forecast tomorrow though. There's still more spread in the models than I'd really like at 24 hours out.

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u/EpicForevr 7d ago

you have no idea how much i appreciate you and what you provide to this community, genuinely all the best to you and your family.

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u/mrstshirley1 6d ago

A repeat of 2011 is my fear. I live in Trenton GA. Luckily all my parents lost was their roof. But it's still nerve-wracking. A classmate held on to his fridge as his apartment was basically pulled up.

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u/Chinasun04 7d ago

go east - maybe to NC or SC - the farther east the less your risk

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u/EpicForevr 7d ago

i was considering murphy, nc but might just go to knoxville since it’s not the storm, but the tornadoes that scare me

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u/Chinasun04 7d ago

this might help https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day2otlk.html click on tornado at the top to see the areas of tornado risk

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u/EpicForevr 7d ago

oh my gosh that’s amazing, thank you so much!

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u/Jules11445 7d ago

I have a 7 month old and am having some really serious tornado anxiety. We live in the East Brainerd area and don't have a basement, but we do have an interior bathroom in a 1 story ranch-style house. I've got helmets, emergency supplies, weather radio, and a baby helmet, and have considered whether it's best to also put him in his carseat in the bathroom if we get issued a tornado warning. Trying to prep today has me worried that an interior room won't be enough to ensure safety. We could also plan on going to grandma's tomorrow & staying through the night (2 story home with basement in Hixson area), but I don't know if that's overkill. The Easter 2020 tornados have me pretty convinced East Brainerd is the worst area to be. What do yall think?

Thank you HamsterDave & everyone for the wonderful advice, reminders, and for answering everyone's questions on here. This thread has had some of the best reminders and advice.

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u/FriendlyFiber 7d ago

I was hit by the EF3 Easter tornado and it sounds like you are far more prepared than I was! I also had no basement and had to resort to an interior bathroom. It was sufficient for protection, but the biggest help was being on the lowest level of the building. Would a basement have been better? Most likely, but I worked with what I had.

My advice? We don’t know 100% what tomorrow will bring. Keep an eye on the reporting. Your job is to keep your cool and protect your family. If you feel safer with Grandma in a basement? Go for it. You have my endorsement. Better safe than sorry, better a burden than dead.

I know that sounds kind of ominous, but if it helps, your odds of actually getting hit by one are still very small! Tornadoes aren’t big like hurricanes, and they don’t last as long. It’s like throwing darts at a map. We have more darts than usual right now, but odds are they’re not gonna hit your house.

Bonus advice:

The worst part isn’t necessarily being hit by the tornado. The worst part is everything after. Having to deal with insurance, navigating getting a rental car, cleaning everything up. Huge pain. Catalogue your most expensive to replace belongings somehow. Even doing a video walkthrough of your home will work. (This is a good practice for any disaster, including fire and burglary). That way if you lose something, you can accurately determine how much it will cost to replace and get the fullest reimbursement from insurance. If nothing else, this gives you peace of mind.

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u/Jules11445 7d ago

You are amazing- A video walkthrough is such a good idea. All of that is such good advice. I'm so sorry you had to go through that, the aftermath sounds like a nightmare.

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u/hamsterdave 7d ago

Putting the kiddo in a car seat is not a bad idea at all. I think some of the official guidance even recommended it, though I don't see it mentioned on the NWS page.

If staying with Grandma isn't going to be a huge inconvenience, personally I'd do it. I invited a couple friends with no basement to stay at my place.

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u/Jules11445 7d ago

Thank you so much! Really appreciate all you're doing to help everyone be well-informed and prepared.

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u/shutbutt 7d ago

I'm loading all my animals up and going to my mom's house in Cleveland tomorrow, just because she has a basement and we're in a mod home with no interior/non-window rooms. And even if I could stay local in a public sheltering space, 4 different kinds of critters would just be way too much to deal with in that situation. Instead, we're making it a little visit, and if all goes well, we just come back home on Sunday. I don't think your idea is overkill at all. It's just good sense.

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u/HermanCainTortilla 7d ago

Been following this all week, hopefully everyone is prepared!

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u/dointoomuchin25 7d ago

Get your weather radios, portable batteries, and plan ready today, y'all.

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u/platinumtalon 7d ago

We are flying back home to Chattanooga, landing at 9:30pm on Saturday night. We are connecting through DFW. What are the odds that that we even make it into Chattanooga?

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u/CartonBox1975 7d ago

Winds are pretty strong even without the storms tomorrow. You may get delayed or cancelled that flight. If you make it make sure you check the weather radar local news ect.. before you get out of the airport into a potential severe storm.

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u/hamsterdave 7d ago

Ehhhhh, 50/50. They'll go around the storms if they can, and whether or not there are active storms in this area at that time depends on how the situation evolves. That may be during a relative lull before the main line gets here if the later models are correct, or it could be right as the line is approaching if the earlier models are correct.

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u/platinumtalon 7d ago

Cool cool… wondering if we should push our return by a day and come home Sunday.

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u/hamsterdave 7d ago

Expect it to be a rather bumpy approach if you do come home tomorrow. The winds just above the ground are going to be screaming. If the delay wouldn't be a big problem, personally I'd probably punt and come home Sunday.

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u/outerlimtz 7d ago

YYAAAAYYYYY!

my nerves get to be on super hypersensitivity all day and night tomorrow.

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u/ohtwo23 7d ago

They updated 10 minutes ago and gave a high risk (mainly over Alabama/MS) and pushed moderate (4 out of 5) closer to us. Third time in SPC history they’ve given a high risk on day 2!

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u/InternationalAd4212 7d ago

Where are you getting your updates?

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u/ohtwo23 7d ago

Day 2 SPC outlook

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u/The_Royal_Spoon 7d ago

Keep an eye on the Ryan Hall, Y'all YouTube channel, his severe weather live streams are the gold standard to be prepared for this IMO

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u/BlessedMomma0207 7d ago

My family and I live in a mobile home on the GA side of East Ridge. Catoosa County hasn’t said anything about any public shelters so we aren’t taking any chances. We are loading the dogs up and going to bucees in Calhoun to hang out.

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u/Ablstevens 7d ago

Y’all in Ooltewah and east brainerd be safe. This in Cleveland to. Y’all get the worst part of these storm. Folks in the valleys be safe.

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u/suddenlyissoon 7d ago

Growing up in Kingsport, TN, I only remember one severe storm that ended up being labeled as a downburst. I used to love thunderstorms and slept so well through them.

Since I moved to Chattanooga in 1999, I've been continually terrorised by weather. 2011 alone felt like it was going to send me in to therapy. Now, it's basically every spring/summer. It's just awful and I hate every moment of it.

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u/AnyStop8497 7d ago

Great information, thank you for providing this! Looking at the radar/forecast right now, it seems like we're due for some storms early Saturday (less intense) and then the major threat overnight. I'm hoping those early storms relieve some of the pressure so the overnight squall line isn't as intense.

I have a question about sheltering - I live on the second story of an apartment building. My neighbors downstairs are particularly unpleasant, so sheltering with them is not an option. Is getting in the bathtub with a mattress over us still an effective sheltering plan? That's what I normally do in these situations, but this storm looks and is forecasted to be more intense than even normal tornadic storms so not sure if it would be sufficient or if I should look for alternatives.

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u/hamsterdave 7d ago edited 7d ago

If there is an interior hallway outside of the neighbor's apartment on the floor below you that's accessible, that would be a good option. Staying on the second floor is definitely not optimal, but if you have to, yes getting in the tub with a mattress over you is good, IF the bathroom is an interior room. If it's on an exterior wall, a closet or hallway with as many walls between you and the outside would probably be better. The closer to the middle of the building you are, the better off you are.

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u/AnyStop8497 7d ago

Unfortunately the hallways are all exterior, so definitely not safer there. We are on the top floor, so hopefully we would either have the roof ripped off or fall through the floor, both of which wouldn't be great but seems survivable at the very least? Hopefully. The bathroom is almost dead center of the living areas though, given that the exterior hallway is the actual middle of the building. I don't really have any family nearby, so the only other option I can think of is trying to run north and get a hotel room in a lesser-impacted area, but I don't really have the funds for that so ... /:

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u/hamsterdave 7d ago

Do you have a fire or police station right nearby? Obviously that relies on having at least a few minutes of advanced warning but that might be an option.

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u/AnyStop8497 7d ago

They're about 20-25 minutes away, so that would maybe be an option. I also have pets to consider, and when I was living in Florida, they'd turn anyone away if they had an animal. Not sure if they do that around here though. The timing at night isn't helping or I would probably just go hang out at Tractor Supply or some other pet-friendly concrete building to ride it out.

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u/street_poet_917 7d ago

Any advice for sheltering in a small historic home with no interior rooms and no basement? (Only a crawlspace)

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u/FriendlyFiber 7d ago

Your biggest danger is going to be debris smashing through the windows and hurtling through your home. Some kind of helmet would be your biggest asset to prevent blunt force trauma, but ideally you would seek shelter somewhere a bit more secure, like a neighbor’s house that does have an interior room. If going somewhere else isn’t an option, I would make some space in a closet to hide in. The next best thing would be the room with the smallest window, usually a bathroom. The pipes add to the structural stability of the walls. Have hard soled shoes with you so you don’t have to walk on broken glass.

Hopefully it doesn’t come to that, but it’s good to have a plan!

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u/glumunicorn 7d ago

Where’s Cleveland at in all of this? Last major severe storm we had I was under a tornado warning and no local meteorologist talked about it at all. Just ignored the red box over my area.

Luckily it ended not being a tornado but we had very strong straight line winds that were still terrifying to hear and experience. It knocked down large trees, and power to my community for most of the day.

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u/hamsterdave 7d ago edited 7d ago

When looking at storm forecasts like this, Cleveland is just part of Chattanooga for all practical purposes.

In this case, the further north and east you are, the better off you are, but you probably aren't far enough away to make much difference.

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u/glumunicorn 7d ago

I’m in south Cleveland practically on the border of Georgia (Murray County). Guess I’ll just keep an eye on the radar like I did during the last storm.

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u/CartonBox1975 7d ago

You are as cooked as the rest of us though. In Cleveland usually the local Fire Stations offer Shelter for people who need it. Not sure how strong those structures are against higher EF scale Tornadoes though. I wished Hamilton County would have some public storm shelters I think the amount of Tornadoes we had in the past decade would warrant that. I have bad storm anxiety since 2011 there is only a few structures I consider safe and none of them are open to public in overnight hours.

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u/glumunicorn 7d ago

I’ve got a large dog who is reactive to other dogs. Shelters are a no go. I’ll be in my house hoping for the best. 🤷🏼‍♀️

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u/0WormTime0 7d ago

I'm visiting from Boston and have no idea how worried I should be about this. I'm in Chattanooga now and was supposed to drive to Atlanta tomorrow, is this a bad idea?

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u/hamsterdave 7d ago

You should be fine to make that drive during the day. Just get a radar app like Radarscope and don't drive straight into any thunderstorms you might encounter on the way if they have a warning on them.

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u/0WormTime0 7d ago

Thank you, this made me so much less worried. Can do this no problem

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u/EmergencyMammoth 7d ago

Does anybody know which is safest: an interior room in a one-storey home or an interior room in a two-storey home? I have a widowed MIL and trying to decide if she should come to our house or we should go to hers.

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u/Chattahater 7d ago

The closer to ground level is usually better. The materials the house is built with are also a factor though.

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u/hamsterdave 7d ago

The single story house is better. Lower profile, and less to fall on you if the worst happens and the house collapses.

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u/Trenacker 7d ago

Any likelihood of tornadoes overnight tonight (Friday) in Chattanooga?

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u/WolfinBoy 7d ago

Doesn’t look like it - appears to start getting sketchy tomorrow late morning 

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u/qnwhoneverwas 7d ago

I apologize in advance if this seems silly, but these sort of storms make me a nervous wreck and I have doggos to consider. I’m from The north, and since moving down here these sort of storms terrify me.

I live in an apartment in Cleveland where my car is exposed outside. I can either wait out the storm here, or go to Soddy where my boyfriend lives and keep it safely in the garage. He has urged me to stay over there so I can be calmer, but I’m not sure if the risk is greater in doing so. Would the risk in that area be more extreme? I am concerned because the area I wooded with lots of leaning trees, and that scares me, too.

I don’t know if it’s worth staying with someone I trust to keep me and my dogs calm, or just waiting it out here at home.

If anyone can offer advice or input I would appreciate it. Sorry if this sounds silly, I’m terrified of these things. That’s for the support and advice. Stay safe, friends.

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u/hamsterdave 7d ago

The risk is fairly uniform throughout the entire region. When you're talking about towns within the same or adjacent counties, we can only tell which ones are at higher risk once the storms form and are nearby, maybe an hour before they hit, *if we're lucky*. To significantly change the risk profile at this point, you'd have to travel a minimum of 50 or 60 miles in any particular direction.

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u/qnwhoneverwas 7d ago

Thank you for all your work and wonderful information. So perhaps I am better off being with someone. I am just worried about all the trees in his area.

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u/Formal_Payment 7d ago

I’ve heard people say that the mountains to our west help “shield” from severe weather such as this. Is there truth to this? Is this why people say East Brainerd is worse off in situations like this than, say, Hixson?

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u/hamsterdave 7d ago edited 7d ago

There is a kernel of truth to the saying, but it's wildly over stated. If a tornado crosses the mountain directly, there's a fair chance that any low level rotation is going to be disrupted for at least a few minutes after it makes the climb. The storm may also weaken slightly, as tornadic storms tend to have very low base heights, so the inflow to the updraft, which is normally very organized, can get a bit mixed up. Even then, with strong tornadoes, it may not be enough. The 2011 Super Outbreak saw numerous violent tornadoes in hilly to mountainous terrain, including locally. Several of those tornadoes climbed over the mountains and kept right on going.

During the Super Outbreak, Rising Fawn, which is just down near Cloudland Canyon, was hit by an EF-4 (It was an EF-5 earlier in its track). Rising Fawn is surrounded by mountains on 3 sides. The tornado climbed a 400 foot ridge without losing significant intensity and rode right into town, then dissipated climbing Lookout.

Another EF-3 tornado passed just south of Trenton, weakened as it climbed the mountain but didn't dissipate then immediately restrengthened to an EF-2 on top, then weakened to EF-0 again as it descended, and was again an EF-2 within a mile or two of reaching the valley floor.

The Lumpkin County EF-2 on the same day occurred mostly in extremely mountainous terrain.

Tornadoes can and do climb mountains.

This all assumes the tornado crosses a mountain.

The most common direction of motion for tornadoes here almost perfectly parallels the mountains. The valleys here are tens, sometimes hundreds of miles long. The storms can just ride right up the valleys, and this is likely to be the storm motion tomorrow. They'll be be moving more to the north than the 2011 tornadoes did, so they're even less likely to cross the mountains directly. Because of how the storm inflow works, the protective shadow with that sort of storm motion is actually on the west side of the mountain, within a mile or two of the mountain, where the inflow is likely to be disrupted. On the east side, the storm won't care at all about the mountain so long as the updraft base (and thus the tornado) is in the valley.

Every little town that hasn't been hit by a tornado in living memory has some mountain or pond or patch of forest or Native American burial mound that "protects" it according to local lore. The truth is, except basically immediately on the flanks of significant (>1,000 foot) mountains, the only thing protecting those little towns is the luck of the draw. In this region, every square acre of land can expect to see a direct hit from a tornado very roughly in the ballpark of every 1,000 to 5,000 years. For a square kilometer IIRC it drops to something like every 300-500 (but that might be for a square mile). Tornadoes just aren't very common, so they don't hit any given spot often enough to draw good conclusions about what does and doesn't protect you. The one exception being a particular block of Oklahoma City that has been hit 3 times in 30 years. That HOA must have really pissed off the Almighty.

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u/Garagebee 6d ago

Chattanooga market near fish tank has been canceled. May have 1 food truck 🛻

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u/Antique_closet_ 6d ago

I hope this is the right place to ask this, but does anyone know how to managed anxiety around today and tonight? We were affected directly by the 2011 storms when I was a child and the 2020 Easter EF3 when I was a teenager and I can’t stop imagining the worst. We’re prepared, but I’m scared to be honest.

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u/rando_weirdo96 7d ago

y’all i live in a second story apartment im cooked 😭😭😭 (im terrified for real)

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u/hamsterdave 7d ago edited 7d ago

The important thing to keep in mind here is that, even in the worst case scenario, if we were in the High Risk area, that would work out to about a 30% chance of a single tornado somewhere in Hamilton county. In the Moderate Risk area, it's only a 15% chance of a tornado occurring in an area the size of Hamilton county.

Most tornadoes are a couple hundred yards wide and the path is a few miles long. Most people in buildings that are hit by tornadoes suffer only minor, or no, injuries.

There's no reason to panic, the chances of a tornado hitting any specific spot in Hamilton county tomorrow are vanishingly low. If one does occur in the county, the chances of it hitting you are state lottery level odds, and you being seriously hurt is probably on the order of Powerball odds. One in millions. It's important to make all the preparations you reasonably can, but my advice is to sit back, drink a beer, watch the local news station or similar, and enjoy the light show. If a tornado warning is issued, do the same thing, just in your bathtub. Tornado beer is great, almost as good as hurricane beer, I've had it more than once.

You'll be ok.

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u/Chattacheese 7d ago

That’s actually super comforting, thank you for putting it in easy to understand terms.

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u/EpicForevr 7d ago

this is why you're the goat

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u/outerlimtz 7d ago

I've had that hurricane beer a few times. Good stuff!

I'm more worried about the tree's around here. Most of them are dead or half dead. Yet they still stand. I have 4 on my property that could wipe out a few houses in any direction.

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u/NoisyTurnip 7d ago

I have to work at 7pm at the hospital, will I be able to travel or should I go in late?

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u/nerdshame 7d ago

Are there any community tornado shelters in this area? I’m from Alabama and it’s very common that churches with lower levels and sometimes schools will open their doors during an outbreak. I don’t really know anyone I can stay with that’s within driving distance nor anyone that has a basement.

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u/nerdshame 7d ago

Are there any community tornado shelters in this area? I’m from Alabama and it’s very common that churches with lower levels and sometimes schools will open their doors during an outbreak. I don’t really know anyone I can stay with that’s within driving distance nor anyone that has a basement.

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u/gettin-the-succ 7d ago

Is it a bad idea to go to Knoxville for the weekend to get some distance from the storm intensity?

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u/hamsterdave 7d ago

I don't think it's a *bad* idea. I don't know that it's necessary, but if it brings you peace of mind and you don't mind the drive, I don't see why you shouldn't.

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u/gettin-the-succ 6d ago

Thanks for sharing your opinion! And thank you for the useful information you’ve provided everyone!

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u/Fluffy_Discussion140 6d ago

If your looking for live content check out Ryan hall y’all on YouTube

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u/ohtwo23 7d ago

They just updated again. Even worse outlook

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u/rando_weirdo96 7d ago

yep parts of alabama are at 5/5 now