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More damage
More damage

More video of damage in East Brainerd, Ooltewah and flash flooding in South Pittsburg.

East brainerd was one of the areas hit the hardest by tornadoes.

Chattanooga police and the chattanooga fire department have concentrated their efforts to the jenkins road and standifer gap area.

Ooltewah and collegedale were also severely hit by the storms. our crew captured this video of were the national weather service will step in later on i you're not already on scene, which can't really make that full assessment whether straigh- line winds or tornadoes until you get a little bit of daylight.

Thankfully, when daylight goes rolled around, we're going to see a much call for cash.

It's hard to look at some of the damage is line college down were also merely had last night.

You know, our free capture video downtown shops and postal officials tell us that trees are down out of the area.

I say that the power outage at post office as well as everything around ridge damaged look at the la-z-boy store out of pearl road for from him.

This is what happened to that.

Obviously extreme damage across unbelievable only of the word this morning.

There were piles of three all up and down like garbage cans wrote and there are a couple of areas where hurricanes have been put up inbound heading south from sikorsky on the downtown area couple things we do know your k is at least one or two of these tornadoes was strong enough to be classified as an ef to tornado and check tornadoes talking about could have possibly touched down in a eight now that's not just here in chattanooga that does cover our entire viewing area southeast hennessy north georgia north alabama and western north carolina.

You didn't see the tornadoes ordered or reviewed and see tornado damage more tha likely you don't have to go very far to see tornado or straight-line when damage to flash flooding is still a big big issue will show you that moment you have flash was warnings that are out for the part of your high wind advisory also.

There are a lot of folks that are without power.

At that hour.

As you'll be at amy maxwell right here a little bit later on this morning would caution you about tailwinds coming in as result this moral that in just a moment while look at the flooding chat yeah i kno him to consider.

Basically, the ground was all ready saturated over in sequatchie valley or if they were hit especially hard as well.

We do know it was from the national weather service.

This is the worst tornado outbreak since 2011.

Remember that day now absolutely absolutely eerie to these images again right here in the tenant do you know that murray county has an hit very hard by this as well.

We are working to get the numbers they are and learn more about the damage and devastation that is they are if you have pictures you live in murray county descendents haley tendency me if you can't send an email or send my facebook or twitter.

We are working to learn more what what is going on in that area right now were also told that one of the biggest hit areas draw one wolf came over to lafayette and walker county and then over to dalton and also southern polk county, especially high, especially high winds and possible tornado damage there a well.

You got to consider the rainfall we had also some areas got up to six some areas got up to 6 inches of rain 6 inches of rain and that's on top is a set a moment ago already saturated know i spoke with yesterday's family.

Let rainer or windows just shatter wine out the back their homes in just a minute.

All it takes a minute.

Have this much damage and destruction which further emphasizes the need to have your storm to 12 weather alert

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