A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight EDT for east Tennessee. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

At 1009 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near South Cleveland, or 9 miles southwest of Cleveland, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Chattanooga, Harrison, South Cleveland, Collegedale, McDonald, Harrison Bay State Park, Ooltewah, and Apison. This includes Interstate 75 in Tennessee between mile markers 9 and 18.