Severe flooding causes road closures in Chattanooga


Chattanooga is facing significant flooding, affecting multiple roads. Police are blocking access to unsafe areas and setting up barricades. Some vehicles are stuck, and there is a shortage of officers to manage all the intersections.
Audio|Source: Hamilton County Public Safety
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Transcript:
on the 10th Avenue and block 10th Avenue in East 4th Street. The flooding is getting bad enough. We're not going to be able to go through this area. You're 7. There. Do you need any more down there? Just be of Oz right in front of Easy Paw on the highway near Haldi. The road's starting to flood here as well. Okay. That's correct. We're going to have to block off 7th Avenue from 44th because people are coming through here, one of them is bound to get stuck. They're not paying attention to my life at all. Clear eight, I'll show you one route. Any unit there. We'd say you with two parties, giving them a courtesy ride. Three. Seven, clear on courtesy ride. Any unit there, you know, 6,200 ring old road. Accident unknown injuries. Silver, Nissan, Nissan, Ultima, an older GMC. Be in the turn lane. Can I car to car real quick. Brainer to East Brainer, that intersection. We've got someone calling in saying a car is blocking a turn lane. Appears to be a Hyundai. I'm showing you in that area. If you can check on that when you're available. Correct. That's Craig. You said a Hyundai blocking a lane. 13 to 17. You still name you there? That's correct. He says blocking a turning lane. Alright, you can go ahead and head to that. 13 to see you. All right, 13. Show me around to that. 13, clear. Papa, is that going to be eastbound or westbound? 2-2. Were you getting out with this check hazard on Bailey Street? The advisor and the turn of between the first. 560, show me how you hear it. All of that Baptist Church was four, 433 parties. Clear. Doing the action at the Illinois. Have you been in detail? What do you think is best? Got your phone number. Clear? Go ahead with it. Sam, 1-227. Tom. Clear on Sierra 1-2-7. Tom. 27 Tango. 21 in the area. 58. 21 clear in the area. 58. Let's go ahead and call in streets. We don't have enough units to answer calls and the barricades out at all these different floating locations at the same time. Clear. 2124. Copy a check hazard. 4. Charlie, I'm away from my vehicle. What's the complaint number on this collision? What's that for me? 2021 Dots Avenue, 2021 Dotson Avenue, off of Curto Street in the Infantry Road. County units out with the vehicle caught in flooding, and we're also getting another call advising that the roadway is starting to flood. 2113. Do you locate that crash? I'm not located me, please. 7-0-0-08. 700-08. made it that four yet. Okay. Two, three, copy a check hazard. Three. Intersection of North Chamberlain Avenue and Wilcox, North Chamberlain and Wilcox, sweet tree limbs in the roadway after lightning hit a transformer. Car 560 status. Nine, crash, no injuries, hit and run. On quick. Do nine. Go ahead. 560 status. It's going to be the 3.6 of 153 South. Correction, 153 northbound. 45. 45. Now I've got the first road closure sign at Slater and North Matt Smith, heading a Canthport and Parkway now. Clear. Ten run three-car collision. The 406 on scene is going to be in a silver Nissan Versa. 13 to 21. If you're not located, you get that, I'm going to slow my traffic. Vehicle that they then ran into State Unseen Exchange Info and they've now left. Hey, are you close? The suspect vehicle had not ever stopped. Yeah, I'm going to say. About 41. Okay. Use case number 7-014. 552. Are you clear on Easter? Just note on the card. Yeah, I'm clearing it. 560, I'm sorry. Canvades again? 521. Call one of the RPs back on this crash if we get a fair location. There's going to be a delay on them going to layoffs on that juvenile. They're having to evacuate some areas due to flooding and esterge. Movefetch. I'm clear. Just hold it over for now. Clear. You do. If you want to start barricades at North Germantown in Brannard, the water is getting at the point where it's at the hood of small vehicles. Okay. Okay. What are you hanging out there or am I keeping you available? I mean, based off the amount of road flooding, I think, being available is the bigger ideas?
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N Chamberlain Ave, Chattanooga, TN
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