{
 "dataset": "Chattanooga, TN storm events — 12-month window, 25-mile radius (floods and special weather statements excluded, matching the city page)",
 "license": "https://www.stormauditor.com/data-license",
 "provenance": "Deduplicated by StormAuditor from public NOAA/NWS records (warnings, Local Storm Reports, NCEI Storm Events) under the published methodology at https://www.stormauditor.com/methodology",
 "refreshed_at": "2026-08-24T09:50:10.074+00:00",
 "window_days": 365,
 "event_count": 2,
 "fields": {
  "date": "Event date (YYYY-MM-DD, local storm day)",
  "county": "County or county-equivalent",
  "city": "Nearest city/place named in the source record",
  "event_type": "hazard tag: wind | hail | tornado | flood | lightning",
  "severity": "StormAuditor severity bucket (low|moderate|high|severe)",
  "evidence": "evidence level of the source record",
  "wind_mph": "reported/estimated wind gust, mph (blank if n/a)",
  "hail_in": "reported/estimated hail size, inches (blank if n/a)",
  "source": "originating public record (NWS warning, LSR, NCEI, ...)",
  "lat": "event latitude (WGS84, may be blank)",
  "lon": "event longitude (WGS84, may be blank)"
 },
 "events": [
  {
   "id": "iem-lsr-2026-07-03-hail-35.02--85.18",
   "lat": 35.02,
   "lon": -85.18,
   "zip": "",
   "city": "4 NW Graysville",
   "date": "2026-07-03",
   "county": "Hamilton",
   "source": "IEM Local Storm Reports",
   "severity": "high",
   "eventType": "hail",
   "confidence": 0.92,
   "damageTypes": [
    "Shingle bruising",
    "Granule displacement",
    "Metal denting",
    "Vehicle damage"
   ],
   "description": "Delayed report: Three amateur radio stations_ trained spotters reported quarter size hail near the intersection of I75 and TN 320 in Chattanooga area.",
   "sourceDetail": "NWS MRX — Trained Spotter via Iowa Mesonet",
   "evidenceLevel": "reported",
   "hailSizeInches": 1
  },
  {
   "id": "iem-lsr-2025-12-18-wind-35.04--85.20",
   "lat": 35.04,
   "lon": -85.2,
   "zip": "",
   "city": "4 ESE Chattanooga",
   "date": "2025-12-18",
   "county": "Hamilton",
   "source": "IEM Local Storm Reports",
   "severity": "moderate",
   "eventType": "wind",
   "confidence": 0.92,
   "damageTypes": [
    "Roof shingle lift",
    "Soffit/fascia damage",
    "Tree strike risk",
    "Fence/screen damage"
   ],
   "description": "Chattanooga Airport ASOS measured two 46 knot (~53 mph) gusts between 10:40 and 10:47 PM EST.",
   "sourceDetail": "NWS MRX — Public via Iowa Mesonet",
   "windSpeedMph": 53,
   "evidenceLevel": "reported"
  }
 ]
}