The family of three was killed when saturated ground caused a large tree to fall in the Chattanooga suburb of East Ridge just after midnight, Hamilton County OEM spokesperson Amy Maxwell said. No one else is believed to be missing at this time, officials said.

Heavy rains caused flash flooding in Chattanooga and surrounding areas Tuesday that has inundated roads, triggered an emergency declaration and sent rescue workers scrambling as they try to rescue stranded residents.

Flash flooding has created hazardous road conditions across Hamilton County Tuesday evening, shutting down I-24 westbound near McBrien Road.Viewers have sent in

A mother, father and child were killed in Tennessee when a tree fell on their car overnight as heavy rain and flash flooding lashed the state.

A flash flood warning is in effect for Chattanooga, East Ridge, and Red Bank, Tennessee, until 8:30 p.m., as torrential rain swamps roads and triggers urgent rescue efforts. Heavy downpours have left sections of Interstate 24 underwater, with at least one vehicle partially submerged.

Tuesday afternoon's massive and unprecedented flooding on Interstate 24 and Interstate 75 was not made worse by recent construction completion in that area, sta