A family of three died this week after a large tree fell on their car amid heavy rain and flash flooding in Chattanooga and elsewhere in Tennessee, officials said

Flash flood warnings were in effect across Tennessee on Wednesday, Aug. 13, after deadly floodwaters trapped cars near Chattanooga.

What can Chattanooga's history of flash flooding tell us about what happened in the Scenic City this past week?

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.

FORT OGLETHORPE, Ga. - Widespread flash flooding has been reported in Catoosa and Walker counties in northwest Georgia. The flooding also closed a portion of Interstate 24 in Chattanooga causing a massive traffic backup into Georgia. SEE ALSO: Storms, heavy rain, and flooding across metro Atlanta | The latest weather reports

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

Chattanooga firefighters worked a hazmat call at a local business Thursday morning. Blue Shift companies were dispatched at 8:43 a.m. to 1801 Southern Street at an automotive paint facility ... more