The Hamilton County Office of Emergency Management says saturated ground caused the large tree to fall in East Ridge.

Rescue crews pulled people out of submerged cars and homes overnight as floods swept the southeastern part of the state.

Tennessee officials swiftly responded to a rare flash flood in Hamilton County, impacting roads including I-24.

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

At least four people have died after heavy rains and flash flooding in Tennessee on Tuesday, officials said. A family of two adults and one child died when a tree fell on their car on Wednesday morning as a result of the storms in East Ridge, near Chattanooga, the Hamilton County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security said.

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.

There have been four confirmed fatalities from Tuesday's storms, according to the Hamilton County Office of Emergency Management and Chattanooga Fire Department.

Heavy rain on August 12 continuing into August 13 places Knox County and other East Tennessee counties at high risk of flash flooding, officials said.