Overview

• Chattanooga Airport recorded 6.42 inches of rain on August 12, the second-highest 24-hour total since 1879, overwhelming urban drainage systems.
• Interstate 24 between I-75 and US 27 was submerged under more than three feet of water before floodwaters receded and crews cleared disabled vehicles.
• Swift-water rescue teams from the Chattanooga Fire Department and Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office carried out dozens of rescues of stranded motorists and residents.
• A mother, father and child were killed in East Ridge when saturated ground caused a tree to collapse onto their car, and at least one person remains missing.
• Flood watches and flash flood warnings remain in effect for much of middle and eastern Tennessee as forecasters predict additional heavy rainfall.