Parents and child killed when tree falls on car as heavy rain and flooding hit Tennessee [View all]
Source: AP
Updated 8:43 AM CDT, August 13, 2025
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — A mother, father and child were killed when a tree fell on their car during heavy rain and flooding in Tennessee, an official said Wednesday.
The three were killed when saturated ground caused a large tree to fall in the Chattanooga suburb of East Ridge just after midnight, Hamilton County Office of Emergency Management spokesperson Amy Maxwell said by telephone.
The full extent of the damage isn’t yet known, Maxwell said. County officials will tour the damage in the East Ridge area on Wednesday morning, she said.
The flooding prompted rescues of people stuck in homes and swamped vehicles on Tuesday, and the region was bracing for more rainfall and flooding Wednesday. Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp declared a local state of emergency Tuesday night as first responders responded to flash flooding and urged people to exercise extreme caution.
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