The system that brought heavy rain and flooding to Tennessee turned deadly after a mother, father and child in East Ridge were killed by a tree that fell on their car.

A report from the River Forecast Center said the TVA isn't making any adjustments to the main river dams after heavy rain on Tuesday and Wednesday.

FOX 17 News is in a Code Red Alert for dangerous heat going into the weekend.Highs will climb into the upper 90s with the low 100s possible.

Showers and thunderstorms pushed through the Interstate 95 corridor Wednesday, producing heavy rainfall and the threat of flash flooding from the mid-Atlantic to the Northeast.

A mother, father and child were killed when a tree fell on their car during heavy rain and flooding in Tennessee, where submerged roads also led to dramatic rescues of people trapped in their cars, authorities said Wednesday.

At least three people were killed after a series of flash floods brought more than six inches of rain to Chattanooga, Tennessee, on Tuesday, August 12, officials said. By Wednesday afternoon, several roads remained closed.

An AccuWeather Ambient weather station in Rising Fawn, Georgia, south of Chattanooga, reported 8.39 inches of rain during the event. More storms to the west of the city Tuesday morning caused flood warnings between Tullahoma and South Pittsburg, Tennessee. Roads were also reported underwater near Lynchburg.

The first half of 2025 was one of the wettest first halves of a year on record in Middle Tennessee. Since then, rain has been rare, and drought is beginning to form across the area.