Chattanooga in southeastern Tennessee saw one of its wettest days on record, triggering a state of emergency
Aug. 13 Heavy rains caused flash flooding in Chattanooga and surrounding areas Tuesday that has inundated roads, triggered an emergency declaration and sent rescue workers scrambling as they try to rescue stranded residents.
Nearly 6 1/2 inches of rain fell at the Chattanooga Airport, according to the National Weather Service, making it the second-wettest day on record for the southeastern Tennessee city of about 192,000.
The rain shut down a stretch of Interstate 24 that runs through the city, flooding it over 3 feet of water, according to a post on X by the state Department of Transportation.
