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.

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

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

At least three people are dead and one other is missing after heavy rain triggered flooding in Chattanooga. NBC News' Aaron Gilchrist reports that more rain is in the forecast and a flash flood warning remains in place.

A family of three died this week after a large tree fell on their car amid heavy rain and flash flooding in Chattanooga and elsewhere in Tennessee, officials said

The floodwaters shut down Interstate 24 until around 10 p.m. ET, Rae Anne Bradley, the regional communications officer for the Tennessee Department of Transportation in Chattanooga and the Cumberland Plateau, stated in a post on X. When water had receded, the interstate lanes traveling east were reopened.

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.

Not a lot of mainstream news has been made about the latest disastrous flooding that hit parts of Tennessee, but a video from the scene is going […]