FORT OGLETHORPE, Ga. — Search and rescue operations continue in the Chattanooga area as the region faces a second day of heavy rainfall.

Four people have died after Tuesday's rain. A state of emergency remains in effect for Hamilton County, Tenn.

The National Weather Service reported Tuesday night that Chattanooga received 6.42" at the metropolitan airport. That is the second highest one-day total on record.

"After consulting with the Hamilton County Director of Emergency Management, I have declared a Local State of Emergency as first responders across Hamilton County respond to flash flooding," County Mayor Weston Wamp said in a statement. "We have been in communication with both TEMA and the Governor’s Office and will continue to assess damage overnight and into the morning. We ask th

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