FORT OGLETHORPE, Ga. - Widespread flash flooding has been reported in Catoosa and Walker counties in northwest Georgia. The flooding also closed a portion of Interstate 24 in Chattanooga causing a massive traffic backup into Georgia. SEE ALSO: Storms, heavy rain, and flooding across metro Atlanta | The latest weather reports

There have been four confirmed fatalities from Tuesday's storms, according to the Hamilton County Office of Emergency Management and Chattanooga Fire Department.