On Sunday, tropical depression Claudette swept through the coastal states. Forecasters warned that parts of the southern hinterland, especially central Alabama, would experience life-threatening flash floods.

According to Butler County Coroner Wayne Garlock, 10 people, including 9 children, were killed in a collision between two vehicles on Saturday, which he said may have slipped on wet roads. Butler County Sheriff Danny Bond said many more people were injured. The victim was not immediately confirmed.

At the same time, Captain Mattiselles of the Tuscaloosa Violent Crime Department told the Tuscaloosa News that a tree fell on their house on the outskirts of Tuscaloosa on Saturday, causing a A 24-year-old man and a 3-year-old boy died. The seller did not immediately confirm the identity of the victim, and the forensic doctor could not be contacted earlier on Sunday.

Large parts of northern Alabama and Georgia were hit by heavy rains late Saturday, resulting in deaths. Earlier, Claudette on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi reported as much as 12 inches (30 cm) of rain.

Debris covering East Bruton Street, Alabama [Alicia Jossey via AP Photo]

The tropical storm warning came into effect in Duck Town, North Carolina from Little River Bay to the Bund. Forecasters say tropical storm observation warnings have been issued from the South Santi River to Little River Bay in South Carolina.

The headwind is still close to 30 mph (45 m/h). Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center predict that when Claudette will set off into the Atlantic Ocean in eastern North Carolina on Monday, its intensity will return to tropical storm status.

On Sunday, flash flood warnings were issued in northern Georgia, most of South Carolina, the coast of North Carolina, parts of southeastern Alabama, and the Florida panhandle.

The following is the main information at 11 a.m. EST on Sunday #ClaudiaThe system is still producing heavy rain, and flash floods may occur in most parts of the southeastern United States. Tornadoes may also occur in parts of Georgia and Carolina today. https://t.co/tW4KeFW0gB pic.twitter.com/qwMv7aKL5T

-National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) June 20, 2021

According to WVUA-TV, more than 20 people were rescued by boat due to flooding in Northport, Alabama. The Tuscaloosa County Emergency Management Agency said on Twitter that local Red Cross volunteers are ready to help those affected. A shelter was opened in Northport.

The National Weather Service in Birmingham tweeted that Village Creek in Birmingham rose to 13 feet (4 meters) during the flood phase.

The system is located approximately 25 miles (35 kilometers) west of Atlanta. The National Hurricane Center said in an advisory report on Sunday morning that it is moving northeast at 13 miles per hour (20 km/h).

Early on Saturday morning, Claudette was announced to be well organized to qualify as a tropical storm. At this time, the circulation center of the storm had landed on the coast of southwest New Orleans.

Pickup trucks pass each other on the flooded Cedar Lake Road in Biloxi, Mississippi [Rogelio V. Solis/AP Photo]

Soon after landing, a tornado suspected of being triggered by a storm destroyed or severely damaged at least 50 houses in a small town in Alabama north of the Florida border.

Escambia County Sheriff Heath Jackson said a suspected tornado “almost razed” a mobile home park, knocked trees on the house, and opened the roof of the high school gymnasium. Most of the damage occurred in or near the towns of Bruton and East Bruton, about 48 miles (77 kilometers) north of Pensacola, Florida.

“It affects everyone a bit,” Jackson said. “However, because these mobile homes are built so close together, the damage to them may be much greater than scattered homes.”

According to reports, tornadoes also occurred in southwestern Georgia.

The damage from the storm was also felt in northern Florida, where winds—in some cases up to 85 mph (137 km/h)—caused an 18-wheel truck to roll over.

After Tropical Storm Claudet passed Slidell, Louisiana, a flooded community was seen [Gerald Herbert/AP Photo]

The storm also poured heavy rain north of Lake Pontchartrain in Louisiana and along the coast of Mississippi, flooding streets and, in some areas, pushing water into houses. Later, the storm flooded the Florida Panhandle and Alabama inland.

Forecasters stated that the system may still dump 2 to 4 inches (5 to 10 cm) of rain in the area, and 8 inches (20 cm) of isolated rain may occur.

In addition, Tropical Storm Dolores made landfall on the west coast of Mexico with an intensity close to that of a hurricane. As of Sunday morning, it had dissipated over Mexico. The remaining maximum sustained wind speed is 25 miles per hour (35 km/h), concentrated about 170 miles (275 km) east of Mazatlan, Mexico.

The total amount of heavy rainfall in the southwest and western coastal areas of Mexico is expected to reach 15 inches (38 cm) throughout the weekend. The forecaster warned of the possibility of flash floods and mudslides.