After making landfall in Florida on Monday, Storm Fred weakened along the coastlines of the United States. However, the storm triggered multiple tornadoes in the state of Georgia on Tuesday while also showing impact in the Appalachian mountains.

While not being as catastrophic as previously expected, Storm Fred resulted in the death of one person in the United States. According to reports from news agency Associated Press citing the Florida Highway Patrol, a man from Las Vegas was killed after his car hydroplaned near Panama City, Florida, Monday night and overturned into a water-filled ditch. 

The storm also compelled some schools in Alabama, Florida and Georgia to cancel in-person classes for students as the aftermath of the disaster kept worsening. Nearly 30,000 people were left without power in Georgia and Florida as responders to the storm were repairing downed power lines and clearing toppled trees.

The United States National Hurricane Center said Storm Fred had top sustained winds of 35 mph as it crossed southeast Alabama into western and north Georgia.

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Senior hurricane specialist Stacy Stewart said Tuesday that it could dump 5 to 7 inches of rain into parts of Alabama, Georgia and the Carolinas — and possibly up to 10 inches of rain in isolated spots, causing flash flooding in mountainous areas, according to reports from news agency Associated Press.

At least three apparent tornadoes touched down in Georgia: One hit Americus, in the southwestern part of the state, one hit a rural area of Meriwether County, between Atlanta and Columbus, and one hit Jeffersonville, near Macon, according to the National Weather Service, according to reports from Associated Press.

Tropical storm Fred made landfall in Florida Pandhandle on Monday afternoon near the Cape San Blas, according to reports from the United States National Hurricane Center.