"Catastrophic" flooding from Tropical Storm Sally spilled inland across eastern Alabama and southwestern Georgia on Wednesday evening, bringing peak winds down to 45 mph winds, per the National Hurricane Center.

Why it matters: Mayor Tony Kennon of Orange Beach, Ala. confirmed that one person died because of the storm, AP reports. Sally made landfall as a Category 2 hurricane near Gulf Shores, before later being downgraded. But the NHC warned "catastrophic and life-threatening flooding" was continuing over parts of the Florida Panhandle and Southern Alabama.