The remnants of Tropical Storm Lee spawned tornados in Georgia and Alabama, and flooding from heavy rains prompted authorities to close roads. Floodwaters swept several people away across the South.

A Mississippi man drowned attempting to cross a rain-swollen creek in a car with two other people, The Associated Press reported.

John Howard Anderson, Jr., 57, was trying to drive a van with two other passengers across the creek when Jonathan Weeks and his wife saw them.

"It all happened so fast," Weeks recalled. "They were in there trying to get out and panicking. The power was out so everything was dark."

"We threw them a rope and tied it to a tree," he continued. "We got two of them to the bank and were trying to help the driver. We had him on the rope and were trying to pull him in, but I don't think he was able to hold on."

In Norcross, a suburb of Atlanta, rescuers plan to resume searching for a man who also tried to cross a swollen creek between apartment complexes. His friend managed to traverse the fast-moving waters.

A tornado damaged more than 100 homes in Cherokee County, Ga., about 30 north of Atlanta, the Georgia Emergency Management Agency reported.

In Chattanooga, Tenn., more than 9 inches of rain fell in 24 hours, setting a record for that time period.

Thousands of Louisiana and Mississippi residents were still without power over the weekend, where heavy rain continued falling on Monday, prompting some evacuations.

Meanwhile, what's left of the storm is now heading north, where residents are still cleaning up from Hurricane Irene.

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AP contributed to this report.