Butler County Coroner Wayne Garlock said vehicles likely hydroplaned. The vehicle erupted in flames in the wreck along a wet Interstate 65 about 35 miles south of Montgomery.

The children who died Saturday were in a van for a youth home for abused or neglected children. “By afternoon, we expect the system to be well offshore.”Ībout 1 to 2 inches of rain was expected for the Carolinas before Claudette moved out to sea. “An isolated tornado is possible early this morning over parts of the Outer Banks,” said Brad Reinhart, a specialist with the National Hurricane Center. The storm was expected to move into the Atlantic Ocean later in the morning, then travel near or south of Nova Scotia on Tuesday.Ī tropical storm warning was in effect from Cape Fear, North Carolina, to the town of Duck on the Outer Banks. The storm was located 65 miles east-southeast of Raleigh, North Carolina, and moving east-northeast at 25 mph, forecasters said. Monday morning, Claudette had maximum sustained winds of 40 mph, the National Hurricane Center said in an advisory. ATLANTA (AP) - Claudette regained tropical storm status Monday morning as it neared the coast of the Carolinas less than two days after 13 people died - including eight children in a multi-vehicle crash - due to the effects of the storm in Alabama.

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