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AN alligator has been pictured swimming on a street in Alabama after Hurricane Sally brought 105mph winds that tore roofs from homes and caused catastrophic flooding along the Gulf Coast.

At least one person is known to have died since the category-two storm made landfall in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

An alligator was filmed swimming on a residential street that had been submerged in Gulf Shores, Alabama

Residents on a flooded street in Orange Beach, FloridaCredit: EPA

A man removes belongings from his damaged boat in Pensacola, FloridaCredit: Reuters

A flooded highway in Walton Beach, FloridaCredit: AP:Associated Press

A mobile home badly damaged by the storm in Dauphin Island, AlabamaCredit: Reuters

A wrecked home sits without a roof in Perdido Key, Florida in the aftermath of the hurricaneCredit: Reuters

The announced the arrived on the Gulf shores in around 4.45am.

Rivers in the state rose from the heavy rains and at least eight waterways in the southern part of the state and the Florida Panhandle were expected to suffer major flooding by today.

Around 570,000 homes and businesses have been left without electricity.

An emergency crew rescued two people on Dauphin Island, after the hurricane ripped the roof off their home and the rest of the house began to crumble. Mayor Jeff Collier said no-one was injured.

Mayor Tony Kennon of Orange Beach confirmed that one person died in the popular vacation town on Wednesday, adding that no other details would be immediately released.

One other person remains missing.

Astonishing footage shot in the city of Gulf Shores, Alabama showed an alligator swimming through waters that had submerged a residential street.

Authorities in Florida said that Pensacola received more than 30 inches of rain in four hours - the equivalent of a four-month rainfall total.

Hurricane Sally made landfall as a Category-2 storm on Wednesday morningCredit: AFP or licensors

Authorities in Pensacola said on Wednesday that the storm brought 30-plus inches of rain, or about four months' worth, in four hoursCredit: AP:Associated Press

A man walks with his bicycle through a street flooded by rains from Hurricane Sally in downtown Pensacola, FloridaCredit: AFP or licensors

A flooded parking lot is seen in Pensacola during Hurricane SallyCredit: AFP or licensors

People stand on the steps of a hotel and look at the flooded streets in PensacolaCredit: Getty Images - Getty

A man looks outside of his flooded home in Pensacola, Florida on September 16Credit: Getty Images - Getty

A man films from a car driving through high watersCredit: AP:Associated Press

A boat washed up near the road in Orange Beach, Alabama, where one person has died and another was reported missingCredit: AP:Associated Press

The storm touched down near the Gulf shores in Alabama around 4.45amCredit: NOAA

The hurricane is expected to move across the South, hitting Georgia, South Carolina, and North CarolinaCredit: NOAA

Numerous counties along the Florida-Alabama border were placed under curfew to keep residents safe.

At least 377 people have been rescued from flooded neighborhoods in Escambia County, which includes Pensacola, the county's public safety director told reporters during a news briefing.

More than 500,000 residential and business utility customers throughout Alabama and Florida have been without power, according to

and also saw power outages as the hurricane battered down.

Sally caused the tide to rise about four feet in Pascagoula, Mississippi, but thankfully only minor damage was inflicted on docks and boat slips.

The storm brought blustering 105mph windsCredit: Getty Images - Getty

Derrick Bennett (left) helps Ronald Bush (right) take his boat out of the water in Shell Beach, Louisiana on MondayCredit: Getty Images - Getty

Deputy Jarred Bazile of the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff department is seen at a checkpoint in Shell Beach, Louisiana ahead of the Hurricane's arrivalCredit: Getty Images - Getty

Alabama and Florida both declared emergencies ahead of the hurricane's arrival in the mainland.

"I’ve declared a state of emergency in 13 Northwest Florida counties as Hurricane #Sally approaches," Gov Ron DeSantis said on social media on Tuesday night.

"Floridians in these counties should prepare for strong winds and severe flooding," he added.

Florida has declared a state of emergency amid the devastation

The Governor of Alabama also declared a state of emergencyCredit: Twitter/ @GovernorKayIvey

The NOAA said borders along Alabama and Florida may see surges of four to seven feet.

Alabama Gov Kay Ivey announced Tuesday that the state was approved for an Emergency Disaster Declaration by President .

"Everyone in the coastal areas south of I-10 & in low-lying areas, please heed all warnings & advice from weather experts & local officials," Ivey wrote in a tweet.

Trump approved emergency disaster declarations in Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana ahead of Sally's touchdown, FEMA administrator Pete Gaynor .