( CNN ) -- Gusty winds knocked down trees throughout northern Georgia and the Carolinas on Saturday as severe storms brought heavy rains , tornado watches and flood warnings . In Charlotte , North Carolina , a man died in a weather-related car accident . According to police , the 33-year-old motorist was driving through heavy rain when the car ran off the road , turned sideways in the wet grass and the driver 's side struck a utility pole . Three other passengers in the car , including a toddler , were taken to the hospital , but had no life-threatening injuries , police say . At Raleigh-Durham international Airport , also in North Carolina , wind gusts reached 85 mph , which was higher than the wind speed recorded at the airport during hurricanes Ivan and Fran , according to the National Weather Service . Dangerous winds move through Northern Rockies . High winds blew down part of a condo that was under construction , leaving behind a heap of plywood , according to CNN affiliate WTVD . Thousands lost power in parts of North and South Carolina , according to Duke Energy . In Georgia , firefighters successfully rescued a teenager from a mobile home after it was hit by a tree Saturday morning . `` The 14-year-old girl was trapped between the tree and some flooring that had already been knocked away , '' said Tim Cavender , a spokesman for the Cherokee County Fire Department , north of Atlanta . He said the girl was in serious condition when she was taken to the hospital , but was alert and talking with paramedics . A 2-year-old was rescued , suffering only minor abrasions . Meteorologists say a cold front that pushed off to the east produced widespread showers and thunderstorms that stretched from the Gulf Coast northward into New England . Severe thunderstorms also struck coastal areas of the Southeast . The South was n't the only area hit hard by storms Saturday . High wind gusts of up to 85 mph were recorded in Browning , Montana , according to the National Weather Service .
Georgia : One person dies in car - related accident . Tornado watches and flood warnings issued for much of eastern Georgia . Firefighters rescue two children from mobile home in Atlanta after tree falls . Wind gusts higher than those from storm measured in Raleigh .