According to the National Hurricane Center, Tropical Storm Fay weakened to tropical depression Saturday night. 

While traveling inland with maximum sustained winds of about 35 miles per hour, Fay, which never reached hurricane strength, was downgraded to a tropical depression, The New York Times reported.

Fay is the only tropical storm which made four landfalls in Florida. In the early hours of Saturday, it reached land for the 4th time at approximately 15 miles north-northeast of Apalachicola. High winds and heavy rain poured down in inland area, the weather center announced.

In Tallahassee, the capital of the State of Florida, trees and power lines were knocked down by heavy rain showers and strong wind gusts. Over 12,000 people remained without electricity, officials said.

In the coming days, up to 12 inches of rain are anticipated in southern and central areas of Alabama and Mississippi, southwestern Georgia and eastern Louisiana, as well as in Florida Panhandle, a region which includes the westernmost 16 counties in the state.  

Initially, Fay was only a tropical wave but it quickly developed into a tropical storm with 40 mph sustained winds after drifting over the east shore of the Dominican Republic more than a week ago.

Four days ago, the storm produced a tornado which struck Brevard County, causing damage to more than 50 houses, leaving nine of them completely rundown, the county’s emergency operations center said.