A driver standing on his windshield as his vehicle was submerged in deep, frigid floodwaters was rescued Wednesday night in north Alabama.

The Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office’s Swift Water Rescue Team and the Cortland and Hatton volunteer fire departments were dispatched around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday to a vehicle swept off County Road 593 south of Cortland, leaving the driver stranded, the sheriff’s office said.

First responders found the vehicle in a ditch and submerged by four to five feet of fast-moving water.

The driver was standing on the windshield of the vehicle, authorities said.

A member of the swift water rescue team, aided by fire officials, entered the water and made their way to the stranded motorist.

The driver was safely extracted from the vehicle.

Due to the frigid temperatures of the water, both the motorist and the rescue worker were evaluated by Cortland Fire medics.

Flash floods remained a concern across Alabama on Wednesday night into Thursday morning as severe weather battered portions of the state.

The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office posted on social media that deputies were responding to multiple areas of water over the roadway on Cahaba Valley Road, Valleydale Road, Inverness Center Trace, and County Road 26.

“Please do not drive right now unless absolutely necessary and do not take the risk of driving through water. It is almost impossible to tell how deep the water is at night,” the statement read.

Alabama State Troopers said that in Cleburne County there was flooding in the area of Alabama 78 and Alabama 9 that caused a road closure.

In Clarke County, the storm led to downed trees and power lines around 8 p.m. Wednesday, causing U.S. 84 from the 24-mile marker to the 44-mile marker to be closed, troopers said.

Further information on the incident was unavailable.