HOUSTON — The center of Tropical Storm Mindy has made landfall at 8:15 p.m. at St. Vincent Island, Fla. with maximum sustained winds at 45 mph with higher gusts.
Mindy quickly strengthened into a tropical storm after it became a tropical depression Wednesday afternoon.
The storm is not a threat to Texas.
The center of Mindy is expected to cross onto the Florida Panhandle on Wednesday night, and then move offshore of the southeastern United States into the western Atlantic Ocean by Thursday.
Key messages
- Mindy is expected to produce heavy rainfall from the Florida Panhandle into southern portions of Georgia and South Carolina through Thursday morning. This rainfall may produce isolated to scattered flash, urban, and small stream flooding.
- Tropical storm conditions are expected through tonight in portions of the Florida Panhandle where a Tropical Storm Warning is in effect.
Rainfall
Mindy is expected to produce storm total rainfall of 2 to 4 inches with maximum amounts of 6 inches across the Florida Panhandle into southern portions of Georgia and South Carolina through Thursday morning. This rainfall may produce isolated to scattered flash, urban, and small stream flooding.
Wind
Tropical storm conditions are expected to reach the coast within the warning area later this evening and tonight.
Tornadoes
A few isolated tornadoes are possible over portions of the Florida Panhandle this evening into tomorrow morning.
