Nation Tropical Storm Mindy makes landfall in Florida Panhandle, bringing wind and rain to region September 8, 2021September 9, 2021 Doyle Rice and Christal Hayes, USA TODAY Comments Off on Tropical Storm Mindy makes landfall in Florida Panhandle, bringing wind and rain to region Tropical Storm Mindy made landfall in Wednesday evening in Florida's Panhandle, bringing strong wind and rain to the area.