<p>A tornado warning</a> was in place for the Fort Walton Beach area of West Florida on June 21, as Tropical Storm Cindy</a> maintained its strength over the central Gulf of Mexico.</p><p>The National Weather Service instituted a tornado watch</a> across 12 Northwest Florida counties through 10 am Wednesday. It also issued a flash flood warning</a> for Okaloosa County until 1 pm.</p><p>A coastal flooding advisory</a> was also in effect. Credit: Twitter/Melissa Armstrong via Storyful</p><br />