India, Oct. 27 -- A violent thunderstorm rolled in from the Gulf of Mexico and slammed into Florida's Mexico Beach early Monday morning, Newsweek reported. The system triggered tornado warnings across parts of the panhandle, with meteorologists warning residents to brace for flash floods and dangerous wind gusts. Forecasters said the storm formed offshore before making landfall around sunrise, dumping heavy rain and tossing debris across coastal neighborhoods.

The National Weather Service office in Tallahassee issued severe thunderstorm alerts for several nearby counties, including Gulf, Southern Liberty, and Franklin, as the line of storms pushed inland.

According to Newsweek, the National Weather Service reported gusts of wind reachin...