Tropical Storm Mindy (2021)
Tropical Storm Mindy peaked at 50 kt in the North Atlantic between September 8, 2021 and September 10, 2021, with a lowest pressure of 1000 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Tropical Storm Mindy, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 2021 season in the same basin behind it, and its wind and pressure hour by hour. Every fix is in the track table below.
The storm
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Dates
- September 8, 2021 to September 10, 2021
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 50 kt (58 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 1000 mb (29.53 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 0.4
- Tropical-storm-force wind reached
- 40 nmi (74 km, 46 mi) from the center at its widest
- Eyewall radius at its peak
- 30 nmi (56 km, 35 mi)
- Overall size
- 90 nmi (167 km, 104 mi) to the outermost closed isobar
- Peak gust in the best track
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Fastest the center moved
- 24 kt (28 mph)
- Identifier
- AL132021
Deaths and damage
The sources count different things and are not added together.
National Hurricane Center
0 direct deathsnone recorded in the United States
The season table in NHC’s report archive, final report. Direct deaths are those caused by the storm’s own wind, water or surge, anywhere in the world.
NOAA Storm Events
0 deaths (0 direct, 0 indirect)$123,000
What National Weather Service offices recorded county by county in 4 states and marine areas, in the United States only. Property and crop damage as each office estimated it, which is not a national loss total.
Landfall
| Time (UTC) | Where | Position | Wind | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 01:15 | Apalachicola, FL, 11 km away | 29.7N 85.1W | 50 kt (58 mph) | 1000 mb |
Landfall points the US agencies flagged in the best track. The nearest town is named from the site’s gazetteer, not from the report.
In the United States
NOAA’s Storm Events database, the record National Weather Service offices compile months after a storm, as compiled March 2026.
- Deaths
- 0 (0 direct, 0 indirect)
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $123,000
- Crop damage
- none recorded
- Events recorded
- 37 in 6 reports from 4 states and marine areas
State by state
| State or marine area | Deaths | Injuries | Damage | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 0 | 0 | $95,000 | 14 |
| South Carolina | 0 | 0 | $28,000 | 6 |
| Gulf of Mexico | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
| Atlantic South | 0 | 0 | 1 |
What was recorded
12 marine thunderstorm wind, 9 tropical storm, 5 marine tropical storm, 4 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 1 lightning, 1 tropical depression, 1 tornado.
Tornadoes and waterspouts
1 tornado recorded in the United States, strongest first.
| Rating | County | State | Time (UTC) | Path | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EF0 | Wakulla | Florida | Sep 9, 01:08 | 1.4 mi | 50 yd |
Wind reports
The strongest winds National Weather Service offices recorded with this storm. An estimated figure is a forecaster’s judgment from the damage, not an instrument reading.
| Wind | How | Where | State | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 kt (51 mph) | Measured | .69 N of CEDAR KEY | Gulf of Mexico | Sep 9, 08:06 |
| 43 kt (49 mph) | Measured | .69 N of CEDAR KEY | Gulf of Mexico | Sep 9, 08:10 |
| 40 kt (46 mph) | Estimated | .85 NW of BLUFFTON | South Carolina | Sep 8, 22:30 |
| 40 kt (46 mph) | Estimated | .69 N of BURTON | South Carolina | Sep 8, 21:05 |
| 34 kt (39 mph) | Measured | 1.44 E of THE CHARLESTON BATTERY | Atlantic South | Sep 8, 22:55 |
What forecast offices wrote
From the Storm Events narratives, unedited.
Beaufort County Sheriff's Office reported three trees down in the area. One tree was down on a house at 411 Meritta Avenue. Another tree was down at the end of 16th Street in Port Royal. Finally, another tree was down and blocking one lane of traffic on Talbird Road near the intersection with Waddell Road.
Beaufort, South Carolina · Thunderstorm Wind · Sep 8, 22:00 UTC
A brief tornado touched down in a forested area of rural Wakulla county and tracked across Forest Road 365 before lifting. There were no structures in the path to damage, and only tree damage occurred. A tornadic debris signature (TDS) was observed on TLH radar.
Wakulla, Florida · Tornado · Sep 9, 01:08 UTC
Two homes were damaged, briefly trapping one person, but no injuries were reported. Many trees and power lines were blown down, knocking out power to 9157 residents. Overall property damage totaled near or less than $10K. A semi-truck overturned on I-10 east bound due to the strong winds.
Leon, Florida · Tropical Storm · Sep 9, 04:00 UTC
Beaufort County Emergency Management reported a few trees and powerlines down in association with Tropical Depression Mindy. One tree was down across the roadway on Glebe Street. Another tree fell at 1606 Palmetto Street and damaged a vehicle. Powerlines were reportedly sparking and arching at 2204 Mossy Oaks Road. Also, a tree was down on Old Sheldon Church Road.
Beaufort, South Carolina · Tropical Depression · Sep 9, 11:30 UTC
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 18:00 | 28.4N 86.8W | 35 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 9, 00:00 | 29.5N 85.4W | 45 kt | 1001 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 9, 01:15 landfall | 29.7N 85.1W | 50 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 9, 06:00 | 30.5N 83.9W | 35 kt | 1001 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 9, 12:00 | 31.2N 81.8W | 30 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 9, 18:00 | 31.7N 79.4W | 30 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 10, 00:00 | 32.1N 76.8W | 30 kt | 1005 mb | Low |
| Sep 10, 06:00 | 32.6N 74.0W | 30 kt | 1005 mb | Low |
| Sep 10, 12:00 | 33.2N 71.8W | 30 kt | 1005 mb | Low |
| Sep 10, 18:00 | 33.7N 69.8W | 30 kt | 1006 mb | Low |
Other North Atlantic storms of 2021
- Tropical Storm AnaNorth Atlantic · 2021
- Tropical Storm BillNorth Atlantic · 2021
- Tropical Storm ClaudetteNorth Atlantic · 2021 · 4 deaths · $375 million
- Tropical Storm DannyNorth Atlantic · 2021
- Hurricane ElsaNorth Atlantic · 2021 · 13 deaths · $1.2 billion
- Tropical Storm FredNorth Atlantic · 2021 · 6 deaths · $1.3 billion
- Hurricane GraceNorth Atlantic · 2021 · 16 deaths
- Hurricane HenriNorth Atlantic · 2021 · $700 million
- Hurricane IdaNorth Atlantic · 2021 · 55 deaths · $75 billion
- Tropical Storm KateNorth Atlantic · 2021
- Tropical Storm JulianNorth Atlantic · 2021
- Hurricane LarryNorth Atlantic · 2021 · 5 deaths
- Hurricane NicholasNorth Atlantic · 2021 · 2 deaths · $1.0 billion
- Tropical Storm OdetteNorth Atlantic · 2021
- Tropical Storm RoseNorth Atlantic · 2021
- Tropical Storm PeterNorth Atlantic · 2021
- Hurricane SamNorth Atlantic · 2021
- Tropical Storm TeresaNorth Atlantic · 2021
- Tropical Storm VictorNorth Atlantic · 2021
- Tropical Storm WandaNorth Atlantic · 2021
What this means
A best track is the record a warning agency settles on after the storm, not what it said at the time: position, maximum sustained wind and central pressure every six hours, revised against every observation that came in later. Category is the Saffir-Simpson scale, which runs from Category 1 at 64 kt to Category 5 at 137 kt and reads wind only, so it says nothing about surge or rain. Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the square of the wind through the storm's life, so it counts strength and duration together.
Sources
Storm history from NOAA NCEI’s International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS), which merges the official best track of every warning agency. Live storms, cones, watches and warnings from the National Hurricane Center and the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. Archived radar from NOAA’s Level II archive.