Story highlights Up to 12 inches of rain expected could fall from Texas to AlabamaTropical Storm Cindy will make landfall Thursday(CNN) As Tropical Storm Cindy is heading toward the Gulf Coast states, millions of people are bracing for heavy rain and potential flash flooding. At least 17 million people are under a tropical storm warning from San Luis Pass, Texas, to the Alabama-Florida border, said CNN meteorologist Michael Guy. Between Wednesday and Thursday morning, the storm could bring up to 12 inches of rain to some areas between Texas and Louisiana. Cindy is just the second tropical storm to form in the Atlantic since the hurricane season officially began on June 1. The center of the storm is projected to make landfall sometime Thursday morning.

Source: CNN June 21, 2017 08:37 UTC