Florida braced for Tropical Storm Colin that was expected to move onshore at the state's Big Bend coastline Monday evening.

For the safety of its 1,364 employees and 516,000 members, the $6.1 billion VyStar Credit Union in Jacksonville closed its offices and call center services at 4:30 p.m. Monday.

The credit union said it expects to operate at regular business hours Tuesday, but it will be monitoring the progression of the storm.

“Another update will be sent tomorrow if normal operating hours are not reinstated because of the progression of the storm,” VyStar said in a statement.

Ryan O'Connor, vice president of marketing and communications for the League of Southeastern Credit Union in Tallahassee, said there had been no additional reports of credit union closures as of Monday night.

Florida Governor Rick Scott's office reported Tropical Storm Colin could generate an additional three to five inches of rain over the next 24 hours and cause floods, tropical storm force winds and possible tornadoes.

Tropical Storm Colin was expected to move across northern Florida and southeastern Georgia through early Tuesday morning, and move near or over the southeastern coast of the United States Tuesday, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami.

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