Severe weather isn’t out of the ordinary for Tampa Bay. This page collects information from various sources to provide a “situational awareness” into the current weather conditions.
SKYWARN®
The purpose of the SKYWARN® program in Pinellas County Florida is to provide the National Weather Service (NWS) Forecast Office at Tampa Bay with timely and accurate reports of severe weather phenomena so that a timely warning can be issued to the public of dangerous weather conditions that include tornadoes, hail, flooding, and damaging thunderstorm winds.
Detailed information about SKYWARN® operations in Pinellas County can be found in the Pinellas County ACS/ARES® SKYWARN® Operations Plan and Standard Operating Procedures document.
Current Pinellas County Severe Weather Alerts
TEST Tsunami Warning issued April 23 at 12:30PM EDT until April 23 at 1:30PM EDT by NWS National Tsunami Warning Center
from NWS
from NWS
GMZ130-132-135-150-155-230-231-232-235>237-250-255-330-335-
350-355-430-432-435-436-450-452-455-532-534-536-538-550-552-
555-557-630>636-650-655-730-750-752-755-765-830-836-850-853-
856-656-657-031-032-034-035-042>044-052>055-AMZ630-650-651-
550-552-555-450-452-454-330-350-352-354-250-252-254-256-131-
135>137-150>156-158-230-231-ANZ631>638-656-658-650-652-654-
430-431-450>455-331-332-335-338-340-345-350>355-230>237-250-
251-254-255-256-150>154-050>052-TXZ251-256-257-351-354-355-
451-454-455-234-242>247-342>347-442-443-447-214-236>238-313-
335>338-436>439-215-216-615-616-LAZ041-073-074-052>054-241-
252>254-066>070-076-078-MSZ086>088-ALZ261>266-FLZ201>206-008-
010-012-014-108-112>118-127-128-134-139-142-148-149-050-151-
155-160-162-165-069-075-076>078-174-074-154-168-172-173-347-
447-647-747-047-054-059-064-141-147-159-164-024-124-125-133-
138-GAZ153-154-165-166-117-119-139-141-SCZ048>052-054-056-
NCZ106-108-110-044>047-080-081-092>095-098-103-104-193>199-
203>205-015>017-030>032-102-VAZ084>096-098-523>525-099-100-
MDZ024-025-DEZ002>004-NJZ006-012>014-020>027-106-108-NYZ071>075-
078>081-176>179-CTZ009>012-RIZ002-004>008-MAZ007-014>016-019>024-
NHZ014-MEZ022>028-029-030-NBZ570-550-660-641-NSZ210-230-260-
250-110-120-130-170-160-150-140-270-280-320-410-450-440-430-
QCZ670-680-NLZ340-220-230-210-120-132-140-241-242-110-131-
540-530-570-520-510-560-610-720-710-730-740-750-760-770-231730-
/T.NEW.PAAQ.TS.W.9009.240423T1630Z-240423T1730Z/
The U.S. east coast, Gulf of Mexico coasts, and Eastern
Canadian coastal areas
...THIS_MESSAGE_IS_FOR_TEST_PURPOSES_ONLY...
...THIS IS A TEST TO DETERMINE TRANSMISSION TIMES INVOLVED IN THE
DISSEMINATION OF TSUNAMI INFORMATION...
...ESTO ES UNA PRUEBA PARA DETERMINAR LOS TIEMPOS DE TRANSMISION
ENVUELTOS EN LA DISEMINACION DE INFORMACION SOBRE TSUNAMIS...
RESPONSES ARE REQUIRED FROM
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* All Coastal Weather Forecast Offices in [...]
Tue, Apr 23, 2024, Continue reading at the source
Please be sure to check the NWS Tampa Bay Graphical Hazardous Weather Outlook daily. It’s an extremely useful to check daily. It presents a graphical view of likelihood of various types of severe weather. If you have a weather radio, Pinellas is covered by two transmitters and Pinellas has a “Specific Area Message Encoding” (SAME code) of 012103.
- Largo Marine – 162.450 MHz
- Tampa Bay – 162.550 MHz
National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center’s Latest Content
MD 0536 CONCERNING TORNADO WATCH 143... FOR ARKLATEX INTO SOUTHEASTERN/CENTRAL MISSOURI
Mesoscale Discussion 0536
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0814 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
Areas affected...Arklatex into Southeastern/Central Missouri
Concerning...Tornado Watch 143...
Valid 270114Z - 270315Z
The severe weather threat for Tornado Watch 143 continues.
SUMMARY...Severe threat [...]
Fri, Apr 26, 2024, Continue reading at the source
MD 0535 CONCERNING TORNADO WATCH 142... FOR CENTRAL/SOUTHERN IA/NORTHERN MO
Mesoscale Discussion 0535
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0727 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
Areas affected...Central/Southern IA/northern MO
Concerning...Tornado Watch 142...
Valid 270027Z - 270200Z
The severe weather threat for Tornado Watch 142 continues.
SUMMARY...Supercells will propagate into [...]
Fri, Apr 26, 2024, Continue reading at the source
WW 0143 Status Updates
STATUS FOR WATCH 0143 HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED YET
[...]
Fri, Apr 26, 2024, Continue reading at the source
WW 143 TORNADO AR TX 262300Z - 270400Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 143
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
555 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Southern and central Arkansas
[...]
Fri, Apr 26, 2024, Continue reading at the source
MD 0534 CONCERNING TORNADO WATCH 140...142... FOR MID MISSOURI VALLEY
Mesoscale Discussion 0534
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0536 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
Areas affected...Mid Missouri Valley
Concerning...Tornado Watch 140...142...
Valid 262236Z - 270000Z
The severe weather threat for Tornado Watch 140, 142 continues.
SUMMARY...Supercells, and attendant [...]
Fri, Apr 26, 2024, Continue reading at the source
MD 0533 CONCERNING SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH NEEDED SOON FOR CENTRAL TEXAS...SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA...ARKLATEX
Mesoscale Discussion 0533
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0513 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
Areas affected...central Texas...southeastern Oklahoma...Arklatex
Concerning...Severe potential...Watch needed soon
Valid 262213Z - 262345Z
Probability of Watch Issuance...95 percent
SUMMARY...The severe threat will likely [...]
Fri, Apr 26, 2024, Continue reading at the source
WW 0142 Status Updates
STATUS FOR WATCH 0142 HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED YET
[...]
Fri, Apr 26, 2024, Continue reading at the source
WW 142 TORNADO IA KS MO 262045Z - 270200Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 142
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
345 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Southwest Iowa
[...]
Fri, Apr 26, 2024, Continue reading at the source
MD 0532 CONCERNING TORNADO WATCH 140... FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NEBRASKA
Mesoscale Discussion 0532
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0314 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
Areas affected...portions of eastern Nebraska
Concerning...Tornado Watch 140...
Valid 262014Z - 262115Z
The severe weather threat for Tornado Watch 140 continues.
SUMMARY...Well-developed supercells [...]
Fri, Apr 26, 2024, Continue reading at the source
MD 0530 CONCERNING TORNADO WATCH 140... FOR PARTS OF EASTERN NEBRASKA...FAR NORTHERN KANSAS AND WESTERN IOWA.
Mesoscale Discussion 0530
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0231 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
Areas affected...parts of eastern Nebraska...far northern Kansas and
western Iowa.
Concerning...Tornado Watch 140...
Valid 261931Z - 262100Z
The [...]
Fri, Apr 26, 2024, Continue reading at the source
National Hurricane Center’s Tropical Weather Outlook
ZCZC MIATWOAT ALL
TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM RRA
Special Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
410 PM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
1. East-Central Subtropical Atlantic:
An area of low pressure located about 900 miles northwest of the
Cabo Verde Islands has been producing a [...]
Wed, Apr 24, 2024, Continue reading at the source