Severe Weather

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
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 --------------------------- * 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

SPC MD 558
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MD 0558 CONCERNING TORNADO WATCH 154...155... FOR PORTIONS OF MO INTO WEST-CENTRAL IL Mesoscale Discussion 0558 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0154 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024 Areas affected...portions of MO into west-central IL Concerning...Tornado Watch 154...155... Valid 280654Z - 280800Z The severe weather threat for Tornado [...]
Sun, Apr 28, 2024, Continue reading at the source
SPC Tornado Watch 157 Status Reports
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WW 0157 Status Updates STATUS FOR WATCH 0157 HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED YET [...]
Sun, Apr 28, 2024, Continue reading at the source
SPC Tornado Watch 157
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WW 157 TORNADO TX 280600Z - 281200Z URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Tornado Watch Number 157 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 100 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Tornado Watch for portions of North and central Texas * Effective [...]
Sun, Apr 28, 2024, Continue reading at the source
SPC MD 557
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MD 0557 CONCERNING SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH LIKELY FOR NORTHWEST AR AND EASTERN OK INTO NORTH TX Mesoscale Discussion 0557 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1232 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024 Areas affected...northwest AR and eastern OK into north TX Concerning...Severe potential...Watch likely Valid 280532Z - 280700Z Probability [...]
Sun, Apr 28, 2024, Continue reading at the source
SPC Tornado Watch 156 Status Reports
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WW 0156 Status Updates STATUS FOR WATCH 0156 HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED YET [...]
Sun, Apr 28, 2024, Continue reading at the source
SPC Tornado Watch 156
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WW 156 TORNADO AR OK 280545Z - 281200Z URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Tornado Watch Number 156 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1245 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Tornado Watch for portions of Eastern Arkansas Northwest [...]
Sun, Apr 28, 2024, Continue reading at the source
SPC MD 556
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MD 0556 CONCERNING SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 153... FOR TX BIG COUNTRY INTO THE EDWARDS PLATEAU Mesoscale Discussion 0556 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1121 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024 Areas affected...TX Big Country into the Edwards Plateau Concerning...Severe Thunderstorm Watch 153... Valid 280421Z - 280615Z The severe [...]
Sun, Apr 28, 2024, Continue reading at the source
SPC Tornado Watch 155 Status Reports
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WW 0155 Status Updates STATUS FOR WATCH 0155 HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED YET [...]
Sun, Apr 28, 2024, Continue reading at the source
SPC Tornado Watch 155
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WW 155 TORNADO KS MO 280440Z - 281200Z URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Tornado Watch Number 155 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1140 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Tornado Watch for portions of Southeast Kansas Southwest [...]
Sun, Apr 28, 2024, Continue reading at the source
SPC MD 555
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MD 0555 CONCERNING TORNADO WATCH 152... FOR EASTERN OKLAHOMA Mesoscale Discussion 0555 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1051 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024 Areas affected...Eastern Oklahoma Concerning...Tornado Watch 152... Valid 280351Z - 280545Z The severe weather threat for Tornado Watch 152 continues. SUMMARY...Tornado potential is greatest across eastern [...]
Sat, Apr 27, 2024, Continue reading at the source

National Hurricane Center’s Tropical Weather Outlook

NHC Atlantic Outlook
from nhcwebmaster@noaa.gov (NHC Webmaster)
Atlantic 2-Day Graphical Outlook Image
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
CPHC Central North Pacific Outlook
from nhcwebmaster@noaa.gov (NHC Webmaster)
The Central North Pacific hurricane season runs from June 1st through November 30th. [...]
Wed, Dec 06, 2023, Continue reading at the source
NHC Eastern North Pacific Outlook
from nhcwebmaster@noaa.gov (NHC Webmaster)
The Eastern North Pacific hurricane season runs from May 15th through November 30th. [...]
Sat, Dec 02, 2023, Continue reading at the source

Useful links

ACS – Pinellas County:  Pinellas County ACS Home Page
ACS/ARES® aresdb Database: http://www.aresdb.com/
Become a rain observer: http://www.cocoRahs.org
Become an ambassador: http://weather.gov/tampa/wrn
Emergency Managers Weather Information Network — https://www.weather.gov/emwin/ 
Facebook – NWS Tampa Bay: https://www.facebook.com/NWSTampaBay/
Hurricane Guide: http://www.pinellascounty.org/emergency/default.htm#hurricaneguide
Mike’s Weather Page: https://spaghettimodels.com/
National Hurricane Center Amateur Radio Station – WX4NHC:https://w4ehw.fiu.edu/
National Hurricane Center: https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
National Weather Service: https://www.weather.gov/
NWS Radar: https://radar.weather.gov/
NWS Ruskin SKYWARN® Amateur Radio Station: https://www.weather.gov/tbw/wx4tor
NWS Ruskin SKYWARN® Page: http://weather.gov/tampa/skywarn
Sign up for weather alerts: http://AlertFlorida.com
Storm Prediction Center: https://www.spc.noaa.gov/
Tampa Bay Graphical Hazardous Weather Outlook: https://www.weather.gov/tbw/ghwo
Training – Spotter Network: http://SpotterNetwork.org
Training – MetED: https://www.meted.ucar.edu/education_training/course/23
Tropical Cyclone Guidance Project: http://hurricanes.ral.ucar.edu/realtime/current/
Twitter – NWS Tampa Bay: https://twitter.com/nwstampabay
VoIP SKYWARN®/Hurricane Net: http://voipwx.net/
Weather Spotter’s Field Guide: https://go.usa.gov/xnDYC
Windy.com: https://www.windy.com/
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