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


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 2254
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MD 2254 CONCERNING SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH UNLIKELY FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL INTO EASTERN LOUISIANA Mesoscale Discussion 2254 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0223 PM CST Mon Dec 09 2024 Areas affected...portions of central into eastern Louisiana Concerning...Severe potential...Watch unlikely Valid 092023Z - 092300Z Probability of Watch Issuance...20 percent SUMMARY...A [...]
Mon, Dec 09, 2024, Continue reading at the source
SPC MD 2253
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MD 2253 CONCERNING WINTER MIXED PRECIPITATION FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NEW YORK INTO VERMONT AND NEW HAMPSHIRE Mesoscale Discussion 2253 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0207 PM CST Mon Dec 09 2024 Areas affected...Portions of eastern New York into Vermont and New Hampshire Concerning...Winter mixed precipitation Valid [...]
Mon, Dec 09, 2024, Continue reading at the source
SPC Dec 9, 2024 1930 UTC Day 3 Severe Thunderstorm Outlook
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SPC 1930Z Day 3 Outlook Day 3 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0111 PM CST Mon Dec 09 2024 Valid 111200Z - 121200Z ...THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND... ...SUMMARY... Strong to isolated severe thunderstorms are possible [...]
Mon, Dec 09, 2024, Continue reading at the source
SPC Dec 9, 2024 0700 UTC Day 2 Convective Outlook
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SPC 0700Z Day 2 Outlook Day 2 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1258 AM CST Mon Dec 09 2024 Valid 101200Z - 111200Z ...THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH AL...SOUTHWEST GA...AND THE ADJACENT FL PANHANDLE... ...SUMMARY... Isolated severe thunderstorms are [...]
Mon, Dec 09, 2024, Continue reading at the source
SPC MD 2252
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MD 2252 CONCERNING BLIZZARD FOR EASTERN MONTANA AND FAR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA Mesoscale Discussion 2252 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0859 PM CST Sun Dec 08 2024 Areas affected...Eastern Montana and far western North Dakota Concerning...Blizzard Valid 090259Z - 090900Z SUMMARY...Sporadic blizzard conditions are likely through the overnight [...]
Sun, Dec 08, 2024, Continue reading at the source
SPC Dec 8, 2024 0830 UTC Day 3 Severe Thunderstorm Outlook
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SPC 0830Z Day 3 Outlook Day 3 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0226 AM CST Sun Dec 08 2024 Valid 101200Z - 111200Z ...THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN AL...SOUTHWEST GA...AND THE ADJACENT FL PANHANDLE... ...SUMMARY... Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible [...]
Sun, Dec 08, 2024, Continue reading at the source
SPC Dec 7, 2024 Day 4-8 Severe Weather Outlook
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Day 4-8 Outlook Day 4-8 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0351 AM CST Sat Dec 07 2024 Valid 101200Z - 151200Z ...DISCUSSION... Extensive upper troughing is expected to cover much of central North America early D4/Tuesday. This trough is then expected to continue eastward as a shortwave [...]
Sat, Dec 07, 2024, Continue reading at the source
SPC MD 2251
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MD 2251 CONCERNING HEAVY SNOW FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK Mesoscale Discussion 2251 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0214 PM CST Fri Dec 06 2024 Areas affected...portions of western New York Concerning...Heavy snow Valid 062014Z - 070115Z SUMMARY...Lake-effect snow rates approaching 2 inches an hour are possible [...]
Fri, Dec 06, 2024, Continue reading at the source
SPC Dec 5, 2024 2000 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
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SPC 2000Z Day 1 Outlook Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0141 PM CST Thu Dec 05 2024 Valid 052000Z - 061200Z ...NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... Severe thunderstorms are not expected through tonight. ...20z Update... Surface high pressure with cold offshore flow will continue over much [...]
Thu, Dec 05, 2024, Continue reading at the source
SPC Dec 5, 2024 1630 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
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SPC 1630Z Day 1 Outlook Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1008 AM CST Thu Dec 05 2024 Valid 051630Z - 061200Z ...NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... Severe thunderstorms are not expected through tonight. ...Synopsis... A broad and deep upper trough is present today over the [...]
Thu, Dec 05, 2024, Continue reading at the source

National Hurricane Center’s Tropical Weather Outlook

CPHC Central North Pacific Outlook
from nhcwebmaster@noaa.gov (NHC Webmaster)
The Central North Pacific hurricane season runs from June 1st through November 30th. [...]
Mon, Dec 02, 2024, 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. [...]
Mon, Dec 02, 2024, Continue reading at the source
NHC Atlantic Outlook
from nhcwebmaster@noaa.gov (NHC Webmaster)
The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1st through November 30th. [...]
Mon, Dec 02, 2024, 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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