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

Flood Advisory issued July 26 at 7:36PM EDT until July 26 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
from NWS

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...A portion of west central Florida, including the following county, Pinellas. * WHEN...Until 900 PM EDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 736 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to [...]

Fri, Jul 26, 2024, Continue reading at the source

Special Weather Statement issued July 24 at 6:08PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
from NWS

At 607 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Bushnell to 7 miles west of St. Leo to Citrus Park. Movement was northwest at 5 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Tampa, Spring [...]

Wed, Jul 24, 2024, Continue reading at the source

Special Weather Statement issued July 23 at 5:20PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
from NWS

At 520 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Lake Magdalene, or near Lutz, moving northwest at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Tampa, Temple Terrace, Lutz, Keystone, Greater Northdale, East Lake, Land O Lakes, [...]

Tue, Jul 23, 2024, Continue reading at the source

Special Weather Statement issued July 21 at 7:10PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
from NWS

At 710 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over West And East Lealman, or near Pinellas Park, moving west at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Pinellas Park, Seminole, Downtown Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg, St. Petersburg, [...]

Sun, Jul 21, 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 1714

MD 1714 CONCERNING SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH UNLIKELY FOR NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA AND ADJACENT PORTIONS OF NORTH DAKOTA Mesoscale Discussion 1714 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0606 PM CDT Fri Jul 26 2024 Areas affected...northwestern Minnesota and adjacent portions of North Dakota Concerning...Severe potential...Watch unlikely Valid 262306Z - 270100Z Probability of [...]

Fri, Jul 26, 2024, Continue reading at the source

SPC MD 1713

MD 1713 CONCERNING SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH UNLIKELY FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ARIZONA Mesoscale Discussion 1713 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0521 PM CDT Fri Jul 26 2024 Areas affected...Central and Southern Arizona Concerning...Severe potential...Watch unlikely Valid 262221Z - 262345Z Probability of Watch Issuance...20 percent SUMMARY...Some severe gusts are possible [...]

Fri, Jul 26, 2024, Continue reading at the source

SPC MD 1712

MD 1712 CONCERNING SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH UNLIKELY FOR EASTERN WYOMING INTO NORTHWEST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA Mesoscale Discussion 1712 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0345 PM CDT Fri Jul 26 2024 Areas affected...Eastern Wyoming into northwest Nebraska and southwest South Dakota Concerning...Severe potential...Watch unlikely Valid 262045Z - [...]

Fri, Jul 26, 2024, Continue reading at the source

SPC MD 1711

MD 1711 CONCERNING SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH UNLIKELY FOR UPPER TX COASTAL PLAIN Mesoscale Discussion 1711 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0139 AM CDT Fri Jul 26 2024 Areas affected...Upper TX Coastal Plain Concerning...Severe potential...Watch unlikely Valid 260639Z - 260845Z Probability of Watch Issuance...5 percent SUMMARY...Potential exists for a brief [...]

Fri, Jul 26, 2024, Continue reading at the source

SPC MD 1710

MD 1710 CONCERNING SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 560... FOR NORTH CENTRAL AND EASTERN MONTANA Mesoscale Discussion 1710 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0749 PM CDT Thu Jul 25 2024 Areas affected...North Central and Eastern Montana Concerning...Severe Thunderstorm Watch 560... Valid 260049Z - 260145Z The severe weather threat for Severe [...]