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 June 19 at 6:11PM EDT until June 19 at 7:00PM 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 700 PM EDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 611 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to [...]
Thu, Jun 19, 2025, Continue reading at the source
TEST Tsunami Warning issued June 16 at 12:30PM EDT until June 16 at 1:30PM EDT by NWS National Tsunami Warning Center
from NWS
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Mon, Jun 16, 2025, Continue reading at the source
Flood Advisory issued June 15 at 2:06AM EDT until June 15 at 4:00AM 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 400 AM EDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 206 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to [...]
Sun, Jun 15, 2025, 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 1383
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MD 1383 CONCERNING SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH LIKELY FOR FAR EASTERN MONTANA AND NORTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA INTO CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA Mesoscale Discussion 1383 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0324 PM CDT Fri Jun 20 2025 Areas affected...far eastern Montana and northwest South Dakota into central North Dakota Concerning...Severe potential...Watch [...]
Fri, Jun 20, 2025, Continue reading at the source
SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 447 Status Reports
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WW 0447 Status Updates STATUS FOR WATCH 0447 HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED YET [...]
Fri, Jun 20, 2025, Continue reading at the source
SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 447
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WW 447 SEVERE TSTM MT ND SD 202050Z - 210300Z URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 447 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 250 PM MDT Fri Jun 20 2025 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of [...]
Fri, Jun 20, 2025, Continue reading at the source
SPC MD 1382
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MD 1382 CONCERNING SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH UNLIKELY FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO INTO EASTERN COLORADO...NORTHWESTERN KANSAS...AND SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA Mesoscale Discussion 1382 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0249 PM CDT Fri Jun 20 2025 Areas affected...portions of northeastern New Mexico into eastern Colorado...northwestern Kansas...and southwestern Nebraska Concerning...Severe potential...Watch [...]
Fri, Jun 20, 2025, Continue reading at the source
SPC MD 1381
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MD 1381 CONCERNING SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH UNLIKELY FOR PARTS OF SOUTHWEST INTO WEST-CENTRAL MONTANA Mesoscale Discussion 1381 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0132 PM CDT Fri Jun 20 2025 Areas affected...parts of southwest into west-central Montana Concerning...Severe potential...Watch unlikely Valid 201832Z - 202130Z Probability of Watch Issuance...20 percent SUMMARY...Scattered [...]
Fri, Jun 20, 2025, Continue reading at the source
SPC MD 1380
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MD 1380 CONCERNING SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH POSSIBLE FOR SOUTHEAST MN INTO PARTS OF WI AND IA Mesoscale Discussion 1380 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1244 AM CDT Fri Jun 20 2025 Areas affected...southeast MN into parts of WI and IA Concerning...Severe potential...Watch possible Valid 200544Z - 200745Z Probability [...]
Fri, Jun 20, 2025, Continue reading at the source
SPC MD 1379
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MD 1379 CONCERNING SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 445...446... FOR EASTERN DAKOTAS INTO WESTERN MINNESOTA Mesoscale Discussion 1379 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1053 PM CDT Thu Jun 19 2025 Areas affected...Eastern Dakotas into western Minnesota Concerning...Severe Thunderstorm Watch 445...446... Valid 200353Z - 200600Z The severe weather threat for Severe [...]
Thu, Jun 19, 2025, Continue reading at the source
SPC MD 1378
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MD 1378 CONCERNING SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH UNLIKELY FOR CENTRAL TO SOUTHERN NEBRASKA Mesoscale Discussion 1378 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1007 PM CDT Thu Jun 19 2025 Areas affected...Central to southern Nebraska Concerning...Severe potential...Watch unlikely Valid 200307Z - 200500Z Probability of Watch Issuance...20 percent SUMMARY...A lone supercell moving southward [...]
Thu, Jun 19, 2025, Continue reading at the source
SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 446 Status Reports
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WW 0446 Status Updates STATUS FOR WATCH 0446 HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED YET [...]
Thu, Jun 19, 2025, Continue reading at the source
SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 446
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WW 446 SEVERE TSTM MN ND SD 200210Z - 200900Z URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 446 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 910 PM CDT Thu Jun 19 2025 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of [...]
Thu, Jun 19, 2025, 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 ALLTTAA00 KNHC DDHHMMTropical Weather OutlookNWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL800 AM EDT Thu Jun 19 2025For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of America:Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 7 days.$$Forecaster BergNNNN [...]
Thu, Jun 19, 2025, Continue reading at the source
NHC Eastern North Pacific Outlook
from nhcwebmaster@noaa.gov (NHC Webmaster)
Eastern North Pacific 2-Day Graphical Outlook Image
ZCZC MIATWOEP ALLTTAA00 KNHC DDHHMMTropical Weather OutlookNWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL1100 PM PDT Wed Jun 18 2025For the eastern and central North Pacific east of 180 longitude:Active Systems:The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Hurricane Erick, located in the eastern Pacific basin near the coast of southwestern Mexico. [...]
Thu, Jun 19, 2025, Continue reading at the source
CPHC Central North Pacific Outlook
from nhcwebmaster@noaa.gov (NHC Webmaster)
Central North Pacific 2-Day Graphical Outlook Image
ZCZC HFOTWOCP ALLTTAA00 PHFO DDHHMMTropical Weather OutlookNWS Central Pacific Hurricane Center Honolulu HIIssued by NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL200 AM HST Sun Jun 15 2025For the central North Pacific...between 140W and 180W:Active Systems:The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on TropicalStorm Dalila, located in the eastern Pacific basin a [...]
Sun, Jun 15, 2025, 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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