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

Dense Fog Advisory issued December 04 at 1:37AM EST until December 04 at 9:00AM EST by NWS
from w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog. * WHERE...Pinellas, Coastal Hillsborough, Coastal Manatee, Coastal Sarasota, Inland Hillsborough, Inland Manatee and Inland Sarasota Counties. * WHEN...Until 9 AM EST this morning. [...]
Mon, Dec 04, 2023, Continue reading at the source
Dense Fog Advisory issued December 03 at 6:56AM EST until December 03 at 10:00AM EST by NWS
from w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog. * WHERE...Pinellas, Polk, Coastal Pasco, Coastal Hillsborough, Inland Pasco and Inland Hillsborough Counties. * WHEN...Until 10 AM EST this morning. [...]
Sun, Dec 03, 2023, Continue reading at the source
Dense Fog Advisory issued December 03 at 5:54AM EST until December 03 at 9:00AM EST by NWS
from w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog. * WHERE...Pinellas, Polk, Coastal Pasco, Coastal Hillsborough, Inland Pasco and Inland Hillsborough Counties. * WHEN...Until 9 AM EST this morning. [...]
Sun, Dec 03, 2023, Continue reading at the source
Dense Fog Advisory issued December 03 at 3:15AM EST until December 03 at 9:00AM EST by NWS
from w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog. * WHERE...Pinellas, Polk, Coastal Pasco, Coastal Hillsborough, Inland Pasco and Inland Hillsborough Counties. * WHEN...Until 9 AM EST this morning. * IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility. [...]
Sun, Dec 03, 2023, Continue reading at the source
There are no active watches, warnings or advisories
from w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sat, Dec 02, 2023, 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 Dec 4, 2023 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 0220 AM CST Mon Dec 04 2023 Valid 061200Z - 071200Z ...NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... Thunderstorms may develop on Wednesday near the coast of the Pacific Northwest, and across far eastern North Carolina, [...]
Mon, Dec 04, 2023, Continue reading at the source
SPC Dec 4, 2023 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 1241 AM CST Mon Dec 04 2023 Valid 051200Z - 061200Z ...NO THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... No thunderstorm activity is expected across the continental United States Tuesday and Tuesday night. ...DISCUSSION... An upper-level trough will move through [...]
Mon, Dec 04, 2023, Continue reading at the source
SPC MD 2302
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MD 2302 CONCERNING SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH UNLIKELY FOR EASTERN OH WESTERN PA AND FAR SOUTHWEST NY STATE Mesoscale Discussion 2302 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1236 PM CST Sun Dec 03 2023 Areas affected...eastern OH Western PA and far southwest NY State Concerning...Severe potential...Watch unlikely Valid 031836Z [...]
Sun, Dec 03, 2023, Continue reading at the source
SPC MD 2301
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MD 2301 CONCERNING TORNADO WATCH 713... FOR SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE Mesoscale Discussion 2301 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0321 AM CST Sat Dec 02 2023 Areas affected...southeastern Louisiana...southern Mississippi...southwestern Alabama and the western Florida Panhandle Concerning...Tornado Watch 713... Valid 020921Z - 021115Z The [...]
Sat, Dec 02, 2023, Continue reading at the source
SPC Dec 2, 2023 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 0343 AM CST Sat Dec 02 2023 Valid 051200Z - 101200Z ...DISCUSSION... ...Tuesday/Day 4 to Thursday/Day 6... A mid-level trough is forecast to move into the mid Mississippi Valley on Tuesday, and then to the Atlantic Coast [...]
Sat, Dec 02, 2023, Continue reading at the source
SPC MD 2300
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MD 2300 CONCERNING TORNADO WATCH 713... FOR SOUTHEAST LA...COASTAL MS/AL Mesoscale Discussion 2300 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1135 PM CST Fri Dec 01 2023 Areas affected...Southeast LA...coastal MS/AL Concerning...Tornado Watch 713... Valid 020535Z - 020700Z The severe weather threat for Tornado Watch 713 continues. SUMMARY...A brief tornado and [...]
Sat, Dec 02, 2023, Continue reading at the source
SPC MD 2299
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MD 2299 CONCERNING TORNADO WATCH 713... FOR SOUTHEAST LA AND COASTAL MS Mesoscale Discussion 2299 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0938 PM CST Fri Dec 01 2023 Areas affected...Southeast LA and coastal MS Concerning...Tornado Watch 713... Valid 020338Z - 020445Z The severe weather threat for Tornado Watch 713 [...]
Fri, Dec 01, 2023, Continue reading at the source
SPC Tornado Watch 713 Status Reports
WW 0713 Status Image
WW 0713 Status Updates STATUS FOR WATCH 0713 HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED YET [...]
Fri, Dec 01, 2023, Continue reading at the source
SPC Tornado Watch 713
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WW 713 TORNADO LA MS CW 020230Z - 021000Z URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Tornado Watch Number 713 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 830 PM CST Fri Dec 1 2023 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Tornado Watch for portions of Southeast Louisiana [...]
Fri, Dec 01, 2023, Continue reading at the source
SPC MD 2298
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MD 2298 CONCERNING OUTLOOK UPGRADE FOR CENTRAL GULF COAST Mesoscale Discussion 2298 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0613 PM CST Fri Dec 01 2023 Areas affected...Central Gulf Coast Concerning...Outlook upgrade Valid 020013Z - 020145Z SUMMARY...A level 2-Slight Risk will be added with the upcoming 01Z outlook across the [...]
Fri, Dec 01, 2023, Continue reading at the source

National Hurricane Center’s Tropical Weather Outlook

CPHC Central North Pacific Outlook
from nhcwebmaster@noaa.gov (NHC Webmaster)
Central North Pacific 2-Day Graphical Outlook Image
ZCZC HFOTWOCP ALL TTAA00 PHFO DDHHMM Tropical Weather Outlook NWS Central Pacific Hurricane Center Honolulu HI 800 PM HST Wed Nov 29 2023 For the central North Pacific...between 140W and 180W: No tropical cyclones are expected during the next 7 days. The central North Pacific hurricane season officialy ends on November 30. The final Tropical Weather Outlook [...]
Thu, Nov 30, 2023, 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 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 400 PM PST Mon Nov 27 2023 For the eastern North Pacific...east of 140 degrees west longitude: Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the next 7 days. $$ Forecaster Papin NNNN [...]
Mon, Nov 27, 2023, Continue reading at the source
NHC Atlantic Outlook
from nhcwebmaster@noaa.gov (NHC Webmaster)
Atlantic 2-Day Graphical Outlook Image
ZCZC MIATWOAT ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 700 PM EST Mon Nov 27 2023 For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 7 days. $$ Forecaster Papin NNNN [...]
Mon, Nov 27, 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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