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.

Reporting Severe Weather

If you’ve been through SKYWARN training, you can either report your severe weather on the SKYWARN net, or, if the net isn’t available, directly to the Tampa NWS Office through the 800 number you were provided. A reminder of what to report can be found on the SKYWARN Operations page.

If you are inside a Hurricane Affected area, have Internet access, and winds above 35 mph or significant weather events, consider reporting them to the Amateur Radio Station at the National Hurricane Center via their online form.

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

National Hurricane Center’s Tropical Weather Outlook

Current Weather forecast for Clearwater

	Sunday 11/18 0% Partly Cloudy Partly cloudy. High 76F. Winds NNW at 5 to 10 mph.
	Monday 11/19 10% Partly Cloudy Partly cloudy. High 77F. Winds N at 5 to 10 mph.
	Tuesday 11/20 10% Partly Cloudy Mostly cloudy skies early will become partly cloudy later in the day. High around 75F. Winds N at 5 to 10 mph.
	Wednesday 11/21 10% Clear A mainly sunny sky. High 73F. Winds N at 5 to 10 mph.
	Thursday 11/22 0% Partly Cloudy Partly cloudy skies. High 76F. Winds NE at 5 to 10 mph.
	Friday 11/23 20% Partly Cloudy Sunshine and clouds mixed. Slight chance of a rain shower. High 78F. Winds ESE at 10 to 15 mph.

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