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
Rip Current Statement issued January 26 at 3:17AM EST until January 26 at 7:00PM EST by NWS
from w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
from w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Pinellas, Coastal Hillsborough, Coastal Manatee, Coastal Sarasota, Coastal Charlotte and Coastal Lee Counties. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away [...]
Thu, Jan 26, 2023, Continue reading at the source
Rip Current Statement issued January 25 at 4:13AM EST until January 26 at 7:00PM EST by NWS
from w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
from w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Pinellas, Coastal Hillsborough, Coastal Manatee, Coastal Sarasota, Coastal Charlotte and Coastal Lee Counties. * WHEN...From 10 AM EST this morning through Thursday evening. [...]
Wed, Jan 25, 2023, Continue reading at the source
Mon, Jan 23, 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 1630Z Day 1 Outlook
Day 1 Convective Outlook
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0950 AM CST Thu Jan 26 2023
Valid 261630Z - 271200Z
...NO THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST...
...SUMMARY...
No thunderstorms are forecast to develop across the continental
United States today or tonight.
...Synopsis...
A 990 mb surface low over [...]
Thu, Jan 26, 2023, Continue reading at the source
Day 4-8 Outlook
Day 4-8 Convective Outlook
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0355 AM CST Thu Jan 26 2023
Valid 291200Z - 031200Z
...DISCUSSION...
Beneath a confluent mid-level regime across and east of the Rockies,
cold surface ridging appears likely to overspread much of the
central and eastern U.S. [...]
Thu, Jan 26, 2023, Continue reading at the source
MD 0111 CONCERNING HEAVY SNOW FOR NORTHERN MAINE
Mesoscale Discussion 0111
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0151 AM CST Thu Jan 26 2023
Areas affected...northern Maine
Concerning...Heavy snow
Valid 260751Z - 261345Z
SUMMARY...Heavy snow -- with rates averaging 1" to 2" per hour -- is
expected over the [...]
Thu, Jan 26, 2023, Continue reading at the source
MD 0110 CONCERNING FREEZING RAIN FOR NEW ENGLAND INTO WESTERN MAINE
Mesoscale Discussion 0110
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1218 AM CST Thu Jan 26 2023
Areas affected...New England into western Maine
Concerning...Freezing rain
Valid 260618Z - 261115Z
SUMMARY...Freezing rain accumulations appear likely across portions
of New England [...]
Thu, Jan 26, 2023, Continue reading at the source
SPC 1200Z Day 1 Outlook
Day 1 Convective Outlook
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1142 PM CST Wed Jan 25 2023
Valid 261200Z - 271200Z
...NO THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST...
...SUMMARY...
No thunderstorms are forecast to develop across the continental
United States today or tonight.
...DISCUSSION...
A large-scale upper-level troughing pattern will [...]
Thu, Jan 26, 2023, Continue reading at the source
MD 0109 CONCERNING SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH UNLIKELY FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NC AND THE OUTER BANKS
Mesoscale Discussion 0109
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0828 PM CST Wed Jan 25 2023
Areas affected...portions of eastern NC and the Outer Banks
Concerning...Severe potential...Watch unlikely
Valid 260228Z - 260430Z
Probability [...]
Wed, Jan 25, 2023, Continue reading at the source
MD 0108 CONCERNING HEAVY SNOW FOR NORTHEASTERN NY AND NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND
Mesoscale Discussion 0108
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0707 PM CST Wed Jan 25 2023
Areas affected...northeastern NY and northern New England
Concerning...Heavy snow
Valid 260107Z - 260700Z
SUMMARY...Local heavy snowfall rates of 1-2"/hr are [...]
Wed, Jan 25, 2023, Continue reading at the source
SPC 0100Z Day 1 Outlook
Day 1 Convective Outlook
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0657 PM CST Wed Jan 25 2023
Valid 260100Z - 261200Z
...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PARTS OF
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
...SUMMARY...
Isolated damaging wind gusts and perhaps a tornado will [...]
Wed, Jan 25, 2023, Continue reading at the source
MD 0107 CONCERNING SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH POSSIBLE FOR PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN CAROLINAS
Mesoscale Discussion 0107
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0524 PM CST Wed Jan 25 2023
Areas affected...portions of the eastern Carolinas
Concerning...Severe potential...Watch possible
Valid 252324Z - 260030Z
Probability of Watch Issuance...40 percent
SUMMARY...A broken line [...]
Wed, Jan 25, 2023, Continue reading at the source
SPC Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook
Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0201 PM CST Wed Jan 25 2023
Valid 261200Z - 271200Z
...NO CRITICAL AREAS...
No changes are needed to the D2 Fire Weather Outlook. See previous
discussion below.
..Thornton.. [...]
Wed, Jan 25, 2023, Continue reading at the source