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

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 24 at 5:21PM EDT until May 24 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS
from w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL PINELLAS COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 530 PM EDT... The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However, small hail, gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm. [...]
Wed, May 24, 2023, Continue reading at the source
Severe Weather Statement issued May 24 at 5:21PM EDT until May 24 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS
from w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL PINELLAS COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 530 PM EDT... The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However, small hail, gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm. [...]
Wed, May 24, 2023, Continue reading at the source
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 24 at 4:54PM EDT until May 24 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS
from w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
The National Weather Service in Ruskin has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Pinellas County in west central Florida... * Until 530 PM EDT. * At 454 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over South Highpoint, or over Pinellas Park, and is nearly stationary. [...]
Wed, May 24, 2023, Continue reading at the source
Special Weather Statement issued May 24 at 4:27PM EDT by NWS
from w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of northern Pinellas and northern Hillsborough Counties through 500 PM EDT... At 426 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Clearwater to Brandon. Movement was south at 10 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and penny size [...]
Wed, May 24, 2023, Continue reading at the source
Special Weather Statement issued May 24 at 4:11PM EDT by NWS
from w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern Pinellas County through 445 PM EDT... At 410 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over St. Petersburg, or over Downtown Saint Petersburg. This storm was nearly stationary. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and penny size hail. [...]
Wed, May 24, 2023, Continue reading at the source
Hydrologic Outlook issued May 24 at 9:55AM EDT by NWS
from w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
...Summer Flood Outlook for West Central and Southwest Florida... The potential for flooding during the summer rainy season of 2023 is near normal across all of west central and southwest Florida. Rainfall so far this year is running considerably below normal which has created drought conditions ranging from moderate over [...]
Wed, May 24, 2023, Continue reading at the source
There are no active watches, warnings or advisories
from w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Tue, May 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 MD 896
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MD 0896 CONCERNING SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 248... FOR CENTRAL PLAINS Mesoscale Discussion 0896 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0600 PM CDT Mon May 29 2023 Areas affected...Central Plains Concerning...Severe Thunderstorm Watch 248... Valid 292300Z - 300100Z The severe weather threat for Severe Thunderstorm Watch 248 continues. SUMMARY...Isolated severe thunderstorms will [...]
Mon, May 29, 2023, Continue reading at the source
SPC MD 895
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MD 0895 CONCERNING SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH UNLIKELY FOR PARTS OF SOUTH TEXAS Mesoscale Discussion 0895 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0514 PM CDT Mon May 29 2023 Areas affected...Parts of South Texas Concerning...Severe potential...Watch unlikely Valid 292214Z - 292345Z Probability of Watch Issuance...5 percent SUMMARY...Isolated strong to severe storms [...]
Mon, May 29, 2023, Continue reading at the source
SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 248 Status Reports
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WW 0248 Status Updates STATUS FOR WATCH 0248 HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED YET [...]
Mon, May 29, 2023, Continue reading at the source
SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 248
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WW 248 SEVERE TSTM CO NE 292015Z - 300300Z URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 248 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 315 PM CDT Mon May 29 2023 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Northeast [...]
Mon, May 29, 2023, Continue reading at the source
SPC MD 894
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MD 0894 CONCERNING SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH POSSIBLE FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL NE...NORTHEASTERN CO...AND FAR SOUTH-CENTRAL SD Mesoscale Discussion 0894 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0221 PM CDT Mon May 29 2023 Areas affected...Parts of central NE...northeastern CO...and far south-central SD Concerning...Severe potential...Watch possible Valid 291921Z - 292115Z Probability of [...]
Mon, May 29, 2023, Continue reading at the source
SPC MD 893
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MD 0893 CONCERNING SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH UNLIKELY FOR PARTS OF WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA Mesoscale Discussion 0893 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0124 PM CDT Mon May 29 2023 Areas affected...Parts of western South Dakota Concerning...Severe potential...Watch unlikely Valid 291824Z - 292100Z Probability of Watch Issuance...20 percent SUMMARY...The potential for [...]
Mon, May 29, 2023, Continue reading at the source
SPC May 29, 2023 0730 UTC Day 3 Severe Thunderstorm Outlook
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SPC 0730Z Day 3 Outlook Day 3 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0214 AM CDT Mon May 29 2023 Valid 311200Z - 011200Z ...THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS... ...SUMMARY... Strong to severe thunderstorms capable of large hail [...]
Mon, May 29, 2023, Continue reading at the source
SPC May 29, 2023 0600 UTC Day 2 Convective Outlook
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SPC 0600Z Day 2 Outlook Day 2 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1232 AM CDT Mon May 29 2023 Valid 301200Z - 311200Z ...THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND THE UPPER MIDWEST... ...SUMMARY... Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms [...]
Mon, May 29, 2023, Continue reading at the source
SPC MD 892
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MD 0892 CONCERNING SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH UNLIKELY FOR FAR EASTERN NM...TX SOUTH PLAINS AND CAPROCK Mesoscale Discussion 0892 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0730 PM CDT Sun May 28 2023 Areas affected...far eastern NM...TX South Plains and Caprock Concerning...Severe potential...Watch unlikely Valid 290030Z - 290200Z Probability of Watch [...]
Sun, May 28, 2023, Continue reading at the source
SPC MD 891
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MD 0891 CONCERNING SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH UNLIKELY FOR OK PANHANDLE...NORTHERN TX PANHANDLE Mesoscale Discussion 0891 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0652 PM CDT Sun May 28 2023 Areas affected...OK Panhandle...northern TX Panhandle Concerning...Severe potential...Watch unlikely Valid 282352Z - 290115Z Probability of Watch Issuance...20 percent SUMMARY...A squall line capable of [...]
Sun, May 28, 2023, 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 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 800 AM EDT Mon May 29 2023 For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 7 days. $$ Forecaster Blake NNNN [...]
Mon, May 29, 2023, Continue reading at the source
NHC Eastern North Pacific Outlook
from nhcwebmaster@noaa.gov (NHC Webmaster)
Eastern North Pacific 2-Day Graphical Outlook Image
ZCZC MIATWOEP ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 500 AM PDT Mon May 29 2023 For the eastern North Pacific...east of 140 degrees west longitude: Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 7 days. $$ Forecaster Papin NNNN [...]
Mon, May 29, 2023, Continue reading at the source
CPHC Central North Pacific Outlook
from nhcwebmaster@noaa.gov (NHC Webmaster)
The Central North Pacific hurricane season runs from June 1st through November 30th. [...]
Fri, Dec 02, 2022, 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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