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
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
from NWS
GMZ130-132-135-150-155-230-231-232-235>237-250-255-330-335-
350-355-430-432-435-436-450-452-455-532-534-536-538-550-552-
555-557-630>636-650-655-730-735-751-752-755-765-830-836-850-
853-856-656-657-031-032-034-035-042>044-052>055-AMZ630-650-
651-550-552-555-450-452-454-330-350-352-354-250-252-254-256-
131-135>137-150>156-158-230-231-ANZ631>638-656-658-650-652-
654-430-431-450>455-331-332-335-338-340-345-350>355-230>237-
250-251-254-255-256-150>154-050>052-TXZ251-351-354-355-451-
454-455-234-242>247-342>347-442-443-447-214-236>238-313-335>338-
436>439-615-616-LAZ073-074-241-252>254-066>070-076-078-MSZ086>088-
ALZ261>266-FLZ201>206-008-010-012-014-108-112>118-127-128-
134-139-142-148-149-050-151-155-160-162-165-069-075-076>078-
174-074-168-172-173-141-154-159-164-347-447-647-747-024-124-
125-138-233-333-GAZ153-154-165-166-117-119-139-141-SCZ048>052-
054-056-NCZ106-108-110-044>047-080-081-092>095-098-103-104-
193>199-203>205-015>017-030>032-102-VAZ084>096-098-523>525-
099-100-MDZ024-025-DEZ002>004-NJZ006-012>014-020>027-106-108-
NYZ071>075-078>081-176>179-CTZ009>012-RIZ002-004>008-MAZ007-
014>016-019>024-NHZ014-MEZ022>028-029-030-NBZ570-550-660-641-
NSZ210-230-260-250-110-120-130-170-160-150-140-270-280-320-
410-450-440-430-QCZ670-680-NLZ340-220-230-210-120-132-140-
241-242-110-131-540-530-570-520-510-560-610-720-710-730-740-
750-760-770-161730-
/T.NEW.PAAQ.TS.W.9011.250616T1630Z-250616T1730Z/
The U.S. east coast, Gulf of America coasts, and Eastern
Canadian coastal areas
...THIS_MESSAGE_IS_FOR_TEST_PURPOSES_ONLY...
...THIS IS A TEST TO DETERMINE TRANSMISSION TIMES INVOLVED IN THE
DISSEMINATION OF TSUNAMI INFORMATION...
...ESTO ES UNA PRUEBA PARA DETERMINAR LOS TIEMPOS DE TRANSMISION
ENVUELTOS EN LA DISEMINACION DE INFORMACION SOBRE TSUNAMIS...
RESPONSES ARE REQUIRED FROM
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* All Coastal Weather Forecast Offices in [...]
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
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
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
WW 0447 Status Updates
STATUS FOR WATCH 0447 HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED YET
[...]
Fri, Jun 20, 2025, Continue reading at the source
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
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
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
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
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
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
WW 0446 Status Updates
STATUS FOR WATCH 0446 HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED YET
[...]
Thu, Jun 19, 2025, Continue reading at the source
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
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
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
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