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
TEST Tsunami Warning issued April 23 at 12:30PM EDT until April 23 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>636-650-655-730-750-752-755-765-830-836-850-853-
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-TXZ251-256-257-351-354-355-
451-454-455-234-242>247-342>347-442-443-447-214-236>238-313-
335>338-436>439-215-216-615-616-LAZ041-073-074-052>054-241-
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>078-174-074-154-168-172-173-347-
447-647-747-047-054-059-064-141-147-159-164-024-124-125-133-
138-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-
540-530-570-520-510-560-610-720-710-730-740-750-760-770-231730-
/T.NEW.PAAQ.TS.W.9009.240423T1630Z-240423T1730Z/
The U.S. east coast, Gulf of Mexico 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 [...]
Tue, Apr 23, 2024, 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 0100Z Day 1 Outlook
Day 1 Convective Outlook
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0746 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024
Valid 250100Z - 251200Z
...THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PORTIONS
OF THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS...
...SUMMARY...
Isolated large hail and severe gusts remain [...]
Wed, Apr 24, 2024, Continue reading at the source
SPC Day 3-8 Fire Weather Outlook
Day 3-8 Fire Weather Outlook
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0245 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024
Valid 261200Z - 021200Z
A pair of mid-level troughs will traverse the southern Plains Friday
into this weekend, supporting surface [...]
Wed, Apr 24, 2024, Continue reading at the source
SPC Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook
Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0107 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024
Valid 251200Z - 261200Z
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW
MEXICO...SOUTHEAST COLORADO...EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS...FAR
WESTERN TEXAS...WESTERN [...]
Wed, Apr 24, 2024, Continue reading at the source
SPC 1730Z Day 2 Outlook
Day 2 Convective Outlook
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1230 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024
Valid 251200Z - 261200Z
...THERE IS AN ENHANCED RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM WESTERN
KANSAS SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE EASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE/WESTERN
OKLAHOMA INTO NORTHWEST TEXAS...
...SUMMARY...
Scattered severe thunderstorms [...]
Wed, Apr 24, 2024, Continue reading at the source
SPC Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook
Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1034 AM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024
Valid 241700Z - 251200Z
...NO CRITICAL AREAS...
The previous forecast (see below) remains unchanged.
..Squitieri.. 04/24/2024
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 0128 AM CDT [...]
Wed, Apr 24, 2024, Continue reading at the source
SPC 1300Z Day 1 Outlook
Day 1 Convective Outlook
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0745 AM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024
Valid 241300Z - 251200Z
...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING
ACROSS WEST CENTRAL TX...
...SUMMARY...
Isolated large hail and damaging winds will be possible [...]
Wed, Apr 24, 2024, Continue reading at the source
MD 0510 CONCERNING SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 132... FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST INTO CENTRAL TEXAS
Mesoscale Discussion 0510
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0842 PM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024
Areas affected...Portions of Northwest into Central Texas
Concerning...Severe Thunderstorm Watch 132...
Valid 240142Z - 240245Z
The severe weather threat [...]
Tue, Apr 23, 2024, Continue reading at the source
MD 0509 CONCERNING SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 132... FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST TEXAS
Mesoscale Discussion 0509
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0549 PM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024
Areas affected...Portions of Northwest Texas
Concerning...Severe Thunderstorm Watch 132...
Valid 232249Z - 240045Z
The severe weather threat for Severe Thunderstorm Watch [...]
Tue, Apr 23, 2024, Continue reading at the source
WW 0132 Status Updates
STATUS FOR WATCH 0132 HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED YET
[...]
Tue, Apr 23, 2024, Continue reading at the source
WW 132 SEVERE TSTM TX 232045Z - 240300Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 132
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
345 PM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Northwest Texas
* [...]
Tue, Apr 23, 2024, Continue reading at the source
National Hurricane Center’s Tropical Weather Outlook
ZCZC MIATWOAT ALL
TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM RRA
Special Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
410 PM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
1. East-Central Subtropical Atlantic:
An area of low pressure located about 900 miles northwest of the
Cabo Verde Islands has been producing a [...]
Wed, Apr 24, 2024, Continue reading at the source