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

Rip Current Statement issued April 13 at 3:25AM EDT until April 13 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
from NWS
* 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 from shore into deeper water. [...]
Sat, Apr 13, 2024, Continue reading at the source
Rip Current Statement issued April 12 at 8:10PM EDT until April 13 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
from NWS
* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Pinellas, Coastal Hillsborough, Coastal Manatee, Coastal Sarasota, Coastal Charlotte and Coastal Lee Counties. * WHEN...Through Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. [...]
Fri, Apr 12, 2024, Continue reading at the source
High Surf Advisory issued April 12 at 2:51PM EDT until April 12 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
from NWS
* WHAT...For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 5 feet or larger. * WHERE...Pinellas, Coastal Hillsborough, Coastal Manatee, Coastal Sarasota, Coastal Charlotte and Coastal Lee Counties. * WHEN...For the High Rip Current Risk, through Saturday evening. For the High Surf Advisory, until 8 PM EDT [...]
Fri, Apr 12, 2024, Continue reading at the source
Rip Current Statement issued April 12 at 2:51PM EDT until April 13 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
from NWS
* WHAT...For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 5 feet or larger. * WHERE...Pinellas, Coastal Hillsborough, Coastal Manatee, Coastal Sarasota, Coastal Charlotte and Coastal Lee Counties. * WHEN...For the High Rip Current Risk, through Saturday evening. For the High Surf Advisory, until 8 PM EDT [...]
Fri, Apr 12, 2024, Continue reading at the source
High Surf Advisory issued April 12 at 3:40AM EDT until April 12 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
from NWS
* WHAT...For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 5 feet or larger. * WHERE...Pinellas, Coastal Hillsborough, Coastal Manatee, Coastal Sarasota, Coastal Charlotte and Coastal Lee Counties. * WHEN...For the High Rip Current Risk, through Saturday evening. For the High Surf Advisory, until 8 PM EDT [...]
Fri, Apr 12, 2024, Continue reading at the source
Rip Current Statement issued April 12 at 3:40AM EDT until April 13 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
from NWS
* WHAT...For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 5 feet or larger. * WHERE...Pinellas, Coastal Hillsborough, Coastal Manatee, Coastal Sarasota, Coastal Charlotte and Coastal Lee Counties. * WHEN...For the High Rip Current Risk, through Saturday evening. For the High Surf Advisory, until 8 PM EDT [...]
Fri, Apr 12, 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 Severe Thunderstorm Watch 127 Status Reports
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WW 0127 Status Updates STATUS FOR WATCH 0127 HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED YET [...]
Thu, Apr 18, 2024, Continue reading at the source
SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 127
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WW 127 SEVERE TSTM MS 182145Z - 190400Z URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 127 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 445 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Central Mississippi * [...]
Thu, Apr 18, 2024, Continue reading at the source
SPC MD 485
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MD 0485 CONCERNING SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH POSSIBLE FOR CENTRAL/NORTH-CENTRAL INTO NORTHEAST TEXAS Mesoscale Discussion 0485 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0402 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024 Areas affected...central/north-central into northeast Texas Concerning...Severe potential...Watch possible Valid 182102Z - 182300Z Probability of Watch Issuance...40 percent SUMMARY...The threat for isolated to [...]
Thu, Apr 18, 2024, Continue reading at the source
SPC MD 484
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MD 0484 CONCERNING SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH POSSIBLE FOR NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI Mesoscale Discussion 0484 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0339 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024 Areas affected...northeast Louisiana and central Mississippi Concerning...Severe potential...Watch possible Valid 182039Z - 182215Z Probability of Watch Issuance...40 percent SUMMARY...The threat for [...]
Thu, Apr 18, 2024, Continue reading at the source
SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 126 Status Reports
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WW 0126 Status Updates STATUS FOR WATCH 0126 HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED YET [...]
Thu, Apr 18, 2024, Continue reading at the source
SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 126
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WW 126 SEVERE TSTM AR OK 182035Z - 190400Z URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 126 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 335 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Western [...]
Thu, Apr 18, 2024, Continue reading at the source
SPC MD 482
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MD 0482 CONCERNING SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH POSSIBLE FOR EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN ARKANSAS Mesoscale Discussion 0482 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0301 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024 Areas affected...eastern Oklahoma and western Arkansas Concerning...Severe potential...Watch possible Valid 182001Z - 182200Z Probability of Watch Issuance...60 percent SUMMARY...Isolated to widely [...]
Thu, Apr 18, 2024, Continue reading at the source
SPC MD 483
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MD 0483 CONCERNING SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 125... FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI INTO SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS Mesoscale Discussion 0483 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0309 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024 Areas affected...central and southern Missouri into southern and central Illinois Concerning...Severe Thunderstorm Watch 125... Valid 182009Z [...]
Thu, Apr 18, 2024, Continue reading at the source
SPC Apr 18, 2024 2000 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
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SPC 2000Z Day 1 Outlook Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0253 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024 Valid 182000Z - 191200Z ...THERE IS AN ENHANCED RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN MISSOURI INTO SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...EXTREME SOUTHWEST INDIANA...FAR SOUTHWESTERN KENTUCKY...FAR NORTHWESTERN TENNESSEE... ...SUMMARY... Damaging gusts [...]
Thu, Apr 18, 2024, Continue reading at the source
SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 125 Status Reports
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WW 0125 Status Updates STATUS FOR WATCH 0125 HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED YET [...]
Thu, Apr 18, 2024, Continue reading at the source

National Hurricane Center’s Tropical Weather Outlook

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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