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

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
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 --------------------------- * 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 MD 510
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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
SPC MD 509
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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
SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 132 Status Reports
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WW 0132 Status Updates STATUS FOR WATCH 0132 HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED YET [...]
Tue, Apr 23, 2024, Continue reading at the source
SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 132
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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
SPC MD 507
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MD 0507 CONCERNING SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH UNLIKELY FOR NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN INTO CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN Mesoscale Discussion 0507 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0252 PM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024 Areas affected...Northeast Illinois and southeast Wisconsin into central Lower Michigan Concerning...Severe potential...Watch unlikely Valid 231952Z - [...]
Tue, Apr 23, 2024, Continue reading at the source
SPC MD 508
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MD 0508 CONCERNING SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH UNLIKELY FOR TRANS-PECOS/LOWER PECOS VALLEY OF TX Mesoscale Discussion 0508 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0256 PM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024 Areas affected...Trans-Pecos/Lower Pecos Valley of TX Concerning...Severe potential...Watch unlikely Valid 231956Z - 232130Z Probability of Watch Issuance...5 percent SUMMARY...Localized strong to [...]
Tue, Apr 23, 2024, Continue reading at the source
SPC MD 506
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MD 0506 CONCERNING SEVERE POTENTIAL...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH LIKELY FOR WESTERN NORTH TO BIG COUNTRY OF TX Mesoscale Discussion 0506 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0239 PM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024 Areas affected...western North to Big Country of TX Concerning...Severe potential...Severe Thunderstorm Watch likely Valid 231939Z [...]
Tue, Apr 23, 2024, Continue reading at the source
SPC MD 505
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MD 0505 CONCERNING SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH UNLIKELY FOR FAR SOUTHEAST FL Mesoscale Discussion 0505 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1123 AM CDT Mon Apr 22 2024 Areas affected...Far southeast FL Concerning...Severe potential...Watch unlikely Valid 221623Z - 221800Z Probability of Watch Issuance...5 percent SUMMARY...A marginally severe storm with hail up [...]
Mon, Apr 22, 2024, Continue reading at the source
SPC Apr 22, 2024 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 1244 AM CDT Mon Apr 22 2024 Valid 231200Z - 241200Z ...THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS... ...SUMMARY... Isolated severe thunderstorms will be possible on Tuesday from [...]
Mon, Apr 22, 2024, Continue reading at the source
SPC MD 504
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MD 0504 CONCERNING SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH UNLIKELY FOR SOUTHEAST GA...FAR NORTHEAST FL Mesoscale Discussion 0504 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0245 PM CDT Sun Apr 21 2024 Areas affected...Southeast GA...Far Northeast FL Concerning...Severe potential...Watch unlikely Valid 211945Z - 212145Z Probability of Watch Issuance...20 percent SUMMARY...Ongoing convective line may produce [...]
Sun, Apr 21, 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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