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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 3, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 2, 2026, 3:03 PM EDT for Pinellas County, Florida. It was in force for 27 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 2, 2026, 3:03 PM EDT (19:03 UTC)
- Expired
- May 2, 2026, 3:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tampa Bay, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Pinellas County, FL
The radar
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 11:27 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 1:57 AM EDT | Rip Current Statement | TBW | Charlotte, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pinellas, Sarasota | 24 hr |
| May 2, 11:06 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 54 min | |
| May 2, 11:33 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Levy | 27 min |
| May 2, 11:56 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 64 min | |
| May 2, 12:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Levy | 23 min |
| May 2, 12:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Levy | 27 min |
| May 2, 12:57 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 63 min | |
| May 2, 1:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Citrus | 32 min |
| May 2, 1:27 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 63 min | |
| May 2, 1:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Hernando | 29 min |
| May 2, 1:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Sumter | 32 min |
| May 2, 2:03 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 57 min | |
| May 2, 2:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Pasco, Pinellas | 30 min |
| May 2, 2:39 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 66 min | |
| May 2, 2:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Hillsborough, Pinellas | 34 min |
| May 2, 2:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas | 49 min |
| May 2, 3:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Hillsborough, Manatee, Polk, Sarasota | 51 min |
| May 2, 4:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Hardee, Sarasota | 42 min |
| May 2, 4:44 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 46 min | |
| May 2, 5:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Charlotte | 39 min |
| May 2, 6:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Charlotte, DeSoto | 32 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.