St. Pete Beach Alerts
Tornado Watch issued May 2 at 11:30AM EDT until May 2 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
Headline
Tornado Watch issued May 2 at 11:30AM EDT until May 2 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
Description
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 183 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN FLORIDA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL FLORIDA
POLK SUMTER
IN NORTHERN FLORIDA
LEVY
IN WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA
CITRUS HERNANDO HILLSBOROUGH
PASCO PINELLAS
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BEVERLY HILLS, BRANDON, BRONSON,
BROOKSVILLE, BUSHNELL, CEDAR KEY, CHIEFLAND, CITRUS SPRINGS,
CLEARWATER, DADE CITY, FANNING SPRINGS, FLORAL CITY, HERNANDO,
HOLIDAY, HOMOSASSA SPRINGS, HUDSON, INVERNESS, JASMINE ESTATES,
LAKE PANASOFFKEE, LAKELAND, LAND O LAKES, LARGO, LECANTO,
NEW PORT RICHEY, SPRING HILL, ST. PETERSBURG, TAMPA,
THE VILLAGES, WILDWOOD, WILLISTON, WINTER HAVEN, AND ZEPHYRHILLS.
Instructions
Additional Details
| Type | Alert |
| Phenomena | Tornado |
| Severity | Watch |
| Event Code | TOA |
| Area | Citrus, FL; Hernando, FL; Hillsborough, FL; Levy, FL; Pasco, FL; Pinellas, FL; Polk, FL; Sumter, FL |
| Sent | Saturday, May 2, 2026 11:30 AM EDT |
| Expires | Saturday, May 2, 2026 6:00 PM EDT |
| Sender | NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL |
| Id | urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.dbb8c485be77ca008e617cb689ef4193325f521c.001.1 |