Tampa Bay, Florida - Everyone in the Tampa Bay area needs to be on alert tonight as a Tornado Watch has been issued until 11:00 p.m. for all counties in the area.
The Tornado Watchincludes Tampa, St. Petersburg, Sarasota, New PortRichey, Brooksville, Gainesville and all coastal areas. The watch means tornadoes are possible.
Showers and thunderstorms are moving in from the Gulf of Mexico towards the Tampa Bay area. Heavy rainfall, strong winds, and tornadoes are possible between now and Wednesday.
Counties in the watch area are: Citrus, DeSoto, Hardee, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota, and Sumter.
As the storms move in and you see weather in your area, click here to upload your photos and video. You can also get the latest weather on TampaBay's 10News as well as10 Weather Now on the following cable channels: Brighthouse 631, Verizon 861, Comcast 224, Knology 135.
OH well,
IT;S GREAT KITE FLYING WEATHER THOUGH
I remeber when I would see tornado alerts on tv up north, I felt bad for those in the south.
Now I just keep my 3 gallon wine jug in the closet just in case...
It's a small scare to endure every once in awhile then to have to shovel snow ever again...
I coul dhave slipped , fallen and froze to a popsicle..
Edited by: zember311
The Tornado Watchincludes Tampa, St. Petersburg, Sarasota, New PortRichey, Brooksville, Gainesville and all coastal areas. The watch means tornadoes are possible.
Showers and thunderstorms are moving in from the Gulf of Mexico towards the Tampa Bay area. Heavy rainfall, strong winds, and tornadoes are possible between now and Wednesday.
Counties in the watch area are: Citrus, DeSoto, Hardee, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota, and Sumter.
As the storms move in and you see weather in your area, click here to upload your photos and video. You can also get the latest weather on TampaBay's 10News as well as10 Weather Now on the following cable channels: Brighthouse 631, Verizon 861, Comcast 224, Knology 135.
OH well,
IT;S GREAT KITE FLYING WEATHER THOUGH
I remeber when I would see tornado alerts on tv up north, I felt bad for those in the south.
Now I just keep my 3 gallon wine jug in the closet just in case...
It's a small scare to endure every once in awhile then to have to shovel snow ever again...
I coul dhave slipped , fallen and froze to a popsicle..
Edited by: zember311