Tornado Watch For Tampa Bay Until 5 P.M., Special Marine Warning Issued

TAMPA, Fl. – A Tornado Watch has been issued for the Tampa Bay Area until 5 p.m.

According to the NWS, a strong cold front will move into the area Thursday bringing with it gusty winds and rain throughout the day. 

The Tampa Bay area has a possibility to see damaging winds and isolated tornados/waterspouts.

A cold front extending from the Florida Panhandle to S of Tampico, Mexico, will move east across the Gulf, accompanied by a band of strong thunderstorms into tonight. Fresh to strong southerly winds will continue ahead of the front. Strong to gale force W to NW winds and seas over 8 ft are expected over northern Gulf waters through Friday.

Special Marine Warning including the Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM, Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM, Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM and Tampa Bay waters until 12:15 PM EDT pic.twitter.com/2KXEE0zSqe

— NWS Tampa Bay (@NWSTampaBay) October 28, 2021

A stationary front is over Florida and the NE Gulf generating scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms. This front will lift northward into the the western Atlantic by this evening.