Special Weather Statement in Pinellas County, Florida
Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
EXPIRED
5/2/2026 2:56:00 PM (UTC)
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Observed
5/2/2026 2:56:00 PM until 5/2/2026 3:45:00 PM
At 255 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Land O Lakes to near Tampa International
Airport to 8 miles west of Fort Desoto Park. Movement was east at 40
mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Tampa, Clearwater, Lakeland, Largo, Bradenton, Pinellas Park, Plant
City, Temple Terrace, Bartow, Seminole, New Port Richey, Zephyrhills,
Palmetto, Dade City, Downtown Saint Petersburg, Fort Desoto Park,
Holiday, Fish Hawk, Saint Petersburg, and Lutz.




