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Tampa Bay Storm Watch

Tampa Bay sits barely above sea level,
where storm surge floods homes first.

Tampa Bay's low-lying coastal geography around Hillsborough and Old Tampa Bay puts homes at the front of every storm surge. Track watches, warnings and rainfall for South Tampa, Davis Islands, Shore Acres and Westshore. Hurricane Helene pushed more than five feet of surge into northeast St. Petersburg in September 2024, and weeks later Milton dropped 18 inches of rain on the city in a single day. We're available 24/7 the moment water gets into your home.

No active alerts for Tampa Bay right now
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Active Alerts for Tampa Bay

No active watches or warnings for Tampa Bay right now. Conditions are calm, the ideal time to waterproof your foundation.

Tampa Bay 7-Day Forecast

76°

Feels like 82°

Overcast

Conditions

84%

Humidity

71°

Dew point

8 mph

Wind · gusts 24

Today

Overcast

93° 75°

25%

Thu

Drizzle

87° 75°

15%

Fri

Drizzle

96° 84°

31%

Sat

Drizzle

94° 81°

39%

Sun

Rain showers

93° 80°

49%

Mon

Partly cloudy

94° 83°

44%

Tue

Overcast

94° 81°

30%

Is Your Tampa Bay Home at Risk?

A live read on the two things that put water and mold into Florida homes: how mold-friendly the air is, and how saturated the ground around your foundation has become.

Mold Risk Index

Moderate
39/100
LowModerateHighSevere

Humid air, but no recent water to feed it. Keep the AC running and damp rooms ventilated.

71°

Dew point

84%

Humidity

76°

Air temp

Ground Saturation

Elevated
4646th pctl

Wetter than 46% of July soil readings on record.

LowElevatedHighSaturated

Soil moisture is around the seasonal norm, typical pressure around the foundation footprint.

0.1"

Last 3 days

1.5"

Last 7 days

0.18

Soil m³/m³

Conditions are calm

No storm-driven mold or water threat in Tampa Bay right now, the cheapest time to get ahead of it.

  • Dry, settled weather is the cheapest, easiest window to waterproof a foundation before the next system.
  • Walk the perimeter: grade soil away from the house, and check that gutters carry water clear of the foundation.
  • A free inspection now beats an emergency call when the next storm finds the same crack.
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Tampa Bay Live Radar

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Tampa Bay precipitation radarRadar: RainViewer · Map: OpenStreetMap

Common Questions

What areas around Tampa does this cover?
Alerts and forecasts here cover roughly a 30-mile radius from ZIP 33702: Tampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater and the surrounding Hillsborough, Pinellas and Pasco County communities. That includes surge-exposed neighborhoods like Shore Acres, Snell Isle and Davis Islands, plus the South Tampa corridor along Bayshore Boulevard, where Hillsborough Bay and the Hillsborough River both push water toward homes.
My home took on water after a storm. What should I do first?
Stop the source if you safely can, then call us at 888-603-MOLD. Tampa Bay's heat and humidity let mold colonize wet drywall and framing within 24 to 48 hours. Saltwater surge makes it worse, because salt soaks into materials and keeps drawing moisture back in long after the water recedes. We extract the water, dry the structure and seal the source so the next storm stays out.
Why is Tampa Bay so exposed to storm-surge flooding?
Much of the metro sits only a few feet above sea level around a shallow, funnel-shaped bay. When a hurricane pushes water toward the coast, that shallow shelf and the bay's shape stack surge higher instead of letting it disperse. Neighborhoods built on fill and reclaimed land like Davis Islands and Shore Acres sit in FEMA AE and VE flood zones for that reason. Cleaning up water damage without waterproofing the foundation leaves the door open for the next surge.
What recent storms caused the most water damage around Tampa Bay?
Hurricane Idalia pushed surge over Bayshore Boulevard and the downtown Riverwalk in August 2023. The bigger hits came in 2024. Hurricane Helene sent more than five feet of surge into northeast St. Petersburg that September, flooding Shore Acres, Snell Isle, Coquina Key and Venetian Isles, with Pinellas County reporting 807 homes destroyed. Two weeks later Hurricane Milton dropped a record 18 inches of rain on St. Petersburg in 24 hours.

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How we calculate this: data & sources

Mold Risk Index

A conditions estimate grounded in the VTT (Viitanen) mould-growth model from building science: mold needs sustained humid, warm conditions and a moisture source, so the index only climbs into High/Severe when both line up, not on an ordinary muggy day. See also the WUFI Mould Index implementation.

Ground Saturation

Today's soil moisture expressed as a percentile against this location's own history for the month, the same anomaly method behind NOAA's CPC Soil Moisture and NLDAS drought products. “Wetter than usual” is the honest signal for water pressure against a foundation.

Live data: forecast & soil moisture from Open-Meteo; watches & warnings from the National Weather Service; radar from RainViewer. Soil climatology built from 2023 onward.
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The cheapest time to stop water intrusion is before the next system rolls through. We waterproof the foundation and protect your home so the next storm stays outside where it belongs.

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Bullfrog Storm Watch aggregates public data from the U.S. National Weather Service and forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0). It is provided as a convenience and is not an official warning source. For life-safety decisions, always follow the National Weather Service (weather.gov) and your local emergency management agency.

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