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.
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
75°
Feels like 84°
Clear
Conditions
95%
Humidity
74°
Dew point
3 mph
Wind · gusts 5
Today
Overcast
93° 75°
42%
Sun
Rain
89° 75°
88%
Mon
Rain showers
98° 72°
79%
Tue
Thunderstorm
95° 77°
80%
Wed
Drizzle
92° 77°
68%
Thu
Drizzle
86° 76°
63%
Fri
Thunderstorm
94° 75°
58%
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
Humid air, but no recent water to feed it. Keep the AC running and damp rooms ventilated.
74°
Dew point
95%
Humidity
75°
Air temp
Ground Saturation
Wetter than 78% of August soil readings on record.
Wetter than usual for the date. The ground is holding extra water against foundation cracks and slab seams.
0.1"
Last 3 days
3.1"
Last 7 days
0.21
Soil m³/m³
Days of rain have soaked the ground around Tampa Bay homes.
- Saturated soil presses water against the foundation, the main cause of seepage through cracks and slab seams.
- Clear gutters and downspouts and make sure they discharge well away from the foundation.
- Recurring water in a basement or crawl space is a waterproofing problem, not a mopping one. Sealing the source is the fix.
Tampa Bay Live Radar
Common Questions
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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.
Calm before the storm in Tampa Bay? That's the moment to waterproof.
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.