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
ModerateHeat Advisory
Sumter; Pinellas; Polk; Hardee; Highlands; DeSoto; Coastal Levy; Coastal Citrus; Coastal Hernando; Coastal Pasco; Coastal Hillsborough; Coastal Manatee; Coastal Sarasota; Coastal Charlotte; Coastal Lee; Inland Levy; Inland Citrus; Inland Hernando; Inland Pasco; Inland Hillsborough; Inland Manatee; Inland Sarasota; Inland Charlotte; Inland Lee
Aug 15, 11:00 AM → Aug 15, 7:00 PM ET
Heat Advisory
Heat Advisory issued August 15 at 12:03AM EDT until August 15 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
* WHAT...Heat index values up to 109 expected. * WHERE...All of southwest and west central Florida. * WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 7 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.
What to do
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.
Source: NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL, National Weather Service
Tampa Bay 7-Day Forecast
78°
Feels like 87°
Partly cloudy
Conditions
91%
Humidity
75°
Dew point
3 mph
Wind · gusts 7
Today
Overcast
93° 74°
12%
Sun
Overcast
92° 78°
10%
Mon
Overcast
95° 82°
5%
Tue
Drizzle
95° 83°
25%
Wed
Drizzle
96° 84°
24%
Thu
Drizzle
93° 80°
38%
Fri
Overcast
95° 83°
34%
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.
75°
Dew point
91%
Humidity
78°
Air temp
Ground Saturation
Wetter than 69% of August soil readings on record.
Soil moisture is around the seasonal norm, typical pressure around the foundation footprint.
0.3"
Last 3 days
0.3"
Last 7 days
0.20
Soil m³/m³
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.
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.
Storm conditions in Tampa Bay. When water gets in, we're already on it.
Standing water turns into mold inside the walls within 24–48 hours. We're the one team that extracts the water, dries the structure, and seals the foundation source so it doesn't happen again, available 24/7 across Florida.
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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.