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Tampa storms: live alerts, hail & tornado history

Live watches and warnings for Tampa, FL, the 48-hour thunderstorm outlook, and every hail, damaging-wind and tornado report within 25 miles since 2016.

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    Severe weather in Tampa by the numbers

    9.6severe-weather days a year (avg 2016–2025)
    1.8hail days a year
    8storm reports in the last 12 months
    3.00″biggest hail since 2016 (Apr 24, 2023)
    35tornado reports since 2016 · strongest EF2

    Tampa gets regular severe thunderstorms: since 2016, spotters and emergency managers have filed 174 severe-weather reports within 25 miles of the city — 22 hail reports, 117 damaging-wind reports and 35 tornado reports. On average that is 9.6 days a year with at least one report.

    Storm season here peaks in April, May, July, when 53% of all reports were filed.

    In the last 12 months there were 1 hail report, 5 wind reports and 2 tornado reports around Tampa; the largest hail was 1.00″ (quarter) on Jul 10, 2026.

    Latest storm reports near Tampa

    DateReportWhere
    Jul 10, 2026Damaging wind4 mi NW · Hillsborough Co.
    Jul 10, 2026Hail 1.00″22 mi N · Pasco Co.
    Jul 6, 2026Damaging wind22 mi NE · Pasco Co.
    May 26, 2026Tornado23 mi S · Manatee Co.
    May 24, 2026Tornado9 mi NW · Hillsborough Co.
    May 2, 2026Damaging wind20 mi S · Hillsborough Co.
    Sep 25, 2025Tornado EF013 mi SW
    Aug 8, 2025Tornado EF012 mi E
    Aug 7, 2025Damaging wind17 mi W
    Jun 25, 2025Tornado EF118 mi W

    One line per day and type — the closest report that day. Distance and direction from the city centre. The latest SPC reports are preliminary until NOAA finalises them.

    Storm reports by year

    0714212816: 1 hail16: 10 damaging wind16: 2 tornado1617: 2 hail17: 20 damaging wind1718: 2 hail18: 11 damaging wind18: 7 tornado1819: 3 hail19: 19 damaging wind19: 2 tornado1920: 1 hail20: 22 damaging wind20: 5 tornado2021: 1 hail21: 6 damaging wind21: 2 tornado2122: 4 hail22: 13 damaging wind22: 3 tornado2223: 3 hail23: 1 damaging wind23: 5 tornado2324: 1 hail24: 8 damaging wind24: 4 tornado2425: 3 hail25: 2 damaging wind25: 3 tornado2526: 1 hail26: 5 damaging wind26: 2 tornado26
    HailDamaging windTornado

    Storm season in Tampa

    09182837Jan: 11JanFeb: 9FebMar: 6MarApr: 23AprMay: 37MayJun: 16JunJul: 32JulAug: 14AugSep: 5SepOct: 5OctNov: 7NovDec: 9Dec

    All hail, wind and tornado reports within 25 miles, 2016–2026, by month.

    Hail in Tampa

    Tampa averages 1.8 days a year with hail reported nearby. The biggest stone on record since 2016 was 3.00 inches — about the size of a tea cup — reported 15 miles from the city centre on Apr 24, 2023. Hail of 1 inch (quarter size) or larger is what makes a thunderstorm severe; see the hail size chart.

    Tornadoes near Tampa

    There have been 35 tornado reports within 25 miles of Tampa since 2016; the strongest was rated EF2 (Oct 11, 2023, 23 miles from the city centre). A tornado warning means a tornado is occurring or imminent — take shelter immediately.

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    Questions about storms in Tampa

    Does Tampa get a lot of severe storms?

    Tampa averages 9.6 days a year with at least one hail, damaging-wind or tornado report within 25 miles, based on NOAA Storm Prediction Center reports 2016–2025.

    When is storm season in Tampa?

    Most severe-weather reports around Tampa come in April, May, July.

    What is the biggest hail recorded near Tampa?

    3.00 inches (tea cup size) on Apr 24, 2023, 15 miles from the city centre.

    Have tornadoes hit near Tampa?

    Yes — 35 tornado reports within 25 miles since 2016, the strongest rated EF2 on Oct 11, 2023.

    How do I get storm alerts for Tampa?

    The live panel on this page shows every active National Weather Service watch and warning for Tampa, FL. For alerts on your phone, Lightning Tracker for iPhone shows storm risk and warnings for your location.

    How this page works: storm reports are NOAA Storm Prediction Center local storm reports (final database 2016–2025, preliminary daily reports after that) within 25 miles of Tampa, FL. They are reports of hail, damaging wind and tornadoes — not lightning strike counts, which no free public dataset provides at city level. Live alerts come from the National Weather Service API, the outlook from Open-Meteo forecast models. Updated Sep 29, 2026.