{"id":197661,"date":"2026-03-19T11:42:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T11:42:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/197661\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T11:42:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T11:42:28","slug":"tampa-march-19-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/197661\/","title":{"rendered":"Tampa \u2014 March 19, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Good morning, Tampa Bay.\u00a0Here’s what you need to know today.<\/p>\n

Your Weather Planner<\/p>\n

After a cool morning, temperatures will reach the 70s this afternoon.<\/p>\n

It will feel more comfortable, but a bit breezy.<\/p>\n

Get the full forecast here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Highs: 74<\/p>\n

Lows:\u00a054<\/p>\n

Rain Coverage:\u00a00%<\/p>\n

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Check your hour-by-hour forecast here<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Share your weather photos<\/a><\/p>\n

Around Tampa Bay<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0\u2018Shelter-in-place\u2019 lifted at MacDill Air Force Base, ‘possible energetic materials’ found<\/a>
A\u00a0\u201cshelter in place\u201d order has been lifted at MacDill Air Force Base after a threat was made against the base, officials said Wednesday.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0Remains of U.S. Army soldier Cody Khork returned to Polk County<\/a>
The remains of U.S. Army Reserve Major Cody Khork returned home to Polk County on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0Students and community members ask Pasco County school board not to remove assembly guidelines<\/a>
High school students around Tampa Bay\u00a0have walked out of class in recent weeks\u00a0to protest ICE actions nationwide.<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0Construction project causing more delays on 54th Avenue in Pinellas<\/a>
A construction project on 54th Avenue North is leading to more backups during rush hour.<\/p>\n

5.\u00a0Sarasota doctor returns home after war in Iran cancels flight<\/a>
The U.S.-Israeli war in Iran grounded flights and stranded travelers\u2014including a Sarasota doctor.<\/p>\n

Around the Nation<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0House Democrats unveil effort to fund most of DHS but not ICE as shutdown and blame game drag on<\/a><\/p>\n

2.\u00a0Fed projects one rate cut this year, as Powell vows to stay on until DOJ investigation is finished<\/a><\/p>\n

3.\u00a0Top U.S. intelligence officials testify about Iran war<\/a><\/p>\n

4.\u00a0DC Wrap: Iran threatens energy assets in Gulf; Gabbard, Mullin face questions on Capitol Hill<\/a><\/p>\n

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The National Retail Federation, the nation’s largest retail trade group, is forecasting annual retail sales will grow at a faster clip this year than last year, citing consumers’ resilience despite lots of economic volatility.<\/p>\n

But the group said Wednesday that the repercussions of the\u00a0Iran war\u00a0on consumer spending are too uncertain to incorporate into its outlook.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Good morning, Tampa Bay.\u00a0Here’s what you need to know today. Your Weather Planner After a cool morning, temperatures…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":197662,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[2126,275,135,137,136],"class_list":["post-197661","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tampa","tag-app-morning-briefing","tag-spectrum-news-staff","tag-tampa","tag-tampa-headlines","tag-tampa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197661","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=197661"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197661\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/197662"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=197661"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=197661"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=197661"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}