{"id":239851,"date":"2026-04-21T03:16:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T03:16:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/239851\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T03:16:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T03:16:47","slug":"evening-briefing-tampa-april-20-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/239851\/","title":{"rendered":"Evening Briefing Tampa April 20 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good evening, Tampa Bay. We&#8217;re wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook.<\/p>\n<p>Your Weather Planner<\/p>\n<p>It will be another breezy day for Tuesday with highs in the low to mid 80s.<\/p>\n<p>Winds could gust over 20 mph at times out of the northeast.<\/p>\n<p>Humidity remains low with mostly sunny skies.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Lows will fall to the low 60s for Tampa, but some will fall to the 50s inland and near 50 well to the north.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/buf_sun_today-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" class=\"hashed-image\" img-data-alignment=\"center\" img-data-width=\"percent-hundred\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Highs:\u00a083<\/p>\n<p>Lows:\u00a063<\/p>\n<p>Rain Coverage:\u00a00%<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/baynews9.com\/fl\/tampa\/weather\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Check your hour-by-hour forecast here<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/baynews9.com\/weatherphotos\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Share your weather photos<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s Big Stories<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/baynews9.com\/fl\/tampa\/traffic\/2026\/04\/20\/fuel-spill-i-4-lakeland\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fuel spill causes lane closures on EB I-4 near Lakeland<\/a><br \/>It is expected that lane closures will remain in place until around 8 p.m. tonight or until further notice.<\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/baynews9.com\/fl\/tampa\/news\/2026\/04\/20\/snap-benefits-change-florida\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Soda and candy among items no longer eligible through SNAP<\/a><br \/>Items that no longer qualify under\u00a0the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)\u00a0include soda, energy drinks, candy, and ultra-processed prepared desserts.<\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/baynews9.com\/fl\/tampa\/news\/2026\/04\/20\/indian-rocks-beach-cracks-down-on-short-term-rentals\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Indian Rocks Beach cracks down on short-term rentals<\/a><br \/>The city of Indian Rocks Beach is bringing in record-setting revenue from owners and operators of\u00a0short-term rentals through both registration fees and ordinance violations.<\/p>\n<p>4.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/baynews9.com\/fl\/tampa\/politics\/2026\/04\/20\/kevin-warsh-confirmation-hearing\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Senate committee set to consider Trump&#8217;s pick for Federal Reserve chair<\/a><br \/>With Jerome Powell\u2019s tenure as Federal Reserve chair set to expire next month, the Senate Banking Committee will consider the nominee for his replacement Tuesday when it holds a confirmation hearing for Kevin Warsh.<\/p>\n<p>5.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/baynews9.com\/fl\/tampa\/space\/2026\/04\/20\/blue-origins-new-glenn-rocket-fails-to-send-satellite-into-correct-orbit\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Blue Origin\u2019s New Glenn rocket fails to send satellite into correct orbit<\/a><br \/>Its mission was to send the AST SpaceMobile company&#8217;s BlueBird 7 satellite to low-Earth orbit.\u00a0However, the Washington-state-based Blue Origin posted on X Sunday morning that \u201cThe payload was placed into an off-nominal orbit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>6.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/baynews9.com\/fl\/tampa\/news\/2026\/04\/19\/officials-say-1-dead-after-plane-crashes-into-wesley-chapel-subdivision\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Officials say 1 dead after plane crashes into Wesley Chapel subdivision<\/a><br \/>Pasco County officials say pilot Michael Bailey was killed after his plane crashed in the 25000 block of Aldus Drive in Wesley Chapel.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Featured Social Post<\/p>\n<p>Your Notes for Tonight and Tomorrow<\/p>\n<p>TAMPA TRAFFIC ALERT | Crews are replacing a section of sewer pipe beneath the roadway near 5119 N. 30th St. after a depression formed above the damaged pipe. Work is currently underway and will continue through Friday, April 24, 2026, weather permitting. The proposed work zone extends along N. 30th St. between E. McBerry St. and E. Frierson Ave., requiring temporary lane closures throughout the duration of the project. This work may impact traffic near Potter Elementary School and throughout the Jackson Heights community.\u00a0 Drivers should expect delays and are encouraged to use alternate routes when possible.\u00a0<br \/>\n<br \/>RAYS HOST REDS |\u00a0The Tampa Bay Rays open a three-game series at home against the Cincinnati Reds. Tonight&#8217;s matchup is the first meeting between these teams this season. Tampa Bay has a 12-9 record overall and a 4-2 record in home games.\u00a0incinnati has an 8-2 record on the road and a 14-8 record overall. First pitch is at 6:40 p.m.<br \/>\n<br \/>MANATEE WATER SHUTOFF NOTICE | Manatee County Utilities Department is issuing a water shutoff notice for the residents in Pine Bay Forest in the 7503 &#8211; 7625 4th Avenue West block on Thursday, April 23. Crews will be replacing water valves. The water will be shut off from 9 a.m. &#8211; 5 p.m. There will not be a need to boil water once the service is restored.<br \/>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>National Notes<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday, April 21<\/p>\n<p>Senate Banking Committee considers nomination of Kevin Warsh to be Federal Reserve chair<br \/>\nU.S. Supreme Court considers FCC power to issue fines<br \/>\nHHS Secretary Kennedy testifies at Senate Appropriations budget request hearing<br \/>\nStatus conference for man accused of planting pipe bombs in Washington, DC, in 2021<br \/>\nPope Leo meets Equatorial Guinean president to continue Africa tour<br \/>\nChadwick Willacy, 58, scheduled for execution by lethal injection in Florida for the murder of his neighbor Marlys Sather in 1990<br \/>\nNASA unveils Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, infrared space telescope which will ship to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for launch planned as early as this fall.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/edh_cayley_depaz.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Depaz helps out at a school store for students in need. She is also an active member of the school&#8217;s Students Working Against Tobacco club.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Good evening, Tampa Bay. 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