Severe weather is moving across parts of Florida as a tornado watch was issued for several counties, with storm conditions expected to intensify through the evening.<\/p>\n
Meteorologists are warning that strong thunderstorms could produce damaging wind gusts, heavy rainfall, and isolated tornadoes as the system moves through the region. Officials urged residents to remain alert, monitor weather alerts closely, and be prepared to take shelter quickly if warnings are issued. Drivers are also advised to use caution due to reduced visibility and the potential for localized flooding in low-lying areas. <\/p>\n
Citrus County<\/p>\n
Extreme\u00a0Tornado Watch<\/p>\n
Sat, May 2, 2026, 11:30 AM EDT<\/p>\n
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 183 IN<\/p>\n
EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS<\/p>\n
IN FLORIDA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES<\/p>\n
IN CENTRAL FLORIDA<\/p>\n
POLK SUMTER<\/p>\n
IN NORTHERN FLORIDA<\/p>\n
LEVY<\/p>\n
IN WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA<\/p>\n
CITRUS HERNANDO HILLSBOROUGH<\/p>\n
PASCO PINELLAS<\/p>\n
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BEVERLY HILLS, BRANDON, BRONSON,<\/p>\n
BROOKSVILLE, BUSHNELL, CEDAR KEY, CHIEFLAND, CITRUS SPRINGS,<\/p>\n
CLEARWATER, DADE CITY, FANNING SPRINGS, FLORAL CITY, HERNANDO,<\/p>\n
HOLIDAY, HOMOSASSA SPRINGS, HUDSON, INVERNESS, JASMINE ESTATES,<\/p>\n
LAKE PANASOFFKEE, LAKELAND, LAND O LAKES, LARGO, LECANTO,<\/p>\n
NEW PORT RICHEY, SPRING HILL, ST. PETERSBURG, TAMPA,<\/p>\n
THE VILLAGES, WILDWOOD, WILLISTON, WINTER HAVEN, AND ZEPHYRHILLS.<\/p>\n
Hernando County<\/p>\n
Extreme\u00a0Tornado Watch<\/p>\n
Sat, May 2, 2026, 11:30 AM EDT<\/p>\n
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 183 IN<\/p>\n
EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS<\/p>\n
IN FLORIDA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES<\/p>\n
IN CENTRAL FLORIDA<\/p>\n
POLK SUMTER<\/p>\n
IN NORTHERN FLORIDA<\/p>\n
LEVY<\/p>\n
IN WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA<\/p>\n
CITRUS HERNANDO HILLSBOROUGH<\/p>\n
PASCO PINELLAS<\/p>\n
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BEVERLY HILLS, BRANDON, BRONSON,<\/p>\n
BROOKSVILLE, BUSHNELL, CEDAR KEY, CHIEFLAND, CITRUS SPRINGS,<\/p>\n
CLEARWATER, DADE CITY, FANNING SPRINGS, FLORAL CITY, HERNANDO,<\/p>\n
HOLIDAY, HOMOSASSA SPRINGS, HUDSON, INVERNESS, JASMINE ESTATES,<\/p>\n
LAKE PANASOFFKEE, LAKELAND, LAND O LAKES, LARGO, LECANTO,<\/p>\n
NEW PORT RICHEY, SPRING HILL, ST. PETERSBURG, TAMPA,<\/p>\n
THE VILLAGES, WILDWOOD, WILLISTON, WINTER HAVEN, AND ZEPHYRHILLS.<\/p>\n
Hillsborough County<\/p>\n
Extreme\u00a0Tornado Watch<\/p>\n
Sat, May 2, 2026, 11:30 AM EDT<\/p>\n
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 183 IN<\/p>\n
EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS<\/p>\n
IN FLORIDA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES<\/p>\n
IN CENTRAL FLORIDA<\/p>\n
POLK SUMTER<\/p>\n
IN NORTHERN FLORIDA<\/p>\n
LEVY<\/p>\n
IN WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA<\/p>\n
CITRUS HERNANDO HILLSBOROUGH<\/p>\n
PASCO PINELLAS<\/p>\n
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BEVERLY HILLS, BRANDON, BRONSON,<\/p>\n
BROOKSVILLE, BUSHNELL, CEDAR KEY, CHIEFLAND, CITRUS SPRINGS,<\/p>\n
CLEARWATER, DADE CITY, FANNING SPRINGS, FLORAL CITY, HERNANDO,<\/p>\n
HOLIDAY, HOMOSASSA SPRINGS, HUDSON, INVERNESS, JASMINE ESTATES,<\/p>\n
LAKE PANASOFFKEE, LAKELAND, LAND O LAKES, LARGO, LECANTO,<\/p>\n
NEW PORT RICHEY, SPRING HILL, ST. PETERSBURG, TAMPA,<\/p>\n
THE VILLAGES, WILDWOOD, WILLISTON, WINTER HAVEN, AND ZEPHYRHILLS.<\/p>\n
Pasco County<\/p>\n
Extreme\u00a0Tornado Watch<\/p>\n
Sat, May 2, 2026, 11:30 AM EDT<\/p>\n
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 183 IN<\/p>\n
EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS<\/p>\n
IN FLORIDA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES<\/p>\n
IN CENTRAL FLORIDA<\/p>\n
POLK SUMTER<\/p>\n
IN NORHERN FLORIDA<\/p>\n
LEVY<\/p>\n
IN WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA<\/p>\n
CITRUS HERNANDO HILLSBOROUGH<\/p>\n
PASCO PINELLAS<\/p>\n
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BEVERLY HILLS, BRANDON, BRONSON,<\/p>\n
BROOKSVILLE, BUSHNELL, CEDAR KEY, CHIEFLAND, CITRUS SPRINGS,<\/p>\n
CLEARWATER, DADE CITY, FANNING SPRINGS, FLORAL CITY, HERNANDO,<\/p>\n
HOLIDAY, HOMOSASSA SPRINGS, HUDSON, INVERNESS, JASMINE ESTATES,<\/p>\n
LAKE PANASOFFKEE, LAKELAND, LAND O LAKES, LARGO, LECANTO,<\/p>\n
NEW PORT RICHEY, SPRING HILL, ST. PETERSBURG, TAMPA,<\/p>\n
THE VILLAGES, WILDWOOD, WILLISTON, WINTER HAVEN, AND ZEPHYRHILLS.<\/p>\n
Pinellas County<\/p>\n
Extreme\u00a0Tornado Watch<\/p>\n
Sat, May 2, 2026, 11:30 AM EDT<\/p>\n
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 183 IN<\/p>\n
EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS<\/p>\n
IN FLORIDA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES<\/p>\n
IN CENTRAL FLORIDA<\/p>\n
POLK SUMTER<\/p>\n
IN NORTHERN FLORIDA<\/p>\n
LEVY<\/p>\n
IN WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA<\/p>\n
CITRUS HERNANDO HILLSBOROUGH<\/p>\n
PASCO PINELLAS<\/p>\n
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BEVERLY HILLS, BRANDON, BRONSON,<\/p>\n
BROOKSVILLE, BUSHNELL, CEDAR KEY, CHIEFLAND, CITRUS SPRINGS,<\/p>\n
CLEARWATER, DADE CITY, FANNING SPRINGS, FLORAL CITY, HERNANDO,<\/p>\n
HOLIDAY, HOMOSASSA SPRINGS, HUDSON, INVERNESS, JASMINE ESTATES,<\/p>\n
LAKE PANASOFFKEE, LAKELAND, LAND O LAKES, LARGO, LECANTO,<\/p>\n
NEW PORT RICHEY, SPRING HILL, ST. PETERSBURG, TAMPA,<\/p>\n
THE VILLAGES, WILDWOOD, WILLISTON, WINTER HAVEN, AND ZEPHYRHILLS.<\/p>\n
Polk County<\/p>\n
Extreme\u00a0Tornado Watch<\/p>\n
Sat, May 2, 2026, 11:30 AM EDT<\/p>\n
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 183 IN<\/p>\n
EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS<\/p>\n
IN FLORIDA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES<\/p>\n
IN CENTRAL FLORIDA<\/p>\n
POLK SUMTER<\/p>\n
IN NORTHERN FLORIDA<\/p>\n
LEVY<\/p>\n
IN WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA<\/p>\n
CITRUS HERNANDO HILLSBOROUGH<\/p>\n
PASCO PINELLAS<\/p>\n
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BEVERLY HILLS, BRANDON, BRONSON,<\/p>\n
BROOKSVILLE, BUSHNELL, CEDAR KEY, CHIEFLAND, CITRUS SPRINGS,<\/p>\n
CLEARWATER, DADE CITY, FANNING SPRINGS, FLORAL CITY, HERNANDO,<\/p>\n
HOLIDAY, HOMOSASSA SPRINGS, HUDSON, INVERNESS, JASMINE ESTATES,<\/p>\n
LAKE PANASOFFKEE, LAKELAND, LAND O LAKES, LARGO, LECANTO,<\/p>\n
NEW PORT RICHEY, SPRING HILL, ST. PETERSBURG, TAMPA,<\/p>\n
THE VILLAGES, WILDWOOD, WILLISTON, WINTER HAVEN, AND ZEPHYRHILLS.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Severe weather is moving across parts of Florida as a tornado watch was issued for several counties, with…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":255670,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[147,28112,135,137,136,64639,31532],"class_list":["post-255669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tampa","tag-central-florida","tag-counties","tag-tampa","tag-tampa-headlines","tag-tampa-news","tag-tornado-watch","tag-villages"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255669","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=255669"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255669\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/255670"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=255669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=255669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=255669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}