TAMPA, Fla. —
Live updates:
11 a.m.
The tornado watch for the Tampa Bay area has expired.
10:25 a.m.
Storm reports show a tree was uprooted and some large branches snapped and fell onto a car in St. Petersburg. There are also reports of a tree falling in the Pasadena area of St. Pete and damaging a car.
8:30 a.m.
The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said Friday morning's storms flipped over a metal shed in on 12th Street SW Ruskin. No one was hurt.
7:45 a.m.
A High Wind Advisory has been issued for the Sunshine Skyway Bridge.
The bridge is open, but drivers should use caution when crossing.
7:20 a.m.
The tornado watch for Citrus and Hernando County has been canceled.
A tornado watch remains until 11 a.m. this morning for Hardee, Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk and Sarasota counties.
6:30 a.m.
The serve thunderstorm warnings for counties across Tampa Bay.
A tornado watch remains in effect through 11 a.m.
6:10 a.m.
A severe thunder storm warning is in effect until 6:30 a.m. for Pinellas, Pasco, Hillsborough and Sumter counties.
A tornado watch is still in effect for much of Central Florida through 11 a.m. Friday.
6:05 a.m.
The tornado warning for Hillsborough County was canceled.
5:59 a.m.
The tornado warning for Pinellas County was canceled. The warning continues for Hillsborough county.
5:49 a.m.
A tornado warning has been issued for Hillsborough and Pinellas counties until 6:15 a.m.
5:41 a.m.
A serve thunderstorm warning has been issued for Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas counties until 6:30 a.m.
5:30 a.m.
The tornado warning for Hillsborough, Pinellas and Pasco counties has expired. The tornado watch for the Tampa Bay area remains in effect through 11 a.m.
5:25 a.m.
Severe thunderstorm warning continues for Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, Pasco, and Pinellas Counties.
5:20 a.m.
Pinellas County no longer under a tornado warning. The warning continues for Pasco and Hillsborough Couty.
5:06 a.m.
A tornado warning has been issued for Hillsborough, Pinellas and Pasco counties until 5:30 a.m.
5:00 a.m. (April 24)
A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Citrus, Sumter, Pasco, Hernando, Pinellas and northwestern Hillsborough counties until 5:45 a.m.
4:55 a.m. (April 24)
Duke Energy is reporting outages in Citrus County impacting 1,508 customers.
Check your outage map here.
2 a.m. (April 24)
A tornado watch was issued for Citrus, Hernando, Pasco, Pinellas, Hillsborough, Manatee, Sarasota, and Polk counties. The watch is in effect until 11 a.m. Friday.
Summary:
A strong storm system over the Southeast will continue to produce the threat for severe weather today in southern Alabama, southern Georgia, the Florida Panhandle and northern Florida.
The cold front with this system will drop into Central Florida over the next day or so producing the chance of multiple rounds of showers and storms to Tampa Bay beginning Friday morning and through much of the weekend. Some of the storms Friday and Saturday could be strong or severe.
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