Pinellas County, FL Weather Alerts
Every National Weather Service alert issued for Pinellas County, Florida, pushed to your phone within moments — county code FLC103, forecast zone FLZ050. Free with StormCast.
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These are the identifiers the National Weather Service uses when it issues a warning here. StormCast watches FLC103 directly rather than matching on place names, which is why an alert arrives whether you are in Bay Pines or anywhere else in the county.
NWS County Code
FLC103
Forecast Zone
FLZ050
Forecast Office
Ruskin (TBW)
Radar Station
KTBW
Towns covered in Pinellas County
An NWS alert for Pinellas County applies to all 16 of these communities. You do not need a separate alert for each one.
River gauges in and around Pinellas County
StormCast tracks 12 gauges near Pinellas County. Set a flood-stage alert on any of them to get notified before the water reaches you.
- Alligator Creek Below Belcher Rd at Clearwater
- Alligator Creek at US 19 at Clearwater
- Alligator Creek at Kapok Park at Clearwater
- Rattlesnake Creek at Belleair
- Water Level Sensor at Alligator Lake
- Curlew Creek at Evans Rd Near Dunedin
- Tide Gauge at Clearwater Beach (in MHHW)
- Long Branch Near Pinellas Park
- Tide Gauge at Belleair Causeway (In MHHW)
- Curlew Creek at Belcher Rd Near Ozona
- McKay Creek at Hickory Dr
- Courtney Campbell Causeway Trail North (in MHHW)
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Alert types issued for Pinellas County
Tornado
Tornado Warning, Tornado Watch, Tornado Emergency and Severe Thunderstorm Warning.
How tornado alerts work →Flooding
Flash Flood Warning, Flood Watch, Flood Advisory and River Flood Warning.
How flood alerts work →Winter
Winter Storm Warning, Ice Storm Warning, Blizzard Warning and Winter Weather Advisory.
Winter warnings explained →Fire Weather
Red Flag Warning and Fire Weather Watch when conditions favor rapid fire spread.
Fire weather alerts →Heat & Cold
Excessive Heat Warning, Heat Advisory, Freeze Warning and Frost Advisory.
Frost & freeze alerts →Pinellas County weather alert questions
Which NWS forecast zone is Pinellas County in?
Pinellas County, Florida is NWS county code FLC103 and forecast zone FLZ050. Alerts for it are issued by the Ruskin (TBW) Weather Forecast Office, and the nearest NEXRAD radar is KTBW.
Which towns in Pinellas County are covered?
All of them. NWS alerts are issued at the county and zone level, so a warning for Pinellas County covers every community inside it, including Bay Pines, Belleair Beach, Clearwater, Clearwater Beach, Crystal Beach, Dunedin, Indian Rocks Beach, Largo, Oldsmar, Ozona, Palm Harbor, Pinellas Park, Safety Harbor, Saint Petersburg, Seminole and Tarpon Springs.
Are there river gauges in Pinellas County?
Yes — StormCast monitors 12 river gauges in and around Pinellas County, including Alligator Creek Below Belcher Rd at Clearwater, Alligator Creek at US 19 at Clearwater , Alligator Creek at Kapok Park at Clearwater. You can set a flood-stage alert on any of them and get a push notification when the water rises.
How fast are alerts for Pinellas County delivered?
StormCast polls the NWS alert feed every 30 seconds. When a warning is issued for FLC103, the push notification goes out within moments — even with your screen off.