NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FLFF.W 0003October 7, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Hillsborough and Pinellas, FL
The National Weather Service office in Tampa Bay Ruskin issued a flash flood warning for Hillsborough and Pinellas in Florida, which was in force until 10:45 p.m. local time on October 7. It was the 3rd flash flood warning the NWS office in Tampa Bay Ruskin issued in 2026. Florida had 16 flash flood warnings in October 2026, against 7 in an average October of 2008-2025 (Florida's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 1.5 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
- Area
- Hillsborough and Pinellas
- State
- Florida
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 9:14 p.m. EDT, October 7, 2026
- Expires
- 10:45 p.m. EDT, October 7, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KTBW FF.W 0003
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flash Flood Warnings in Florida since 2008Every warning type in Florida
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The notice as issued
FFWTBW The National Weather Service in Tampa Bay Ruskin has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northwestern Hillsborough County in west central Florida... Southeastern Pinellas County in west central Florida... * Until 1045 PM EDT. * At 914 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Law enforcement reported. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Lutz, Citrus Park, Greater Northdale, Greater Carrollwood, Keystone, Egypt Lake-Leto, Lake Magdalene, East Lake, University, West Park, Oldsmar, Westchase, Town N Country, Lake Fern, Carrollwood, Cheval and Raymond James Stadium.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.