Weather Alerts For South Bradenton, FL

# HEADLINE -------------------- HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT # DETAILS -------------------- WHAT Dangerous rip currents expected. WHERE Pinellas, Coastal Hillsborough, Coastal Manatee, Coastal Sarasota, Coastal Charlotte and Coastal Lee Counties. WHEN From 10 AM EDT this morning through late tonight. IMPACTS Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. ISSUED AT Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 1:57 AM EDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL HEADER Coastal Hazard Message # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Coastal Charlotte, Coastal Hillsborough, Coastal Lee, Coastal Manatee, Coastal Sarasota, Pinellas

There is a Slight Severe Storm Risk for your location. Continue reading for today's outlook from the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center. -------------------- National Severe Storm Outlook THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE NORTHERN/CENTRAL FLORIDA PENINSULA SUMMARY Severe thunderstorms are possible across the northern and central Florida Peninsula through early evening. Northern/Central Florida At midday, a line of gradually intensifying storms extends northeast-southwestward across the northern Florida Peninsula to the nearby Gulf, with additional offshore development occurring about as far south as the Tampa Bay vicinity. This line will continue to move inland and further intensify as the boundary layer warms inland in conjunction with near-70F surface dewpoints. Some additional more-discrete development may occur ahead of the line, potentially focusing along the east coast. Damaging winds are the most probable severe hazard as low/mid-level winds further strengthen, albeit with a tendency for low-level veering over time. Even so, a tornado or two could occur aside from damaging winds. Western Oregon/northern California Influenced by upper-jet exit region and the prominent trough off the coast of Oregon/California, a few stronger storms may develop across the region late this afternoon through early evening. While gusty winds and/or small hail could occur, the potential for organized severe storms should remain low given the modest instability and weak deep-layer shear.