1 statement is in effect for Sarasota County, FL. The most serious is a rip current statement.
Since 2016 the National Weather Service has issued about 586 alerts that included Sarasota County, roughly 59 a year. The most common is the flood advisory (94 from 2016 to 2025). The last tornado warning was issued on March 10, 2025. 86 tornadoes have touched down in the county since 1950.
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Active alerts for Sarasota County
Rip Current Statement
Pinellas; Coastal Hillsborough; Coastal Manatee; Coastal Sarasota; Coastal Charlotte; Coastal LeeUntil · NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING
Full alert text
* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.
* WHERE...Pinellas, Coastal Hillsborough, Coastal Manatee,
Coastal Sarasota, Coastal Charlotte and Coastal Lee Counties.
* WHEN...From 7 AM EST this morning through this evening.
* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away
from shore into deeper water.
What to do: 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.
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Sarasota County alert history
Alert events that included Sarasota County or its forecast zones, from the NWS warning archive.
86 tornadoes have been recorded in Sarasota County since 1950, killing 2 people and injuring 67. That ranks 14 of 67 counties in Florida. The most recent was on October 11, 2023 (rated EF0).