Alert archive / Michigan / 1988
Weather alerts in Michigan, August 1988
142 weather alerts in August 1988, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state.
Weather alerts by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in August 1988. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 142
- Warnings
- 142
- Watches
- 0
- Advisories
- 0
- Busiest day
- August 16, 198832 alerts
Over time
By day
Days in UTC, the clock the archive keeps.
The alerts
Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Eastern Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 7:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MQT | Gogebic | 60 min |
| Aug 1, 8:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MQT | Gogebic, Ontonagon | 46 min |
| Aug 1, 9:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MQT | Baraga, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw | 61 min |
| Aug 2, 5:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MQT | Marquette | 58 min |
| Aug 2, 5:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Macomb, Saint Clair | 60 min |
| Aug 2, 6:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Macomb, Wayne | 57 min |
| Aug 2, 6:42 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | DTX | Macomb | 2 hr |
| Aug 2, 7:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MQT | Alger, Marquette | 46 min |
| Aug 2, 8:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Monroe | 54 min |
| Aug 3, 1:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Alpena, Presque Isle | 60 min |
| Aug 3, 2:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Oscoda | 67 min |
| Aug 3, 2:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Crawford | 30 min |
| Aug 3, 2:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Crawford, Ogemaw | 45 min |
| Aug 3, 2:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Roscommon | 38 min |
| Aug 3, 2:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Alcona, Oscoda | 69 min |
| Aug 3, 2:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Alpena | 2 hr |
| Aug 3, 3:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Osceola | 34 min |
| Aug 3, 3:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Clare | 32 min |
| Aug 3, 3:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Roscommon | 22 min |
| Aug 3, 4:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Gladwin | 30 min |
| Aug 3, 4:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Arenac | 31 min |
| Aug 3, 4:41 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | DTX | Arenac | 34 min |
| Aug 3, 9:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MQT | Gogebic, Ontonagon | 68 min |
| Aug 4, 3:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Crawford, Roscommon | 15 min |
| Aug 4, 3:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Macomb | 67 min |
| Aug 4, 3:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Oscoda | 59 min |
| Aug 4, 4:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Montmorency, Presque Isle | 56 min |
| Aug 4, 4:05 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | DTX | Livingston, Washtenaw | 25 min |
| Aug 4, 4:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Alcona, Alpena | 62 min |
| Aug 4, 6:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Crawford | 37 min |
| Aug 4, 7:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Montmorency, Oscoda | 58 min |
| Aug 4, 7:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Alpena, Presque Isle | 53 min |
| Aug 5, 12:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Gladwin, Ogemaw | 60 min |
| Aug 5, 12:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Alcona, Iosco, Oscoda | 62 min |
| Aug 5, 12:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Alpena, Montmorency | 62 min |
| Aug 5, 1:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Gratiot | 37 min |
| Aug 5, 1:11 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | APX | Alpena | 64 min |
| Aug 5, 1:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Presque Isle | 55 min |
| Aug 5, 1:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Ogemaw | 64 min |
| Aug 5, 3:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Calhoun, Eaton | 52 min |
| Aug 5, 3:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Cass, Saint Joseph | 48 min |
| Aug 5, 3:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Genesee | 61 min |
| Aug 5, 3:21 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | DTX | Genesee | 39 min |
| Aug 5, 4:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Ingham, Jackson | 32 min |
| Aug 5, 4:16 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | DTX | Oakland | 29 min |
| Aug 5, 4:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Branch | 52 min |
| Aug 5, 4:52 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | DTX | Oakland | 38 min |
| Aug 5, 5:30 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | DTX | Oakland | 45 min |
| Aug 5, 5:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Washtenaw | 33 min |
| Aug 5, 6:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Saint Clair | 34 min |
| Aug 12, 3:00 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | APX | Presque Isle | 52 min |
| Aug 12, 3:18 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | APX | Alpena | 57 min |
| Aug 12, 3:18 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | APX | Montmorency | 34 min |
| Aug 12, 3:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Ionia, Kent | 28 min |
| Aug 12, 3:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Ogemaw | 35 min |
| Aug 12, 3:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Gladwin | 65 min |
| Aug 12, 4:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Alpena | 60 min |
| Aug 12, 4:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Macomb | 46 min |
| Aug 12, 7:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Alpena, Presque Isle | 69 min |
| Aug 12, 8:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Oakland | 31 min |
| Aug 14, 2:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Gladwin, Roscommon | 69 min |
| Aug 14, 9:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Ionia | 35 min |
| Aug 14, 10:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Clinton | 28 min |
| Aug 14, 10:31 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GRR | Allegan | 44 min |
| Aug 14, 11:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Livingston | 37 min |
| Aug 14, 11:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Eaton, Ingham | 46 min |
| Aug 14, 11:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Clinton | 64 min |
| Aug 15, 12:11 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Kalamazoo, Van Buren | 64 min |
| Aug 15, 12:15 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Wayne | 30 min |
| Aug 15, 12:50 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Lenawee, Washtenaw | 25 min |
| Aug 15, 5:20 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Charlevoix, Emmet | 2 hr |
| Aug 15, 7:30 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Crawford, Otsego | 60 min |
| Aug 16, 12:15 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Luce | 65 min |
| Aug 16, 4:34 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MQT | Alger, Schoolcraft | 56 min |
| Aug 16, 4:58 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MQT | Marquette | 62 min |
| Aug 16, 7:44 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MQT | Houghton, Keweenaw | 61 min |
| Aug 16, 8:10 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | APX | Grand Traverse, Leelanau | 65 min |
| Aug 16, 8:20 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Roscommon | 60 min |
| Aug 16, 8:30 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Ogemaw | 60 min |
| Aug 16, 8:31 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Kalkaska | 59 min |
| Aug 16, 9:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Gladwin | 60 min |
| Aug 16, 9:01 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | APX | Grand Traverse, Leelanau | 59 min |
| Aug 16, 9:01 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | APX | Kalkaska | 59 min |
| Aug 16, 9:07 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MQT | Marquette | 68 min |
| Aug 16, 9:09 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | APX | Wexford | 66 min |
| Aug 16, 9:25 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Clare | 65 min |
| Aug 16, 9:40 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Chippewa, Luce, Mackinac | 80 min |
| Aug 16, 9:56 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Isabella | 49 min |
| Aug 16, 10:05 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MQT | Schoolcraft | 55 min |
| Aug 16, 10:11 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Gratiot | 64 min |
| Aug 16, 10:35 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | GRR | Clinton | 25 min |
| Aug 16, 11:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Cheboygan, Emmet | 60 min |
| Aug 16, 11:06 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Clinton | 7 min |
| Aug 16, 11:20 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | DTX | Oakland | 25 min |
| Aug 16, 11:35 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Otsego | 55 min |
| Aug 16, 12:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Crawford | 60 min |
| Aug 16, 12:07 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | APX | Antrim | 68 min |
| Aug 16, 12:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Ogemaw | 54 min |
| Aug 16, 1:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Gladwin | 60 min |
| Aug 16, 5:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MQT | Baraga, Marquette | 55 min |
| Aug 16, 6:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MQT | Marquette | 59 min |
| Aug 16, 6:58 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MQT | Marquette | 47 min |
| Aug 16, 7:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MQT | Dickinson | 58 min |
| Aug 16, 7:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MQT | Alger, Delta, Marquette | 56 min |
| Aug 16, 9:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Luce, Mackinac | 60 min |
| Aug 16, 10:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Emmet | 60 min |
| Aug 16, 10:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Cheboygan | 70 min |
| Aug 16, 10:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Mackinac | 60 min |
| Aug 16, 10:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Presque Isle | 33 min |
| Aug 16, 10:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MQT | Houghton | 31 min |
| Aug 16, 11:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Presque Isle | 61 min |
| Aug 17, 12:04 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Montmorency | 56 min |
| Aug 17, 12:24 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Alpena | 51 min |
| Aug 17, 1:15 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Chippewa | 60 min |
| Aug 17, 2:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Chippewa, Luce, Mackinac | 2 hr |
| Aug 17, 2:05 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MQT | Marquette | 25 min |
| Aug 17, 2:30 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Charlevoix, Emmet | 2 hr |
| Aug 17, 2:30 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Mackinac | 2 hr |
| Aug 17, 2:41 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MQT | Marquette | 34 min |
| Aug 17, 12:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MQT | Menominee | 50 min |
| Aug 17, 5:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Macomb, Oakland | 57 min |
| Aug 17, 6:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Isabella | 14 min |
| Aug 17, 6:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Gratiot | 44 min |
| Aug 17, 7:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Wayne | 25 min |
| Aug 17, 7:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Montcalm | 48 min |
| Aug 17, 8:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Gratiot | 33 min |
| Aug 17, 8:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Muskegon | 57 min |
| Aug 17, 8:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Ionia, Kent | 55 min |
| Aug 17, 8:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Eaton, Ingham | 66 min |
| Aug 17, 8:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Clinton | 26 min |
| Aug 17, 9:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Barry | 39 min |
| Aug 17, 10:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Ingham | 28 min |
| Aug 17, 10:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Livingston | 35 min |
| Aug 17, 10:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Calhoun | 57 min |
| Aug 17, 10:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Washtenaw | 52 min |
| Aug 18, 1:13 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Ionia | 32 min |
| Aug 18, 1:28 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Clinton | 47 min |
| Aug 18, 1:36 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Ingham | 69 min |
| Aug 18, 2:42 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | DTX | Washtenaw | 33 min |
| Aug 18, 3:34 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Monroe | 26 min |
| Aug 18, 7:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Berrien | 45 min |
| Aug 18, 8:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Branch | 28 min |
By product
Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.
| Product | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Severe storms | |
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 121 |
| Tornado Warning | 18 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 3 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Marquette County10
- Alpena County10
- Presque Isle County8
- Macomb County6
- Crawford County6
- Ogemaw County6
- Gladwin County6
- Oakland County6
- Clinton County6
- Oscoda County5
- Roscommon County5
- Montmorency County5
- Washtenaw County5
- Ingham County5
- Mackinac County5
- Gratiot County4
- Ionia County4
- Emmet County4
- Luce County4
- Gogebic County3
- Houghton County3
- Wayne County3
- Alger County3
- Alcona County3
- Livingston County3
- Eaton County3
- Chippewa County3
- Ontonagon County2
- Baraga County2
- Keweenaw County2
- Saint Clair County2
- Monroe County2
- Clare County2
- Arenac County2
- Calhoun County2
- Genesee County2
- Branch County2
- Kent County2
- Charlevoix County2
- Otsego County2
25 more counties
- Schoolcraft County2
- Grand Traverse County2
- Leelanau County2
- Kalkaska County2
- Isabella County2
- Cheboygan County2
- Iron County1
- Osceola County1
- Iosco County1
- Cass County1
- Saint Joseph County1
- Jackson County1
- Allegan County1
- Kalamazoo County1
- Van Buren County1
- Lenawee County1
- Wexford County1
- Antrim County1
- Dickinson County1
- Delta County1
- Menominee County1
- Montcalm County1
- Muskegon County1
- Barry County1
- Berrien County1
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Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Rebuilt daily.