Alert archive / Michigan / 2008
Weather alerts in Michigan, August 2008
165 weather alerts in August 2008, 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 2008. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 165
- Warnings
- 62
- Watches
- 4
- Advisories
- 31
- Busiest day
- August 1, 200826 alerts
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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, 6:30 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MQT | 75 min | |
| Aug 1, 1:29 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alcona, Allegan, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Barry and 56 more | 61 min |
| Aug 1, 1:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alger, Delta, Dickinson, Iron, Marquette, Menominee and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 1, 2:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MQT | Marquette | 58 min |
| Aug 1, 2:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MQT | Dickinson, Marquette | 66 min |
| Aug 1, 2:25 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MQT | 65 min | |
| Aug 1, 2:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MQT | Menominee | 55 min |
| Aug 1, 2:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allegan, Arenac, Barry, Bay, Benzie, Calhoun and 42 more | 4 hr |
| Aug 1, 2:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MQT | Delta, Menominee | 62 min |
| Aug 1, 2:55 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MQT | 2 hr | |
| Aug 1, 2:58 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MQT | Delta | 47 min |
| Aug 1, 3:08 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MQT | 82 min | |
| Aug 1, 3:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Berrien, Branch, Cass, Hillsdale, Saint Joseph | 6 hr |
| Aug 1, 3:15 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MQT | 60 min | |
| Aug 1, 3:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MQT | Delta | 40 min |
| Aug 1, 3:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MQT | Alger, Delta, Marquette | 49 min |
| Aug 1, 4:07 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MQT | 38 min | |
| Aug 1, 4:48 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alger, Charlevoix, Delta, Dickinson, Iron, Leelanau and 3 more | 87 min |
| Aug 1, 4:50 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MQT | 55 min | |
| Aug 1, 4:56 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MQT | 64 min | |
| Aug 1, 5:45 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MQT | 45 min | |
| Aug 1, 5:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MQT | Delta, Menominee | 28 min |
| Aug 1, 6:02 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MQT | Delta | 58 min |
| Aug 1, 6:44 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berrien, Branch, Cass, Hillsdale, Lenawee, Saint Joseph | 91 min |
| Aug 1, 6:47 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | GRR | 99 min | |
| Aug 1, 7:00 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 19 min | |
| Aug 1, 8:43 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berrien, Branch, Cass, Hillsdale, Kalamazoo, Lenawee and 2 more | 62 min |
| Aug 1, 8:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MQT | Menominee | 60 min |
| Aug 1, 10:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Huron, Sanilac | 55 min |
| Aug 2, 5:01 AM EDT | Lakeshore Flood Statement | IWX | 18 hr | |
| Aug 4, 7:08 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | GRR | 112 min | |
| Aug 4, 7:16 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Allegan, Muskegon, Ottawa, Van Buren | 89 min |
| Aug 4, 8:34 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Allegan, Kalamazoo, Van Buren | 71 min |
| Aug 4, 5:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Mecosta | 46 min |
| Aug 4, 5:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Lake, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana | 43 min |
| Aug 4, 5:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Kent | 43 min |
| Aug 4, 7:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Clinton | 62 min |
| Aug 4, 7:45 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berrien | 90 min |
| Aug 4, 8:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Berrien, Branch, Cass, Saint Joseph | 7 hr |
| Aug 4, 9:19 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | GRR | 67 min | |
| Aug 4, 9:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Berrien, Cass | 68 min |
| Aug 4, 9:50 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berrien, Cass, Saint Joseph | 85 min |
| Aug 4, 10:06 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Berrien, Cass | 54 min |
| Aug 4, 10:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Cass, Saint Joseph | 61 min |
| Aug 5, 12:58 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berrien | 62 min |
| Aug 5, 4:21 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | DTX | 35 min | |
| Aug 5, 4:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Mackinac | 27 min |
| Aug 5, 4:25 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 40 min | |
| Aug 6, 2:45 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Dickinson, Iron, Menominee | 90 min |
| Aug 6, 4:40 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | GRR | 87 min | |
| Aug 6, 4:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Mason | 92 min |
| Aug 6, 6:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Lake, Newaygo, Oceana | 57 min |
| Aug 6, 7:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Clare, Mecosta, Newaygo, Osceola | 64 min |
| Aug 6, 7:37 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | GRR | 113 min | |
| Aug 6, 7:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Gratiot, Isabella, Kent, Mecosta, Montcalm, Ottawa | 67 min |
| Aug 6, 8:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Clinton, Ionia, Kent, Montcalm and 1 more | 64 min |
| Aug 6, 9:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Gratiot and 5 more | 94 min |
| Aug 7, 4:04 AM EDT | Lakeshore Flood Statement | MQT | Alger, Marquette | 26 hr |
| Aug 7, 4:15 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | DTX | 41 hr | |
| Aug 7, 4:24 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 25 hr | |
| Aug 7, 5:08 AM EDT | Lakeshore Flood Statement | IWX | 18 hr | |
| Aug 7, 11:46 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | GRR | 89 min | |
| Aug 7, 12:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Allegan, Ottawa, Van Buren | 88 min |
| Aug 7, 12:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Allegan, Van Buren | 53 min |
| Aug 7, 12:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Barry, Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Gratiot, Ingham and 5 more | 74 min |
| Aug 7, 1:17 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | GRR | 58 min | |
| Aug 7, 1:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Allegan, Van Buren | 54 min |
| Aug 7, 1:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Calhoun, Eaton, Ingham, Jackson, Kalamazoo | 93 min |
| Aug 7, 2:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Clare, Clinton, Gratiot, Ionia, Isabella, Kent and 9 more | 114 min |
| Aug 7, 2:18 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 22 hr | |
| Aug 7, 4:01 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 19 hr | |
| Aug 7, 4:07 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 53 min | |
| Aug 7, 4:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Barry, Calhoun, Eaton, Ingham, Jackson | 62 min |
| Aug 7, 4:33 PM EDT | Lakeshore Flood Statement | APX | Antrim, Benzie, Emmet, Leelanau, Manistee | 18 hr |
| Aug 7, 4:54 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 37 min | |
| Aug 7, 4:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Genesee | 35 min |
| Aug 7, 5:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Ingham, Ionia, Jackson | 65 min |
| Aug 7, 5:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Alcona, Iosco | 48 min |
| Aug 7, 5:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Ogemaw, Roscommon | 36 min |
| Aug 7, 6:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Calhoun, Clare, Clinton, Eaton, Gratiot, Ingham and 6 more | 66 min |
| Aug 8, 4:03 AM EDT | Lakeshore Flood Statement | IWX | 19 hr | |
| Aug 8, 3:59 PM EDT | Lakeshore Flood Statement | MQT | Alger, Marquette | 52 hr |
| Aug 8, 5:35 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 47 hr | |
| Aug 9, 3:42 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 43 hr | |
| Aug 9, 3:48 AM EDT | Lakeshore Flood Statement | APX | Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Benzie, Cheboygan, Emmet and 5 more | 43 hr |
| Aug 9, 4:11 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | DTX | 65 hr | |
| Aug 9, 4:52 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 54 hr | |
| Aug 9, 10:00 AM EDT | Lakeshore Flood Statement | IWX | 56 hr | |
| Aug 9, 11:20 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Mackinac | 32 min |
| Aug 9, 11:27 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 2 hr | |
| Aug 9, 11:36 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | DTX | 54 min | |
| Aug 9, 11:49 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Arenac, Gladwin, Ogemaw, Roscommon | 56 min |
| Aug 9, 12:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Clare, Osceola | 59 min |
| Aug 9, 12:04 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barry, Branch, Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Genesee and 20 more | 86 min |
| Aug 9, 12:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Clare, Isabella, Mecosta, Osceola | 64 min |
| Aug 9, 12:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Clare, Osceola | 56 min |
| Aug 9, 12:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Clare, Isabella, Lake, Mecosta, Osceola | 61 min |
| Aug 9, 1:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Gratiot, Isabella, Mecosta | 66 min |
| Aug 9, 2:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Gratiot | 50 min |
| Aug 9, 3:01 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 35 min | |
| Aug 9, 3:10 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | DTX | 65 min | |
| Aug 9, 3:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Wayne | 62 min |
| Aug 9, 4:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Ionia | 41 min |
| Aug 9, 4:37 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 51 min | |
| Aug 10, 4:04 AM EDT | Gale Warning | DTX | 12 hr | |
| Aug 10, 4:05 AM EDT | Gale Warning | APX | 12 hr | |
| Aug 10, 10:30 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 7 hr | |
| Aug 13, 6:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Montcalm | 67 min |
| Aug 14, 10:33 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | DTX | 11 hr | |
| Aug 14, 3:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Ottawa | 66 min |
| Aug 14, 5:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Clare | 56 min |
| Aug 14, 5:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Newaygo | 67 min |
| Aug 14, 10:13 PM EDT | Lakeshore Flood Statement | IWX | 24 hr | |
| Aug 16, 4:06 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 17 hr | |
| Aug 16, 3:59 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 19 hr | |
| Aug 16, 7:16 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Benzie, Charlevoix, Cheboygan and 21 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 17, 10:16 AM EDT | Lakeshore Flood Statement | IWX | 10 hr | |
| Aug 17, 3:20 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | DTX | 53 hr | |
| Aug 17, 5:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Gratiot | 53 min |
| Aug 17, 6:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Arenac, Iosco, Ogemaw | 37 min |
| Aug 18, 4:38 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 35 hr | |
| Aug 18, 5:17 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 35 hr | |
| Aug 18, 5:42 AM EDT | Lakeshore Flood Statement | MQT | Alger, Marquette | 24 hr |
| Aug 18, 6:21 AM EDT | Lakeshore Flood Statement | APX | Alcona, Alpena, Arenac, Iosco, Presque Isle | 33 hr |
| Aug 18, 3:14 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 100 min | |
| Aug 18, 4:13 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 2 hr | |
| Aug 19, 1:35 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 9 hr | |
| Aug 19, 8:16 AM EDT | Lakeshore Flood Statement | IWX | 12 hr | |
| Aug 19, 9:04 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 20 hr | |
| Aug 21, 4:53 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 3 days | |
| Aug 22, 2:37 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 38 min | |
| Aug 22, 3:14 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 61 min | |
| Aug 22, 3:52 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 24 hr | |
| Aug 22, 3:54 PM EDT | Lakeshore Flood Statement | APX | 24 hr | |
| Aug 22, 4:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Ingham, Jackson | 63 min |
| Aug 23, 2:39 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 12 hr | |
| Aug 23, 5:46 AM EDT | Lakeshore Flood Statement | MQT | Alger, Marquette | 42 hr |
| Aug 23, 12:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Cheboygan, Presque Isle | 66 min |
| Aug 23, 12:47 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alcona, Alpena, Arenac, Bay, Clare, Crawford and 22 more | 58 min |
| Aug 23, 1:10 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 65 min | |
| Aug 23, 1:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Alpena, Montmorency | 47 min |
| Aug 23, 2:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Clare, Isabella, Mecosta, Newaygo, Osceola | 87 min |
| Aug 23, 3:46 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 24 hr | |
| Aug 23, 3:55 PM EDT | Lakeshore Flood Statement | APX | 25 hr | |
| Aug 23, 3:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Arenac, Gladwin, Iosco, Ogemaw | 64 min |
| Aug 23, 4:00 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 90 min | |
| Aug 23, 4:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Clare, Isabella, Mecosta | 60 min |
| Aug 23, 4:26 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | DTX | 94 min | |
| Aug 23, 4:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Isabella, Mecosta | 59 min |
| Aug 23, 5:29 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 61 min | |
| Aug 23, 5:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Isabella, Montcalm | 66 min |
| Aug 23, 6:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Clinton, Gratiot, Ionia, Montcalm | 68 min |
| Aug 23, 8:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Barry, Clinton, Eaton | 55 min |
| Aug 24, 4:01 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | DTX | 43 hr | |
| Aug 24, 4:04 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 31 hr | |
| Aug 24, 4:36 AM EDT | Lakeshore Flood Statement | IWX | 19 hr | |
| Aug 24, 4:50 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 27 hr | |
| Aug 24, 5:21 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DTX | Bay, Genesee, Huron, Midland, Saginaw, Shiawassee and 1 more | 103 min |
| Aug 24, 1:19 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | MQT | Baraga, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Ontonagon | 19 hr |
| Aug 24, 5:56 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 10 hr | |
| Aug 25, 12:44 PM EDT | Lakeshore Flood Statement | IWX | 10 hr | |
| Aug 26, 4:08 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | DTX | 18 hr | |
| Aug 27, 5:09 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 28 hr | |
| Aug 28, 3:15 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 12 hr | |
| Aug 28, 9:48 AM EDT | Lakeshore Flood Statement | APX | Alcona, Alpena, Arenac, Iosco | 10 hr |
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 | 24 |
| Tornado Warning | 2 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 4 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 11 |
| Special Weather Statement | 38 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 1 |
| Cold | |
| Frost Advisory | 1 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 1 |
| Coast and beach | |
| Lakeshore Flood Statement | 19 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 2 |
| Special Marine Warning | 34 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 28 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Mecosta County14
- Clare County13
- Gratiot County13
- Isabella County13
- Clinton County12
- Ionia County11
- Montcalm County11
- Osceola County11
- Delta County10
- Eaton County10
- Ingham County10
- Jackson County10
- Van Buren County10
- Allegan County9
- Calhoun County9
- Iosco County9
- Kent County9
- Menominee County9
- Newaygo County9
- Marquette County9
- Berrien County9
- Arenac County8
- Barry County8
- Kalamazoo County8
- Cass County8
- Alcona County7
- Alpena County7
- Lake County7
- Ogemaw County7
- Ottawa County7
- Alger County7
- Saint Joseph County7
- Dickinson County6
- Roscommon County6
- Benzie County5
- Genesee County5
- Gladwin County5
- Grand Traverse County5
- Leelanau County5
- Manistee County5
41 more counties
- Muskegon County5
- Oceana County5
- Saginaw County5
- Branch County5
- Presque Isle County5
- Antrim County4
- Bay County4
- Huron County4
- Mason County4
- Midland County4
- Missaukee County4
- Montmorency County4
- Sanilac County4
- Shiawassee County4
- Wayne County4
- Wexford County4
- Iron County4
- Lenawee County4
- Hillsdale County4
- Charlevoix County3
- Crawford County3
- Kalkaska County3
- Lapeer County3
- Livingston County3
- Macomb County3
- Monroe County3
- Oakland County3
- Oscoda County3
- Otsego County3
- Saint Clair County3
- Tuscola County3
- Washtenaw County3
- Schoolcraft County3
- Mackinac County3
- Emmet County3
- Cheboygan County3
- Chippewa County1
- Baraga County1
- Gogebic County1
- Houghton County1
- Ontonagon 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.