Weather alerts in Michigan, October 2011

120 weather alerts in October 2011, 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 October 2011. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 120
Warnings: 30
Watches: 14
Advisories: 61
Busiest day: October 19, 201118 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
Oct 1, 2:39 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	GRR		30 hr
Oct 1, 3:27 AM EDT	Frost Advisory	IWX	Branch, Cass, Hillsdale, Saint Joseph	30 hr
Oct 1, 4:15 AM EDT	Frost Advisory	GRR	Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clare, Clinton, Eaton and 17 more	29 hr
Oct 1, 3:35 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	DTX	Bay, Genesee, Lenawee, Livingston, Midland, Saginaw and 2 more	16 hr
Oct 1, 4:07 PM EDT	Freeze Warning	GRR	Clare, Isabella, Lake, Mecosta, Newaygo, Osceola	17 hr
Oct 5, 4:29 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	MQT		34 hr
Oct 6, 10:15 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	MQT		64 hr
Oct 7, 3:33 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	APX		43 hr
Oct 7, 4:09 AM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	DTX	Lenawee, Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, Saint Clair and 2 more	5 hr
Oct 12, 4:52 PM EDT	Gale Watch	MQT		30 hr
Oct 12, 9:55 PM EDT	Gale Watch	DTX		30 hr
Oct 13, 4:06 AM EDT	Gale Watch	APX		24 hr
Oct 13, 4:30 AM EDT	Gale Watch	GRR		23 hr
Oct 13, 4:30 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	GRR		23 hr
Oct 13, 3:38 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	DTX		39 hr
Oct 13, 4:12 PM EDT	Gale Warning	APX		60 hr
Oct 13, 4:23 PM EDT	High Wind Watch	MQT	Alger, Houghton, Keweenaw, Luce	13 hr
Oct 13, 5:11 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	MQT		29 hr
Oct 13, 5:11 PM EDT	Storm Watch	MQT		6 hr
Oct 13, 5:54 PM EDT	Lakeshore Flood Advisory	MQT	Alger, Luce	59 hr
Oct 13, 11:06 PM EDT	Gale Warning	MQT		4 days
Oct 13, 11:06 PM EDT	Storm Warning	MQT		49 hr
Oct 14, 3:17 AM EDT	Gale Warning	GRR		41 hr
Oct 14, 4:15 AM EDT	Gale Warning	DTX		48 hr
Oct 14, 4:15 AM EDT	Storm Warning	DTX		41 hr
Oct 14, 5:07 AM EDT	High Wind Warning	MQT	Alger, Keweenaw, Luce	43 hr
Oct 14, 5:07 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	MQT	Houghton, Keweenaw, Ontonagon	43 hr
Oct 14, 4:05 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	APX	Alcona, Antrim, Arenac, Benzie, Emmet, Gladwin and 4 more	30 hr
Oct 14, 7:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Saint Joseph	21 min
Oct 15, 3:44 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	GRR	Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clare, Clinton, Eaton and 17 more	14 hr
Oct 15, 3:53 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	DTX	Bay, Genesee, Huron, Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston and 11 more	14 hr
Oct 15, 4:20 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	IWX	Branch, Cass, Hillsdale, Saint Joseph	14 hr
Oct 15, 6:30 AM EDT	Low Water Advisory	DTX		14 hr
Oct 15, 8:02 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	GRR		14 hr
Oct 15, 8:55 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	DTX		47 hr
Oct 15, 10:06 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	MQT		18 hr
Oct 15, 10:07 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	APX		66 hr
Oct 16, 4:08 AM EDT	Gale Warning	DTX		40 hr
Oct 16, 4:59 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	MQT	Alger, Houghton, Keweenaw, Luce, Ontonagon	31 hr
Oct 16, 10:05 AM EDT	Gale Warning	MQT		25 hr
Oct 16, 11:06 AM EDT	Gale Warning	APX		29 hr
Oct 16, 11:27 AM EDT	Gale Warning	GRR		28 hr
Oct 16, 11:27 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	GRR		17 hr
Oct 16, 6:28 PM EDT	High Wind Warning	MQT	Houghton, Keweenaw	14 hr
Oct 16, 7:33 PM EDT	Gale Warning	MQT		27 hr
Oct 16, 7:33 PM EDT	Storm Warning	MQT		12 hr
Oct 16, 11:59 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	APX	Emmet, Leelanau	16 hr
Oct 17, 11:03 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	MQT		4 days
Oct 17, 11:16 AM EDT	Gale Warning	APX		5 hr
Oct 17, 3:22 PM EDT	Gale Watch	GRR		13 hr
Oct 17, 3:22 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	GRR		25 hr
Oct 18, 4:00 AM EDT	Storm Watch	GRR		31 hr
Oct 18, 4:12 AM EDT	Gale Watch	APX		24 hr
Oct 18, 4:27 AM EDT	Gale Watch	DTX		17 hr
Oct 18, 4:27 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	DTX		4 days
Oct 18, 4:27 AM EDT	Storm Watch	DTX		24 hr
Oct 18, 5:03 AM EDT	Gale Watch	MQT		12 hr
Oct 18, 5:03 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	MQT		3 days
Oct 18, 4:01 PM EDT	Storm Watch	APX		12 hr
Oct 18, 4:20 PM EDT	High Wind Watch	APX	Alcona, Alpena, Arenac, Iosco, Leelanau, Presque Isle	19 hr
Oct 18, 5:15 PM EDT	Gale Warning	MQT		55 hr
Oct 18, 9:45 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	IWX	Cass, Saint Joseph	42 hr
Oct 18, 9:52 PM EDT	Gale Warning	DTX		42 hr
Oct 18, 10:54 PM EDT	Lakeshore Flood Advisory	IWX		44 hr
Oct 18, 11:08 PM EDT	Gale Warning	GRR		18 hr
Oct 19, 4:13 AM EDT	High Wind Warning	APX	Alcona, Arenac, Iosco	24 hr
Oct 19, 4:20 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	GRR	Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clare, Clinton, Eaton and 17 more	33 hr
Oct 19, 4:29 AM EDT	High Wind Warning	DTX	Bay, Huron, Saginaw, Tuscola	24 hr
Oct 19, 4:30 AM EDT	Gale Warning	APX		48 hr
Oct 19, 4:30 AM EDT	Storm Warning	APX		30 hr
Oct 19, 4:30 AM EDT	Storm Warning	DTX		24 hr
Oct 19, 9:58 AM EDT	River Flood Advisory	GRR	Ingham	4 days
Oct 19, 9:58 AM EDT	River Flood Advisory	GRR	Kalamazoo	4 days
Oct 19, 11:02 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	DTX	Midland, Saginaw, Sanilac	17 hr
Oct 19, 11:03 AM EDT	Storm Warning	GRR		23 hr
Oct 19, 11:49 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	APX	Alcona, Alpena, Arenac, Gladwin, Grand Traverse, Iosco and 4 more	24 hr
Oct 19, 1:43 PM EDT	Lakeshore Flood Advisory	DTX	Bay	20 hr
Oct 19, 2:23 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GRR	Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Gratiot and 9 more	24 hr
Oct 19, 3:50 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	MQT	Alger, Luce, Marquette	25 hr
Oct 20, 4:05 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	DTX	Bay, Huron, Saginaw, Tuscola	6 hr
Oct 20, 10:29 AM EDT	Gale Warning	GRR		11 hr
Oct 20, 3:44 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	APX		29 hr
Oct 20, 9:55 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	GRR		17 hr
Oct 21, 4:04 AM EDT	Frost Advisory	IWX	Branch, Cass, Hillsdale, Saint Joseph	28 hr
Oct 21, 2:42 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	GRR	Allegan, Mason, Muskegon, Oceana, Ottawa, Van Buren	8 hr
Oct 21, 2:42 PM EDT	Freeze Warning	GRR	Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clare, Clinton, Eaton and 17 more	19 hr
Oct 23, 10:37 AM EDT	River Flood Advisory	GRR	Kalamazoo	4 days
Oct 23, 4:11 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	APX		66 hr
Oct 23, 5:03 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	MQT		39 hr
Oct 23, 11:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Mecosta, Muskegon, Newaygo	43 min
Oct 23, 11:59 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	GRR		46 min
Oct 24, 12:03 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Allegan, Barry, Ionia, Kent, Montcalm, Ottawa	57 min
Oct 24, 12:08 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Isabella, Mecosta	52 min
Oct 24, 12:38 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Barry, Clinton, Eaton, Gratiot, Ionia, Kent and 1 more	52 min
Oct 24, 1:10 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Gratiot, Montcalm	50 min
Oct 24, 1:41 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Clinton, Ingham	64 min
Oct 24, 5:40 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	GRR		14 hr
Oct 25, 3:50 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	GRR		32 hr
Oct 25, 3:55 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	DTX		36 hr
Oct 25, 4:03 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	APX		30 hr
Oct 25, 10:53 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	MQT		24 hr
Oct 25, 5:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Kent, Muskegon, Ottawa	55 min
Oct 25, 6:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Allegan, Kent, Muskegon, Newaygo, Ottawa	61 min
Oct 25, 7:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Barry, Calhoun, Eaton, Kalamazoo	67 min
Oct 25, 11:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Branch, Cass, Hillsdale, Saint Joseph	63 min
Oct 26, 10:29 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	APX		5 hr
Oct 28, 6:22 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	APX		113 min
Oct 28, 8:39 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Allegan, Kalamazoo, Kent, Lake, Mason, Muskegon and 4 more	81 min
Oct 28, 8:41 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	APX		71 min
Oct 29, 1:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Barry, Calhoun, Eaton, Ingham, Jackson, Kalamazoo	116 min
Oct 29, 2:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Branch	60 min
Oct 29, 3:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Hillsdale	27 min
Oct 29, 10:06 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	MQT		38 hr
Oct 30, 3:28 AM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	MQT	Luce, Schoolcraft	7 hr
Oct 30, 3:49 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	GRR		31 hr
Oct 30, 3:59 AM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	DTX	Bay, Genesee, Huron, Lapeer, Lenawee, Midland and 5 more	6 hr
Oct 30, 4:14 AM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	APX	Alcona, Arenac, Cheboygan, Crawford, Emmet, Gladwin and 6 more	8 hr
Oct 30, 4:18 AM EDT	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	APX		7 hr
Oct 30, 4:18 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	APX		36 hr
Oct 31, 4:17 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	APX		30 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
Special Weather Statement	15
Flooding
Areal Flood Advisory	1
River Flood Advisory	3
Cold
Freeze Warning	2
Frost Advisory	5
Wind and dust
High Wind Warning	4
High Wind Watch	2
Wind Advisory	13
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	4
Coast and beach
Lakeshore Flood Advisory	3
Marine
Gale Warning	15
Special Marine Warning	3
Storm Warning	6
Gale Watch	8
Storm Watch	4
Low Water Advisory	1
Marine Dense Fog Advisory	1
Small Craft Advisory	30

By county

Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.

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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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.