Alert archive / Michigan / 2012
Weather alerts in Michigan, August 2012
127 weather alerts in August 2012, 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 2012. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 127
- Warnings
- 36
- Watches
- 9
- Advisories
- 49
- Busiest day
- August 4, 201222 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, 12:53 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MQT | 37 min | |
| Aug 1, 2:07 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Gogebic, Iron | 23 min |
| Aug 1, 10:10 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 10 hr | |
| Aug 2, 4:28 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | GRR | 35 min | |
| Aug 2, 4:45 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Lake, Mason, Osceola | 60 min |
| Aug 2, 5:29 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | GRR | 12 min | |
| Aug 2, 5:31 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Lake, Mason | 44 min |
| Aug 2, 5:54 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Lake, Osceola | 66 min |
| Aug 2, 11:09 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 9 hr | |
| Aug 2, 11:16 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 4 hr | |
| Aug 2, 9:09 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | DTX | 30 hr | |
| Aug 3, 9:24 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 12 hr | |
| Aug 3, 5:05 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 63 hr | |
| Aug 4, 3:31 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MQT | 89 min | |
| Aug 4, 4:08 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 42 hr | |
| Aug 4, 4:24 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | GRR | Allegan, Mason, Muskegon, Oceana, Ottawa, Van Buren | 41 hr |
| Aug 4, 11:03 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 63 hr | |
| Aug 4, 11:48 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 41 hr | |
| Aug 4, 3:54 PM EDT | Gale Watch | DTX | 12 hr | |
| Aug 4, 3:56 PM EDT | Gale Watch | APX | 19 hr | |
| Aug 4, 4:17 PM EDT | Rip Current Statement | IWX | 38 hr | |
| Aug 4, 4:21 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | DTX | 42 hr | |
| Aug 4, 4:57 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass and 7 more | 63 min |
| Aug 4, 5:19 PM EDT | Gale Watch | MQT | 5 hr | |
| Aug 4, 5:31 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | GRR | 119 min | |
| Aug 4, 5:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Berrien | 70 min |
| Aug 4, 5:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass and 7 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 4, 6:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Berrien, Cass | 52 min |
| Aug 4, 6:18 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Berrien | 42 min |
| Aug 4, 6:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Cass, Saint Joseph | 51 min |
| Aug 4, 6:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Berrien, Cass, Saint Joseph | 28 min |
| Aug 4, 6:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Kalamazoo, Van Buren | 38 min |
| Aug 4, 7:21 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | GRR | 29 min | |
| Aug 4, 7:23 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allegan, Barry, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Eaton and 14 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 4, 7:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Kalamazoo, Van Buren | 111 min |
| Aug 4, 10:28 PM EDT | Gale Warning | MQT | 23 hr | |
| Aug 5, 3:42 AM EDT | Gale Warning | DTX | 20 hr | |
| Aug 5, 5:19 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 43 hr | |
| Aug 5, 11:09 AM EDT | Gale Warning | APX | 14 hr | |
| Aug 6, 4:33 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 24 hr | |
| Aug 6, 10:42 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MQT | 33 min | |
| Aug 7, 3:37 PM EDT | Rip Current Statement | IWX | 37 hr | |
| Aug 7, 9:10 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DTX | Bay | 84 min |
| Aug 8, 5:32 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 3 days | |
| Aug 9, 3:22 AM EDT | Gale Watch | GRR | 24 hr | |
| Aug 9, 3:22 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 27 hr | |
| Aug 9, 3:30 AM EDT | Gale Watch | APX | 13 hr | |
| Aug 9, 3:30 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 72 hr | |
| Aug 9, 3:50 AM EDT | Gale Watch | DTX | 12 hr | |
| Aug 9, 3:50 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | DTX | 66 hr | |
| Aug 9, 4:51 AM EDT | Rip Current Statement | IWX | 3 days | |
| Aug 9, 5:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Calhoun | 60 min |
| Aug 9, 5:55 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Jackson | 65 min |
| Aug 9, 11:50 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MQT | 85 min | |
| Aug 9, 1:17 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MQT | 88 min | |
| Aug 9, 1:25 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 110 min | |
| Aug 9, 2:23 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MQT | 82 min | |
| Aug 9, 3:17 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | GRR | Allegan, Mason, Muskegon, Oceana, Ottawa, Van Buren | 15 hr |
| Aug 9, 3:32 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 6 hr | |
| Aug 9, 3:35 PM EDT | Gale Warning | DTX | 28 hr | |
| Aug 9, 4:46 PM EDT | Gale Warning | APX | 35 hr | |
| Aug 9, 5:10 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MQT | 110 min | |
| Aug 9, 7:01 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MQT | 59 min | |
| Aug 9, 11:08 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 22 hr | |
| Aug 10, 3:26 AM EDT | Gale Warning | GRR | 19 hr | |
| Aug 10, 3:28 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | GRR | Allegan, Mason, Muskegon, Oceana, Ottawa, Van Buren | 49 hr |
| Aug 10, 8:46 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DTX | Bay, Midland, Saginaw | 6 hr |
| Aug 10, 10:05 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GRR | Gratiot, Montcalm | 23 hr |
| Aug 10, 11:34 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | DTX | Bay, Midland, Saginaw | 15 hr |
| Aug 10, 3:49 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GRR | Isabella | 18 hr |
| Aug 10, 5:01 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DTX | Macomb, Oakland | 2 hr |
| Aug 10, 10:45 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 29 hr | |
| Aug 10, 10:48 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 23 hr | |
| Aug 11, 3:17 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 24 hr | |
| Aug 14, 4:12 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Clare, Gratiot, Ionia, Isabella and 12 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 14, 6:47 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | IWX | Cass | 2 hr |
| Aug 14, 5:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Isabella | 67 min |
| Aug 15, 4:14 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 3 days | |
| Aug 15, 3:02 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 50 hr | |
| Aug 15, 3:18 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | GRR | Allegan, Mason, Muskegon, Oceana, Ottawa, Van Buren | 50 hr |
| Aug 15, 4:55 PM EDT | Gale Watch | MQT | 12 hr | |
| Aug 15, 4:55 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 54 hr | |
| Aug 15, 9:20 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Gogebic | 85 min |
| Aug 16, 4:49 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | MQT | Alger, Houghton, Keweenaw, Luce | 27 hr |
| Aug 16, 4:50 AM EDT | Rip Current Statement | IWX | 41 hr | |
| Aug 16, 5:14 AM EDT | Gale Warning | MQT | 30 hr | |
| Aug 16, 6:36 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 114 min | |
| Aug 16, 8:46 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MQT | 23 min | |
| Aug 16, 9:24 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | GRR | 51 min | |
| Aug 16, 9:38 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Kalamazoo, Kent, Ottawa, Van Buren | 112 min |
| Aug 16, 9:45 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Berrien, Cass, Saint Joseph | 60 min |
| Aug 16, 10:39 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Ingham, Ionia, Jackson | 96 min |
| Aug 16, 11:01 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Branch, Calhoun, Eaton, Hillsdale, Ingham, Jackson and 5 more | 89 min |
| Aug 16, 6:28 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alcona, Allegan, Alpena, Arenac, Barry, Bay and 33 more | 92 min |
| Aug 17, 3:45 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | DTX | 30 hr | |
| Aug 17, 5:35 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 33 hr | |
| Aug 18, 3:45 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 16 hr | |
| Aug 18, 12:01 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | GRR | 15 min | |
| Aug 18, 12:07 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | GRR | 28 min | |
| Aug 19, 1:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Isabella, Mecosta, Newaygo | 56 min |
| Aug 19, 2:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Clare, Isabella, Lake, Mecosta, Montcalm, Newaygo and 1 more | 60 min |
| Aug 19, 3:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Isabella, Kent, Mecosta, Montcalm, Newaygo, Osceola | 58 min |
| Aug 19, 4:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Clare, Isabella, Kent, Mecosta, Montcalm, Newaygo and 1 more | 63 min |
| Aug 19, 5:00 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | APX | Gladwin | 98 min |
| Aug 19, 5:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Ottawa | 57 min |
| Aug 20, 3:47 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DTX | Bay, Genesee, Huron, Lapeer, Midland, Saginaw and 4 more | 4 hr |
| Aug 21, 2:47 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DTX | Macomb | 3 hr |
| Aug 22, 1:05 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 28 hr | |
| Aug 22, 4:09 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 17 hr | |
| Aug 23, 4:01 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 28 hr | |
| Aug 23, 4:12 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | GRR | Mason, Muskegon, Oceana | 28 hr |
| Aug 23, 5:09 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 35 hr | |
| Aug 23, 6:05 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 28 hr | |
| Aug 23, 7:25 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MQT | 50 min | |
| Aug 26, 5:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Cass, Saint Joseph | 56 min |
| Aug 26, 11:08 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | Berrien | 3 hr |
| Aug 26, 11:16 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GRR | Kalamazoo, Van Buren | 5 hr |
| Aug 27, 3:48 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | DTX | 24 hr | |
| Aug 29, 3:46 AM EDT | Gale Watch | APX | 24 hr | |
| Aug 29, 4:01 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | GRR | Allegan, Mason, Muskegon, Oceana, Ottawa, Van Buren | 47 hr |
| Aug 29, 4:03 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 37 hr | |
| Aug 29, 10:07 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 41 hr | |
| Aug 30, 3:22 AM EDT | Gale Warning | APX | 16 hr | |
| Aug 30, 3:22 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 47 hr | |
| Aug 30, 3:40 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | DTX | 54 hr | |
| Aug 30, 4:11 AM EDT | Rip Current Statement | IWX | 35 hr | |
| Aug 31, 3:33 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | DTX | 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 | |
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 5 |
| Tornado Warning | 1 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 6 |
| Special Weather Statement | 16 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 1 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 1 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 8 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 1 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 3 |
| Coast and beach | |
| Beach Hazards Statement | 6 |
| Rip Current Statement | 5 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 8 |
| Special Marine Warning | 20 |
| Gale Watch | 8 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 37 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Van Buren County14
- Allegan County12
- Cass County10
- Mason County9
- Ottawa County9
- Kalamazoo County9
- Saint Joseph County9
- Berrien County8
- Calhoun County8
- Isabella County8
- Osceola County7
- Muskegon County7
- Oceana County7
- Barry County7
- Eaton County6
- Kent County6
- Jackson County6
- Montcalm County6
- Mecosta County6
- Lake County5
- Branch County5
- Ingham County5
- Bay County5
- Newaygo County5
- Ionia County4
- Midland County4
- Saginaw County4
- Clare County4
- Hillsdale County3
- Livingston County3
- Macomb County3
- Gratiot County3
- Gogebic County2
- Lenawee County2
- Oakland County2
- Saint Clair County2
- Washtenaw County2
- Wayne County2
- Clinton County2
- Genesee County2
23 more counties
- Gladwin County2
- Shiawassee County2
- Tuscola County2
- Iron County1
- Monroe County1
- Alger County1
- Houghton County1
- Keweenaw County1
- Luce County1
- Alcona County1
- Alpena County1
- Arenac County1
- Crawford County1
- Iosco County1
- Missaukee County1
- Montmorency County1
- Ogemaw County1
- Oscoda County1
- Otsego County1
- Roscommon County1
- Huron County1
- Lapeer County1
- Sanilac 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.