Alert archive / Michigan / 2012
Weather alerts in Michigan, February 2012
106 weather alerts in February 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 February 2012. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 106
- Warnings
- 29
- Watches
- 14
- Advisories
- 60
- Busiest day
- February 23, 201214 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 10:15 AM EST | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Ionia | 3 days |
| Feb 5, 3:44 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 37 hr | |
| Feb 5, 5:07 AM EST | Freezing Fog Advisory | IWX | Cass, Saint Joseph | 5 hr |
| Feb 5, 10:34 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 47 hr | |
| Feb 6, 5:04 AM EST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | MQT | 23 hr | |
| Feb 6, 3:32 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | DTX | 32 hr | |
| Feb 6, 10:18 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 18 hr | |
| Feb 8, 3:29 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 56 hr | |
| Feb 8, 4:01 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 6 days | |
| Feb 8, 3:59 PM EST | Gale Watch | DTX | 12 hr | |
| Feb 8, 10:18 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 45 hr | |
| Feb 9, 3:33 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | DTX | 37 hr | |
| Feb 9, 4:07 AM EST | Gale Warning | APX | 24 hr | |
| Feb 9, 4:26 AM EST | Gale Warning | MQT | 6 hr | |
| Feb 9, 4:26 AM EST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | MQT | 3 days | |
| Feb 9, 4:07 PM EST | Gale Watch | DTX | 36 hr | |
| Feb 10, 3:43 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Gratiot and 11 more | 38 hr |
| Feb 10, 3:51 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | DTX | 35 hr | |
| Feb 10, 11:44 AM EST | Gale Warning | GRR | 16 hr | |
| Feb 10, 11:44 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 71 hr | |
| Feb 10, 4:00 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | APX | Benzie, Grand Traverse, Leelanau, Manistee | 20 hr |
| Feb 10, 4:07 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | IWX | 26 hr | |
| Feb 10, 4:07 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | IWX | Branch, Cass, Hillsdale, Saint Joseph | 9 hr |
| Feb 10, 4:15 PM EST | Gale Warning | DTX | 51 hr | |
| Feb 10, 4:15 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | DTX | 60 hr | |
| Feb 11, 12:50 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berrien | 4 hr |
| Feb 11, 4:00 AM EST | Gale Warning | DTX | 39 hr | |
| Feb 11, 4:12 AM EST | Gale Warning | MQT | 39 hr | |
| Feb 11, 4:12 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 24 hr | |
| Feb 11, 4:28 AM EST | Gale Warning | APX | 24 hr | |
| Feb 11, 3:11 PM EST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | DTX | 13 hr | |
| Feb 13, 10:30 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 25 hr | |
| Feb 16, 3:47 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 19 hr | |
| Feb 17, 3:29 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 12 hr | |
| Feb 17, 3:44 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 31 hr | |
| Feb 17, 3:49 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | DTX | 36 hr | |
| Feb 18, 3:39 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 19 hr | |
| Feb 18, 4:20 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | APX | Antrim, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Leelanau | 8 hr |
| Feb 20, 4:23 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 64 hr | |
| Feb 20, 3:50 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | DTX | 48 hr | |
| Feb 20, 5:08 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 50 hr | |
| Feb 20, 5:43 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 46 hr | |
| Feb 22, 3:37 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | DTX | Bay, Genesee, Huron, Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston and 11 more | 23 hr |
| Feb 22, 4:58 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clare, Clinton, Eaton and 17 more | 18 hr |
| Feb 22, 10:00 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | IWX | Branch, Cass, Hillsdale, Saint Joseph | 18 hr |
| Feb 23, 2:46 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | IWX | Branch, Cass, Hillsdale, Saint Joseph | 8 hr |
| Feb 23, 7:01 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Eaton, Ionia, Kalamazoo and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Feb 23, 10:10 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Eaton, Ionia, Kalamazoo and 2 more | 50 min |
| Feb 23, 11:19 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clare, Clinton, Eaton and 15 more | 26 hr |
| Feb 23, 11:19 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRR | Gratiot, Isabella, Mecosta, Montcalm, Muskegon, Newaygo | 10 hr |
| Feb 23, 1:50 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 56 hr | |
| Feb 23, 2:51 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | DTX | Bay, Genesee, Huron, Lapeer, Livingston, Macomb and 9 more | 25 hr |
| Feb 23, 2:51 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | DTX | Bay, Lenawee, Livingston, Macomb, Midland, Monroe and 4 more | 25 hr |
| Feb 23, 3:37 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | DTX | 55 hr | |
| Feb 23, 4:10 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | IWX | Branch, Cass, Hillsdale, Saint Joseph | 35 hr |
| Feb 23, 4:16 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | APX | Alcona, Antrim, Arenac, Benzie, Crawford, Gladwin and 11 more | 41 hr |
| Feb 23, 4:17 PM EST | Gale Warning | APX | 30 hr | |
| Feb 23, 4:17 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 54 hr | |
| Feb 23, 9:33 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | IWX | Cass, Saint Joseph | 6 hr |
| Feb 23, 9:34 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clare, Jackson, Kalamazoo and 5 more | 38 hr |
| Feb 24, 4:21 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MQT | Gogebic, Ontonagon | 11 hr |
| Feb 24, 9:03 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | APX | Alcona, Arenac, Gladwin, Iosco, Ogemaw, Roscommon | 7 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:31 PM EST | Lake Effect Snow Warning | MQT | Gogebic, Ontonagon | 21 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:51 PM EST | Low Water Advisory | DTX | 6 hr | |
| Feb 25, 3:45 AM EST | Gale Watch | GRR | 12 hr | |
| Feb 25, 3:48 AM EST | Gale Watch | DTX | 24 hr | |
| Feb 25, 4:36 AM EST | Gale Watch | MQT | 23 hr | |
| Feb 25, 3:39 PM EST | Gale Warning | APX | 31 hr | |
| Feb 25, 3:40 PM EST | Gale Warning | GRR | 30 hr | |
| Feb 25, 3:57 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MQT | Houghton, Keweenaw | 13 hr |
| Feb 25, 4:55 PM EST | Gale Watch | MQT | 11 hr | |
| Feb 25, 10:19 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 48 hr | |
| Feb 26, 3:57 AM EST | Gale Warning | DTX | 42 hr | |
| Feb 26, 3:57 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | DTX | 54 hr | |
| Feb 26, 4:02 AM EST | Gale Warning | MQT | 30 hr | |
| Feb 26, 4:02 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 39 hr | |
| Feb 26, 4:33 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | MQT | Houghton, Keweenaw | 29 hr |
| Feb 26, 4:33 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MQT | Gogebic, Ontonagon | 7 hr |
| Feb 26, 11:52 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MQT | Gogebic, Ontonagon | 25 hr |
| Feb 26, 9:12 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 25 hr | |
| Feb 26, 10:59 PM EST | Gale Warning | APX | 23 hr | |
| Feb 27, 4:41 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clare, Clinton, Eaton and 17 more | 34 hr |
| Feb 27, 4:51 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | MQT | Alger, Baraga, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton and 7 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 27, 4:37 PM EST | Gale Watch | MQT | 11 hr | |
| Feb 27, 4:52 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | APX | Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Benzie, Cheboygan and 16 more | 22 hr |
| Feb 28, 4:04 AM EST | Gale Warning | MQT | 42 hr | |
| Feb 28, 4:04 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 44 hr | |
| Feb 28, 4:15 AM EST | Gale Warning | APX | 42 hr | |
| Feb 28, 4:15 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 55 hr | |
| Feb 28, 4:15 AM EST | Gale Watch | DTX | 12 hr | |
| Feb 28, 4:25 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | MQT | Alger, Baraga, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton and 7 more | 41 hr |
| Feb 28, 5:07 AM EST | Gale Warning | GRR | 44 hr | |
| Feb 28, 10:36 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | APX | Alcona, Alpena, Cheboygan, Crawford, Emmet, Montmorency and 3 more | 28 hr |
| Feb 28, 2:41 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRR | Barry, Calhoun, Clare, Clinton, Eaton, Gratiot and 14 more | 21 hr |
| Feb 28, 3:11 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | APX | Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Benzie, Crawford and 13 more | 23 hr |
| Feb 28, 4:14 PM EST | Gale Warning | DTX | 30 hr | |
| Feb 28, 4:30 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | DTX | Bay, Genesee, Huron, Lapeer, Livingston, Macomb and 9 more | 21 hr |
| Feb 28, 9:10 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | DTX | 19 hr | |
| Feb 28, 9:41 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Iron, Menominee | 6 hr |
| Feb 29, 12:28 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Bay, Benzie and 25 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 29, 4:12 AM EST | Wind Advisory | IWX | Branch, Cass, Hillsdale, Saint Joseph | 17 hr |
| Feb 29, 9:28 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MQT | Luce | 12 hr |
| Feb 29, 10:56 AM EST | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Kalamazoo | 3 days |
| Feb 29, 3:58 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | DTX | 6 hr | |
| Feb 29, 4:17 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 19 hr | |
| Feb 29, 6:09 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GRR | Calhoun, Eaton, Ingham, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Van Buren | 2 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 | |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 3 |
| Flooding | |
| River Flood Advisory | 2 |
| Winter | |
| Lake Effect Snow Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 8 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 6 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 17 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 2 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 3 |
| Freezing Fog Advisory | 1 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 17 |
| Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | 3 |
| Gale Watch | 8 |
| Low Water Advisory | 1 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 34 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Calhoun County9
- Kalamazoo County9
- Ionia County8
- Barry County8
- Eaton County8
- Van Buren County8
- Cass County7
- Saint Joseph County7
- Allegan County7
- Jackson County7
- Kent County7
- Gogebic County7
- Gratiot County6
- Ingham County6
- Mason County6
- Montcalm County6
- Muskegon County6
- Ottawa County6
- Grand Traverse County6
- Leelanau County6
- Clare County6
- Isabella County6
- Mecosta County6
- Osceola County6
- Alcona County6
- Ontonagon County6
- Clinton County5
- Oceana County5
- Benzie County5
- Manistee County5
- Branch County5
- Hillsdale County5
- Antrim County5
- Kalkaska County5
- Bay County5
- Midland County5
- Lake County5
- Newaygo County5
- Arenac County5
- Crawford County5
41 more counties
- Gladwin County5
- Iosco County5
- Ogemaw County5
- Oscoda County5
- Otsego County5
- Roscommon County5
- Livingston County4
- Macomb County4
- Oakland County4
- Saginaw County4
- Washtenaw County4
- Wayne County4
- Missaukee County4
- Wexford County4
- Houghton County4
- Keweenaw County4
- Alpena County4
- Montmorency County4
- Genesee County3
- Huron County3
- Lapeer County3
- Saint Clair County3
- Sanilac County3
- Shiawassee County3
- Tuscola County3
- Delta County3
- Dickinson County3
- Iron County3
- Luce County3
- Menominee County3
- Cheboygan County3
- Emmet County3
- Presque Isle County3
- Lenawee County2
- Monroe County2
- Alger County2
- Baraga County2
- Marquette County2
- Schoolcraft County2
- Berrien County1
- Charlevoix 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.