Alert archive / Michigan / 2013
Weather alerts in Michigan, March 2013
101 weather alerts in March 2013, 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 March 2013. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 101
- Warnings
- 24
- Watches
- 12
- Advisories
- 64
- Busiest day
- March 18, 201313 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 4:11 PM EST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | MQT | 12 hr | |
| Mar 2, 9:56 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 17 hr | |
| Mar 4, 3:38 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GRR | Van Buren | 11 hr |
| Mar 4, 4:14 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | IWX | Cass | 12 hr |
| Mar 4, 2:26 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRR | Van Buren | 35 hr |
| Mar 4, 4:12 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | IWX | 36 hr | |
| Mar 4, 4:12 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | IWX | Branch, Cass, Saint Joseph | 34 hr |
| Mar 5, 2:53 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 32 hr | |
| Mar 5, 3:40 AM EST | Brisk Wind Advisory | DTX | 24 hr | |
| Mar 8, 4:47 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 34 hr | |
| Mar 9, 2:58 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 24 hr | |
| Mar 9, 4:22 AM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | DTX | 6 hr | |
| Mar 9, 3:58 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | MQT | Alger, Baraga, Delta, Dickinson, Iron, Marquette and 2 more | 12 hr |
| Mar 10, 3:36 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 24 hr | |
| Mar 10, 4:53 AM EDT | Winter Storm Warning | MQT | Alger, Baraga, Delta, Dickinson, Houghton, Iron and 4 more | 40 hr |
| Mar 10, 4:53 AM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MQT | Baraga, Gogebic, Houghton, Keweenaw, Luce, Marquette and 2 more | 40 hr |
| Mar 10, 4:10 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | APX | 13 hr | |
| Mar 10, 4:12 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 12 hr | |
| Mar 11, 3:16 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 3 days | |
| Mar 11, 4:37 AM EDT | Gale Warning | MQT | 9 hr | |
| Mar 11, 8:29 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Ionia | 7 days |
| Mar 11, 11:35 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Clinton | 10 days |
| Mar 11, 9:25 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | APX | Arenac | 29 hr |
| Mar 11, 9:36 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | DTX | Saginaw | 55 hr |
| Mar 11, 10:13 PM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Barry | 71 hr |
| Mar 11, 10:13 PM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Isabella | 28 hr |
| Mar 12, 4:05 AM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MQT | Alger, Baraga, Gogebic, Houghton, Keweenaw, Luce and 3 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 12, 4:06 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 52 hr | |
| Mar 12, 3:13 PM EDT | Lake Effect Snow Warning | MQT | Gogebic, Ontonagon | 11 hr |
| Mar 12, 3:42 PM EDT | Gale Watch | DTX | 12 hr | |
| Mar 12, 4:25 PM EDT | Gale Warning | MQT | 12 hr | |
| Mar 13, 3:40 AM EDT | Gale Warning | DTX | 24 hr | |
| Mar 13, 3:40 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | DTX | 36 hr | |
| Mar 13, 4:18 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 14 hr | |
| Mar 13, 10:23 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Clinton, Eaton, Ingham, Ionia, Montcalm | 52 min |
| Mar 13, 8:51 PM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Kent | 24 hr |
| Mar 14, 4:42 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 27 hr | |
| Mar 15, 3:55 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | DTX | 40 hr | |
| Mar 15, 3:53 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Gratiot and 9 more | 19 hr |
| Mar 15, 10:35 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | DTX | Genesee, Lapeer, Livingston, Macomb, Oakland, Saginaw and 2 more | 9 hr |
| Mar 16, 3:13 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 31 hr | |
| Mar 16, 3:47 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 31 hr | |
| Mar 16, 4:38 AM EDT | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | MQT | Alger, Luce, Schoolcraft | 24 hr |
| Mar 16, 4:44 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 24 hr | |
| Mar 16, 4:44 AM EDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | MQT | 28 hr | |
| Mar 16, 9:32 AM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MQT | Marquette | 103 min |
| Mar 16, 11:15 AM EDT | Lake Effect Snow Warning | MQT | Marquette | 3 hr |
| Mar 17, 3:31 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | DTX | 43 hr | |
| Mar 17, 3:44 PM EDT | Gale Watch | APX | 19 hr | |
| Mar 17, 3:44 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 31 hr | |
| Mar 17, 3:51 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | DTX | 31 hr | |
| Mar 17, 4:35 PM EDT | Winter Storm Watch | MQT | Baraga, Gogebic, Houghton, Keweenaw, Ontonagon | 13 hr |
| Mar 17, 4:35 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MQT | Alger, Delta, Dickinson, Iron, Luce, Marquette and 2 more | 36 hr |
| Mar 17, 4:40 PM EDT | Gale Watch | MQT | 13 hr | |
| Mar 17, 4:40 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 4 days | |
| Mar 18, 2:07 AM EDT | Gale Warning | APX | 21 hr | |
| Mar 18, 3:09 AM EDT | Gale Warning | GRR | 41 hr | |
| Mar 18, 3:17 AM EDT | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Kalamazoo, Kent, Lake, Mason and 5 more | 40 hr |
| Mar 18, 4:03 AM EDT | Gale Watch | DTX | 12 hr | |
| Mar 18, 4:03 AM EDT | Gale Warning | DTX | 18 hr | |
| Mar 18, 4:47 AM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | APX | Antrim, Benzie, Cheboygan, Crawford, Emmet, Grand Traverse and 5 more | 48 hr |
| Mar 18, 5:15 AM EDT | Winter Storm Watch | MQT | Alger, Luce, Schoolcraft | 11 hr |
| Mar 18, 5:15 AM EDT | Winter Storm Warning | MQT | Alger, Baraga, Gogebic, Houghton, Keweenaw, Luce and 2 more | 70 hr |
| Mar 18, 5:25 AM EDT | Gale Warning | MQT | 66 hr | |
| Mar 18, 9:54 AM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | IWX | Branch, Cass, Hillsdale, Saint Joseph | 4 hr |
| Mar 18, 10:29 AM EDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | MQT | 55 hr | |
| Mar 18, 11:01 AM EDT | Gale Warning | APX | 32 hr | |
| Mar 18, 4:09 PM EDT | Gale Warning | DTX | 29 hr | |
| Mar 18, 11:42 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 4 days | |
| Mar 19, 4:20 AM EDT | Low Water Advisory | DTX | 17 hr | |
| Mar 19, 2:40 PM EDT | Winter Storm Warning | APX | Antrim, Cheboygan, Crawford, Emmet, Kalkaska, Otsego | 14 hr |
| Mar 19, 8:02 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 53 hr | |
| Mar 19, 9:56 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | DTX | 4 days | |
| Mar 20, 3:56 AM EDT | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Kalamazoo, Kent, Lake, Mason and 5 more | 27 hr |
| Mar 20, 4:35 AM EDT | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | APX | Antrim, Benzie, Crawford, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Leelanau and 3 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 20, 5:19 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 69 hr | |
| Mar 20, 3:34 PM EDT | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | IWX | Cass | 17 hr |
| Mar 21, 3:26 AM EDT | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | MQT | Alger, Marquette | 11 hr |
| Mar 21, 4:32 AM EDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | MQT | 9 hr | |
| Mar 23, 10:19 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 4 days | |
| Mar 24, 2:41 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 50 hr | |
| Mar 24, 2:58 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 67 hr | |
| Mar 24, 7:10 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | DTX | 56 hr | |
| Mar 26, 3:25 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 31 hr | |
| Mar 29, 4:52 PM EDT | Gale Watch | MQT | 24 hr | |
| Mar 29, 4:52 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 33 hr | |
| Mar 30, 3:35 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 22 hr | |
| Mar 30, 3:50 AM EDT | Gale Watch | DTX | 24 hr | |
| Mar 30, 3:52 PM EDT | Gale Watch | APX | 12 hr | |
| Mar 30, 5:01 PM EDT | Gale Warning | MQT | 57 hr | |
| Mar 30, 5:01 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 6 days | |
| Mar 31, 3:11 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 52 hr | |
| Mar 31, 3:43 AM EDT | Gale Warning | DTX | 48 hr | |
| Mar 31, 4:00 AM EDT | Gale Warning | APX | 38 hr | |
| Mar 31, 4:00 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 19 hr | |
| Mar 31, 4:10 AM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | APX | 24 hr | |
| Mar 31, 4:45 AM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MQT | Alger, Luce, Schoolcraft | 33 hr |
| Mar 31, 5:47 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | APX | Cheboygan, Emmet | 7 hr |
| Mar 31, 5:49 AM EDT | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | APX | 7 hr | |
| Mar 31, 9:41 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | DTX | 3 days | |
| Mar 31, 4:08 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | MQT | Keweenaw | 5 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 | 1 |
| Flooding | |
| River Flood Warning | 2 |
| River Flood Advisory | 5 |
| Winter | |
| Lake Effect Snow Warning | 2 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 4 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 5 |
| Lake Effect Snow Advisory | 6 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 13 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 1 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 1 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 12 |
| Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | 4 |
| Gale Watch | 7 |
| Brisk Wind Advisory | 1 |
| Low Water Advisory | 1 |
| Marine Dense Fog Advisory | 2 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 34 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Alger County9
- Schoolcraft County9
- Marquette County8
- Luce County7
- Baraga County6
- Ontonagon County6
- Houghton County5
- Gogebic County5
- Keweenaw County5
- Van Buren County4
- Cass County4
- Barry County4
- Kent County4
- Delta County3
- Dickinson County3
- Iron County3
- Menominee County3
- Ionia County3
- Clinton County3
- Allegan County3
- Muskegon County3
- Newaygo County3
- Oceana County3
- Ottawa County3
- Antrim County3
- Cheboygan County3
- Crawford County3
- Emmet County3
- Kalkaska County3
- Otsego County3
- Branch County2
- Saint Joseph County2
- Saginaw County2
- Eaton County2
- Ingham County2
- Montcalm County2
- Kalamazoo County2
- Lake County2
- Mason County2
- Benzie County2
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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.