Alert archive / Michigan / 2016
Weather alerts in Michigan, January 2016
147 weather alerts in January 2016, 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 January 2016. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 147
- Warnings
- 38
- Watches
- 20
- Advisories
- 87
- Busiest day
- January 9, 201619 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 10:32 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 57 hr | |
| Jan 2, 3:59 AM EST | Gale Warning | MQT | 27 hr | |
| Jan 2, 4:10 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | DTX | 63 hr | |
| Jan 2, 4:10 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | DTX | 63 hr | |
| Jan 2, 3:19 PM EST | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | MQT | Alger, Marquette | 40 hr |
| Jan 2, 11:19 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | APX | Benzie, Grand Traverse, Leelanau, Manistee, Wexford | 32 hr |
| Jan 3, 3:01 AM EST | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | GRR | Allegan, Kalamazoo, Lake, Mason, Muskegon, Newaygo and 3 more | 30 hr |
| Jan 3, 4:06 AM EST | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | IWX | Cass | 31 hr |
| Jan 3, 3:41 PM EST | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | DTX | Saint Clair, Sanilac | 16 hr |
| Jan 3, 4:18 PM EST | Gale Watch | MQT | 12 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:18 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 15 hr | |
| Jan 3, 8:55 PM EST | Lake Effect Snow Warning | MQT | Alger | 10 hr |
| Jan 4, 4:07 AM EST | Gale Watch | MQT | 13 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:07 AM EST | Gale Warning | MQT | 45 hr | |
| Jan 4, 8:04 AM EST | Lake Effect Snow Warning | DTX | Saint Clair, Sanilac | 8 hr |
| Jan 4, 10:07 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 51 hr | |
| Jan 4, 10:07 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 39 hr | |
| Jan 4, 10:51 AM EST | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | DTX | Bay, Saginaw | 5 hr |
| Jan 4, 4:05 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 48 hr | |
| Jan 4, 9:09 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 48 hr | |
| Jan 4, 9:56 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | DTX | 36 hr | |
| Jan 5, 11:30 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 32 hr | |
| Jan 5, 11:45 AM EST | Gale Warning | APX | 16 hr | |
| Jan 7, 3:51 PM EST | Gale Watch | DTX | 36 hr | |
| Jan 8, 3:52 AM EST | Gale Watch | APX | 24 hr | |
| Jan 8, 3:52 AM EST | Gale Watch | GRR | 19 hr | |
| Jan 8, 4:41 AM EST | Gale Watch | MQT | 36 hr | |
| Jan 8, 4:41 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 3 days | |
| Jan 8, 3:21 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | IWX | Branch, Cass, Saint Joseph | 14 hr |
| Jan 8, 3:29 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | DTX | Bay, Midland, Saginaw | 13 hr |
| Jan 8, 3:33 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clare, Clinton, Eaton and 15 more | 12 hr |
| Jan 8, 4:26 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | APX | Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Benzie, Cheboygan and 16 more | 12 hr |
| Jan 8, 10:22 PM EST | Gale Warning | GRR | 47 hr | |
| Jan 9, 3:48 AM EST | Gale Warning | APX | 48 hr | |
| Jan 9, 3:48 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 5 days | |
| Jan 9, 3:51 AM EST | Gale Warning | DTX | 48 hr | |
| Jan 9, 4:01 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | GRR | Allegan, Clare, Isabella, Kent, Lake, Mason and 8 more | 27 hr |
| Jan 9, 4:01 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Gratiot and 3 more | 27 hr |
| Jan 9, 4:06 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | DTX | Bay, Midland | 24 hr |
| Jan 9, 4:06 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | DTX | Bay, Genesee, Huron, Lapeer, Livingston, Macomb and 9 more | 33 hr |
| Jan 9, 4:24 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | APX | Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Benzie, Cheboygan and 16 more | 36 hr |
| Jan 9, 4:52 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | IWX | Cass | 9 hr |
| Jan 9, 4:52 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | IWX | Branch, Cass, Saint Joseph | 29 hr |
| Jan 9, 8:20 AM EST | Lakeshore Flood Advisory | IWX | 35 hr | |
| Jan 9, 9:43 AM EST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | DTX | 42 hr | |
| Jan 9, 10:38 AM EST | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Ionia | 7 days |
| Jan 9, 10:38 AM EST | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Ingham | 67 hr |
| Jan 9, 10:38 AM EST | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Clinton | 4 days |
| Jan 9, 10:38 AM EST | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Clinton | 8 days |
| Jan 9, 4:32 PM EST | Gale Warning | MQT | 29 hr | |
| Jan 9, 6:38 PM EST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | MQT | 30 hr | |
| Jan 9, 8:03 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Benzie, Clare and 25 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 9, 11:39 PM EST | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | MQT | Alger, Luce, Marquette | 37 hr |
| Jan 10, 11:46 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 28 hr | |
| Jan 10, 4:03 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | APX | Antrim, Benzie, Cheboygan, Crawford, Emmet, Grand Traverse and 10 more | 24 hr |
| Jan 10, 8:59 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 36 hr | |
| Jan 10, 9:55 PM EST | Low Water Advisory | DTX | 14 hr | |
| Jan 11, 3:35 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clare, Clinton, Eaton and 17 more | 39 hr |
| Jan 11, 4:04 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | APX | Benzie, Grand Traverse, Leelanau, Manistee, Wexford | 12 hr |
| Jan 11, 4:05 AM EST | Gale Watch | DTX | 12 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:07 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | IWX | Branch, Cass, Hillsdale, Saint Joseph | 11 hr |
| Jan 11, 4:32 AM EST | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | MQT | Alger, Gogebic, Houghton, Keweenaw, Luce, Marquette and 1 more | 62 hr |
| Jan 11, 10:41 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 59 hr | |
| Jan 11, 2:52 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | IWX | Cass, Saint Joseph | 28 hr |
| Jan 11, 2:52 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | IWX | Branch, Hillsdale | 28 hr |
| Jan 11, 3:01 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | GRR | Allegan, Kalamazoo, Lake, Mason, Muskegon, Newaygo and 3 more | 28 hr |
| Jan 11, 3:34 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | DTX | Bay, Genesee, Huron, Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston and 11 more | 24 hr |
| Jan 11, 3:53 PM EST | Gale Warning | DTX | 36 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:17 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | APX | Benzie, Grand Traverse, Leelanau, Manistee, Wexford | 27 hr |
| Jan 11, 4:17 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | APX | Antrim, Kalkaska, Missaukee | 27 hr |
| Jan 11, 4:23 PM EST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | MQT | 23 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:27 PM EST | Low Water Advisory | DTX | 36 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:01 AM EST | Gale Warning | APX | 22 hr | |
| Jan 12, 7:14 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MQT | Schoolcraft | 91 min |
| Jan 12, 8:40 AM EST | Gale Warning | GRR | 11 hr | |
| Jan 12, 8:40 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 43 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:08 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | DTX | 6 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:30 PM EST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | MQT | 5 hr | |
| Jan 13, 3:34 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRR | Allegan, Kent, Lake, Mason, Muskegon, Newaygo and 2 more | 20 hr |
| Jan 13, 10:38 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | APX | Antrim, Cheboygan, Emmet, Leelanau | 17 hr |
| Jan 13, 3:49 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | APX | Cheboygan, Emmet | 8 hr |
| Jan 13, 3:50 PM EST | Gale Watch | DTX | 36 hr | |
| Jan 14, 3:47 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MQT | Alger, Baraga, Delta, Dickinson, Houghton, Iron and 4 more | 36 hr |
| Jan 14, 5:33 AM EST | River Flood Warning | GRR | Ottawa | 5 days |
| Jan 14, 3:48 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 21 hr | |
| Jan 14, 5:07 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 56 hr | |
| Jan 15, 3:51 AM EST | Gale Warning | DTX | 30 hr | |
| Jan 15, 4:05 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 4 days | |
| Jan 15, 10:48 AM EST | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Ionia | 7 days |
| Jan 15, 10:48 AM EST | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Ingham | 62 hr |
| Jan 15, 10:48 AM EST | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Clinton | 5 days |
| Jan 15, 3:37 PM EST | Lake Effect Snow Watch | MQT | Alger | 14 hr |
| Jan 15, 3:37 PM EST | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | MQT | Delta, Gogebic, Houghton, Keweenaw, Luce, Marquette and 2 more | 3 days |
| Jan 15, 4:22 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 4 days | |
| Jan 16, 3:21 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | APX | Antrim, Benzie, Cheboygan, Crawford, Emmet, Grand Traverse and 9 more | 3 days |
| Jan 16, 3:26 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRR | Allegan, Kalamazoo, Lake, Mason, Muskegon, Newaygo and 3 more | 3 days |
| Jan 16, 3:35 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | IWX | Cass, Saint Joseph | 3 days |
| Jan 16, 5:09 AM EST | Lake Effect Snow Warning | MQT | Alger, Houghton, Luce, Marquette, Ontonagon, Schoolcraft | 70 hr |
| Jan 16, 3:42 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | MQT | Gogebic, Iron | 45 hr |
| Jan 16, 4:28 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 54 hr | |
| Jan 16, 4:28 PM EST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | MQT | 51 hr | |
| Jan 16, 9:47 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | APX | Cheboygan, Emmet | 5 hr |
| Jan 17, 3:30 PM EST | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | MQT | Keweenaw | 36 hr |
| Jan 17, 3:48 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | DTX | 30 hr | |
| Jan 18, 1:22 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | APX | Antrim, Crawford, Kalkaska, Leelanau, Otsego | 22 hr |
| Jan 18, 4:13 AM EST | Gale Warning | MQT | 15 hr | |
| Jan 18, 8:13 PM EST | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Ottawa | 36 hr |
| Jan 18, 11:07 PM EST | Flood Watch | APX | Wexford | 59 hr |
| Jan 19, 4:31 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 14 hr | |
| Jan 19, 12:15 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRR | Allegan, Muskegon, Ottawa | 39 min |
| Jan 19, 12:54 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRR | Allegan, Muskegon, Ottawa | 27 hr |
| Jan 20, 9:55 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | APX | Cheboygan, Emmet | 5 hr |
| Jan 20, 1:28 PM EST | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Ionia | 4 days |
| Jan 22, 10:47 AM EST | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Mason | 60 hr |
| Jan 23, 10:26 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 24 hr | |
| Jan 23, 10:48 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 22 hr | |
| Jan 23, 3:37 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 30 hr | |
| Jan 25, 3:28 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MQT | Menominee | 28 hr |
| Jan 25, 3:54 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 44 hr | |
| Jan 26, 3:38 AM EST | Gale Warning | GRR | 4 hr | |
| Jan 26, 3:38 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 32 hr | |
| Jan 26, 3:58 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 20 hr | |
| Jan 26, 8:52 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MQT | Alger | 7 hr |
| Jan 26, 11:24 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Kalamazoo, Kent, Lake, Mason and 5 more | 16 hr |
| Jan 26, 3:42 PM EST | Gale Watch | DTX | 12 hr | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 PM EST | Gale Warning | MQT | 54 hr | |
| Jan 26, 4:25 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 57 hr | |
| Jan 27, 3:48 AM EST | Gale Warning | DTX | 30 hr | |
| Jan 27, 3:50 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRR | Allegan, Kent, Lake, Mason, Mecosta, Muskegon and 4 more | 17 hr |
| Jan 27, 4:02 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | APX | Antrim, Benzie, Emmet, Grand Traverse, Leelanau, Manistee and 1 more | 18 hr |
| Jan 27, 4:44 AM EST | Gale Warning | APX | 26 hr | |
| Jan 27, 4:44 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 50 hr | |
| Jan 27, 12:05 PM EST | Gale Warning | GRR | 15 hr | |
| Jan 27, 12:05 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 47 hr | |
| Jan 27, 11:19 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | APX | Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Benzie, Cheboygan and 16 more | 12 hr |
| Jan 28, 3:49 PM EST | Gale Warning | DTX | 18 hr | |
| Jan 28, 10:53 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | DTX | 11 hr | |
| Jan 29, 12:36 AM EST | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | APX | Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Leelanau | 3 hr |
| Jan 29, 3:53 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 39 hr | |
| Jan 29, 9:58 AM EST | Gale Watch | DTX | 18 hr | |
| Jan 29, 3:45 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 29 hr | |
| Jan 29, 3:50 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MQT | Houghton, Keweenaw | 12 hr |
| Jan 29, 3:59 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 36 hr | |
| Jan 29, 4:32 PM EST | Gale Warning | MQT | 14 hr | |
| Jan 31, 3:21 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 13 hr | |
| Jan 31, 3:23 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | MQT | Alger, Baraga, Delta, Dickinson, Iron, Luce and 3 more | 13 hr |
| Jan 31, 3:36 PM EST | Gale Watch | DTX | 36 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 | 1 |
| Special Weather Statement | 1 |
| Flooding | |
| River Flood Warning | 1 |
| Flood Watch | 1 |
| River Flood Advisory | 10 |
| Winter | |
| Lake Effect Snow Warning | 3 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 10 |
| Lake Effect Snow Watch | 1 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 7 |
| Lake Effect Snow Advisory | 10 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 25 |
| Cold | |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 1 |
| Coast and beach | |
| Lakeshore Flood Advisory | 1 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 19 |
| Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | 5 |
| Gale Watch | 11 |
| Low Water Advisory | 2 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 38 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Ottawa County14
- Leelanau County12
- Allegan County12
- Muskegon County12
- Benzie County11
- Grand Traverse County11
- Wexford County11
- Mason County11
- Manistee County10
- Lake County10
- Newaygo County10
- Oceana County10
- Antrim County10
- Emmet County10
- Alger County9
- Cheboygan County9
- Kalkaska County9
- Van Buren County8
- Marquette County7
- Kalamazoo County7
- Cass County7
- Kent County7
- Crawford County7
- Missaukee County7
- Otsego County7
- Clinton County6
- Ionia County6
- Montmorency County6
- Oscoda County6
- Bay County5
- Saint Joseph County5
- Midland County5
- Mecosta County5
- Osceola County5
- Ogemaw County5
- Roscommon County5
- Luce County5
- Houghton County5
- Keweenaw County5
- Schoolcraft County5
39 more counties
- Saint Clair County4
- Sanilac County4
- Saginaw County4
- Branch County4
- Barry County4
- Clare County4
- Isabella County4
- Montcalm County4
- Alcona County4
- Alpena County4
- Arenac County4
- Gladwin County4
- Iosco County4
- Presque Isle County4
- Calhoun County3
- Eaton County3
- Gratiot County3
- Ingham County3
- Gogebic County3
- Ontonagon County3
- Delta County3
- Iron County3
- Menominee County3
- Genesee County2
- Huron County2
- Lapeer County2
- Livingston County2
- Macomb County2
- Oakland County2
- Shiawassee County2
- Tuscola County2
- Washtenaw County2
- Wayne County2
- Hillsdale County2
- Baraga County2
- Dickinson County2
- Jackson County1
- Lenawee County1
- Monroe 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.