Alert archive / Michigan / 2016
Weather alerts in Michigan, May 2016
172 weather alerts in May 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 May 2016. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 172
- Warnings
- 38
- Watches
- 7
- Advisories
- 51
- Busiest day
- May 29, 201621 alerts
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 9:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Cass | 35 min |
| May 1, 10:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Cass | 46 min |
| May 2, 6:22 PM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Ingham | 52 hr |
| May 2, 9:57 PM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Ionia | 52 hr |
| May 3, 10:08 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 38 hr | |
| May 3, 3:53 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 12 hr | |
| May 3, 4:06 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 36 hr | |
| May 3, 6:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MQT | Marquette | 38 min |
| May 3, 6:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MQT | Iron | 45 min |
| May 4, 3:46 AM EDT | Gale Warning | GRR | 21 hr | |
| May 4, 11:34 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Ionia | 4 days |
| May 4, 12:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Bay, Genesee, Lenawee, Livingston, Midland, Monroe and 5 more | 71 min |
| May 4, 3:51 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 4 hr | |
| May 5, 1:15 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 7 hr | |
| May 5, 10:58 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Clinton | 7 days |
| May 5, 10:58 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Barry | 4 days |
| May 5, 4:48 PM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Newaygo | 36 hr |
| May 6, 4:01 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 34 hr | |
| May 6, 10:43 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 36 hr | |
| May 6, 5:20 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MQT | 85 min | |
| May 6, 5:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MQT | Gogebic, Ontonagon | 58 min |
| May 6, 6:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MQT | Gogebic, Ontonagon | 44 min |
| May 6, 8:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MQT | Gogebic | 44 min |
| May 6, 8:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MQT | Baraga, Houghton, Keweenaw | 65 min |
| May 6, 9:04 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MQT | 56 min | |
| May 6, 10:01 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 25 hr | |
| May 7, 3:55 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | DTX | 18 hr | |
| May 8, 4:05 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 18 hr | |
| May 8, 3:40 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | GRR | Clare, Gratiot, Isabella, Lake, Mason, Mecosta and 4 more | 16 hr |
| May 9, 3:33 PM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | MQT | Alger, Baraga, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton and 7 more | 13 hr |
| May 9, 3:47 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | APX | Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Cheboygan, Crawford and 12 more | 16 hr |
| May 10, 12:16 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 24 hr | |
| May 10, 4:26 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | MQT | Alger, Baraga, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton and 7 more | 16 hr |
| May 11, 12:39 PM EDT | Red Flag Warning | MQT | Alger, Luce, Schoolcraft | 7 hr |
| May 12, 4:20 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 4 days | |
| May 12, 3:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Barry, Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Gratiot, Ingham and 5 more | 2 hr |
| May 12, 4:33 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 50 hr | |
| May 12, 4:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Livingston | 56 min |
| May 12, 5:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | APX | Arenac, Crawford, Montmorency, Ogemaw, Oscoda, Otsego and 1 more | 54 min |
| May 12, 5:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Tuscola | 55 min |
| May 12, 5:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Genesee, Livingston, Washtenaw | 56 min |
| May 12, 5:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Bay, Saginaw, Tuscola | 31 min |
| May 12, 5:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | APX | Alcona, Alpena, Arenac, Iosco, Montmorency, Ogemaw and 2 more | 64 min |
| May 12, 6:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Cheboygan, Presque Isle | 34 min |
| May 12, 6:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Lapeer, Oakland, Washtenaw | 58 min |
| May 12, 6:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Huron | 41 min |
| May 12, 6:44 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | DTX | 91 min | |
| May 12, 6:47 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 88 min | |
| May 12, 7:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, Saint Clair, Wayne | 65 min |
| May 12, 7:27 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DTX | Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw, Wayne | 3 hr |
| May 12, 7:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MQT | Delta | 51 min |
| May 13, 3:59 AM EDT | Gale Watch | DTX | 12 hr | |
| May 13, 5:20 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Ingham | 4 days |
| May 13, 5:20 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Clinton | 8 days |
| May 13, 10:22 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Ionia | 6 days |
| May 13, 10:54 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 57 hr | |
| May 13, 12:01 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 39 hr | |
| May 13, 3:23 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | APX | Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Benzie, Cheboygan and 16 more | 24 hr |
| May 13, 3:30 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | GRR | Clare, Gratiot, Isabella, Lake, Mason, Mecosta and 4 more | 12 hr |
| May 13, 3:53 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | DTX | Bay, Midland, Saginaw | 24 hr |
| May 13, 4:07 PM EDT | Gale Warning | DTX | 30 hr | |
| May 13, 4:07 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | DTX | 48 hr | |
| May 14, 3:04 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | GRR | Clare, Gratiot, Isabella, Lake, Mason, Mecosta and 4 more | 29 hr |
| May 14, 3:10 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | APX | Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Benzie, Cheboygan and 16 more | 29 hr |
| May 14, 4:13 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Lenawee, Livingston, Washtenaw | 62 min |
| May 14, 4:52 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Genesee, Lenawee, Livingston, Monroe, Oakland, Washtenaw | 68 min |
| May 14, 5:17 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | DTX | 88 min | |
| May 14, 5:23 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Lapeer, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, Washtenaw, Wayne | 52 min |
| May 14, 2:10 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | IWX | Branch, Cass, Hillsdale, Saint Joseph | 18 hr |
| May 14, 3:33 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | DTX | Bay, Genesee, Huron, Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston and 9 more | 16 hr |
| May 14, 3:36 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Ingham and 7 more | 16 hr |
| May 15, 11:51 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | IWX | Branch, Hillsdale | 20 hr |
| May 15, 3:14 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | DTX | Huron, Lapeer, Saint Clair, Sanilac, Tuscola | 17 hr |
| May 15, 3:25 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | APX | Antrim, Arenac, Emmet, Gladwin, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska and 2 more | 12 hr |
| May 15, 3:25 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | APX | Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Cheboygan, Crawford, Emmet and 8 more | 12 hr |
| May 16, 3:49 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 12 hr | |
| May 16, 3:50 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 4 hr | |
| May 16, 4:05 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | APX | Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Cheboygan, Crawford, Emmet and 8 more | 16 hr |
| May 16, 5:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Gratiot and 10 more | 108 min |
| May 17, 8:06 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 15 hr | |
| May 17, 9:31 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | GRR | Gratiot, Isabella, Kent, Mecosta, Montcalm, Muskegon and 3 more | 46 hr |
| May 17, 9:31 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | GRR | Clare, Lake, Mason, Osceola | 46 hr |
| May 17, 2:12 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | DTX | Bay, Huron, Lapeer, Midland, Saginaw, Sanilac and 1 more | 18 hr |
| May 17, 2:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Kalamazoo | 46 min |
| May 17, 3:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Jackson | 65 min |
| May 17, 3:46 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | APX | Arenac, Gladwin | 16 hr |
| May 17, 3:46 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | APX | Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Benzie, Cheboygan, Crawford and 14 more | 16 hr |
| May 17, 4:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Cass | 25 min |
| May 18, 3:34 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | APX | Arenac, Gladwin, Leelanau | 16 hr |
| May 18, 3:34 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | APX | Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Benzie, Cheboygan, Crawford and 13 more | 16 hr |
| May 20, 3:16 PM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | MQT | Alger, Baraga, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton and 7 more | 47 hr |
| May 21, 4:15 PM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | APX | Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Cheboygan, Crawford, Emmet and 9 more | 64 hr |
| May 22, 2:45 PM EDT | Red Flag Warning | MQT | Alger, Baraga, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton and 7 more | 29 hr |
| May 24, 8:42 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | APX | Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Cheboygan, Crawford and 13 more | 11 hr |
| May 24, 12:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MQT | Ontonagon | 36 min |
| May 24, 2:27 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MQT | Baraga, Marquette | 33 min |
| May 24, 3:02 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MQT | Marquette | 31 min |
| May 24, 5:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MQT | Gogebic, Ontonagon | 36 min |
| May 24, 6:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MQT | Iron | 64 min |
| May 24, 7:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MQT | Gogebic, Iron | 66 min |
| May 24, 8:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MQT | Dickinson | 40 min |
| May 24, 8:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRB | Dickinson | 27 min |
| May 24, 9:30 PM EDT | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MQT | 18 hr | |
| May 25, 3:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | APX | Arenac, Crawford, Gladwin, Kalkaska, Missaukee, Ogemaw and 3 more | 18 min |
| May 25, 5:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Missaukee, Roscommon | 35 min |
| May 25, 5:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | APX | Crawford | 33 min |
| May 25, 5:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Osceola | 49 min |
| May 25, 6:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Osceola | 23 min |
| May 26, 6:24 AM EDT | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MQT | 4 days | |
| May 26, 11:04 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MQT | Gogebic | 56 min |
| May 26, 11:50 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MQT | Gogebic, Iron | 55 min |
| May 26, 2:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MQT | Marquette | 43 min |
| May 26, 2:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | APX | Alcona, Alpena, Arenac, Cheboygan, Crawford, Gladwin and 9 more | 62 min |
| May 26, 3:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Missaukee, Ogemaw, Roscommon | 80 min |
| May 26, 3:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Clare | 26 min |
| May 26, 3:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MQT | Alger | 50 min |
| May 26, 4:07 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 53 min | |
| May 26, 4:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MQT | Alger | 47 min |
| May 26, 4:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Ogemaw, Roscommon | 49 min |
| May 26, 4:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MQT | Luce | 42 min |
| May 26, 4:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Bay | 44 min |
| May 26, 4:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | APX | Cheboygan | 54 min |
| May 26, 4:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Cheboygan, Emmet | 33 min |
| May 26, 5:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | APX | Alcona, Iosco | 57 min |
| May 26, 5:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Emmet | 57 min |
| May 26, 5:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Alcona, Iosco | 43 min |
| May 26, 5:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | APX | Chippewa | 27 min |
| May 26, 7:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Saginaw | 39 min |
| May 26, 9:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Genesee | 36 min |
| May 26, 9:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Huron | 47 min |
| May 26, 10:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Tuscola | 50 min |
| May 27, 3:18 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | APX | Cheboygan, Emmet, Presque Isle | 7 hr |
| May 27, 2:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Kent | 42 min |
| May 27, 2:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Mecosta, Newaygo | 53 min |
| May 27, 3:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | APX | Benzie, Grand Traverse, Manistee, Missaukee, Wexford | 34 min |
| May 27, 3:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Mecosta, Osceola | 65 min |
| May 27, 4:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Gratiot, Montcalm | 51 min |
| May 27, 4:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Midland | 53 min |
| May 27, 6:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | APX | Antrim | 33 min |
| May 27, 9:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Newaygo | 61 min |
| May 28, 10:30 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 12 hr | |
| May 28, 10:42 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | GRR | Mason, Muskegon, Oceana | 11 hr |
| May 28, 1:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Sanilac | 54 min |
| May 28, 1:55 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 13 hr | |
| May 28, 2:14 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 12 hr | |
| May 28, 3:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Sanilac | 80 min |
| May 28, 3:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Macomb | 92 min |
| May 28, 4:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Macomb | 34 min |
| May 28, 4:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Saint Clair | 47 min |
| May 28, 4:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Saint Clair | 25 min |
| May 28, 11:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MQT | Dickinson | 25 min |
| May 29, 12:10 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 10 hr | |
| May 29, 2:34 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Genesee, Hillsdale, Ingham, Jackson, Lapeer, Lenawee and 5 more | 116 min |
| May 29, 2:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Sanilac | 77 min |
| May 29, 3:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Huron | 46 min |
| May 29, 3:28 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | DTX | 2 hr | |
| May 29, 3:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Oakland | 46 min |
| May 29, 3:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Lapeer | 39 min |
| May 29, 3:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Monroe | 48 min |
| May 29, 4:06 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | DTX | 84 min | |
| May 29, 4:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Lapeer, Macomb, Oakland, Saint Clair | 59 min |
| May 29, 4:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Wayne | 40 min |
| May 29, 4:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Sanilac | 53 min |
| May 29, 4:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Oakland | 32 min |
| May 29, 4:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Saint Clair | 61 min |
| May 29, 4:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Saint Clair, Sanilac | 40 min |
| May 29, 5:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MQT | Dickinson | 22 min |
| May 29, 5:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Macomb | 28 min |
| May 29, 5:24 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DTX | Macomb, Saint Clair | 3 hr |
| May 29, 5:28 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | DTX | 32 min | |
| May 29, 5:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MQT | Delta | 33 min |
| May 29, 9:01 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 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 | |
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 15 |
| Tornado Warning | 2 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 1 |
| Special Weather Statement | 74 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 2 |
| River Flood Advisory | 9 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 6 |
| Freeze Watch | 3 |
| Frost Advisory | 13 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 4 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 3 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 1 |
| Coast and beach | |
| Beach Hazards Statement | 1 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 2 |
| Special Marine Warning | 9 |
| Gale Watch | 1 |
| Marine Dense Fog Advisory | 2 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 24 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Cheboygan County15
- Ogemaw County15
- Roscommon County15
- Missaukee County14
- Alcona County13
- Crawford County13
- Emmet County13
- Oscoda County13
- Presque Isle County13
- Iosco County12
- Kalkaska County12
- Montmorency County12
- Oakland County11
- Gogebic County11
- Alpena County11
- Antrim County11
- Arenac County11
- Otsego County11
- Washtenaw County9
- Gladwin County9
- Wexford County9
- Macomb County9
- Saint Clair County9
- Marquette County8
- Iron County8
- Newaygo County8
- Ontonagon County8
- Dickinson County8
- Lapeer County8
- Sanilac County8
- Livingston County7
- Gratiot County7
- Montcalm County7
- Osceola County7
- Alger County7
- Tuscola County7
- Grand Traverse County7
- Ingham County6
- Ionia County6
- Bay County6
41 more counties
- Genesee County6
- Saginaw County6
- Baraga County6
- Mecosta County6
- Delta County6
- Luce County6
- Huron County6
- Lenawee County5
- Midland County5
- Monroe County5
- Wayne County5
- Clinton County5
- Houghton County5
- Keweenaw County5
- Clare County5
- Mason County5
- Oceana County5
- Schoolcraft County5
- Jackson County5
- Kent County5
- Benzie County5
- Manistee County5
- Cass County4
- Barry County4
- Isabella County4
- Lake County4
- Menominee County4
- Kalamazoo County4
- Leelanau County4
- Muskegon County4
- Shiawassee County3
- Calhoun County3
- Eaton County3
- Hillsdale County3
- Ottawa County3
- Branch County2
- Allegan County2
- Van Buren County2
- Saint Joseph County1
- Charlevoix County1
- Chippewa 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.