Weather alerts in Michigan, December 2018

124 weather alerts in December 2018, 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 December 2018. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 124
Warnings: 20
Watches: 8
Advisories: 90
Busiest day: December 26, 201813 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
Nov 30, 8:17 PM EST	Freezing Fog Advisory	IWX	Branch, Cass, Hillsdale, Saint Joseph	10 hr
Nov 30, 9:44 PM EST	Freezing Fog Advisory	DTX	Lenawee, Livingston, Monroe, Oakland, Washtenaw, Wayne	8 hr
Nov 30, 9:54 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	GRR		3 days
Dec 1, 3:40 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	DTX		27 hr
Dec 1, 3:49 AM EST	Gale Warning	APX		55 hr
Dec 1, 3:49 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	APX		67 hr
Dec 1, 3:49 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	MQT	Alger, Baraga, Delta, Luce, Marquette, Menominee and 1 more	36 hr
Dec 1, 4:01 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	APX		37 hr
Dec 1, 3:55 PM EST	Lakeshore Flood Advisory	MQT	Gogebic, Menominee, Ontonagon	35 hr
Dec 2, 3:45 AM EST	Gale Watch	APX		12 hr
Dec 2, 4:26 AM EST	Winter Storm Warning	MQT	Baraga, Marquette	20 hr
Dec 2, 2:27 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	DTX	Saint Clair	63 min
Dec 2, 2:46 PM EST	Special Marine Warning	DTX		44 min
Dec 2, 2:48 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	DTX	Saint Clair	42 min
Dec 2, 3:20 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	DTX		37 hr
Dec 2, 3:39 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	MQT	Gogebic	8 hr
Dec 2, 4:03 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	MQT		24 hr
Dec 3, 9:43 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	MQT		3 days
Dec 5, 2:55 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	APX		47 hr
Dec 5, 3:30 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	DTX		55 hr
Dec 5, 3:35 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	GRR		48 hr
Dec 5, 3:52 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	MQT	Alger, Gogebic, Houghton, Keweenaw, Luce, Marquette and 2 more	54 hr
Dec 6, 3:26 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	MQT	Houghton, Keweenaw, Ontonagon	37 hr
Dec 6, 9:35 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	MQT		3 days
Dec 7, 3:11 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	APX		67 hr
Dec 7, 2:52 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	GRR		17 hr
Dec 8, 5:24 PM EST	Gale Warning	MQT		16 hr
Dec 8, 5:24 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	MQT		23 hr
Dec 9, 10:22 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	MQT		47 hr
Dec 10, 2:50 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	GRR		32 hr
Dec 10, 2:55 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	APX		28 hr
Dec 10, 3:23 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	DTX		9 hr
Dec 10, 4:35 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	MQT		21 hr
Dec 11, 3:24 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	GRR		24 hr
Dec 11, 3:40 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	DTX		36 hr
Dec 11, 3:49 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	APX		37 hr
Dec 11, 4:43 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	MQT		29 hr
Dec 12, 9:30 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	MQT		52 hr
Dec 13, 3:27 AM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	MQT	Alger, Baraga, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton and 4 more	6 hr
Dec 13, 5:21 AM EST	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	MQT		6 hr
Dec 13, 3:44 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	GRR	Clare, Isabella, Mecosta, Osceola	16 hr
Dec 14, 1:49 AM EST	Gale Warning	MQT		14 hr
Dec 14, 2:56 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	DTX	Bay, Huron, Midland, Saginaw, Tuscola	5 hr
Dec 14, 3:18 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	APX		16 hr
Dec 14, 3:27 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	APX	Arenac, Gladwin, Iosco, Ogemaw, Roscommon	4 hr
Dec 14, 10:10 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	MQT		19 hr
Dec 14, 1:24 PM EST	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	GRR		18 hr
Dec 14, 6:15 PM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	GRR	Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Gratiot and 12 more	15 hr
Dec 14, 6:35 PM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	DTX	Bay, Genesee, Huron, Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston and 11 more	8 hr
Dec 14, 9:50 PM EST	Freezing Fog Advisory	GRR	Clare, Lake, Mason, Oceana, Osceola	7 hr
Dec 14, 10:08 PM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	IWX	Branch, Cass, Hillsdale, Saint Joseph	7 hr
Dec 14, 10:15 PM EST	Freezing Fog Advisory	APX	Gladwin, Manistee, Missaukee, Roscommon, Wexford	5 hr
Dec 15, 10:09 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	MQT		65 hr
Dec 15, 2:39 PM EST	Gale Warning	MQT		42 hr
Dec 16, 3:08 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	GRR		41 hr
Dec 16, 3:45 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	APX		45 hr
Dec 16, 5:10 AM EST	Freezing Fog Advisory	DTX	Bay, Genesee, Lapeer, Livingston, Midland, Saginaw and 2 more	7 hr
Dec 16, 5:13 AM EST	Freezing Fog Advisory	GRR	Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clare, Clinton, Eaton and 17 more	8 hr
Dec 16, 5:39 AM EST	Freezing Fog Advisory	APX	Alcona, Alpena, Arenac, Cheboygan, Crawford, Gladwin and 11 more	5 hr
Dec 16, 7:40 AM EST	Freezing Fog Advisory	IWX	Branch, Cass, Hillsdale, Saint Joseph	5 hr
Dec 16, 9:47 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	DTX		42 hr
Dec 16, 3:45 PM EST	Gale Warning	APX		25 hr
Dec 16, 8:07 PM EST	Gale Warning	DTX		16 hr
Dec 16, 10:03 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	MQT		24 hr
Dec 18, 3:55 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	GRR		52 hr
Dec 18, 3:59 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	MQT		4 days
Dec 18, 4:02 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	APX		47 hr
Dec 19, 4:16 PM EST	Gale Watch	APX		24 hr
Dec 19, 10:30 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	MQT		61 hr
Dec 20, 3:30 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	APX		56 hr
Dec 20, 4:13 AM EST	Gale Warning	GRR		40 hr
Dec 20, 3:38 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	DTX		47 hr
Dec 20, 3:49 PM EST	Gale Warning	APX		30 hr
Dec 20, 5:49 PM EST	Gale Warning	DTX		27 hr
Dec 20, 8:41 PM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	IWX	Branch, Hillsdale, Saint Joseph	5 hr
Dec 20, 11:04 PM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	APX	Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Cheboygan, Crawford and 12 more	6 hr
Dec 21, 9:51 AM EST	Gale Warning	MQT		6 hr
Dec 21, 9:51 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	MQT		15 hr
Dec 21, 4:30 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	APX	Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Chippewa and 14 more	30 min
Dec 21, 4:33 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	APX	Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Chippewa and 14 more	12 hr
Dec 21, 5:26 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	APX	Alpena, Antrim, Benzie, Cheboygan, Crawford, Emmet and 11 more	4 hr
Dec 21, 8:42 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	GRR		14 hr
Dec 23, 3:19 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	GRR		33 hr
Dec 23, 10:28 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	MQT		27 hr
Dec 23, 2:47 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	APX		20 hr
Dec 23, 2:52 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	MQT	Houghton, Keweenaw, Ontonagon	21 hr
Dec 25, 3:58 PM EST	Winter Storm Watch	MQT	Gogebic, Houghton, Keweenaw, Ontonagon	23 hr
Dec 25, 5:23 PM EST	Gale Watch	MQT		22 hr
Dec 25, 9:49 PM EST	Gale Watch	APX		13 hr
Dec 26, 3:16 AM EST	Gale Watch	DTX		11 hr
Dec 26, 3:38 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	GRR		3 days
Dec 26, 4:22 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	MQT		69 hr
Dec 26, 4:42 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	MQT	Alger, Baraga, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton and 6 more	56 hr
Dec 26, 10:10 AM EST	Gale Warning	MQT		36 hr
Dec 26, 11:01 AM EST	Gale Warning	APX		36 hr
Dec 26, 11:01 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	APX		67 hr
Dec 26, 1:54 PM EST	Gale Warning	DTX		38 hr
Dec 26, 1:54 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	DTX		38 hr
Dec 26, 3:14 PM EST	Winter Storm Warning	MQT	Houghton, Keweenaw	22 hr
Dec 26, 3:28 PM EST	Gale Watch	MQT		13 hr
Dec 26, 3:39 PM EST	Gale Warning	MQT		54 hr
Dec 27, 4:25 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	MQT		8 hr
Dec 27, 2:44 PM EST	Wind Advisory	IWX	Cass, Saint Joseph	6 hr
Dec 27, 3:11 PM EST	Wind Advisory	GRR	Kalamazoo, Van Buren	6 hr
Dec 27, 3:59 PM EST	Coastal Flood Advisory	MQT	Alger, Marquette	3 hr
Dec 27, 5:46 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	APX	Alcona, Alpena, Cheboygan, Crawford, Montmorency, Oscoda and 2 more	3 hr
Dec 27, 7:23 PM EST	Lakeshore Flood Advisory	MQT	Alger, Marquette	29 hr
Dec 28, 3:53 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	MQT		30 hr
Dec 28, 9:57 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	DTX		29 hr
Dec 29, 9:45 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	IWX	Cass, Saint Joseph	2 hr
Dec 29, 3:05 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	APX		34 hr
Dec 29, 3:41 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	GRR		45 hr
Dec 29, 7:37 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Cass	53 min
Dec 29, 8:42 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	MQT		33 hr
Dec 29, 10:28 PM EST	Gale Watch	MQT		12 hr
Dec 30, 10:50 AM EST	Gale Warning	MQT		41 hr
Dec 30, 12:42 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	APX	Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Benzie, Cheboygan and 16 more	36 hr
Dec 30, 3:13 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	GRR	Clare, Clinton, Gratiot, Ionia, Isabella, Kent and 9 more	36 hr
Dec 30, 10:13 PM EST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	MQT		33 hr
Dec 31, 3:48 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	APX		11 hr
Dec 31, 4:31 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	MQT		29 hr
Dec 31, 4:41 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	MQT	Alger, Baraga, Gogebic, Houghton, Keweenaw, Marquette and 2 more	26 hr
Dec 31, 10:23 AM EST	Winter Storm Warning	APX	Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Crawford, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska and 4 more	14 hr
Dec 31, 12:50 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Benzie, Charlevoix, Cheboygan and 25 more	6 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	5
Winter
Winter Storm Warning	3
Winter Storm Watch	1
Winter Weather Advisory	16
Wind and dust
Wind Advisory	2
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	6
Freezing Fog Advisory	8
Coast and beach
Coastal Flood Advisory	1
Lakeshore Flood Advisory	2
Marine
Gale Warning	15
Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	1
Special Marine Warning	1
Gale Watch	7
Marine Dense Fog Advisory	2
Small Craft Advisory	53

By county

Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.

42 more counties

Nearby

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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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.