Alert archive / Michigan / 2020
Weather alerts in Michigan, February 2020
146 weather alerts in February 2020, 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 2020. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 146
- Warnings
- 39
- Watches
- 16
- Advisories
- 81
- Busiest day
- February 14, 202015 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, 4:18 AM EST | Gale Warning | MQT | 23 hr | |
| Feb 1, 4:18 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 37 hr | |
| Feb 1, 3:06 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 36 hr | |
| Feb 1, 9:17 PM EST | Gale Warning | APX | 18 hr | |
| Feb 2, 2:07 AM EST | Lakeshore Flood Advisory | APX | Benzie, Charlevoix, Emmet, Leelanau, Manistee | 13 hr |
| Feb 2, 5:02 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | DTX | 17 hr | |
| Feb 3, 4:30 AM EST | Lakeshore Flood Advisory | IWX | 51 hr | |
| Feb 3, 10:01 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | DTX | 42 hr | |
| Feb 3, 10:20 AM EST | Lakeshore Flood Advisory | DTX | Huron, Saint Clair, Sanilac | 42 hr |
| Feb 3, 3:35 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 36 hr | |
| Feb 3, 3:45 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 35 hr | |
| Feb 5, 3:14 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | IWX | Branch, Cass, Hillsdale, Saint Joseph | 31 hr |
| Feb 5, 3:17 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRR | Barry, Calhoun, Eaton, Ingham, Jackson, Kalamazoo and 1 more | 31 hr |
| Feb 5, 3:17 AM EST | Gale Warning | MQT | 18 hr | |
| Feb 5, 3:07 PM EST | Lakeshore Flood Advisory | DTX | Monroe | 7 hr |
| Feb 5, 3:21 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | DTX | Lenawee, Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, Washtenaw and 1 more | 17 hr |
| Feb 5, 6:07 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Hillsdale, Jackson and 6 more | 2 hr |
| Feb 5, 10:30 PM EST | Lakeshore Flood Warning | DTX | Monroe | 5 hr |
| Feb 5, 10:30 PM EST | Lakeshore Flood Advisory | DTX | Huron, Monroe, Saint Clair, Sanilac, Wayne | 48 hr |
| Feb 6, 3:25 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | DTX | 31 hr | |
| Feb 7, 3:29 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MQT | Baraga, Marquette | 16 hr |
| Feb 7, 3:45 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 12 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 AM EST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | MQT | 23 hr | |
| Feb 7, 1:41 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Kalamazoo, Van Buren | 8 hr |
| Feb 7, 3:26 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Branch, Cass, Saint Joseph | 64 min |
| Feb 7, 4:23 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Cass | 52 min |
| Feb 7, 5:50 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Branch, Hillsdale | 85 min |
| Feb 8, 2:29 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clare, Clinton, Eaton and 17 more | 33 hr |
| Feb 8, 3:43 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MQT | Delta, Dickinson, Menominee, Schoolcraft | 30 hr |
| Feb 8, 6:16 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Berrien, Branch, Cass, Hillsdale, Saint Joseph | 89 min |
| Feb 9, 3:14 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | IWX | Branch, Cass, Hillsdale, Saint Joseph | 16 hr |
| Feb 9, 3:15 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | APX | Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Benzie, Charlevoix and 19 more | 21 hr |
| Feb 9, 3:16 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | DTX | Bay, Genesee, Huron, Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston and 11 more | 19 hr |
| Feb 9, 4:34 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barry, Clinton, Eaton, Gratiot, Ionia, Kent and 5 more | 3 hr |
| Feb 10, 4:04 AM EST | Gale Watch | MQT | 12 hr | |
| Feb 10, 4:36 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 4 days | |
| Feb 10, 3:56 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 57 hr | |
| Feb 10, 4:03 PM EST | Gale Warning | MQT | 57 hr | |
| Feb 11, 4:16 AM EST | Gale Warning | MQT | 51 hr | |
| Feb 11, 4:16 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 63 hr | |
| Feb 11, 4:16 AM EST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | MQT | 3 days | |
| Feb 11, 3:32 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | IWX | Branch, Cass, Hillsdale, Saint Joseph | 63 hr |
| Feb 11, 3:47 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Ingham and 9 more | 66 hr |
| Feb 11, 3:58 PM EST | Gale Watch | GRR | 20 hr | |
| Feb 11, 4:06 PM EST | Lakeshore Flood Watch | IWX | 12 hr | |
| Feb 12, 3:56 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MQT | Alger, Baraga, Gogebic, Houghton, Keweenaw, Marquette and 1 more | 37 hr |
| Feb 12, 4:15 AM EST | Lakeshore Flood Warning | IWX | 45 hr | |
| Feb 12, 12:00 PM EST | Gale Warning | GRR | 25 hr | |
| Feb 12, 12:23 PM EST | Lakeshore Flood Advisory | APX | Grand Traverse, Leelanau | 27 hr |
| Feb 12, 3:35 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | DTX | 36 hr | |
| Feb 12, 3:36 PM EST | Lakeshore Flood Advisory | DTX | Huron, Saint Clair, Sanilac | 36 hr |
| Feb 13, 3:34 AM EST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | DTX | 21 hr | |
| Feb 13, 12:52 PM EST | Gale Watch | MQT | 16 hr | |
| Feb 13, 3:11 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | IWX | Cass | 16 hr |
| Feb 13, 3:34 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | MQT | Dickinson, Gogebic, Iron | 17 hr |
| Feb 13, 3:51 PM EST | Gale Watch | GRR | 11 hr | |
| Feb 13, 3:51 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 18 hr | |
| Feb 14, 2:43 AM EST | Gale Warning | GRR | 40 hr | |
| Feb 14, 3:35 AM EST | Gale Warning | APX | 37 hr | |
| Feb 14, 3:35 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 55 hr | |
| Feb 14, 3:59 AM EST | Gale Watch | DTX | 12 hr | |
| Feb 14, 4:22 AM EST | Gale Warning | MQT | 45 hr | |
| Feb 14, 9:56 AM EST | Lakeshore Flood Warning | GRR | Mason, Muskegon, Oceana | 31 hr |
| Feb 14, 9:56 AM EST | Lakeshore Flood Advisory | GRR | Allegan, Ottawa, Van Buren | 31 hr |
| Feb 14, 10:14 AM EST | Lakeshore Flood Warning | APX | Benzie, Charlevoix, Emmet, Leelanau, Mackinac, Manistee | 32 hr |
| Feb 14, 10:14 AM EST | Lakeshore Flood Advisory | APX | Chippewa | 32 hr |
| Feb 14, 3:21 PM EST | Lakeshore Flood Warning | MQT | Schoolcraft | 25 hr |
| Feb 14, 3:46 PM EST | Gale Warning | DTX | 28 hr | |
| Feb 14, 3:46 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | DTX | 30 hr | |
| Feb 14, 3:46 PM EST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | DTX | 24 hr | |
| Feb 14, 3:50 PM EST | River Flood Warning | GRB | Menominee | 11 days |
| Feb 14, 4:04 PM EST | Lakeshore Flood Statement | DTX | Macomb, Saint Clair | 32 hr |
| Feb 15, 9:55 AM EST | Gale Warning | MQT | 18 hr | |
| Feb 15, 9:55 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 18 hr | |
| Feb 15, 6:36 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | DTX | Saint Clair | 10 hr |
| Feb 15, 6:59 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 11 hr | |
| Feb 16, 9:28 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | DTX | Saint Clair | 24 hr |
| Feb 17, 3:34 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 3 days | |
| Feb 17, 3:35 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clare, Clinton, Eaton and 17 more | 30 hr |
| Feb 17, 3:43 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | APX | Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Benzie, Charlevoix and 19 more | 35 hr |
| Feb 17, 3:56 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 3 days | |
| Feb 17, 3:56 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MQT | Alger, Delta, Dickinson, Iron, Luce, Marquette and 2 more | 34 hr |
| Feb 17, 4:03 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | DTX | 39 hr | |
| Feb 17, 4:17 AM EST | Lakeshore Flood Advisory | DTX | Huron, Saint Clair, Sanilac | 26 hr |
| Feb 17, 10:04 AM EST | Gale Watch | DTX | 10 hr | |
| Feb 17, 4:39 PM EST | Gale Warning | MQT | 32 hr | |
| Feb 17, 8:28 PM EST | Gale Warning | DTX | 26 hr | |
| Feb 17, 10:34 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 29 hr | |
| Feb 18, 12:55 AM EST | Lakeshore Flood Statement | DTX | Monroe | 5 hr |
| Feb 18, 4:22 AM EST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | MQT | 3 days | |
| Feb 18, 4:31 AM EST | Gale Warning | APX | 23 hr | |
| Feb 18, 6:20 AM EST | Lakeshore Flood Statement | DTX | Huron, Saint Clair, Tuscola | 16 hr |
| Feb 18, 2:38 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MQT | Alger, Luce, Schoolcraft | 40 hr |
| Feb 18, 2:58 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | APX | Antrim, Charlevoix, Chippewa, Otsego | 37 hr |
| Feb 19, 3:52 AM EST | Gale Warning | MQT | 63 hr | |
| Feb 20, 3:37 AM EST | Gale Watch | GRR | 12 hr | |
| Feb 20, 4:12 AM EST | Gale Watch | APX | 11 hr | |
| Feb 20, 3:03 PM EST | Gale Watch | DTX | 12 hr | |
| Feb 20, 3:12 PM EST | Gale Warning | APX | 36 hr | |
| Feb 20, 3:12 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 4 days | |
| Feb 20, 3:22 PM EST | Gale Warning | GRR | 34 hr | |
| Feb 20, 4:17 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 20 hr | |
| Feb 21, 2:54 AM EST | Gale Warning | DTX | 19 hr | |
| Feb 21, 2:54 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | DTX | 19 hr | |
| Feb 21, 3:41 AM EST | Lakeshore Flood Advisory | APX | Benzie, Charlevoix, Chippewa, Emmet, Leelanau, Mackinac and 1 more | 21 hr |
| Feb 21, 3:50 AM EST | Lakeshore Flood Advisory | MQT | Schoolcraft | 17 hr |
| Feb 21, 4:08 AM EST | Lakeshore Flood Advisory | GRR | Allegan, Mason, Muskegon, Oceana, Ottawa | 21 hr |
| Feb 21, 8:18 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 11 hr | |
| Feb 22, 12:58 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 50 hr | |
| Feb 22, 9:53 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 21 hr | |
| Feb 22, 4:21 PM EST | Gale Warning | MQT | 35 hr | |
| Feb 23, 3:26 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 24 hr | |
| Feb 23, 5:11 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 20 hr | |
| Feb 24, 2:02 AM EST | Lakeshore Flood Advisory | DTX | Bay, Huron, Saint Clair, Sanilac, Tuscola | 4 days |
| Feb 24, 3:24 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | DTX | 4 days | |
| Feb 24, 2:18 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Gratiot and 13 more | 25 hr |
| Feb 24, 2:45 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | IWX | Branch, Cass, Hillsdale, Saint Joseph | 25 hr |
| Feb 24, 2:58 PM EST | Lakeshore Flood Warning | IWX | 3 days | |
| Feb 24, 3:03 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 5 days | |
| Feb 24, 3:10 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | DTX | Bay, Genesee, Huron, Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston and 11 more | 25 hr |
| Feb 24, 8:29 PM EST | Gale Watch | DTX | 26 hr | |
| Feb 25, 4:00 AM EST | Gale Watch | GRR | 11 hr | |
| Feb 25, 11:34 AM EST | Lakeshore Flood Statement | DTX | Monroe | 28 hr |
| Feb 25, 2:59 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Ingham and 4 more | 31 hr |
| Feb 25, 3:04 PM EST | Gale Warning | GRR | 36 hr | |
| Feb 25, 3:37 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | IWX | Branch, Cass, Hillsdale, Saint Joseph | 33 hr |
| Feb 25, 3:45 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | DTX | Genesee, Huron, Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston, Macomb and 8 more | 30 hr |
| Feb 25, 10:15 PM EST | Gale Warning | DTX | 72 hr | |
| Feb 26, 3:51 AM EST | Gale Warning | APX | 66 hr | |
| Feb 26, 3:14 PM EST | Gale Watch | APX | 12 hr | |
| Feb 26, 4:02 PM EST | Low Water Advisory | DTX | 32 hr | |
| Feb 26, 4:02 PM EST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | DTX | 54 hr | |
| Feb 26, 4:03 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 57 hr | |
| Feb 27, 3:27 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | APX | Alpena, Antrim, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Chippewa, Crawford and 10 more | 48 hr |
| Feb 27, 3:28 AM EST | Lakeshore Flood Advisory | APX | Antrim, Benzie, Charlevoix, Emmet, Leelanau, Manistee and 1 more | 44 hr |
| Feb 27, 3:30 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MQT | Alger, Luce, Marquette, Schoolcraft | 43 hr |
| Feb 27, 3:33 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 60 hr | |
| Feb 27, 3:33 AM EST | Gale Warning | MQT | 42 hr | |
| Feb 27, 3:33 AM EST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | MQT | 43 hr | |
| Feb 27, 1:28 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | APX | Antrim, Kalkaska | 31 hr |
| Feb 27, 4:05 PM EST | Lakeshore Flood Advisory | MQT | Alger, Luce | 24 hr |
| Feb 27, 4:34 PM EST | River Flood Warning | GRB | Menominee | 4 days |
| Feb 28, 3:07 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | DTX | 31 hr | |
| Feb 28, 10:52 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 24 hr | |
| Feb 28, 10:06 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 18 hr | |
| Feb 29, 3:39 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 33 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 | 2 |
| Special Weather Statement | 4 |
| Flooding | |
| River Flood Warning | 2 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 2 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 3 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 24 |
| Cold | |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 1 |
| Coast and beach | |
| Lakeshore Flood Warning | 6 |
| Lakeshore Flood Watch | 1 |
| Lakeshore Flood Advisory | 16 |
| Lakeshore Flood Statement | 4 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 23 |
| Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | 7 |
| Gale Watch | 12 |
| Low Water Advisory | 1 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 37 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Saint Clair County12
- Cass County10
- Huron County9
- Branch County9
- Monroe County9
- Charlevoix County8
- Leelanau County8
- Sanilac County8
- Hillsdale County8
- Saint Joseph County8
- Barry County8
- Calhoun County8
- Kalamazoo County8
- Van Buren County8
- Allegan County8
- Emmet County7
- Eaton County7
- Jackson County7
- Muskegon County7
- Ottawa County7
- Benzie County6
- Manistee County6
- Ingham County6
- Wayne County6
- Clinton County6
- Ionia County6
- Oceana County6
- Schoolcraft County6
- Antrim County6
- Chippewa County6
- Lenawee County5
- Livingston County5
- Macomb County5
- Washtenaw County5
- Kent County5
- Mason County5
- Mackinac County5
- Tuscola County5
- Alger County5
- Oakland County4
43 more counties
- Marquette County4
- Gratiot County4
- Mecosta County4
- Montcalm County4
- Newaygo County4
- Menominee County4
- Grand Traverse County4
- Kalkaska County4
- Otsego County4
- Presque Isle County4
- Luce County4
- Isabella County3
- Dickinson County3
- Alpena County3
- Cheboygan County3
- Crawford County3
- Missaukee County3
- Montmorency County3
- Oscoda County3
- Bay County3
- Genesee County3
- Lapeer County3
- Shiawassee County3
- Berrien County2
- Baraga County2
- Clare County2
- Lake County2
- Osceola County2
- Delta County2
- Alcona County2
- Arenac County2
- Gladwin County2
- Iosco County2
- Ogemaw County2
- Roscommon County2
- Wexford County2
- Midland County2
- Saginaw County2
- Gogebic County2
- Iron County2
- Houghton County1
- Keweenaw County1
- Ontonagon 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.