Weather alerts in Michigan, May 2023

107 weather alerts in May 2023, 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 2023. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 107
Warnings: 31
Watches: 6
Advisories: 57
Busiest day: May 7, 202311 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
Apr 30, 9:53 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	MQT	Baraga, Houghton	70 hr
Apr 30, 9:53 PM EDT	River Flood Advisory	MQT	Marquette	52 hr
Apr 30, 9:53 PM EDT	River Flood Advisory	MQT	Marquette	3 days
Apr 30, 9:53 PM EDT	River Flood Advisory	MQT	Marquette	37 hr
Apr 30, 9:53 PM EDT	River Flood Advisory	MQT	Iron	9 days
May 1, 2:52 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	MQT	Baraga, Houghton	5 days
May 1, 10:00 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	MQT		40 hr
May 2, 4:10 AM EDT	Lakeshore Flood Advisory	MQT	Alger, Marquette	10 hr
May 2, 8:43 AM EDT	River Flood Advisory	MQT	Marquette	10 hr
May 2, 10:37 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	MQT	Marquette	6 days
May 2, 11:24 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	GRB	Dickinson, Iron	7 days
May 2, 11:24 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	GRB	Menominee	9 days
May 2, 2:56 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MQT	Delta	6 hr
May 2, 6:41 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	MQT	Marquette	23 hr
May 2, 9:09 PM EDT	River Flood Watch	MQT	Marquette	72 hr
May 2, 9:09 PM EDT	River Flood Advisory	MQT	Marquette	24 hr
May 2, 9:14 PM EDT	River Flood Advisory	MQT	Delta	8 hr
May 3, 3:38 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	GRR		16 hr
May 3, 5:42 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	MQT	Delta	54 hr
May 3, 3:27 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	GRR	Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Gratiot and 9 more	18 hr
May 3, 3:34 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	IWX	Berrien, Branch, Cass, Hillsdale, Saint Joseph	16 hr
May 3, 3:40 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	DTX	Genesee, Lenawee, Livingston, Oakland, Saginaw, Shiawassee and 1 more	17 hr
May 3, 6:10 PM EDT	River Flood Advisory	MQT	Marquette	18 hr
May 4, 4:16 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	MQT		22 hr
May 4, 11:32 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	MQT	Marquette	4 days
May 4, 11:32 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	MQT	Baraga, Houghton	7 days
May 4, 4:17 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	MQT		52 hr
May 5, 3:58 PM EDT	River Flood Advisory	MQT	Delta	21 days
May 5, 9:08 PM EDT	River Flood Advisory	MQT	Dickinson, Marquette	15 hr
May 5, 9:55 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	MQT		6 hr
May 6, 11:59 AM EDT	River Flood Advisory	MQT	Baraga, Houghton	58 hr
May 6, 12:01 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	MQT	Marquette	48 hr
May 6, 12:02 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	MQT	Dickinson, Marquette	8 days
May 6, 12:05 PM EDT	River Flood Advisory	MQT	Marquette	21 days
May 6, 5:02 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	MQT	Alger	5 days
May 6, 11:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Berrien	46 min
May 6, 11:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Berrien	42 min
May 7, 12:03 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Berrien	42 min
May 7, 12:29 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Cass, Saint Joseph	61 min
May 7, 3:45 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	MQT		14 hr
May 7, 5:50 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Barry, Kent	85 min
May 7, 6:28 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Allegan, Barry, Ionia, Kalamazoo, Van Buren	92 min
May 7, 6:52 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Allegan, Barry	29 min
May 7, 7:20 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Van Buren	19 min
May 7, 7:27 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Ingham, Jackson	2 hr
May 7, 8:24 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	DTX	Livingston	51 min
May 7, 10:02 PM EDT	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	MQT		10 hr
May 8, 12:10 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	MQT	Marquette	21 days
May 8, 10:13 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	MQT	Baraga, Houghton	21 days
May 8, 10:13 PM EDT	River Flood Advisory	MQT	Marquette	16 hr
May 8, 10:13 PM EDT	River Flood Advisory	MQT	Marquette	16 hr
May 10, 11:31 AM EDT	River Flood Advisory	MQT	Baraga, Houghton	12 hr
May 11, 4:15 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	MQT	Alger	24 hr
May 12, 4:22 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	MQT		28 hr
May 12, 9:07 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	DTX		29 hr
May 13, 10:27 AM EDT	River Flood Advisory	MQT	Marquette	13 hr
May 14, 10:27 AM EDT	River Flood Advisory	MQT	Dickinson, Marquette	22 hr
May 14, 2:43 PM EDT	Fire Weather Watch	APX	Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Benzie, Charlevoix and 17 more	13 hr
May 14, 2:45 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	APX	Alcona, Alpena, Arenac, Benzie, Gladwin, Grand Traverse and 4 more	16 hr
May 14, 2:45 PM EDT	Freeze Warning	APX	Antrim, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Crawford, Emmet, Kalkaska and 7 more	16 hr
May 14, 3:07 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	GRR	Gratiot, Isabella, Mason, Mecosta, Montcalm, Newaygo	16 hr
May 14, 3:07 PM EDT	Freeze Warning	GRR	Clare, Lake, Osceola	16 hr
May 14, 3:14 PM EDT	Fire Weather Watch	GRR	Clare, Lake, Mason, Osceola	13 hr
May 14, 5:48 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	MQT		50 hr
May 15, 3:49 AM EDT	Red Flag Warning	GRR	Clare, Lake, Mason, Osceola	17 hr
May 15, 3:59 AM EDT	Red Flag Warning	APX	Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Benzie, Charlevoix and 17 more	17 hr
May 15, 3:38 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	DTX		37 hr
May 16, 3:45 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	GRR		20 hr
May 16, 3:48 AM EDT	Frost Advisory	APX	Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Benzie, Charlevoix, Cheboygan and 15 more	27 hr
May 16, 4:44 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	MQT		12 hr
May 16, 7:26 AM EDT	Red Flag Warning	APX	Alcona, Arenac, Gladwin, Iosco, Missaukee, Ogemaw and 2 more	13 hr
May 16, 7:37 AM EDT	Red Flag Warning	GRR	Clare, Clinton, Gratiot, Ionia, Isabella, Kent and 5 more	12 hr
May 16, 9:50 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	APX		16 hr
May 17, 2:49 PM EDT	Fire Weather Watch	APX	Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Benzie, Charlevoix and 17 more	13 hr
May 17, 3:00 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	GRR	Barry, Calhoun, Clare, Clinton, Eaton, Gratiot and 10 more	16 hr
May 17, 3:01 PM EDT	Fire Weather Watch	GRR	Clare, Lake, Mason, Newaygo, Oceana, Osceola	13 hr
May 17, 3:02 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	APX	Alcona, Alpena, Arenac, Cheboygan, Crawford, Emmet and 11 more	16 hr
May 17, 3:02 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	IWX	Branch, Hillsdale	17 hr
May 17, 3:12 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	DTX	Bay, Genesee, Huron, Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston and 9 more	16 hr
May 17, 4:01 PM EDT	Fire Weather Watch	MQT	Alger, Chippewa, Delta, Luce, Mackinac, Marquette and 2 more	13 hr
May 17, 4:08 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	MQT		34 hr
May 18, 3:34 AM EDT	Red Flag Warning	APX	Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Benzie, Charlevoix and 17 more	17 hr
May 18, 3:36 AM EDT	Red Flag Warning	GRR	Clare, Lake, Mason, Newaygo, Oceana, Osceola	17 hr
May 18, 5:05 AM EDT	Red Flag Warning	MQT	Alger, Chippewa, Delta, Luce, Mackinac, Marquette and 1 more	15 hr
May 19, 3:00 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	GRR		25 hr
May 19, 5:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	APX	Presque Isle	56 min
May 19, 9:43 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	MQT		22 hr
May 23, 4:58 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	MQT		41 hr
May 23, 7:45 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	GRR		43 hr
May 23, 9:39 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	DTX		42 hr
May 23, 10:13 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	APX		22 hr
May 24, 2:54 AM EDT	Beach Hazards Statement	APX	Alcona, Alpena, Arenac, Iosco	13 hr
May 24, 2:57 AM EDT	Frost Advisory	APX	Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Benzie, Charlevoix and 8 more	28 hr
May 24, 2:57 AM EDT	Freeze Warning	APX	Cheboygan, Crawford, Emmet, Kalkaska, Missaukee, Montmorency and 5 more	28 hr
May 24, 3:38 AM EDT	Beach Hazards Statement	GRR	Mason, Oceana	18 hr
May 24, 3:40 AM EDT	Frost Advisory	GRR	Allegan, Barry, Clinton, Eaton, Gratiot, Ingham and 10 more	27 hr
May 24, 3:40 AM EDT	Freeze Warning	GRR	Clare, Lake, Osceola	27 hr
May 24, 3:44 AM EDT	Frost Advisory	DTX	Bay, Genesee, Huron, Lapeer, Livingston, Macomb and 7 more	28 hr
May 24, 4:47 AM EDT	Beach Hazards Statement	MQT	Alger, Marquette	11 hr
May 25, 1:59 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	DTX	Bay, Genesee, Huron, Lapeer, Livingston, Macomb and 7 more	18 hr
May 25, 2:04 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	GRR	Allegan, Barry, Clinton, Eaton, Gratiot, Ingham and 10 more	18 hr
May 25, 2:04 PM EDT	Freeze Warning	GRR	Clare, Lake, Osceola	18 hr
May 25, 4:10 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	APX	Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Benzie, Charlevoix and 8 more	16 hr
May 25, 4:10 PM EDT	Freeze Warning	APX	Cheboygan, Crawford, Emmet, Kalkaska, Missaukee, Montmorency and 5 more	16 hr
May 26, 4:00 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	APX	Alcona, Alpena, Cheboygan, Crawford, Emmet, Iosco and 9 more	15 hr
May 31, 5:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Lake	23 min
May 31, 5:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Lake	26 min

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	3
Special Weather Statement	10
Flooding
Areal Flood Warning	2
River Flood Warning	13
River Flood Watch	1
Areal Flood Advisory	1
River Flood Advisory	17
Cold
Freeze Warning	6
Frost Advisory	17
Fire
Red Flag Warning	7
Fire Weather Watch	5
Coast and beach
Lakeshore Flood Advisory	1
Beach Hazards Statement	3
Marine
Marine Dense Fog Advisory	1
Small Craft Advisory	20

By county

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

38 more counties

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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.