Alert archive / Michigan / Extreme Cold Watches
Extreme Cold Watches in Michigan, 2026
6 extreme cold watches in 2026. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of extreme cold watches reaches back to 2005.
Extreme Cold Watches by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Extreme Cold Watches
- 6
- Busiest month
- January6 extreme cold watches
- Busiest day
- January 21, 20264 extreme cold watches
Over time
By month
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 20, 2:08 PM EST | Extreme Cold Watch | MQT | Baraga, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw and 3 more | 24 hr |
| Jan 21, 2:22 PM EST | Extreme Cold Watch | MQT | Alger, Baraga, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton and 7 more | 25 hr |
| Jan 21, 3:00 PM EST | Extreme Cold Watch | DTX | Bay, Genesee, Huron, Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston and 11 more | 12 hr |
| Jan 21, 3:08 PM EST | Extreme Cold Watch | APX | Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Benzie, Charlevoix and 17 more | 12 hr |
| Jan 21, 3:30 PM EST | Extreme Cold Watch | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clare, Clinton, Eaton and 17 more | 11 hr |
| Jan 28, 1:44 AM EST | Extreme Cold Watch | APX | Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Chippewa and 12 more | 11 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Baraga County2
- Dickinson County2
- Gogebic County2
- Houghton County2
- Iron County2
- Keweenaw County2
- Marquette County2
- Menominee County2
- Ontonagon County2
- Alcona County2
- Alpena County2
- Antrim County2
- Charlevoix County2
- Cheboygan County2
- Crawford County2
- Emmet County2
- Iosco County2
- Kalkaska County2
- Missaukee County2
- Montmorency County2
- Ogemaw County2
- Oscoda County2
- Otsego County2
- Presque Isle County2
- Roscommon County2
- Alger County1
- Delta County1
- Luce County1
- Schoolcraft County1
- Bay County1
- Genesee County1
- Huron County1
- Lapeer County1
- Lenawee County1
- Livingston County1
- Macomb County1
- Midland County1
- Monroe County1
- Oakland County1
- Saginaw County1
38 more counties
- Saint Clair County1
- Sanilac County1
- Shiawassee County1
- Tuscola County1
- Washtenaw County1
- Wayne County1
- Arenac County1
- Benzie County1
- Gladwin County1
- Grand Traverse County1
- Leelanau County1
- Manistee County1
- Wexford County1
- Allegan County1
- Barry County1
- Calhoun County1
- Clare County1
- Clinton County1
- Eaton County1
- Gratiot County1
- Ingham County1
- Ionia County1
- Isabella County1
- Jackson County1
- Kalamazoo County1
- Kent County1
- Lake County1
- Mason County1
- Mecosta County1
- Montcalm County1
- Muskegon County1
- Newaygo County1
- Oceana County1
- Osceola County1
- Ottawa County1
- Van Buren County1
- Chippewa County1
- Mackinac County1
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
Nearby
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.