Freeze Watches in Michigan
91 freeze watches since 1986. 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 freeze watches reaches back to 2005.
Freeze Watches by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count since 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- Freeze Watches
- 91
- Busiest year
- 201216 freeze watches
- Average year
- 5over 19 years on file
Over time
By year
Before late 2005 the archive holds only tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings, and from 1997 SPC's watches, so the jump that year is the archive widening, not the weather.
By month of the year
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Branch County25
- Hillsdale County25
- Saint Joseph County24
- Cass County23
- Newaygo County19
- Clare County18
- Gratiot County18
- Lake County18
- Montcalm County18
- Oceana County18
- Osceola County18
- Isabella County17
- Mason County17
- Mecosta County17
- Baraga County15
- Houghton County15
- Iron County15
- Calhoun County15
- Jackson County15
- Dickinson County14
- Gogebic County14
- Ontonagon County14
- Alcona County14
- Alpena County14
- Antrim County14
- Cheboygan County14
- Crawford County14
- Eaton County14
- Emmet County14
- Ingham County14
- Kalamazoo County14
- Kalkaska County14
- Missaukee County14
- Montmorency County14
- Ogemaw County14
- Oscoda County14
- Otsego County14
- Presque Isle County14
- Roscommon County14
- Van Buren County14
43 more counties
- Wexford County14
- Marquette County13
- Allegan County13
- Arenac County13
- Barry County13
- Clinton County13
- Gladwin County13
- Grand Traverse County13
- Ionia County13
- Iosco County13
- Kent County13
- Muskegon County13
- Ottawa County13
- Benzie County12
- Leelanau County12
- Manistee County12
- Menominee County10
- Delta County9
- Saginaw County9
- Alger County8
- Schoolcraft County8
- Bay County8
- Genesee County8
- Lapeer County8
- Midland County8
- Saint Clair County8
- Shiawassee County8
- Huron County7
- Lenawee County7
- Livingston County7
- Macomb County7
- Monroe County7
- Oakland County7
- Sanilac County7
- Tuscola County7
- Washtenaw County7
- Wayne County7
- Luce County6
- Charlevoix County6
- Keweenaw County3
- Mackinac County3
- Chippewa County2
- Berrien County2
The latest freeze watches
The most recent on file, newest first.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2:00 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | APX | Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Benzie, Charlevoix and 17 more | 23 hr |
| May 9, 3:09 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | APX | Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Benzie, Charlevoix and 17 more | 22 hr |
| May 1, 3:03 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | IWX | Berrien, Branch, Cass, Hillsdale, Saint Joseph | 9 hr |
| Apr 30, 1:36 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | APX | Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Benzie, Charlevoix and 17 more | 24 hr |
| Apr 30, 12:47 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | DTX | Bay, Genesee, Huron, Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston and 11 more | 24 hr |
| Apr 30, 12:45 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clare, Clinton, Eaton and 17 more | 23 hr |
| Apr 18, 2:21 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | DTX | Genesee, Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston, Macomb, Monroe and 6 more | 11 hr |
| Apr 18, 2:10 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Gratiot and 9 more | 12 hr |
| Apr 18, 1:56 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | IWX | Berrien, Branch, Cass, Hillsdale, Saint Joseph | 12 hr |
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.