Alert archive / Michigan / Mason County
Weather alerts in Mason County, Michigan, 2013
124 weather alerts in 2013, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Mason County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2013. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 124
- Warnings
- 11
- Watches
- 14
- Advisories
- 56
- Busiest month
- January17 alerts
- Busiest day
- June 13, 20134 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
Mason County, 2013
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 2 | 2 | 0% | 4 | 50% | 34 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 0 | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2013
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Grand Rapids, MI: tornado warnings | 4 | 0 | 100% | 2 | 0% | |
| NWS Grand Rapids, MI: severe thunderstorm warnings | 75 | 36 | 52% | 133 | 65% | 26 min |
| NWS Grand Rapids, MI: flash flood warnings | 3 | 2 | 33% | 6 | 100% | 104 min |
An office's figures cover every county it serves, including across state lines.
Verified by the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow, which matches each storm-based warning with the local storm reports inside its polygon while it was in force, within 15 km of its edge: a tornado warning counts as verified on a tornado report, a severe thunderstorm warning on hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more, or wind damage, a flash flood warning on a flash flood report. The false alarm ratio is the share of warnings with no such report; "inside a warning" is the probability of detection, the share of reports that fell inside one; lead time runs from the warning's issue to each report inside it, counting zero for a report that came first. A warning with no report is not proof nothing happened: reports come from spotters, the public and damage surveys, and are thin where few people live.
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 | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 3:39 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRR | 19 hr |
| Jan 7, 4:33 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GRR | 14 hr |
| Jan 12, 3:25 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRR | 16 hr |
| Jan 18, 11:27 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GRR | 11 hr |
| Jan 19, 3:15 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GRR | 24 hr |
| Jan 19, 3:47 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GRR | 15 hr |
| Jan 20, 3:38 AM EST | Lake Effect Snow Warning | GRR | 24 hr |
| Jan 20, 3:38 AM EST | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | GRR | 4 days |
| Jan 24, 9:09 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRR | 26 hr |
| Jan 26, 3:37 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRR | 45 hr |
| Jan 28, 3:29 AM EST | Flood Watch | GRR | 54 hr |
| Jan 29, 4:07 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GRR | 53 min |
| Jan 29, 12:14 PM EST | River Flood Advisory | GRR | 18 days |
| Jan 29, 9:41 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | GRR | 38 hr |
| Jan 30, 3:21 AM EST | Lake Effect Snow Watch | GRR | 10 hr |
| Jan 30, 1:08 PM EST | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | GRR | 39 hr |
| Jan 31, 3:19 AM EST | Lake Effect Snow Warning | GRR | 58 hr |
| Feb 2, 3:25 PM EST | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | GRR | 46 hr |
| Feb 4, 2:55 PM EST | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | GRR | 25 hr |
| Feb 6, 2:54 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GRR | 12 hr |
| Feb 6, 3:09 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | GRR | 40 hr |
| Feb 10, 4:12 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GRR | 32 hr |
| Feb 14, 3:20 AM EST | Lake Effect Snow Watch | GRR | 25 hr |
| Feb 15, 4:00 AM EST | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | GRR | 45 hr |
| Feb 16, 9:29 AM EST | Lake Effect Snow Warning | GRR | 9 hr |
| Feb 18, 4:17 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRR | 59 hr |
| Feb 21, 3:42 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRR | 21 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:15 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GRR | 24 hr |
| Mar 18, 3:17 AM EDT | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | GRR | 40 hr |
| Mar 20, 3:56 AM EDT | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | GRR | 27 hr |
| Apr 9, 11:27 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Apr 9, 11:45 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | 66 hr |
| Apr 10, 3:38 AM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | GRR | 12 hr |
| Apr 10, 3:26 PM EDT | Freezing Rain Advisory | GRR | 15 hr |
| Apr 11, 5:32 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | 118 min |
| Apr 11, 2:49 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | GRR | 17 hr |
| Apr 11, 4:45 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | GRR | 54 hr |
| Apr 11, 8:38 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GRR | 24 hr |
| Apr 13, 10:32 PM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | 4 days |
| Apr 16, 3:18 PM EDT | Flood Watch | GRR | 63 hr |
| Apr 17, 9:38 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | GRR | 55 hr |
| Apr 18, 3:18 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | GRR | 29 hr |
| Apr 20, 5:02 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | 7 days |
| Apr 29, 2:43 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GRR | 7 hr |
| May 11, 3:31 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | GRR | 12 hr |
| May 12, 3:29 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | GRR | 29 hr |
| May 20, 12:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 21, 2:06 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | 84 min |
| May 23, 3:37 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | GRR | 27 hr |
| May 24, 3:43 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | GRR | 16 hr |
| May 25, 11:00 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | 46 hr |
| May 30, 1:28 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | GRR | 38 hr |
| Jun 1, 7:48 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GRR | 3 hr |
| Jun 2, 3:22 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | GRR | 17 hr |
| Jun 2, 11:29 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | GRR | 20 hr |
| Jun 11, 6:44 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GRR | 3 hr |
| Jun 12, 4:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | 37 min |
| Jun 12, 8:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | |
| Jun 12, 8:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | |
| Jun 12, 8:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | 114 min |
| Jun 12, 9:37 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | GRR | 30 hr |
| Jun 17, 2:03 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Jun 21, 11:05 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | GRR | 17 hr |
| Jun 27, 1:42 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jun 27, 7:12 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 29, 11:34 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | GRR | 35 hr |
| Jul 15, 3:40 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | GRR | 4 days |
| Jul 18, 1:04 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 56 min |
| Jul 18, 1:10 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | GRR | 34 hr |
| Jul 19, 2:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Jul 19, 5:48 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Jul 20, 3:22 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | GRR | 18 hr |
| Jul 22, 3:27 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | GRR | 53 hr |
| Jul 25, 3:47 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | GRR | 29 hr |
| Jul 27, 3:33 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | GRR | 60 hr |
| Aug 2, 2:01 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 59 min |
| Aug 3, 4:17 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GRR | 5 hr |
| Aug 7, 2:12 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 63 min |
| Aug 7, 2:28 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | 2 hr |
| Aug 7, 2:29 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Aug 7, 2:51 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | 54 min |
| Aug 12, 4:10 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | GRR | 32 hr |
| Aug 20, 3:24 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | GRR | 33 hr |
| Aug 21, 9:14 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 61 min |
| Aug 24, 12:04 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | GRR | 52 hr |
| Aug 26, 8:24 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | 66 min |
| Aug 27, 3:52 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | 53 min |
| Aug 27, 3:15 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Aug 30, 12:05 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | GRR | 23 hr |
| Aug 30, 1:24 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Sep 1, 3:16 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | GRR | 47 hr |
| Sep 4, 3:26 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | GRR | 29 hr |
| Sep 9, 10:49 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | GRR | 31 hr |
| Sep 10, 6:00 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Sep 11, 3:22 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | GRR | 63 hr |
| Sep 13, 3:30 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | GRR | 30 hr |
| Sep 14, 3:04 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | GRR | 23 hr |
| Sep 15, 3:28 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | GRR | 21 hr |
| Sep 16, 3:01 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | GRR | 18 hr |
| Sep 19, 4:14 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | GRR | 64 hr |
| Sep 19, 4:52 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GRR | 6 hr |
| Sep 22, 4:10 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | GRR | 29 hr |
| Sep 23, 3:38 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | GRR | 17 hr |
| Oct 5, 12:17 PM EDT | Flood Watch | GRR | 22 hr |
| Oct 25, 2:17 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | GRR | 18 hr |
| Oct 31, 3:34 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | GRR | 16 hr |
| Nov 11, 3:21 PM EST | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | GRR | 20 hr |
| Nov 17, 3:29 AM EST | High Wind Warning | GRR | 24 hr |
| Nov 17, 11:20 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Nov 17, 1:50 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | 55 min |
| Nov 17, 4:07 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GRR | 11 hr |
| Nov 21, 5:23 AM EST | River Flood Advisory | GRR | 30 hr |
| Nov 23, 3:17 AM EST | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | GRR | 30 hr |
| Nov 26, 3:14 PM EST | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | GRR | 37 hr |
| Nov 27, 3:14 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRR | 31 hr |
| Dec 4, 5:03 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GRR | 7 hr |
| Dec 9, 3:47 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRR | 47 hr |
| Dec 13, 3:44 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRR | 62 hr |
| Dec 16, 3:19 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRR | 20 hr |
| Dec 17, 3:22 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRR | 24 hr |
| Dec 19, 3:17 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRR | 40 hr |
| Dec 20, 3:30 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GRR | 12 hr |
| Dec 21, 3:30 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRR | 35 hr |
| Dec 24, 3:25 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRR | 53 hr |
By product
Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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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.