Alert archive / Michigan / Oakland County
Weather alerts in Oakland County, Michigan, 2011
116 weather alerts in 2011, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Oakland County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2011. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 116
- Warnings
- 24
- Watches
- 26
- Advisories
- 34
- Busiest month
- July21 alerts
- Busiest day
- May 29, 20116 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
0 of 1 tornado warnings covering Oakland County in 2011 had a tornado report inside them.
Oakland County, 2011
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0 | ||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 15 | 13 | 13% | 30 | 53% | 17 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2011
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Detroit, MI: tornado warnings | 16 | 2 | 88% | 6 | 50% | 12 min |
| NWS Detroit, MI: severe thunderstorm warnings | 145 | 100 | 31% | 267 | 80% | 28 min |
| NWS Detroit, MI: flash flood warnings | 10 | 4 | 60% | 11 | 45% | 66 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 11, 4:03 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | DTX | 20 hr |
| Jan 17, 3:41 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | DTX | 20 hr |
| Jan 19, 4:27 AM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | DTX | 3 hr |
| Jan 23, 7:04 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | DTX | 8 hr |
| Jan 28, 3:47 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | DTX | 30 hr |
| Jan 30, 4:24 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | DTX | 48 hr |
| Feb 1, 4:25 AM EST | Blizzard Warning | DTX | 37 hr |
| Feb 1, 7:28 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Feb 2, 7:05 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | DTX | 12 hr |
| Feb 5, 10:42 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | DTX | 8 hr |
| Feb 18, 1:54 PM EST | Wind Advisory | DTX | 12 hr |
| Feb 19, 3:17 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | DTX | 25 hr |
| Feb 20, 4:10 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | DTX | 26 hr |
| Feb 24, 4:24 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | DTX | 17 hr |
| Mar 4, 4:09 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | DTX | 10 hr |
| Mar 4, 2:49 PM EST | Flood Watch | DTX | 20 hr |
| Mar 8, 10:51 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | DTX | 14 hr |
| Mar 9, 9:10 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | DTX | 12 hr |
| Mar 10, 4:20 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | DTX | 17 hr |
| Mar 21, 4:57 PM EDT | Winter Storm Watch | DTX | 19 hr |
| Mar 22, 4:18 AM EDT | Winter Storm Warning | DTX | 34 hr |
| Mar 22, 9:57 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Mar 23, 10:52 AM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | DTX | 5 hr |
| Apr 16, 3:59 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | DTX | 27 hr |
| Apr 17, 4:17 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | DTX | 19 hr |
| Apr 26, 1:26 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Apr 26, 3:02 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 26, 8:33 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 57 min |
| Apr 28, 12:51 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Apr 28, 4:16 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DTX | 6 hr |
| May 4, 2:46 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | DTX | 17 hr |
| May 13, 11:08 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DTX | 5 hr |
| May 20, 4:19 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DTX | 6 hr |
| May 22, 3:15 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 60 min |
| May 22, 3:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 3 hr |
| May 23, 12:35 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| May 23, 2:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| May 23, 6:40 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 65 min |
| May 25, 9:43 AM EDT | Flood Watch | DTX | 30 hr |
| May 25, 11:34 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | DTX | 36 hr |
| May 26, 4:03 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | DTX | 18 hr |
| May 29, 11:26 AM EDT | Flood Watch | DTX | 8 hr |
| May 29, 1:29 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 29, 4:17 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| May 29, 5:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | 77 min |
| May 29, 5:47 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | DTX | 42 min |
| May 29, 6:51 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| May 31, 4:15 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | DTX | 16 hr |
| May 31, 3:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 31, 7:26 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 4, 3:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 7, 9:52 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | DTX | 38 hr |
| Jun 9, 12:45 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Jun 9, 2:20 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | 40 min |
| Jun 21, 4:47 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Jun 21, 4:57 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 21, 7:55 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Jun 22, 11:46 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Jun 22, 1:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 22, 3:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | 63 min |
| Jun 22, 4:35 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 55 min |
| Jun 22, 5:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | 80 min |
| Jul 2, 4:58 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | DTX | 15 hr |
| Jul 2, 2:06 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Jul 2, 2:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Jul 2, 6:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | 60 min |
| Jul 2, 6:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | 66 min |
| Jul 2, 7:17 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 58 min |
| Jul 11, 8:10 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Jul 11, 8:50 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 55 min |
| Jul 11, 9:07 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jul 11, 11:57 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | 63 min |
| Jul 11, 12:34 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 56 min |
| Jul 18, 12:48 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | DTX | 39 hr |
| Jul 18, 1:29 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Jul 18, 3:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | 63 min |
| Jul 18, 4:21 PM EDT | Excessive Heat Watch | DTX | 36 hr |
| Jul 20, 3:57 AM EDT | Excessive Heat Warning | DTX | 60 hr |
| Jul 28, 3:23 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DTX | 6 hr |
| Jul 28, 4:52 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | DTX | 6 hr |
| Jul 28, 10:06 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | DTX | 4 hr |
| Jul 28, 3:16 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | DTX | 16 hr |
| Jul 29, 2:15 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Aug 1, 3:47 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 58 min |
| Aug 2, 2:25 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Aug 2, 6:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Aug 9, 4:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | 52 min |
| Aug 13, 5:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Aug 13, 6:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | 63 min |
| Aug 13, 7:10 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Aug 20, 12:04 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Aug 20, 1:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Aug 20, 4:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | 55 min |
| Aug 20, 4:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | 47 min |
| Aug 21, 2:42 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DTX | 6 hr |
| Aug 24, 4:46 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Aug 24, 6:00 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Aug 24, 7:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | 60 min |
| Aug 24, 8:25 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Aug 24, 9:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | 46 min |
| Sep 2, 3:18 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | DTX | 17 hr |
| Sep 3, 12:51 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | DTX | 7 hr |
| Sep 3, 4:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Sep 3, 6:02 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 58 min |
| Sep 3, 8:29 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 61 min |
| Sep 3, 8:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | 53 min |
| Sep 20, 2:22 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DTX | 8 hr |
| Sep 29, 6:21 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Oct 7, 4:09 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DTX | 5 hr |
| Oct 15, 3:53 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | DTX | 14 hr |
| Nov 9, 11:01 AM EST | Wind Advisory | DTX | 12 hr |
| Nov 28, 12:53 PM EST | Flood Watch | DTX | 21 hr |
| Nov 29, 3:22 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | DTX | 12 hr |
| Nov 29, 3:12 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Nov 29, 3:36 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | DTX | 12 hr |
| Dec 21, 7:10 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | DTX | 5 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.
Nearby
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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.