Red Flag Warnings in Michigan
160 red flag warnings 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 red flag warnings reaches back to 2005.
Red Flag Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count since 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- Red Flag Warnings
- 160
- Busiest year
- 202326 red flag warnings
- Average year
- 8over 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.
- Alcona County63
- Iosco County63
- Ogemaw County63
- Oscoda County61
- Roscommon County60
- Crawford County59
- Montmorency County58
- Alpena County57
- Missaukee County57
- Otsego County55
- Presque Isle County55
- Wexford County55
- Kalkaska County54
- Arenac County53
- Gladwin County53
- Cheboygan County52
- Antrim County51
- Grand Traverse County51
- Manistee County49
- Benzie County47
- Emmet County46
- Leelanau County46
- Lake County39
- Osceola County39
- Clare County38
- Newaygo County38
- Mason County37
- Oceana County36
- Mecosta County33
- Isabella County28
- Gratiot County26
- Montcalm County26
- Baraga County25
- Marquette County25
- Clinton County24
- Gogebic County24
- Houghton County24
- Ionia County24
- Iron County24
- Muskegon County24
43 more counties
- Ontonagon County24
- Kent County23
- Allegan County22
- Dickinson County22
- Ottawa County22
- Barry County21
- Eaton County21
- Ingham County21
- Van Buren County21
- Calhoun County20
- Jackson County20
- Kalamazoo County20
- Charlevoix County19
- Menominee County18
- Alger County16
- Delta County16
- Schoolcraft County15
- Saginaw County13
- Luce County12
- Midland County12
- Bay County11
- Keweenaw County11
- Shiawassee County11
- Tuscola County11
- Genesee County10
- Huron County9
- Livingston County9
- Lapeer County8
- Sanilac County8
- Oakland County7
- Washtenaw County7
- Macomb County5
- Wayne County5
- Chippewa County5
- Mackinac County5
- Branch County4
- Cass County4
- Hillsdale County4
- Lenawee County4
- Monroe County4
- Saint Clair County4
- Saint Joseph County4
- Berrien County1
The latest red flag warnings
The most recent on file, newest first.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 9:29 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | APX | Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Benzie, Charlevoix and 17 more | 11 hr |
| May 15, 9:56 PM EDT | Red Flag Warning | MQT | Alger, Baraga, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton and 5 more | 23 hr |
| May 14, 1:38 PM EDT | Red Flag Warning | MQT | Baraga, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Ontonagon | 31 hr |
| May 4, 2:46 PM EDT | Red Flag Warning | GRR | Clare, Clinton, Gratiot, Ionia, Isabella, Lake and 4 more | 4 hr |
| May 4, 2:45 PM EDT | Red Flag Warning | DTX | Bay, Genesee, Huron, Lapeer, Midland, Saginaw and 3 more | 4 hr |
| May 4, 1:41 PM EDT | Red Flag Warning | APX | Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Benzie, Charlevoix and 17 more | 7 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. Rebuilt daily.