Alert archive / Michigan / Red Flag Warnings
Red Flag Warnings in Michigan, 2026
6 red flag warnings 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 red flag warnings reaches back to 2005.
Red Flag Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Red Flag Warnings
- 6
- Busiest month
- May6 red flag warnings
- Busiest day
- May 4, 20263 red flag warnings
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 1:41 PM EDT | Red Flag Warning | APX | Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Benzie, Charlevoix and 17 more | 7 hr |
| May 4, 2:45 PM EDT | Red Flag Warning | DTX | Bay, Genesee, Huron, Lapeer, Midland, Saginaw and 3 more | 4 hr |
| May 4, 2:46 PM EDT | Red Flag Warning | GRR | Clare, Clinton, Gratiot, Ionia, Isabella, Lake and 4 more | 4 hr |
| May 14, 1:38 PM EDT | Red Flag Warning | MQT | Baraga, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Ontonagon | 31 hr |
| May 15, 9:56 PM EDT | Red Flag Warning | MQT | Alger, Baraga, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton and 5 more | 23 hr |
| May 16, 9:29 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | APX | Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Benzie, Charlevoix and 17 more | 11 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Alcona County2
- Alpena County2
- Antrim County2
- Arenac County2
- Benzie County2
- Charlevoix County2
- Cheboygan County2
- Crawford County2
- Emmet County2
- Gladwin County2
- Grand Traverse County2
- Iosco County2
- Kalkaska County2
- Leelanau County2
- Manistee County2
- Missaukee County2
- Montmorency County2
- Ogemaw County2
- Oscoda County2
- Otsego County2
- Presque Isle County2
- Roscommon County2
- Wexford County2
- Baraga County2
- Gogebic County2
- Houghton County2
- Iron County2
- Ontonagon County2
- Bay County1
- Genesee County1
- Huron County1
- Lapeer County1
- Midland County1
- Saginaw County1
- Sanilac County1
- Shiawassee County1
- Tuscola County1
- Clare County1
- Clinton County1
- Gratiot 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. Rebuilt daily.