Alert archive / Michigan / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings / 1988
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Michigan, August 1988
121 severe thunderstorm warnings in August 1988. 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 severe thunderstorm warnings reaches back to 1986.
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in August 1988. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 121
- Busiest day
- August 16, 198824 severe thunderstorm warnings
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By day
Days in UTC, the clock the archive keeps.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 7:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MQT | Gogebic | 60 min |
| Aug 1, 8:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MQT | Gogebic, Ontonagon | 46 min |
| Aug 1, 9:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MQT | Baraga, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw | 61 min |
| Aug 2, 5:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MQT | Marquette | 58 min |
| Aug 2, 5:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Macomb, Saint Clair | 60 min |
| Aug 2, 6:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Macomb, Wayne | 57 min |
| Aug 2, 7:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MQT | Alger, Marquette | 46 min |
| Aug 2, 8:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Monroe | 54 min |
| Aug 3, 1:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Alpena, Presque Isle | 60 min |
| Aug 3, 2:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Oscoda | 67 min |
| Aug 3, 2:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Crawford | 30 min |
| Aug 3, 2:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Crawford, Ogemaw | 45 min |
| Aug 3, 2:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Roscommon | 38 min |
| Aug 3, 2:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Alcona, Oscoda | 69 min |
| Aug 3, 2:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Alpena | 2 hr |
| Aug 3, 3:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Osceola | 34 min |
| Aug 3, 3:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Clare | 32 min |
| Aug 3, 3:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Roscommon | 22 min |
| Aug 3, 4:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Gladwin | 30 min |
| Aug 3, 4:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Arenac | 31 min |
| Aug 3, 9:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MQT | Gogebic, Ontonagon | 68 min |
| Aug 4, 3:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Crawford, Roscommon | 15 min |
| Aug 4, 3:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Macomb | 67 min |
| Aug 4, 3:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Oscoda | 59 min |
| Aug 4, 4:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Montmorency, Presque Isle | 56 min |
| Aug 4, 4:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Alcona, Alpena | 62 min |
| Aug 4, 6:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Crawford | 37 min |
| Aug 4, 7:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Montmorency, Oscoda | 58 min |
| Aug 4, 7:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Alpena, Presque Isle | 53 min |
| Aug 5, 12:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Gladwin, Ogemaw | 60 min |
| Aug 5, 12:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Alcona, Iosco, Oscoda | 62 min |
| Aug 5, 12:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Alpena, Montmorency | 62 min |
| Aug 5, 1:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Gratiot | 37 min |
| Aug 5, 1:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Presque Isle | 55 min |
| Aug 5, 1:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Ogemaw | 64 min |
| Aug 5, 3:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Calhoun, Eaton | 52 min |
| Aug 5, 3:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Cass, Saint Joseph | 48 min |
| Aug 5, 3:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Genesee | 61 min |
| Aug 5, 4:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Ingham, Jackson | 32 min |
| Aug 5, 4:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Branch | 52 min |
| Aug 5, 5:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Washtenaw | 33 min |
| Aug 5, 6:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Saint Clair | 34 min |
| Aug 12, 3:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Ionia, Kent | 28 min |
| Aug 12, 3:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Ogemaw | 35 min |
| Aug 12, 3:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Gladwin | 65 min |
| Aug 12, 4:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Alpena | 60 min |
| Aug 12, 4:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Macomb | 46 min |
| Aug 12, 7:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Alpena, Presque Isle | 69 min |
| Aug 12, 8:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Oakland | 31 min |
| Aug 14, 2:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Gladwin, Roscommon | 69 min |
| Aug 14, 9:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Ionia | 35 min |
| Aug 14, 10:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Clinton | 28 min |
| Aug 14, 11:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Livingston | 37 min |
| Aug 14, 11:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Eaton, Ingham | 46 min |
| Aug 14, 11:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Clinton | 64 min |
| Aug 15, 12:11 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Kalamazoo, Van Buren | 64 min |
| Aug 15, 12:15 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Wayne | 30 min |
| Aug 15, 12:50 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Lenawee, Washtenaw | 25 min |
| Aug 15, 5:20 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Charlevoix, Emmet | 2 hr |
| Aug 15, 7:30 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Crawford, Otsego | 60 min |
| Aug 16, 12:15 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Luce | 65 min |
| Aug 16, 4:34 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MQT | Alger, Schoolcraft | 56 min |
| Aug 16, 4:58 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MQT | Marquette | 62 min |
| Aug 16, 7:44 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MQT | Houghton, Keweenaw | 61 min |
| Aug 16, 8:20 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Roscommon | 60 min |
| Aug 16, 8:30 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Ogemaw | 60 min |
| Aug 16, 8:31 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Kalkaska | 59 min |
| Aug 16, 9:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Gladwin | 60 min |
| Aug 16, 9:07 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MQT | Marquette | 68 min |
| Aug 16, 9:25 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Clare | 65 min |
| Aug 16, 9:40 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Chippewa, Luce, Mackinac | 80 min |
| Aug 16, 9:56 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Isabella | 49 min |
| Aug 16, 10:05 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MQT | Schoolcraft | 55 min |
| Aug 16, 10:11 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Gratiot | 64 min |
| Aug 16, 11:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Cheboygan, Emmet | 60 min |
| Aug 16, 11:06 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Clinton | 7 min |
| Aug 16, 11:35 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Otsego | 55 min |
| Aug 16, 12:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Crawford | 60 min |
| Aug 16, 12:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Ogemaw | 54 min |
| Aug 16, 1:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Gladwin | 60 min |
| Aug 16, 5:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MQT | Baraga, Marquette | 55 min |
| Aug 16, 6:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MQT | Marquette | 59 min |
| Aug 16, 7:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MQT | Dickinson | 58 min |
| Aug 16, 7:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MQT | Alger, Delta, Marquette | 56 min |
| Aug 16, 9:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Luce, Mackinac | 60 min |
| Aug 16, 10:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Emmet | 60 min |
| Aug 16, 10:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Cheboygan | 70 min |
| Aug 16, 10:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Mackinac | 60 min |
| Aug 16, 10:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Presque Isle | 33 min |
| Aug 16, 10:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MQT | Houghton | 31 min |
| Aug 16, 11:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Presque Isle | 61 min |
| Aug 17, 12:04 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Montmorency | 56 min |
| Aug 17, 12:24 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Alpena | 51 min |
| Aug 17, 1:15 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Chippewa | 60 min |
| Aug 17, 2:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Chippewa, Luce, Mackinac | 2 hr |
| Aug 17, 2:05 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MQT | Marquette | 25 min |
| Aug 17, 2:30 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Charlevoix, Emmet | 2 hr |
| Aug 17, 2:30 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Mackinac | 2 hr |
| Aug 17, 2:41 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MQT | Marquette | 34 min |
| Aug 17, 12:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MQT | Menominee | 50 min |
| Aug 17, 5:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Macomb, Oakland | 57 min |
| Aug 17, 6:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Isabella | 14 min |
| Aug 17, 6:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Gratiot | 44 min |
| Aug 17, 7:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Wayne | 25 min |
| Aug 17, 7:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Montcalm | 48 min |
| Aug 17, 8:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Gratiot | 33 min |
| Aug 17, 8:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Muskegon | 57 min |
| Aug 17, 8:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Ionia, Kent | 55 min |
| Aug 17, 8:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Eaton, Ingham | 66 min |
| Aug 17, 8:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Clinton | 26 min |
| Aug 17, 9:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Barry | 39 min |
| Aug 17, 10:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Ingham | 28 min |
| Aug 17, 10:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Livingston | 35 min |
| Aug 17, 10:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Calhoun | 57 min |
| Aug 17, 10:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Washtenaw | 52 min |
| Aug 18, 1:13 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Ionia | 32 min |
| Aug 18, 1:28 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Clinton | 47 min |
| Aug 18, 1:36 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Ingham | 69 min |
| Aug 18, 3:34 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Monroe | 26 min |
| Aug 18, 7:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Berrien | 45 min |
| Aug 18, 8:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Branch | 28 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Marquette County9
- Alpena County8
- Presque Isle County7
- Crawford County6
- Ogemaw County6
- Gladwin County6
- Macomb County5
- Oscoda County5
- Roscommon County5
- Ingham County5
- Clinton County5
- Mackinac County5
- Montmorency County4
- Gratiot County4
- Ionia County4
- Emmet County4
- Luce County4
- Gogebic County3
- Houghton County3
- Wayne County3
- Alger County3
- Alcona County3
- Eaton County3
- Washtenaw County3
- Chippewa County3
- Ontonagon County2
- Baraga County2
- Keweenaw County2
- Saint Clair County2
- Monroe County2
- Clare County2
- Calhoun County2
- Branch County2
- Kent County2
- Oakland County2
- Livingston County2
- Charlevoix County2
- Otsego County2
- Schoolcraft County2
- Isabella County2
20 more counties
- Cheboygan County2
- Iron County1
- Osceola County1
- Arenac County1
- Iosco County1
- Cass County1
- Saint Joseph County1
- Genesee County1
- Jackson County1
- Kalamazoo County1
- Van Buren County1
- Lenawee County1
- Kalkaska County1
- Dickinson County1
- Delta County1
- Menominee County1
- Montcalm County1
- Muskegon County1
- Barry County1
- Berrien County1
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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.