Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Michigan
649 severe thunderstorm watches 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 severe thunderstorm watches reaches back to 1997.
Severe Thunderstorm Watches by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count since 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 649
- Busiest year
- 200444 severe thunderstorm watches
- Average year
- 22over 30 years on file
Over time
By year
Watches are counted from 1997, when the Storm Prediction Center archive begins.
By month of the year
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Branch County254
- Hillsdale County248
- Saint Joseph County243
- Calhoun County242
- Jackson County242
- Ingham County232
- Lenawee County230
- Kalamazoo County228
- Eaton County225
- Cass County223
- Washtenaw County221
- Barry County219
- Monroe County216
- Livingston County214
- Berrien County206
- Oakland County206
- Wayne County206
- Clinton County199
- Macomb County198
- Van Buren County198
- Ionia County193
- Shiawassee County193
- Genesee County192
- Allegan County188
- Lapeer County184
- Kent County180
- Gratiot County177
- Montcalm County175
- Saginaw County173
- Saint Clair County171
- Tuscola County162
- Isabella County154
- Mecosta County151
- Ottawa County151
- Sanilac County149
- Bay County148
- Midland County148
- Newaygo County140
- Clare County135
- Huron County130
43 more counties
- Osceola County129
- Gladwin County125
- Muskegon County125
- Arenac County121
- Lake County115
- Roscommon County111
- Ogemaw County110
- Missaukee County109
- Menominee County107
- Iron County104
- Crawford County103
- Oceana County102
- Iosco County101
- Dickinson County100
- Kalkaska County98
- Oscoda County97
- Wexford County97
- Mason County95
- Alcona County91
- Grand Traverse County91
- Antrim County88
- Otsego County88
- Delta County85
- Montmorency County85
- Manistee County84
- Gogebic County83
- Benzie County82
- Alpena County81
- Charlevoix County77
- Ontonagon County77
- Baraga County76
- Marquette County76
- Cheboygan County75
- Leelanau County74
- Emmet County71
- Presque Isle County69
- Houghton County61
- Schoolcraft County59
- Alger County56
- Luce County45
- Mackinac County43
- Chippewa County39
- Keweenaw County27
The latest severe thunderstorm watches
The most recent on file, newest first.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 1:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bay, Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Genesee, Gratiot and 17 more | 3 hr |
| Aug 11, 11:01 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Berrien, Branch, Cass, Hillsdale, Saint Joseph | 10 hr |
| Aug 10, 7:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Berrien, Branch, Cass, Hillsdale, Saint Joseph | 7 hr |
| Aug 9, 1:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass and 12 more | 8 hr |
| Aug 7, 4:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alger, Baraga, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton and 6 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 27, 12:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass and 22 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 27, 2:30 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Gogebic, Ontonagon | 8 hr |
| Jul 20, 7:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Antrim, Benzie, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Clare, Crawford and 14 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 18, 1:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Branch, Calhoun, Eaton, Genesee, Hillsdale, Ingham and 14 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 3, 2:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass and 22 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 1, 10:11 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Benzie, Charlevoix and 21 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 30, 9:38 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Menominee | 3 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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.