Alert archive / Michigan / Severe Thunderstorm Watches
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Michigan, 1997
26 severe thunderstorm watches in 1997. 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 in 1997. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 26
- Busiest month
- July7 severe thunderstorm watches
- Busiest day
- July 27, 19973 severe thunderstorm watches
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 1:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alcona, Allegan, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Barry and 42 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 6, 3:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Genesee, Huron, Iosco, Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston and 8 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 30, 8:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clinton, Genesee, Gratiot, Hillsdale, Ingham, Jackson and 10 more | 5 hr |
| May 5, 2:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allegan, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Kalamazoo and 2 more | 5 hr |
| May 18, 2:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allegan, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Hillsdale and 7 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 15, 6:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Muskegon, Oceana | 5 hr |
| Jun 20, 12:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arenac, Barry, Bay, Branch, Calhoun, Cass and 32 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 21, 8:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Berrien | 4 hr |
| Jun 24, 6:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Delta, Dickinson, Iron, Marquette, Menominee | 6 hr |
| Jun 24, 10:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Bay, Charlevoix and 25 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 28, 4:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Gogebic | 6 hr |
| Jul 14, 3:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allegan, Barry, Bay, Branch, Calhoun, Cass and 24 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 16, 2:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Iron, Menominee | 7 hr |
| Jul 16, 3:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alcona, Alpena, Arenac, Bay, Clare, Crawford and 11 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 18, 2:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Berrien, Cass | 6 hr |
| Jul 26, 8:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass and 5 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 27, 9:45 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Berrien | 4 hr |
| Jul 27, 12:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allegan, Barry, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Eaton and 9 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 15, 4:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alcona, Arenac, Barry, Bay, Branch, Calhoun and 37 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 16, 8:15 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Lenawee, Monroe, Washtenaw, Wayne | 4 hr |
| Aug 16, 2:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Eaton, Genesee and 15 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 16, 6:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Berrien, Van Buren | 6 hr |
| Aug 16, 9:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cass | 6 hr |
| Sep 18, 8:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alger, Baraga, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Chippewa, Delta and 11 more | 7 hr |
| Sep 19, 1:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alger, Charlevoix, Chippewa, Delta, Dickinson, Iron and 4 more | 6 hr |
| Sep 19, 3:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allegan, Barry, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Clinton and 24 more | 6 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Cass County12
- Branch County10
- Calhoun County10
- Hillsdale County10
- Jackson County10
- Kalamazoo County10
- Saint Joseph County10
- Berrien County9
- Van Buren County9
- Lenawee County9
- Washtenaw County9
- Ingham County8
- Monroe County8
- Allegan County7
- Barry County7
- Eaton County7
- Genesee County7
- Lapeer County7
- Livingston County7
- Wayne County7
- Bay County6
- Clinton County6
- Gratiot County6
- Ionia County6
- Isabella County6
- Kent County6
- Mecosta County6
- Midland County6
- Shiawassee County6
- Macomb County6
- Oakland County6
- Arenac County5
- Clare County5
- Gladwin County5
- Iosco County5
- Montcalm County5
- Saginaw County5
- Huron County5
- Saint Clair County5
- Sanilac County5
38 more counties
- Tuscola County5
- Alcona County4
- Crawford County4
- Ogemaw County4
- Oscoda County4
- Presque Isle County4
- Roscommon County4
- Delta County4
- Dickinson County4
- Iron County4
- Menominee County4
- Alpena County3
- Cheboygan County3
- Emmet County3
- Montmorency County3
- Ottawa County3
- Charlevoix County3
- Chippewa County3
- Luce County3
- Mackinac County3
- Antrim County2
- Grand Traverse County2
- Kalkaska County2
- Missaukee County2
- Newaygo County2
- Osceola County2
- Otsego County2
- Muskegon County2
- Marquette County2
- Gogebic County2
- Alger County2
- Schoolcraft County2
- Lake County1
- Wexford County1
- Oceana County1
- Baraga County1
- Houghton County1
- Ontonagon County1
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.