Alert archive / Michigan / Severe Thunderstorm Watches / 1997
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Michigan, August 1997
5 severe thunderstorm watches in August 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 August 1997. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 5
- Busiest day
- August 16, 19973 severe thunderstorm watches
Over time
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 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 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Cass County3
- Lenawee County3
- Monroe County3
- Washtenaw County3
- Wayne County3
- Branch County2
- Calhoun County2
- Eaton County2
- Genesee County2
- Hillsdale County2
- Ingham County2
- Jackson County2
- Kalamazoo County2
- Lapeer County2
- Livingston County2
- Macomb County2
- Oakland County2
- Saint Clair County2
- Saint Joseph County2
- Sanilac County2
- Berrien County2
- Alcona County1
- Arenac County1
- Barry County1
- Bay County1
- Clare County1
- Clinton County1
- Crawford County1
- Gladwin County1
- Gratiot County1
- Huron County1
- Ionia County1
- Iosco County1
- Isabella County1
- Kent County1
- Mecosta County1
- Midland County1
- Montcalm County1
- Ogemaw County1
- Oscoda 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.