Alert archive / Michigan / Severe Thunderstorm Watches
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Michigan, 1998
27 severe thunderstorm watches in 1998. 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 1998. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 27
- Busiest month
- June7 severe thunderstorm watches
- Busiest day
- July 21, 19983 severe thunderstorm watches
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 4:15 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Iron | 5 hr |
| Mar 30, 2:45 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Bay, Benzie and 26 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 16, 1:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arenac, Barry, Bay, Branch, Calhoun, Cass and 33 more | |
| May 19, 3:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Berrien, Cass | 5 hr |
| May 29, 2:15 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alcona, Arenac, Bay, Clare, Clinton, Crawford and 20 more | 5 hr |
| May 31, 12:30 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Menominee | 6 hr |
| Jun 18, 8:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allegan, Barry, Bay, Berrien, Calhoun, Cass and 16 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 19, 12:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Branch, Calhoun, Genesee, Hillsdale, Ingham, Jackson and 10 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 24, 3:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alcona, Allegan, Arenac, Barry, Bay, Benzie and 52 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 25, 3:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Delta, Dickinson, Iron, Menominee | 6 hr |
| Jun 25, 8:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allegan, Arenac, Barry, Bay, Berrien, Branch and 41 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 28, 5:30 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Kalamazoo, Saint Joseph and 1 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 28, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Hillsdale, Lenawee, Monroe | 6 hr |
| Jul 19, 5:15 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Berrien | 4 hr |
| Jul 19, 4:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Hillsdale, Jackson and 7 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 20, 8:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass and 4 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 21, 4:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allegan, Barry, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Clinton and 26 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 21, 7:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Monroe | 5 hr |
| Aug 23, 8:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Bay, Benzie and 36 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 24, 5:45 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Branch, Hillsdale, Lenawee, Monroe | 6 hr |
| Aug 24, 3:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Berrien, Branch, Cass, Saint Joseph | 5 hr |
| Aug 25, 1:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass and 14 more | 6 hr |
| Sep 26, 4:30 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Bay, Charlevoix and 26 more | 6 hr |
| Nov 10, 5:00 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Berrien | 5 hr |
| Nov 10, 9:15 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass and 13 more | 5 hr |
| Nov 10, 11:45 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Genesee, Jackson, Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston, Macomb and 6 more | 5 hr |
| Dec 6, 10:00 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Hillsdale, Jackson, Lenawee, Monroe, Washtenaw, Wayne | 5 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Branch County12
- Cass County12
- Monroe County12
- Calhoun County11
- Hillsdale County11
- Lenawee County11
- Saint Joseph County11
- Berrien County11
- Montcalm County10
- Kalamazoo County10
- Gratiot County9
- Jackson County9
- Shiawassee County9
- Washtenaw County9
- Wayne County9
- Van Buren County9
- Bay County8
- Isabella County8
- Midland County8
- Barry County8
- Clinton County8
- Eaton County8
- Genesee County8
- Ionia County8
- Lapeer County8
- Saginaw County8
- Arenac County7
- Clare County7
- Gladwin County7
- Mecosta County7
- Newaygo County7
- Ingham County7
- Kent County7
- Livingston County7
- Macomb County7
- Oakland County7
- Saint Clair County7
- Allegan County7
- Huron County6
- Muskegon County6
32 more counties
- Osceola County6
- Tuscola County6
- Alcona County5
- Crawford County5
- Iosco County5
- Kalkaska County5
- Lake County5
- Missaukee County5
- Ogemaw County5
- Oscoda County5
- Roscommon County5
- Sanilac County5
- Ottawa County5
- Grand Traverse County4
- Oceana County4
- Wexford County4
- Alpena County3
- Antrim County3
- Benzie County3
- Mason County3
- Montmorency County3
- Otsego County3
- Iron County2
- Manistee County2
- Menominee County2
- Charlevoix County2
- Cheboygan County2
- Emmet County2
- Presque Isle County2
- Delta County1
- Dickinson County1
- Leelanau 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.