Alert archive / Michigan / Severe Thunderstorm Watches
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Michigan, 2002
24 severe thunderstorm watches in 2002. 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 2002. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 24
- Busiest month
- August8 severe thunderstorm watches
- Busiest day
- August 1, 20024 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 2:00 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Lenawee, Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, Washtenaw and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 18, 7:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allegan, Antrim, Arenac, Barry, Bay, Benzie and 41 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 19, 1:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barry, Bay, Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Genesee and 23 more | 5 hr |
| May 25, 2:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Branch, Calhoun, Hillsdale, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Lenawee and 4 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 25, 7:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Gogebic, Ontonagon | 5 hr |
| Jul 21, 3:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Gogebic, Iron | 6 hr |
| Jul 21, 5:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Delta, Dickinson, Luce, Menominee, Schoolcraft | 6 hr |
| Jul 21, 7:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alpena, Antrim, Benzie, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Chippewa and 15 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 22, 1:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bay, Branch, Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Genesee and 16 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 27, 4:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dickinson, Gogebic, Iron, Menominee | 6 hr |
| Jul 29, 1:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arenac, Barry, Bay, Branch, Calhoun, Cass and 29 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 31, 4:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alger, Antrim, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Chippewa, Delta and 8 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 1, 5:45 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alger, Baraga, Delta, Dickinson, Houghton, Iron and 4 more | 4 hr |
| Aug 1, 11:20 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Bay, Benzie and 35 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 1, 3:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alger, Alpena, Antrim, Baraga, Benzie, Charlevoix and 24 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 1, 7:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allegan, Berrien, Van Buren | 6 hr |
| Aug 4, 3:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barry, Branch, Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Genesee and 15 more | 4 hr |
| Aug 13, 1:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allegan, Berrien, Branch, Cass, Saint Joseph, Van Buren | 6 hr |
| Aug 13, 1:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Antrim, Arenac, Barry, Bay, Calhoun, Clare and 38 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 17, 10:10 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Bay, Benzie and 24 more | 6 hr |
| Sep 1, 7:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Iron | 6 hr |
| Sep 2, 4:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alger, Baraga, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron and 4 more | 7 hr |
| Sep 10, 5:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Genesee, Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston, Macomb, Monroe and 6 more | 5 hr |
| Sep 30, 7:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baraga, Dickinson, Iron, Marquette, Menominee | 5 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Washtenaw County8
- Iron County8
- Lenawee County7
- Livingston County7
- Oakland County7
- Wayne County7
- Antrim County7
- Bay County7
- Calhoun County7
- Jackson County7
- Lapeer County7
- Dickinson County7
- Menominee County7
- Macomb County6
- Monroe County6
- Cheboygan County6
- Clinton County6
- Crawford County6
- Eaton County6
- Grand Traverse County6
- Ingham County6
- Isabella County6
- Kalamazoo County6
- Kalkaska County6
- Leelanau County6
- Midland County6
- Missaukee County6
- Montmorency County6
- Ogemaw County6
- Otsego County6
- Roscommon County6
- Saginaw County6
- Shiawassee County6
- Wexford County6
- Genesee County6
- Sanilac County6
- Tuscola County6
- Arenac County5
- Barry County5
- Benzie County5
43 more counties
- Charlevoix County5
- Clare County5
- Emmet County5
- Gladwin County5
- Manistee County5
- Mecosta County5
- Montcalm County5
- Newaygo County5
- Oscoda County5
- Presque Isle County5
- Saint Clair County5
- Branch County5
- Hillsdale County5
- Delta County5
- Schoolcraft County5
- Gratiot County4
- Ionia County4
- Lake County4
- Osceola County4
- Saint Joseph County4
- Gogebic County4
- Alpena County4
- Alger County4
- Baraga County4
- Marquette County4
- Allegan County3
- Kent County3
- Ottawa County3
- Van Buren County3
- Ontonagon County3
- Luce County3
- Chippewa County3
- Mackinac County3
- Huron County3
- Mason County2
- Muskegon County2
- Oceana County2
- Cass County2
- Houghton County2
- Alcona County2
- Iosco County2
- Berrien County2
- Keweenaw 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.