Alert archive / Michigan / Severe Thunderstorm Watches
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Michigan, 2003
39 severe thunderstorm watches in 2003. 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 2003. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 39
- Busiest month
- July18 severe thunderstorm watches
- Busiest day
- July 8, 20034 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 20, 2:05 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Lenawee | 6 hr |
| Mar 28, 1:20 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arenac, Barry, Bay, Branch, Calhoun, Cass and 25 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 28, 6:00 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Genesee, Huron, Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston, Macomb and 7 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 20, 3:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Branch, Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Genesee, Hillsdale and 16 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 30, 2:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Berrien | 5 hr |
| Apr 30, 6:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Berrien, Branch, Cass, Saint Joseph | 5 hr |
| May 5, 5:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Branch, Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Genesee, Gratiot and 14 more | 4 hr |
| May 9, 11:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Branch, Hillsdale, Lenawee, Monroe, Saint Joseph | 5 hr |
| Jun 8, 1:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alcona, Arenac, Barry, Bay, Benzie, Branch and 44 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 25, 3:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alger, Baraga, Delta, Dickinson, Iron, Marquette and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 28, 12:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allegan, Arenac, Barry, Bay, Calhoun, Clare and 31 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 4, 8:50 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass and 18 more | 3 hr |
| Jul 4, 10:45 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clinton, Genesee, Gratiot, Hillsdale, Ingham, Jackson and 11 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 5, 4:40 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Muskegon | 4 hr |
| Jul 5, 7:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass and 4 more | 3 hr |
| Jul 6, 2:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass and 21 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 6, 6:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allegan, Barry, Bay, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun and 34 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 7, 9:45 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass and 13 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 8, 12:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Berrien, Branch, Cass, Saint Joseph | 5 hr |
| Jul 8, 3:20 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Monroe | 6 hr |
| Jul 8, 11:25 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass and 14 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 8, 4:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Berrien | 4 hr |
| Jul 20, 2:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alcona, Alpena, Arenac, Bay, Clare, Clinton and 28 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 20, 2:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alger, Baraga, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton and 4 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 20, 7:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allegan, Antrim, Barry, Benzie, Berrien, Branch and 27 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 21, 12:45 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass and 10 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 26, 7:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alger, Baraga, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton and 4 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 27, 12:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Berrien | 6 hr |
| Jul 30, 3:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baraga, Dickinson, Gogebic, Iron, Menominee, Ontonagon | 6 hr |
| Aug 1, 10:45 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barry, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Clinton, Eaton and 15 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 1, 3:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Hillsdale, Jackson and 6 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 16, 2:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allegan, Barry, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Clinton and 30 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 16, 4:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Berrien, Cass, Saint Joseph, Van Buren | 6 hr |
| Aug 26, 6:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alpena, Antrim, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Crawford, Emmet and 7 more | 4 hr |
| Aug 26, 9:10 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Monroe | 5 hr |
| Aug 26, 2:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Berrien, Branch, Cass, Saint Joseph | 4 hr |
| Aug 27, 2:35 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Branch, Hillsdale, Lenawee, Monroe, Saint Joseph | 5 hr |
| Sep 24, 2:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass and 23 more | 7 hr |
| Nov 12, 1:50 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Hillsdale, Ingham, Jackson, Lenawee, Livingston, Macomb and 4 more | 5 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Branch County21
- Saint Joseph County21
- Lenawee County19
- Hillsdale County19
- Calhoun County17
- Cass County17
- Eaton County17
- Jackson County17
- Washtenaw County17
- Berrien County17
- Ingham County16
- Livingston County16
- Monroe County16
- Kalamazoo County15
- Barry County14
- Oakland County14
- Wayne County14
- Clinton County13
- Genesee County13
- Macomb County13
- Shiawassee County12
- Van Buren County12
- Ionia County11
- Saginaw County11
- Lapeer County11
- Allegan County11
- Gratiot County10
- Kent County10
- Isabella County9
- Mecosta County8
- Montcalm County8
- Tuscola County8
- Clare County6
- Midland County6
- Saint Clair County6
- Lake County6
- Newaygo County6
- Ottawa County6
- Bay County5
- Osceola County5
38 more counties
- Muskegon County5
- Arenac County4
- Gladwin County4
- Huron County4
- Sanilac County4
- Crawford County4
- Baraga County4
- Dickinson County4
- Iron County4
- Menominee County4
- Mason County4
- Oceana County4
- Missaukee County3
- Grand Traverse County3
- Kalkaska County3
- Oscoda County3
- Roscommon County3
- Alger County3
- Delta County3
- Marquette County3
- Otsego County3
- Gogebic County3
- Ontonagon County3
- Alcona County2
- Benzie County2
- Iosco County2
- Ogemaw County2
- Wexford County2
- Alpena County2
- Montmorency County2
- Houghton County2
- Antrim County2
- Manistee County2
- Charlevoix County1
- Cheboygan County1
- Emmet County1
- Leelanau County1
- Presque Isle County1
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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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.