Alert archive / Michigan / Severe Thunderstorm Watches
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Michigan, 2004
44 severe thunderstorm watches in 2004. 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 2004. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 44
- Busiest month
- May16 severe thunderstorm watches
- Busiest day
- May 9, 20043 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 1, 4:45 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass and 4 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 18, 9:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alger, Charlevoix, Chippewa, Delta, Dickinson, Luce and 3 more | 4 hr |
| May 6, 11:15 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barry, Bay, Clinton, Eaton, Genesee, Gratiot and 16 more | 5 hr |
| May 6, 10:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Hillsdale, Jackson and 6 more | 5 hr |
| May 8, 6:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Hillsdale, Jackson, Kalamazoo and 5 more | 6 hr |
| May 9, 1:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allegan, Barry, Bay, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun and 35 more | 6 hr |
| May 9, 7:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Gogebic, Ontonagon | 8 hr |
| May 9, 7:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass and 14 more | 4 hr |
| May 12, 1:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baraga, Gogebic, Ontonagon | 6 hr |
| May 14, 1:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alcona, Arenac, Barry, Bay, Branch, Calhoun and 35 more | 7 hr |
| May 17, 1:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allegan, Barry, Bay, Branch, Calhoun, Cass and 29 more | 7 hr |
| May 20, 10:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass and 17 more | 5 hr |
| May 21, 11:55 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barry, Bay, Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Genesee and 21 more | 5 hr |
| May 21, 1:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Branch, Hillsdale, Saint Joseph | 4 hr |
| May 22, 12:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Berrien, Branch, Cass, Hillsdale, Lenawee, Saint Joseph | 6 hr |
| May 22, 4:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Monroe | 8 hr |
| May 23, 10:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allegan, Barry, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Clinton and 17 more | 6 hr |
| May 31, 2:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Bay, Charlevoix and 43 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 9, 12:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Branch, Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Genesee, Gratiot and 20 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 9, 6:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barry, Bay, Clinton, Eaton, Genesee, Gratiot and 23 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 13, 7:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Monroe | 5 hr |
| Jun 14, 10:40 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Hillsdale, Jackson and 8 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 14, 12:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Barry, Bay and 42 more | 8 hr |
| Jun 23, 6:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allegan, Barry, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Clinton and 25 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 23, 7:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Antrim, Benzie, Clare, Grand Traverse, Isabella, Kalkaska and 10 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 23, 11:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arenac, Barry, Bay, Branch, Calhoun, Cass and 40 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 30, 2:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alger, Baraga, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Chippewa, Delta and 12 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 6, 2:45 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Berrien | 5 hr |
| Jul 13, 11:55 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Antrim, Benzie, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Chippewa, Delta and 8 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 13, 4:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Barry, Bay and 44 more | 8 hr |
| Jul 13, 10:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Hillsdale, Jackson and 5 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 16, 1:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Berrien, Cass, Van Buren | 5 hr |
| Jul 21, 3:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allegan, Arenac, Barry, Bay, Berrien, Branch and 34 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 22, 4:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Berrien, Branch, Cass, Hillsdale, Lenawee, Saint Joseph | 6 hr |
| Aug 2, 2:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allegan, Antrim, Barry, Bay, Benzie, Calhoun and 41 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 3, 8:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allegan, Berrien, Van Buren | 5 hr |
| Aug 3, 11:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Hillsdale, Jackson, Kalamazoo and 4 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 9, 1:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alger, Baraga, Charlevoix, Delta, Dickinson, Emmet and 7 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 9, 7:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alcona, Allegan, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Barry and 38 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 17, 6:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Berrien, Branch, Cass, Saint Joseph | 4 hr |
| Aug 18, 2:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alger, Baraga, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Iron and 5 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 18, 5:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Benzie, Charlevoix and 23 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 27, 2:25 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allegan, Arenac, Barry, Bay, Berrien, Cass and 21 more | 6 hr |
| Oct 29, 11:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Menominee | 4 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Branch County20
- Cass County20
- Eaton County20
- Calhoun County19
- Kalamazoo County19
- Saint Joseph County19
- Hillsdale County19
- Jackson County19
- Barry County18
- Ingham County18
- Clinton County17
- Ionia County17
- Shiawassee County17
- Lenawee County17
- Washtenaw County17
- Van Buren County16
- Gratiot County16
- Isabella County16
- Livingston County16
- Montcalm County16
- Oakland County16
- Saginaw County16
- Berrien County15
- Genesee County15
- Kent County15
- Lapeer County15
- Mecosta County15
- Midland County15
- Bay County14
- Monroe County14
- Wayne County14
- Tuscola County13
- Allegan County12
- Newaygo County12
- Osceola County12
- Macomb County12
- Ottawa County11
- Lake County10
- Sanilac County10
- Clare County10
43 more counties
- Gladwin County10
- Arenac County9
- Missaukee County9
- Charlevoix County8
- Huron County8
- Saint Clair County8
- Iosco County8
- Ogemaw County8
- Roscommon County8
- Antrim County8
- Cheboygan County8
- Grand Traverse County8
- Leelanau County8
- Wexford County8
- Emmet County7
- Kalkaska County7
- Mackinac County6
- Menominee County6
- Schoolcraft County6
- Muskegon County6
- Oceana County6
- Alcona County6
- Crawford County6
- Montmorency County6
- Oscoda County6
- Otsego County6
- Mason County6
- Benzie County6
- Delta County5
- Dickinson County5
- Alpena County5
- Presque Isle County5
- Manistee County5
- Alger County4
- Chippewa County4
- Luce County4
- Gogebic County4
- Ontonagon County4
- Baraga County4
- Iron County3
- Marquette County3
- Houghton County1
- 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.