Alert archive / Michigan / Severe Thunderstorm Watches
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Michigan, 2023
13 severe thunderstorm watches in 2023. 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 2023. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 13
- Busiest month
- July9 severe thunderstorm watches
- Busiest day
- July 26, 20233 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 1:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alcona, Allegan, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Barry and 40 more | 8 hr |
| Jun 25, 4:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bay, Genesee, Huron, Lapeer, Livingston, Macomb and 7 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 29, 2:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Berrien | 8 hr |
| Jul 10, 6:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alger, Chippewa, Delta, Dickinson, Iron, Luce and 4 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 20, 12:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allegan, Arenac, Barry, Bay, Calhoun, Clare and 32 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 20, 2:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Branch, Hillsdale, Saint Joseph | 8 hr |
| Jul 26, 10:03 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass and 22 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 26, 2:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bay, Genesee, Huron, Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston and 11 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 26, 6:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Hillsdale, Jackson, Lenawee, Monroe | 5 hr |
| Jul 27, 5:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baraga, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 29, 12:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass and 10 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 29, 2:52 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Lenawee, Monroe | 6 hr |
| Aug 24, 6:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allegan, Barry, Bay, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun and 37 more | 5 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Jackson County6
- Allegan County5
- Barry County5
- Calhoun County5
- Eaton County5
- Ionia County5
- Kalamazoo County5
- Kent County5
- Ottawa County5
- Van Buren County5
- Lenawee County5
- Monroe County5
- Hillsdale County5
- Clare County4
- Clinton County4
- Gratiot County4
- Ingham County4
- Isabella County4
- Mecosta County4
- Montcalm County4
- Muskegon County4
- Bay County4
- Genesee County4
- Huron County4
- Lapeer County4
- Livingston County4
- Macomb County4
- Midland County4
- Oakland County4
- Saginaw County4
- Saint Clair County4
- Sanilac County4
- Shiawassee County4
- Tuscola County4
- Berrien County4
- Branch County4
- Saint Joseph County4
- Newaygo County3
- Oceana County3
- Osceola County3
42 more counties
- Washtenaw County3
- Wayne County3
- Cass County3
- Arenac County2
- Gladwin County2
- Iosco County2
- Lake County2
- Mason County2
- Ogemaw County2
- Delta County2
- Dickinson County2
- Iron County2
- Marquette County2
- Menominee County2
- Alcona County1
- Alpena County1
- Antrim County1
- Benzie County1
- Charlevoix County1
- Cheboygan County1
- Crawford County1
- Emmet County1
- Grand Traverse County1
- Kalkaska County1
- Leelanau County1
- Manistee County1
- Missaukee County1
- Montmorency County1
- Oscoda County1
- Otsego County1
- Presque Isle County1
- Roscommon County1
- Wexford County1
- Alger County1
- Chippewa County1
- Luce County1
- Mackinac County1
- Schoolcraft County1
- Baraga County1
- Gogebic County1
- Houghton County1
- Ontonagon 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.