Alert archive / Michigan / Severe Thunderstorm Watches
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Michigan, 2024
14 severe thunderstorm watches in 2024. 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 2024. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 14
- Busiest month
- June4 severe thunderstorm watches
- Busiest day
- June 25, 20242 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 9:45 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass and 18 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 17, 11:52 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barry, Bay, Branch, Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton and 26 more | 6 hr |
| May 18, 4:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baraga, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, Ontonagon | 7 hr |
| May 20, 4:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Gratiot and 13 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 13, 2:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass and 13 more | 8 hr |
| Jun 17, 10:19 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baraga, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Marquette and 2 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 25, 1:55 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allegan, Antrim, Barry, Benzie, Calhoun, Clare and 27 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 25, 6:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Berrien, Branch, Cass, Hillsdale, Lenawee, Monroe and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 14, 11:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allegan, Berrien, Cass, Kalamazoo, Saint Joseph, Van Buren | 4 hr |
| Jul 16, 12:35 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Branch, Calhoun, Eaton, Hillsdale, Ingham, Jackson and 7 more | 4 hr |
| Aug 27, 1:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allegan, Arenac, Barry, Benzie, Calhoun, Clare and 29 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 27, 3:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bay, Genesee, Huron, Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston and 11 more | 3 hr |
| Aug 27, 8:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Berrien, Cass, Saint Joseph | 4 hr |
| Aug 30, 4:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arenac, Bay, Branch, Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton and 21 more | 4 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Calhoun County8
- Eaton County8
- Ingham County8
- Jackson County8
- Clinton County7
- Gratiot County7
- Kalamazoo County7
- Allegan County6
- Barry County6
- Branch County6
- Hillsdale County6
- Ionia County6
- Kent County6
- Lenawee County6
- Montcalm County6
- Saint Joseph County6
- Van Buren County6
- Washtenaw County6
- Berrien County5
- Cass County5
- Livingston County5
- Ottawa County5
- Monroe County5
- Saginaw County4
- Shiawassee County4
- Isabella County4
- Macomb County4
- Oakland County4
- Wayne County4
- Bay County3
- Genesee County3
- Huron County3
- Lapeer County3
- Midland County3
- Saint Clair County3
- Sanilac County3
- Tuscola County3
- Mecosta County3
- Muskegon County3
- Newaygo County3
28 more counties
- Oceana County3
- Baraga County2
- Gogebic County2
- Houghton County2
- Iron County2
- Ontonagon County2
- Benzie County2
- Clare County2
- Crawford County2
- Grand Traverse County2
- Kalkaska County2
- Lake County2
- Manistee County2
- Mason County2
- Missaukee County2
- Osceola County2
- Roscommon County2
- Wexford County2
- Arenac County2
- Gladwin County2
- Keweenaw County1
- Dickinson County1
- Marquette County1
- Menominee County1
- Antrim County1
- Leelanau County1
- Iosco County1
- Ogemaw 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.