Alert archive / Michigan / Severe Thunderstorm Watches
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Michigan, 2026
28 severe thunderstorm watches in 2026. 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 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 28
- Busiest month
- July6 severe thunderstorm watches
- Busiest day
- May 18, 20262 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 6, 6:02 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass and 5 more | 4 hr |
| Mar 10, 6:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Gratiot and 9 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 10, 9:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bay, Genesee, Huron, Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston and 11 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 15, 6:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass and 7 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 31, 10:25 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Berrien, Branch, Cass, Hillsdale, Saint Joseph | 6 hr |
| Apr 4, 2:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Monroe | 6 hr |
| Apr 13, 3:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Berrien, Branch, Cass, Hillsdale, Saint Joseph | 5 hr |
| Apr 13, 11:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arenac, Bay, Benzie, Clare, Crawford, Genesee and 26 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 15, 2:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Lenawee, Monroe | 6 hr |
| May 18, 11:02 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Berrien, Branch, Cass, Hillsdale, Saint Joseph | 7 hr |
| May 18, 12:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alcona, Allegan, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Barry and 55 more | 5 hr |
| May 19, 2:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Branch, Genesee, Hillsdale, Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston and 7 more | 8 hr |
| Jun 10, 5:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass and 26 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 10, 7:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arenac, Bay, Genesee, Gladwin, Huron, Iosco and 15 more | 3 hr |
| Jun 16, 4:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass and 13 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 29, 5:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baraga, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw and 2 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 30, 9:38 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Menominee | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 10:11 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Benzie, Charlevoix and 21 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 3, 2:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass and 22 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 18, 1:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Branch, Calhoun, Eaton, Genesee, Hillsdale, Ingham and 14 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 20, 7:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Antrim, Benzie, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Clare, Crawford and 14 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 27, 2:30 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Gogebic, Ontonagon | 8 hr |
| Jul 27, 12:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass and 22 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 7, 4:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alger, Baraga, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton and 6 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 9, 1:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass and 12 more | 8 hr |
| Aug 10, 7:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Berrien, Branch, Cass, Hillsdale, Saint Joseph | 7 hr |
| Aug 11, 11:01 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Berrien, Branch, Cass, Hillsdale, Saint Joseph | 10 hr |
| Sep 3, 1:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bay, Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Genesee, Gratiot and 17 more | 3 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Hillsdale County15
- Branch County14
- Saint Joseph County13
- Berrien County12
- Cass County12
- Calhoun County11
- Jackson County11
- Kalamazoo County10
- Eaton County10
- Ingham County10
- Allegan County9
- Barry County9
- Van Buren County9
- Monroe County9
- Clinton County8
- Ionia County8
- Genesee County8
- Lapeer County8
- Lenawee County8
- Saint Clair County8
- Gratiot County7
- Kent County7
- Ottawa County7
- Livingston County7
- Macomb County7
- Oakland County7
- Sanilac County7
- Shiawassee County7
- Washtenaw County7
- Wayne County7
- Montcalm County6
- Muskegon County6
- Clare County6
- Lake County6
- Osceola County6
- Bay County5
- Saginaw County5
- Tuscola County5
- Manistee County5
- Mason County5
41 more counties
- Missaukee County5
- Wexford County5
- Huron County4
- Midland County4
- Arenac County4
- Benzie County4
- Crawford County4
- Gladwin County4
- Grand Traverse County4
- Isabella County4
- Kalkaska County4
- Mecosta County4
- Newaygo County4
- Ogemaw County4
- Roscommon County4
- Oceana County3
- Antrim County3
- Charlevoix County3
- Cheboygan County3
- Emmet County3
- Iosco County3
- Leelanau County3
- Montmorency County3
- Otsego County3
- Presque Isle County3
- Gogebic County3
- Ontonagon County3
- Alcona County2
- Alpena County2
- Oscoda County2
- Baraga County2
- Dickinson County2
- Houghton County2
- Iron County2
- Keweenaw County2
- Marquette County2
- Menominee County2
- Mackinac County1
- Alger County1
- Delta County1
- Schoolcraft County1
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
Nearby
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.