Special Weather Statements in Michigan
10,376 special weather statements since 1986. 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 special weather statements reaches back to 2006.
Special Weather Statements by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count since 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- Special Weather Statements
- 10,376
- Busiest year
- 2017874 special weather statements
- Average year
- 494over 21 years on file
Over time
By year
Only statements with a storm outline are archived, which offices began using widely after 2006.
By month of the year
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Jackson County497
- Kent County497
- Barry County476
- Calhoun County467
- Kalamazoo County465
- Ingham County452
- Eaton County444
- Ionia County434
- Wayne County428
- Van Buren County425
- Oakland County397
- Clinton County393
- Macomb County393
- Washtenaw County390
- Allegan County376
- Newaygo County373
- Ottawa County367
- Montcalm County363
- Monroe County362
- Isabella County350
- Mecosta County349
- Gratiot County347
- Livingston County345
- Cass County345
- Lenawee County340
- Saint Clair County319
- Genesee County309
- Lake County299
- Lapeer County297
- Muskegon County296
- Clare County293
- Saginaw County293
- Oceana County281
- Osceola County277
- Hillsdale County276
- Saint Joseph County273
- Shiawassee County260
- Branch County257
- Tuscola County257
- Bay County248
43 more counties
- Sanilac County231
- Berrien County230
- Menominee County222
- Mason County219
- Huron County215
- Midland County210
- Dickinson County207
- Marquette County198
- Delta County195
- Gogebic County177
- Iron County168
- Baraga County161
- Alger County154
- Ontonagon County134
- Luce County132
- Schoolcraft County124
- Ogemaw County119
- Oscoda County118
- Antrim County106
- Grand Traverse County106
- Gladwin County101
- Montmorency County101
- Kalkaska County100
- Cheboygan County100
- Roscommon County99
- Chippewa County99
- Iosco County98
- Crawford County96
- Otsego County95
- Missaukee County89
- Arenac County88
- Alpena County86
- Wexford County84
- Mackinac County83
- Alcona County82
- Houghton County81
- Presque Isle County80
- Emmet County67
- Manistee County65
- Benzie County50
- Keweenaw County42
- Charlevoix County36
- Leelanau County26
The latest special weather statements
The most recent on file, newest first.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 11:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Monroe | 36 min |
| Sep 15, 9:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Branch | 35 min |
| Sep 15, 8:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Branch | 41 min |
| Sep 15, 8:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Calhoun, Jackson | 63 min |
| Sep 15, 8:34 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Barry, Calhoun, Eaton, Kalamazoo | 56 min |
| Sep 5, 1:02 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Van Buren | 58 min |
| Sep 5, 12:47 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Lenawee | 28 min |
| Sep 5, 12:04 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Kalamazoo | 56 min |
| Sep 4, 12:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Barry, Calhoun, Kalamazoo | 88 min |
| Sep 4, 10:04 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Lenawee, Monroe | 41 min |
| Sep 4, 8:48 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Ingham, Jackson | 57 min |
| Sep 4, 6:32 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Lenawee, Monroe | 88 min |
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. Rebuilt daily.