Alert archive / Michigan / Special Weather Statements / 2026
Special Weather Statements in Michigan, May 2026
83 special weather statements in May 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 special weather statements reaches back to 2006.
Special Weather Statements by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in May 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Special Weather Statements
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- May 18, 202617 special weather statements
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Days in UTC, the clock the archive keeps.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 5:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Branch | 43 min |
| May 4, 5:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Cass | 30 min |
| May 4, 5:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Branch, Hillsdale | 39 min |
| May 4, 5:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Calhoun, Jackson | 82 min |
| May 4, 5:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Branch | 48 min |
| May 4, 5:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Lenawee | 62 min |
| May 4, 6:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Cass | 41 min |
| May 4, 6:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Washtenaw | 55 min |
| May 4, 6:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Monroe | 29 min |
| May 4, 7:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Wayne | 43 min |
| May 4, 7:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Oakland | 33 min |
| May 4, 7:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Berrien, Cass, Saint Joseph | 46 min |
| May 4, 7:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Calhoun, Kalamazoo, Van Buren | 92 min |
| May 4, 7:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Macomb | 38 min |
| May 4, 9:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Cass | 24 min |
| May 4, 11:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Tuscola | 53 min |
| May 5, 12:06 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Huron | 54 min |
| May 5, 12:18 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Lenawee, Monroe, Washtenaw, Wayne | 57 min |
| May 5, 12:25 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Oakland | 50 min |
| May 5, 12:59 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Macomb | 46 min |
| May 5, 1:20 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Saint Clair | 55 min |
| May 9, 1:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Genesee | 64 min |
| May 9, 1:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Lapeer | 62 min |
| May 9, 2:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Macomb, Saint Clair | 59 min |
| May 12, 8:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Lake, Mason, Newaygo, Oceana, Osceola | 65 min |
| May 12, 10:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Clare, Lake, Mecosta, Muskegon, Newaygo, Osceola | 56 min |
| May 12, 10:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Kent, Ottawa | 82 min |
| May 12, 11:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Ionia | 58 min |
| May 13, 12:09 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Kalamazoo, Van Buren | 66 min |
| May 13, 12:14 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Clinton, Ionia | 46 min |
| May 13, 1:20 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Livingston, Oakland | 55 min |
| May 13, 1:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Macomb, Saint Clair | 77 min |
| May 15, 10:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MQT | Iron | 26 min |
| May 15, 11:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MQT | Iron | 31 min |
| May 15, 11:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MQT | Iron | 37 min |
| May 15, 11:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MQT | Iron | 32 min |
| May 16, 3:43 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Mason, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, Ottawa | 92 min |
| May 16, 5:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Clinton, Gratiot, Ionia, Isabella, Montcalm | 60 min |
| May 16, 6:03 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Shiawassee | 42 min |
| May 16, 6:40 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Genesee | 50 min |
| May 16, 7:11 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Oakland | 49 min |
| May 16, 7:30 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Macomb | 45 min |
| May 17, 3:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Midland | 66 min |
| May 17, 4:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Isabella | 38 min |
| May 17, 4:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Sanilac | 54 min |
| May 17, 4:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Huron, Tuscola | 85 min |
| May 17, 4:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Sanilac | 63 min |
| May 17, 4:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Saginaw | 25 min |
| May 17, 5:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Tuscola | 25 min |
| May 17, 5:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Huron | 24 min |
| May 17, 8:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | APX | Kalkaska | 45 min |
| May 18, 2:08 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MQT | Ontonagon | 52 min |
| May 18, 2:16 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MQT | Gogebic | 44 min |
| May 18, 2:19 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MQT | Gogebic | 41 min |
| May 18, 3:40 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MQT | Iron | 50 min |
| May 18, 4:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MQT | Dickinson | 48 min |
| May 18, 4:57 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MQT | Dickinson, Menominee | 48 min |
| May 18, 12:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | APX | Manistee | 67 min |
| May 18, 12:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | APX | Benzie | 76 min |
| May 18, 12:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Lake | 59 min |
| May 18, 1:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | APX | Antrim | 23 min |
| May 18, 1:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | APX | Grand Traverse | 49 min |
| May 18, 3:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Oakland | 30 min |
| May 18, 3:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | APX | Presque Isle | 36 min |
| May 18, 3:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Huron | 48 min |
| May 18, 4:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | APX | Arenac, Iosco | 65 min |
| May 18, 5:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | APX | Alcona | 33 min |
| May 19, 12:37 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MQT | Gogebic | 38 min |
| May 19, 9:04 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Wayne | 56 min |
| May 19, 1:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Jackson | 91 min |
| May 19, 2:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Macomb, Oakland, Saint Clair | 58 min |
| May 19, 3:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Saint Clair | 44 min |
| May 19, 3:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Jackson | 29 min |
| May 19, 3:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Oakland | 46 min |
| May 19, 4:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Macomb | 63 min |
| May 19, 4:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Washtenaw | 25 min |
| May 25, 5:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MQT | Alger | 36 min |
| May 25, 5:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MQT | Delta | 31 min |
| May 25, 5:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MQT | Alger | 26 min |
| May 25, 6:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MQT | Alger | 30 min |
| May 25, 6:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MQT | Delta | 43 min |
| May 25, 6:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MQT | Alger | 41 min |
| May 25, 7:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MQT | Schoolcraft | 35 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Oakland County7
- Macomb County7
- Saint Clair County5
- Iron County5
- Cass County4
- Huron County4
- Alger County4
- Branch County3
- Jackson County3
- Washtenaw County3
- Wayne County3
- Tuscola County3
- Lake County3
- Newaygo County3
- Ionia County3
- Gogebic County3
- Calhoun County2
- Lenawee County2
- Monroe County2
- Kalamazoo County2
- Van Buren County2
- Genesee County2
- Mason County2
- Oceana County2
- Osceola County2
- Muskegon County2
- Ottawa County2
- Clinton County2
- Isabella County2
- Sanilac County2
- Dickinson County2
- Delta County2
- Hillsdale County1
- Berrien County1
- Saint Joseph County1
- Lapeer County1
- Clare County1
- Mecosta County1
- Kent County1
- Allegan County1
19 more counties
- Barry County1
- Livingston County1
- Gratiot County1
- Montcalm County1
- Shiawassee County1
- Midland County1
- Saginaw County1
- Kalkaska County1
- Ontonagon County1
- Menominee County1
- Manistee County1
- Benzie County1
- Antrim County1
- Grand Traverse County1
- Presque Isle County1
- Arenac County1
- Iosco County1
- Alcona County1
- Schoolcraft County1
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Sources
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