Alert archive / Michigan / Tornado Watches / 2002
Tornado Watches in Michigan, August 2002
2 tornado watches in August 2002. 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 tornado watches reaches back to 1997.
Tornado Watches by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in August 2002. Tap one for its archive.
- Tornado Watches
- 2
- Busiest day
- August 1, 20021 tornado watches
Over time
By day
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 6:30 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Bay, Cheboygan and 34 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 1, 10:30 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Allegan, Barry, Bay, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun and 30 more | 5 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Bay County2
- Clinton County2
- Genesee County2
- Gratiot County2
- Ionia County2
- Isabella County2
- Kent County2
- Mecosta County2
- Midland County2
- Montcalm County2
- Saginaw County2
- Shiawassee County2
- Tuscola County2
- Alcona County1
- Alpena County1
- Antrim County1
- Arenac County1
- Cheboygan County1
- Clare County1
- Crawford County1
- Emmet County1
- Gladwin County1
- Grand Traverse County1
- Huron County1
- Iosco County1
- Kalkaska County1
- Lake County1
- Missaukee County1
- Montmorency County1
- Muskegon County1
- Newaygo County1
- Oceana County1
- Ogemaw County1
- Osceola County1
- Oscoda County1
- Otsego County1
- Ottawa County1
- Presque Isle County1
- Roscommon County1
- Wexford County1
23 more counties
- Allegan County1
- Barry County1
- Berrien County1
- Branch County1
- Calhoun County1
- Cass County1
- Eaton County1
- Hillsdale County1
- Ingham County1
- Jackson County1
- Kalamazoo County1
- Lapeer County1
- Lenawee County1
- Livingston County1
- Macomb County1
- Monroe County1
- Oakland County1
- Saint Clair County1
- Saint Joseph County1
- Sanilac County1
- Van Buren County1
- Washtenaw County1
- Wayne County1
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. Rebuilt daily.