Alert archive / Michigan / Van Buren County
Weather alerts in Van Buren County, Michigan, 2009
109 weather alerts in 2009, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Van Buren County and its neighbors
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- Alerts
- 109
- Warnings
- 17
- Watches
- 23
- Advisories
- 41
- Busiest month
- June19 alerts
- Busiest day
- June 19, 20099 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
Van Buren County, 2009
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 4 | 3 | 25% | 4 | 100% | 26 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2009
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Grand Rapids, MI: tornado warnings | 2 | 0 | 100% | 3 | 0% | |
| NWS Grand Rapids, MI: severe thunderstorm warnings | 40 | 22 | 45% | 85 | 62% | 24 min |
| NWS Grand Rapids, MI: flash flood warnings | 3 | 3 | 0% | 25 | 88% | 109 min |
An office's figures cover every county it serves, including across state lines.
Verified by the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow, which matches each storm-based warning with the local storm reports inside its polygon while it was in force, within 15 km of its edge: a tornado warning counts as verified on a tornado report, a severe thunderstorm warning on hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more, or wind damage, a flash flood warning on a flash flood report. The false alarm ratio is the share of warnings with no such report; "inside a warning" is the probability of detection, the share of reports that fell inside one; lead time runs from the warning's issue to each report inside it, counting zero for a report that came first. A warning with no report is not proof nothing happened: reports come from spotters, the public and damage surveys, and are thin where few people live.
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 | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 3:24 PM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | GRR | 22 hr |
| Jan 6, 9:49 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRR | 10 hr |
| Jan 7, 3:16 PM EST | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | GRR | 25 hr |
| Jan 8, 4:03 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GRR | 12 hr |
| Jan 9, 4:00 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | GRR | 38 hr |
| Jan 11, 3:38 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GRR | 23 hr |
| Jan 12, 2:32 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | GRR | 24 hr |
| Jan 13, 10:55 PM EST | Lake Effect Snow Watch | GRR | 17 hr |
| Jan 14, 4:23 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | GRR | 3 days |
| Jan 14, 3:39 PM EST | Lake Effect Snow Warning | GRR | 36 hr |
| Jan 17, 3:37 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | GRR | 43 hr |
| Jan 17, 3:37 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRR | 43 hr |
| Jan 29, 11:45 AM EST | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | GRR | 28 hr |
| Feb 10, 3:39 AM EST | High Wind Watch | GRR | 12 hr |
| Feb 10, 12:04 PM EST | Flood Watch | GRR | 24 hr |
| Feb 10, 3:38 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GRR | 37 hr |
| Feb 11, 6:39 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GRR | 5 hr |
| Feb 11, 11:56 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | GRR | 23 hr |
| Feb 17, 3:44 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRR | 51 hr |
| Feb 18, 4:12 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | GRR | 27 hr |
| Feb 19, 3:53 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GRR | 24 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:43 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | GRR | 27 hr |
| Feb 21, 6:35 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Feb 21, 4:17 PM EST | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | GRR | 35 hr |
| Feb 26, 4:46 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GRR | 6 hr |
| Feb 26, 8:38 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GRR | 102 days |
| Mar 6, 3:12 PM EST | Flood Watch | GRR | 51 hr |
| Mar 8, 3:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | 47 min |
| Mar 8, 4:22 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | GRR | 8 hr |
| Mar 9, 4:13 PM EDT | Flood Watch | GRR | 32 hr |
| Mar 10, 4:09 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | GRR | 36 hr |
| Apr 4, 10:33 PM EDT | Winter Storm Watch | GRR | 17 hr |
| Apr 5, 3:32 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | GRR | 19 hr |
| Apr 6, 2:04 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Apr 25, 10:44 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Apr 25, 2:55 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Apr 25, 3:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 25, 7:15 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 60 min |
| Apr 27, 3:18 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | GRR | 14 hr |
| Apr 27, 4:04 PM EDT | Flood Watch | GRR | 19 hr |
| Apr 28, 8:59 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GRR | 103 days |
| May 8, 4:21 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | GRR | 23 hr |
| May 10, 3:47 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | GRR | 28 hr |
| May 11, 12:44 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | GRR | 19 hr |
| May 13, 11:17 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 58 min |
| May 13, 11:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| May 13, 11:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | 66 min |
| May 14, 2:38 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | 82 min |
| May 15, 3:40 PM EDT | Flood Watch | GRR | 12 hr |
| May 17, 2:58 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | GRR | 17 hr |
| Jun 8, 4:02 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 8, 6:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | 63 min |
| Jun 8, 6:46 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 59 min |
| Jun 8, 7:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | 24 min |
| Jun 11, 10:08 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | 112 min |
| Jun 19, 12:07 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Jun 19, 12:30 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 19, 3:35 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | 55 min |
| Jun 19, 3:38 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Jun 19, 4:29 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | GRR | 20 hr |
| Jun 19, 5:44 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | 46 min |
| Jun 19, 1:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | 114 min |
| Jun 19, 1:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | 56 min |
| Jun 19, 7:04 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Jun 19, 8:28 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Jun 19, 8:35 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GRR | 6 hr |
| Jun 19, 9:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | 53 min |
| Jun 19, 9:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | 30 min |
| Jun 25, 2:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jul 11, 3:31 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 29 min |
| Jul 19, 11:14 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | 61 min |
| Jul 24, 4:25 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GRR | 4 hr |
| Aug 8, 11:21 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | 69 min |
| Aug 8, 11:51 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | 24 min |
| Aug 9, 3:06 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | GRR | 5 hr |
| Aug 9, 5:18 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 57 min |
| Aug 9, 5:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Aug 9, 7:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | 65 min |
| Aug 19, 9:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | 64 min |
| Aug 27, 3:54 PM EDT | Flood Watch | GRR | 18 hr |
| Sep 22, 2:54 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GRR | 7 hr |
| Sep 27, 3:00 PM EDT | High Wind Warning | GRR | 31 hr |
| Sep 27, 10:14 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Sep 27, 10:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | 94 min |
| Sep 27, 10:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Sep 28, 9:52 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | GRR | 11 hr |
| Sep 30, 3:56 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | GRR | 17 hr |
| Sep 30, 3:56 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | GRR | 29 hr |
| Oct 6, 12:04 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | GRR | 22 hr |
| Oct 6, 9:50 PM EDT | High Wind Warning | GRR | 6 hr |
| Oct 10, 2:41 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GRR | 6 hr |
| Oct 10, 2:41 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | GRR | 29 hr |
| Oct 23, 10:36 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GRR | 4 hr |
| Oct 30, 4:51 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GRR | 31 hr |
| Oct 30, 3:46 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | GRR | 12 hr |
| Nov 8, 12:25 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GRR | 9 hr |
| Nov 21, 9:34 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GRR | 12 hr |
| Dec 3, 2:40 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRR | 25 hr |
| Dec 7, 4:00 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GRR | 49 hr |
| Dec 8, 4:44 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRR | 23 hr |
| Dec 9, 4:30 AM EST | Blizzard Warning | GRR | 48 hr |
| Dec 12, 8:04 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRR | 15 hr |
| Dec 22, 4:14 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GRR | 36 hr |
| Dec 23, 6:15 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Dec 23, 9:50 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRR | 10 hr |
| Dec 24, 3:45 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRR | 33 hr |
| Dec 26, 12:54 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRR | 10 hr |
| Dec 26, 6:08 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRR | 17 hr |
| Dec 27, 3:22 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRR | 6 hr |
By product
Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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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.