Alert archive / Michigan / Van Buren County
Weather alerts in Van Buren County, Michigan, 2016
97 weather alerts in 2016, 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
- 97
- Warnings
- 21
- Watches
- 7
- Advisories
- 33
- Busiest month
- July20 alerts
- Busiest day
- April 26, 20164 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
1 of 1 tornado warnings covering Van Buren County in 2016 had a tornado report inside them; 0 of 1 tornado reports fell inside a warning.
Van Buren County, 2016
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 1 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0% | |
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 8 | 4 | 50% | 7 | 71% | 22 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 0 | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2016
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Grand Rapids, MI: tornado warnings | 8 | 3 | 63% | 9 | 56% | 19 min |
| NWS Grand Rapids, MI: severe thunderstorm warnings | 46 | 22 | 52% | 92 | 62% | 20 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, 3:01 AM EST | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | GRR | 30 hr |
| Jan 8, 3:33 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GRR | 12 hr |
| Jan 9, 4:01 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | GRR | 27 hr |
| Jan 9, 4:01 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRR | 27 hr |
| Jan 11, 3:35 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRR | 39 hr |
| Jan 11, 3:01 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | GRR | 28 hr |
| Jan 16, 3:26 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRR | 3 days |
| Jan 26, 11:24 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRR | 16 hr |
| Feb 3, 3:27 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GRR | 6 hr |
| Feb 8, 3:15 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRR | 67 hr |
| Feb 9, 10:56 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | GRR | 47 hr |
| Feb 11, 1:41 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | GRR | 50 hr |
| Feb 19, 2:19 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GRR | 22 hr |
| Feb 22, 3:38 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GRR | 24 hr |
| Feb 23, 3:47 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | GRR | 42 hr |
| Feb 24, 7:34 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Feb 24, 11:49 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Feb 29, 3:35 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRR | 45 hr |
| Mar 1, 2:58 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | GRR | 22 hr |
| Mar 5, 7:18 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRR | 5 hr |
| Mar 15, 3:45 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | GRR | 29 hr |
| Mar 16, 3:29 AM EDT | High Wind Warning | GRR | 17 hr |
| Mar 31, 3:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | 35 min |
| Apr 2, 3:45 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | GRR | 17 hr |
| Apr 4, 3:45 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | GRR | 17 hr |
| Apr 25, 6:02 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Apr 25, 9:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | 55 min |
| Apr 25, 10:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | 28 min |
| Apr 25, 10:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GRR | 6 hr |
| Apr 26, 6:12 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GRR | 3 hr |
| May 14, 3:36 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | GRR | 16 hr |
| May 16, 5:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | 108 min |
| Jun 5, 3:58 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | GRR | 12 hr |
| Jun 6, 12:18 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 6, 3:49 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | GRR | 28 hr |
| Jun 15, 5:24 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | 66 min |
| Jun 15, 4:05 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | GRR | 34 hr |
| Jun 15, 11:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | 46 min |
| Jun 16, 12:13 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | 47 min |
| Jun 16, 12:50 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | 40 min |
| Jun 22, 8:07 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Jun 22, 8:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | 51 min |
| Jun 27, 11:01 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | GRR | 39 hr |
| Jun 30, 10:10 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | GRR | 37 hr |
| Jul 7, 11:25 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GRR | 9 hr |
| Jul 8, 4:06 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | GRR | 42 hr |
| Jul 8, 12:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 12, 4:20 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Jul 14, 4:11 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | GRR | 11 hr |
| Jul 15, 3:51 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | GRR | 22 hr |
| Jul 16, 3:39 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | GRR | 37 hr |
| Jul 18, 12:59 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | 61 min |
| Jul 20, 3:43 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | GRR | 51 hr |
| Jul 21, 1:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | 62 min |
| Jul 23, 7:28 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 24, 2:02 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | 58 min |
| Jul 24, 1:54 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GRR | 6 hr |
| Jul 24, 3:25 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jul 24, 6:42 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Jul 25, 5:15 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | GRR | 7 hr |
| Jul 28, 6:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | 53 min |
| Jul 28, 6:08 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GRR | 3 hr |
| Jul 30, 7:57 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | 48 min |
| Jul 30, 9:14 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | 61 min |
| Aug 12, 1:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | 51 min |
| Aug 12, 3:40 PM EDT | Flood Watch | GRR | 16 hr |
| Aug 13, 12:46 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GRR | 12 hr |
| Aug 15, 3:51 AM EDT | Flood Watch | GRR | 24 hr |
| Aug 15, 10:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GRR | 11 hr |
| Aug 19, 6:00 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | GRR | 55 hr |
| Aug 20, 11:19 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Aug 20, 12:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | 65 min |
| Aug 20, 1:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | 48 min |
| Aug 20, 1:21 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GRR | 24 min |
| Aug 30, 3:46 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | GRR | 60 hr |
| Sep 7, 11:19 AM EDT | Flood Watch | GRR | 11 hr |
| Sep 7, 1:37 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Sep 7, 3:39 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | GRR | 7 hr |
| Sep 9, 2:50 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GRR | 6 hr |
| Sep 9, 3:19 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | GRR | 43 hr |
| Oct 5, 9:41 PM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GRR | 13 hr |
| Oct 13, 1:53 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | GRR | 31 hr |
| Nov 7, 1:08 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GRR | 7 hr |
| Nov 15, 5:55 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GRR | 6 hr |
| Nov 16, 4:19 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GRR | 8 hr |
| Nov 17, 12:38 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GRR | 3 hr |
| Nov 18, 2:55 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GRR | 25 hr |
| Nov 19, 3:27 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRR | 20 hr |
| Dec 6, 2:05 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GRR | 14 hr |
| Dec 7, 3:58 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | GRR | 60 hr |
| Dec 10, 3:42 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRR | 47 hr |
| Dec 11, 3:51 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | GRR | 23 hr |
| Dec 11, 6:42 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Dec 14, 3:37 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRR | 32 hr |
| Dec 15, 3:50 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRR | 63 hr |
| Dec 20, 3:29 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRR | 15 hr |
| Dec 29, 3:42 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRR | 29 hr |
By product
Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.
| Product | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Severe storms | |
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 8 |
| Tornado Warning | 1 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 12 |
| Special Weather Statement | 10 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 2 |
| Flood Watch | 3 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 4 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 8 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 3 |
| Lake Effect Snow Advisory | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 13 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 1 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 1 |
| Frost Advisory | 2 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 1 |
| Wind Advisory | 4 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 8 |
| Coast and beach | |
| Beach Hazards Statement | 14 |
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.