Alert archive / Michigan / Winter Storm Watches
Winter Storm Watches in Michigan, 2012
23 winter storm watches in 2012. 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 winter storm watches reaches back to 2005.
Winter Storm Watches by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2012. Tap one for its archive.
- Winter Storm Watches
- 23
- Busiest month
- December7 winter storm watches
- Busiest day
- January 10, 20124 winter storm watches
Over time
By month
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 4:14 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | MQT | Alger, Baraga, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton and 6 more | 49 hr |
| Jan 10, 3:22 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | APX | Antrim, Benzie, Cheboygan, Crawford, Emmet, Grand Traverse and 6 more | 37 hr |
| Jan 10, 3:47 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Kalamazoo, Kent, Lake, Mason and 6 more | 35 hr |
| Jan 10, 4:17 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | IWX | Branch, Cass, Saint Joseph | 40 hr |
| Jan 18, 5:01 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | MQT | Alger, Gogebic, Houghton, Keweenaw, Luce, Ontonagon and 1 more | 11 hr |
| Jan 21, 4:59 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | MQT | Alger, Baraga, Delta, Dickinson, Houghton, Keweenaw and 4 more | 23 hr |
| Feb 22, 3:37 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | DTX | Bay, Genesee, Huron, Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston and 11 more | 23 hr |
| Feb 22, 4:58 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clare, Clinton, Eaton and 17 more | 18 hr |
| Feb 22, 10:00 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | IWX | Branch, Cass, Hillsdale, Saint Joseph | 18 hr |
| Feb 27, 4:41 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clare, Clinton, Eaton and 17 more | 34 hr |
| Feb 27, 4:51 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | MQT | Alger, Baraga, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton and 7 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 27, 4:52 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | APX | Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Benzie, Cheboygan and 16 more | 22 hr |
| Mar 1, 4:20 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | MQT | Alger, Delta, Luce, Marquette, Schoolcraft | 21 hr |
| Mar 1, 4:32 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | APX | Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Benzie, Cheboygan and 16 more | 12 hr |
| Mar 1, 4:33 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GRR | Clare, Lake, Mason, Osceola | 11 hr |
| Nov 21, 4:04 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | MQT | Alger, Luce, Schoolcraft | 24 hr |
| Dec 8, 3:58 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | MQT | Gogebic, Houghton, Keweenaw, Ontonagon | 12 hr |
| Dec 18, 3:40 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GRR | Allegan, Clare, Isabella, Lake, Mason, Mecosta and 6 more | 23 hr |
| Dec 18, 4:01 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | MQT | Alger, Delta, Luce, Marquette, Menominee, Schoolcraft | 13 hr |
| Dec 18, 4:18 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | APX | Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Benzie, Cheboygan, Crawford and 14 more | 24 hr |
| Dec 19, 4:42 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | IWX | Cass | 11 hr |
| Dec 24, 4:26 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | IWX | Branch, Hillsdale | 32 hr |
| Dec 25, 3:54 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | DTX | Lenawee, Macomb, Monroe, Saint Clair, Wayne | 12 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Alger County7
- Schoolcraft County7
- Luce County6
- Delta County5
- Houghton County5
- Keweenaw County5
- Marquette County5
- Lake County5
- Mason County5
- Osceola County5
- Gogebic County4
- Menominee County4
- Ontonagon County4
- Antrim County4
- Benzie County4
- Cheboygan County4
- Crawford County4
- Emmet County4
- Grand Traverse County4
- Kalkaska County4
- Leelanau County4
- Manistee County4
- Missaukee County4
- Otsego County4
- Wexford County4
- Allegan County4
- Muskegon County4
- Newaygo County4
- Oceana County4
- Ottawa County4
- Van Buren County4
- Clare County4
- Baraga County3
- Dickinson County3
- Barry County3
- Kalamazoo County3
- Kent County3
- Branch County3
- Cass County3
- Isabella County3
39 more counties
- Mecosta County3
- Alcona County3
- Alpena County3
- Gladwin County3
- Montmorency County3
- Ogemaw County3
- Oscoda County3
- Presque Isle County3
- Roscommon County3
- Iron County2
- Saint Joseph County2
- Lenawee County2
- Macomb County2
- Monroe County2
- Saint Clair County2
- Wayne County2
- Calhoun County2
- Clinton County2
- Eaton County2
- Gratiot County2
- Ingham County2
- Ionia County2
- Jackson County2
- Montcalm County2
- Hillsdale County2
- Arenac County2
- Iosco County2
- Bay County1
- Genesee County1
- Huron County1
- Lapeer County1
- Livingston County1
- Midland County1
- Oakland County1
- Saginaw County1
- Sanilac County1
- Shiawassee County1
- Tuscola County1
- Washtenaw County1
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.