Alert archive / Michigan / Winter Storm Watches
Winter Storm Watches in Michigan, 2020
14 winter storm watches in 2020. 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 2020. Tap one for its archive.
- Winter Storm Watches
- 14
- Busiest month
- January6 winter storm watches
- Busiest day
- January 9, 20203 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 9, 10:15 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clare, Clinton, Eaton and 17 more | 18 hr |
| Jan 9, 2:59 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | DTX | Bay, Genesee, Huron, Lapeer, Livingston, Midland and 5 more | 25 hr |
| Jan 9, 3:43 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | APX | Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Benzie, Charlevoix and 19 more | 45 hr |
| Jan 16, 2:37 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | DTX | Bay, Genesee, Huron, Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston and 11 more | 13 hr |
| Jan 16, 2:59 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | MQT | Alger, Delta, Dickinson, Iron, Luce, Marquette and 2 more | 14 hr |
| Jan 16, 4:14 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | APX | Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Benzie, Charlevoix and 19 more | 11 hr |
| Feb 24, 2:18 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Gratiot and 13 more | 25 hr |
| Feb 24, 2:45 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | IWX | Branch, Cass, Hillsdale, Saint Joseph | 25 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:10 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | DTX | Bay, Genesee, Huron, Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston and 11 more | 25 hr |
| Apr 10, 4:12 PM EDT | Winter Storm Watch | MQT | Alger, Baraga, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron and 3 more | 24 hr |
| Nov 29, 3:54 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | IWX | 25 hr | |
| Dec 10, 2:54 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GRR | Clare, Isabella, Lake, Mason, Mecosta, Newaygo and 2 more | 13 hr |
| Dec 10, 4:05 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | APX | Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Benzie, Charlevoix and 16 more | 23 hr |
| Dec 23, 2:36 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | IWX | Cass | 13 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Isabella County3
- Mecosta County3
- Newaygo County3
- Oceana County3
- Bay County3
- Genesee County3
- Huron County3
- Lapeer County3
- Livingston County3
- Midland County3
- Oakland County3
- Saginaw County3
- Sanilac County3
- Shiawassee County3
- Tuscola County3
- Alcona County3
- Alpena County3
- Antrim County3
- Arenac County3
- Benzie County3
- Charlevoix County3
- Cheboygan County3
- Crawford County3
- Gladwin County3
- Grand Traverse County3
- Iosco County3
- Kalkaska County3
- Leelanau County3
- Manistee County3
- Missaukee County3
- Montmorency County3
- Ogemaw County3
- Oscoda County3
- Otsego County3
- Presque Isle County3
- Roscommon County3
- Wexford County3
- Allegan County2
- Barry County2
- Calhoun County2
42 more counties
- Clare County2
- Clinton County2
- Eaton County2
- Gratiot County2
- Ingham County2
- Ionia County2
- Jackson County2
- Kalamazoo County2
- Kent County2
- Lake County2
- Mason County2
- Montcalm County2
- Muskegon County2
- Osceola County2
- Ottawa County2
- Van Buren County2
- Chippewa County2
- Emmet County2
- Mackinac County2
- Lenawee County2
- Macomb County2
- Monroe County2
- Saint Clair County2
- Washtenaw County2
- Wayne County2
- Alger County2
- Dickinson County2
- Iron County2
- Marquette County2
- Cass County2
- Delta County1
- Luce County1
- Menominee County1
- Schoolcraft County1
- Branch County1
- Hillsdale County1
- Saint Joseph County1
- Baraga County1
- Gogebic County1
- Houghton County1
- Keweenaw County1
- Ontonagon County1
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.