Alert archive / Michigan / Winter Storm Watches
Winter Storm Watches in Michigan, 2025
23 winter storm watches in 2025. 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 2025. Tap one for its archive.
- Winter Storm Watches
- 23
- Busiest month
- February8 winter storm watches
- Busiest day
- February 10, 20253 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 4:17 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | MQT | Baraga, Houghton, Keweenaw, Ontonagon | 11 hr |
| Feb 10, 2:17 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clare, Clinton, Eaton and 17 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 10, 2:30 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | IWX | Berrien, Branch, Cass, Hillsdale, Saint Joseph | 23 hr |
| Feb 10, 3:02 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | DTX | Bay, Genesee, Huron, Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston and 11 more | 36 hr |
| Feb 11, 2:37 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | APX | Alcona, Alpena, Arenac, Gladwin, Iosco, Ogemaw | 24 hr |
| Feb 14, 3:03 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | DTX | Bay, Genesee, Huron, Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston and 11 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 27, 2:37 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | APX | Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Chippewa, Emmet, Mackinac, Presque Isle | 12 hr |
| Feb 27, 2:53 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | MQT | Alger, Keweenaw, Luce, Schoolcraft | 12 hr |
| Mar 3, 2:44 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | MQT | Alger, Baraga, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw and 2 more | 13 hr |
| Mar 17, 3:25 PM EDT | Winter Storm Watch | MQT | Alger, Baraga, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton and 6 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 27, 3:44 AM EDT | Winter Storm Watch | MQT | Alger, Baraga, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton and 7 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 27, 3:47 AM EDT | Winter Storm Watch | APX | Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Chippewa, Emmet, Mackinac, Presque Isle | 23 hr |
| Mar 28, 2:37 PM EDT | Winter Storm Watch | APX | Alcona, Alpena, Crawford, Montmorency, Oscoda, Otsego | 12 hr |
| Nov 8, 2:46 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | IWX | Berrien, Cass | 24 hr |
| Nov 24, 1:48 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | MQT | Alger, Baraga, Delta, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron and 5 more | 36 hr |
| Nov 24, 3:11 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | APX | Antrim, Charlevoix, Chippewa, Crawford, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska and 5 more | 24 hr |
| Nov 25, 2:36 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GRR | Clare, Lake, Osceola | 12 hr |
| Nov 27, 2:36 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Gratiot and 13 more | 25 hr |
| Nov 27, 2:40 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | IWX | Berrien, Branch, Cass, Hillsdale, Saint Joseph | 22 hr |
| Nov 30, 3:10 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GRR | Muskegon, Oceana, Ottawa | 11 hr |
| Dec 26, 2:41 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | MQT | Alger, Baraga, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton and 7 more | 24 hr |
| Dec 27, 2:30 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | APX | Antrim, Benzie, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Emmet, Grand Traverse and 6 more | 14 hr |
| Dec 27, 2:45 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Kalamazoo, Kent, Lake, Mason and 5 more | 20 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Keweenaw County7
- Baraga County6
- Houghton County6
- Ontonagon County6
- Alger County6
- Luce County5
- Schoolcraft County5
- Gogebic County5
- Iron County5
- Marquette County5
- Muskegon County4
- Oceana County4
- Ottawa County4
- Charlevoix County4
- Delta County4
- Allegan County3
- Barry County3
- Kalamazoo County3
- Kent County3
- Lake County3
- Newaygo County3
- Van Buren County3
- Berrien County3
- Cass County3
- Cheboygan County3
- Chippewa County3
- Emmet County3
- Mackinac County3
- Presque Isle County3
- Dickinson County3
- Otsego County3
- Calhoun County2
- Clare County2
- Clinton County2
- Eaton County2
- Gratiot County2
- Ingham County2
- Ionia County2
- Isabella County2
- Jackson County2
43 more counties
- Mason County2
- Mecosta County2
- Montcalm County2
- Osceola County2
- Branch County2
- Hillsdale County2
- Saint Joseph County2
- Bay County2
- Genesee County2
- Huron County2
- Lapeer County2
- Lenawee County2
- Livingston County2
- Macomb County2
- Midland County2
- Monroe County2
- Oakland County2
- Saginaw County2
- Saint Clair County2
- Sanilac County2
- Shiawassee County2
- Tuscola County2
- Washtenaw County2
- Wayne County2
- Alcona County2
- Alpena County2
- Menominee County2
- Crawford County2
- Antrim County2
- Grand Traverse County2
- Kalkaska County2
- Wexford County2
- Arenac County1
- Gladwin County1
- Iosco County1
- Ogemaw County1
- Montmorency County1
- Oscoda County1
- Missaukee County1
- Roscommon County1
- Benzie County1
- Leelanau County1
- Manistee 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.