Alert archive / Michigan / Winter Storm Watches
Winter Storm Watches in Michigan, 2026
18 winter storm watches in 2026. 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 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Winter Storm Watches
- 18
- Busiest month
- March8 winter storm watches
- Busiest day
- January 17, 20263 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 13, 4:25 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | IWX | Berrien | 9 hr |
| Jan 13, 1:36 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | DTX | Huron, Sanilac | 25 hr |
| Jan 17, 1:42 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | MQT | Alger, Baraga, Houghton, Keweenaw, Marquette | 12 hr |
| Jan 17, 3:00 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GRR | Allegan, Mason, Muskegon, Oceana, Ottawa, Van Buren | 13 hr |
| Jan 17, 3:18 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | APX | Antrim, Benzie, Charlevoix, Emmet, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska and 3 more | 13 hr |
| Feb 16, 2:36 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | MQT | Alger, Baraga, Delta, Houghton, Keweenaw, Luce and 2 more | 25 hr |
| Feb 16, 1:57 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | APX | Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Chippewa and 11 more | 13 hr |
| Feb 19, 1:06 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | MQT | Alger, Luce, Marquette, Schoolcraft | 13 hr |
| Mar 9, 3:00 PM EDT | Winter Storm Watch | MQT | Marquette | 11 hr |
| Mar 11, 2:27 PM EDT | Winter Storm Watch | MQT | Alger, Baraga, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton and 7 more | 13 hr |
| Mar 11, 2:31 PM EDT | Winter Storm Watch | APX | Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Chippewa, Emmet, Mackinac | 21 hr |
| Mar 13, 3:42 AM EDT | Winter Storm Watch | APX | Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Benzie, Charlevoix and 19 more | 34 hr |
| Mar 13, 3:44 AM EDT | Winter Storm Watch | GRR | Clare, Lake, Mason, Mecosta, Newaygo, Oceana and 1 more | 33 hr |
| Mar 13, 3:54 AM EDT | Winter Storm Watch | MQT | Alger, Baraga, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton and 7 more | 23 hr |
| Mar 31, 3:40 PM EDT | Winter Storm Watch | APX | Alpena, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Chippewa, Emmet, Mackinac and 3 more | 22 hr |
| Mar 31, 3:43 PM EDT | Winter Storm Watch | MQT | Alger, Baraga, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton and 7 more | 23 hr |
| Apr 2, 1:04 AM EDT | Winter Storm Watch | MQT | Alger, Baraga, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton and 7 more | 26 hr |
| Apr 3, 2:26 AM EDT | Winter Storm Watch | APX | Chippewa, Mackinac | 10 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Marquette County8
- Alger County7
- Baraga County6
- Houghton County6
- Keweenaw County6
- Luce County6
- Schoolcraft County6
- Charlevoix County5
- Emmet County5
- Delta County5
- Chippewa County5
- Mackinac County5
- Cheboygan County4
- Dickinson County4
- Gogebic County4
- Iron County4
- Menominee County4
- Ontonagon County4
- Antrim County3
- Kalkaska County3
- Alpena County3
- Montmorency County3
- Otsego County3
- Presque Isle County3
- Mason County2
- Oceana County2
- Benzie County2
- Grand Traverse County2
- Leelanau County2
- Manistee County2
- Wexford County2
- Alcona County2
- Crawford County2
- Iosco County2
- Ogemaw County2
- Oscoda County2
- Roscommon County2
- Berrien County1
- Huron County1
- Sanilac 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.