Michigan County Weather Alerts — All 83 Counties

Live National Weather Service watches, warnings, and advisories for every Michigan county. Each county page shows current alerts, regional context, recent alert history, and the NWS forecast office that issues alerts for that area. Tap a county to see its live alert feed.

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Northern Lower Peninsula (21 counties)

The Northern Lower Peninsula spans from Manistee and Bay counties north to the Mackinac Bridge. Counties along the Lake Michigan and Lake Huron shorelines experience significant lake-effect snow, while inland counties (Crawford, Otsego, Oscoda) host dense pine and hardwood forests where wildfire risk peaks in dry springs. Tornadoes are uncommon but not unheard of — Otsego County's 2022 EF-3 tornado is a recent reminder. Winter storms regularly close I-75 and US-31.

Alcona clear Alpena clear Antrim clear Benzie clear Charlevoix clear Cheboygan 1 active Crawford clear Emmet 1 active Grand Traverse clear Iosco clear Kalkaska clear Leelanau clear Manistee clear Missaukee clear Montmorency clear Ogemaw clear Oscoda clear Otsego clear Presque Isle clear Roscommon clear Wexford clear

Upper Peninsula (15 counties)

Michigan's Upper Peninsula sits between Lake Superior to the north and Lakes Michigan and Huron to the south. Counties in this region see some of the most extreme winter weather in the continental U.S., with annual lake-effect snowfall regularly exceeding 200 inches in the Keweenaw Peninsula and prolonged sub-zero cold snaps in January and February. The growing season is short and the population is sparse — most counties have fewer than 25,000 residents. Severe summer thunderstorms occur but tornadoes are rare.

Alger clear Baraga clear Chippewa clear Delta clear Dickinson clear Gogebic clear Houghton clear Iron clear Keweenaw clear Luce clear Mackinac clear Marquette clear Menominee clear Ontonagon clear Schoolcraft clear

Southwest Lower Peninsula (13 counties)

Southwest Michigan — including Berrien, Cass, Van Buren, Allegan, Kent, Kalamazoo, and Ottawa — lies in the heart of the Midwest's tornado-prone corridor. The most severe and frequent tornadoes in Michigan history occur in this region, with peak activity from April through July. Lake Michigan moderates winter temperatures along the immediate shoreline but generates substantial lake-effect snow inland. Lakeshore flooding from sustained westerly winds is a known hazard for Berrien, Van Buren, and Ottawa counties.

Allegan clear Barry clear Berrien clear Branch clear Calhoun clear Cass clear Hillsdale clear Kalamazoo clear Kent clear Muskegon clear Ottawa clear St. Joseph clear Van Buren clear

The Thumb (5 counties)

Michigan's Thumb — Huron, Sanilac, Tuscola, Bay, and Arenac counties — projects into Lake Huron and Saginaw Bay. The region sees significant agricultural activity (sugar beets, dry beans, wheat) and is exposed to severe thunderstorms in summer, occasional tornadoes, lakeshore flooding from northeast winds along Saginaw Bay, and heavy lake-effect snow along the Lake Huron shore. Winter cold snaps can be more severe here than in nearby Saginaw and Genesee counties due to less urban heat retention.

Arenac clear Bay clear Huron clear Sanilac clear Tuscola clear

Central Lower Peninsula (17 counties)

Central Lower Peninsula counties form Michigan's agricultural belt — from Mason and Oceana on the Lake Michigan shore east through Mecosta, Isabella, and Midland. Severe thunderstorms with damaging hail and high winds are the dominant warm-season threat, peaking from late May through July. Lake-effect snow affects western counties; the eastern portion sees more conventional Great Lakes-influenced winter storms. River flooding along the Tittabawassee, Pine, and Muskegon rivers is a recurring spring concern.

Clare clear Clinton clear Eaton clear Gladwin clear Gratiot clear Ingham clear Ionia clear Isabella clear Lake clear Mason clear Mecosta clear Midland clear Montcalm clear Newaygo clear Oceana clear Osceola clear Saginaw clear

Southeast Lower Peninsula (Metro Detroit) (12 counties)

Southeast Michigan — the Metro Detroit region — combines the highest population density in the state with significant severe-weather exposure. Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Washtenaw, Livingston, and surrounding counties face frequent severe thunderstorms, occasional tornadoes (most notably in Washtenaw and Lenawee), winter storms that can paralyze freeways, and growing concern about urban flash flooding as drainage infrastructure ages. Lakeshore flooding affects Wayne, Macomb, Monroe, and St. Clair counties along Lakes Erie, St. Clair, and Huron.

Genesee clear Jackson clear Lapeer clear Lenawee clear Livingston clear Macomb clear Monroe clear Oakland clear Shiawassee clear St. Clair clear Washtenaw clear Wayne clear

Data source: National Weather Service public alerts API. See also: Michigan Gateway home · Great Lakes dashboard.