Alert archive / Colorado / 1986
Weather alerts in Colorado, August 1986
74 weather alerts in August 1986, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state.
Weather alerts by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in August 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 74
- Warnings
- 74
- Watches
- 0
- Advisories
- 0
- Busiest day
- August 2, 198620 alerts
Over time
By day
Days in UTC, the clock the archive keeps.
The alerts
Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Mountain Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 6:19 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Washington, Yuma | 56 min |
| Jul 31, 6:20 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Las Animas | 57 min |
| Jul 31, 6:20 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Otero | 57 min |
| Jul 31, 7:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Prowers | 58 min |
| Jul 31, 7:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Otero, Pueblo | 58 min |
| Jul 31, 7:45 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley | 60 min |
| Jul 31, 8:49 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Logan, Weld | 71 min |
| Jul 31, 9:54 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Park | 66 min |
| Jul 31, 10:01 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Logan, Morgan, Washington | 59 min |
| Jul 31, 11:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Washington | 60 min |
| Aug 1, 7:06 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Washington | 69 min |
| Aug 1, 4:10 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Baca | 60 min |
| Aug 1, 4:40 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | El Paso | 35 min |
| Aug 1, 5:20 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | El Paso | 55 min |
| Aug 1, 6:20 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | El Paso | 55 min |
| Aug 1, 6:20 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca | 60 min |
| Aug 1, 7:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Prowers | 60 min |
| Aug 1, 7:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | El Paso | 60 min |
| Aug 1, 7:45 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Prowers | 55 min |
| Aug 1, 8:50 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Prowers | 60 min |
| Aug 1, 8:50 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Otero | 60 min |
| Aug 2, 1:09 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | El Paso | 111 min |
| Aug 2, 2:01 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 44 min |
| Aug 2, 2:03 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | El Paso | 87 min |
| Aug 2, 1:56 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | El Paso | 64 min |
| Aug 2, 3:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Morgan, Washington | 60 min |
| Aug 2, 3:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Custer, Fremont | 45 min |
| Aug 2, 3:18 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Arapahoe, Elbert | 57 min |
| Aug 2, 3:54 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Adams, Washington | 66 min |
| Aug 2, 4:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Elbert | 44 min |
| Aug 2, 4:49 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Boulder, Larimer, Weld | 56 min |
| Aug 2, 4:50 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 60 min |
| Aug 2, 5:11 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Washington | 59 min |
| Aug 2, 5:27 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Adams, Weld | 63 min |
| Aug 2, 6:03 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe | 27 min |
| Aug 2, 6:38 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Elbert | 67 min |
| Aug 2, 6:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Elbert | 61 min |
| Aug 2, 6:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Lincoln | 26 min |
| Aug 2, 6:45 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Adams | 35 min |
| Aug 2, 7:06 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Boulder, Larimer, Weld | 54 min |
| Aug 2, 7:46 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Denver, Jefferson | 59 min |
| Aug 2, 7:46 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Boulder | 59 min |
| Aug 2, 8:20 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Larimer, Weld | 55 min |
| Aug 2, 9:23 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Adams, Weld | 52 min |
| Aug 2, 10:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Elbert | 46 min |
| Aug 3, 3:20 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | El Paso | 40 min |
| Aug 3, 4:08 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Elbert | 52 min |
| Aug 3, 4:34 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | El Paso | 41 min |
| Aug 3, 4:48 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Arapahoe, Washington | 57 min |
| Aug 3, 4:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Lincoln | 92 min |
| Aug 3, 4:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Elbert | 47 min |
| Aug 3, 5:55 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Kit Carson | 35 min |
| Aug 3, 6:34 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Yuma | 56 min |
| Aug 4, 3:05 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Morgan | 55 min |
| Aug 4, 3:18 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Elbert, Lincoln | 57 min |
| Aug 4, 4:03 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 62 min |
| Aug 8, 9:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 60 min |
| Aug 8, 9:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Lincoln | 63 min |
| Aug 10, 4:18 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 60 min |
| Aug 11, 6:02 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Phillips, Sedgwick | 58 min |
| Aug 14, 3:55 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | El Paso | 35 min |
| Aug 14, 4:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | El Paso | 30 min |
| Aug 14, 4:51 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Baca | 39 min |
| Aug 14, 5:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | El Paso | 45 min |
| Aug 14, 5:09 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Logan, Weld | 56 min |
| Aug 19, 7:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Elbert | 60 min |
| Aug 21, 7:40 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | El Paso | 60 min |
| Aug 21, 8:35 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | El Paso | 65 min |
| Aug 21, 8:50 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 60 min |
| Aug 21, 10:11 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Lincoln | 59 min |
| Aug 31, 4:03 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | El Paso, Lincoln | 57 min |
| Aug 31, 4:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Lincoln | 61 min |
| Aug 31, 4:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Kit Carson | 61 min |
| Aug 31, 5:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Lincoln | 61 min |
By product
Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.
| Product | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Severe storms | |
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 71 |
| Tornado Warning | 2 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 1 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- El Paso County15
- Elbert County9
- Washington County8
- Lincoln County8
- Weld County7
- Adams County7
- Baca County5
- Pueblo County5
- Arapahoe County5
- Prowers County4
- Otero County3
- Logan County3
- Morgan County3
- Boulder County3
- Larimer County3
- Yuma County2
- Las Animas County2
- Bent County2
- Kit Carson County2
- Crowley County1
- Park County1
- Custer County1
- Fremont County1
- Denver County1
- Jefferson County1
- Cheyenne County1
- Phillips County1
- Sedgwick County1
Nearby
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. Rebuilt daily.