Alert archive / Colorado / 1997
Weather alerts in Colorado, August 1997
101 weather alerts in August 1997, 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 1997. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 101
- Warnings
- 100
- Watches
- 1
- Advisories
- 0
- Busiest day
- August 17, 199718 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, 6:15 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOU | Elbert | 3 hr |
| Jul 31, 6:15 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOU | Logan, Morgan, Weld | 3 hr |
| Aug 1, 5:11 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa, Prowers | 59 min |
| Aug 1, 6:11 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Prowers | 64 min |
| Aug 1, 7:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Prowers | 60 min |
| Aug 1, 7:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca | 63 min |
| Aug 2, 1:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Douglas, Elbert | 31 min |
| Aug 2, 3:40 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 60 min |
| Aug 2, 4:40 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 60 min |
| Aug 2, 5:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 51 min |
| Aug 2, 6:10 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 65 min |
| Aug 2, 6:49 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca | 61 min |
| Aug 3, 10:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Yuma | 46 min |
| Aug 4, 12:10 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOU | Morgan, Washington | 3 hr |
| Aug 4, 2:05 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOU | Morgan, Washington | 115 min |
| Aug 4, 4:09 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Prowers | 46 min |
| Aug 4, 7:54 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 61 min |
| Aug 5, 10:49 AM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Alamosa | 46 min |
| Aug 5, 12:03 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Baca | 117 min |
| Aug 5, 9:12 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOU | Larimer | 108 min |
| Aug 5, 10:24 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | GJT | Garfield | 3 hr |
| Aug 6, 1:23 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | GJT | Garfield | 3 hr |
| Aug 6, 2:16 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Morgan, Weld | 29 min |
| Aug 9, 4:38 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Custer, Fremont | 62 min |
| Aug 11, 3:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Denver, Jefferson | 48 min |
| Aug 11, 3:40 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Denver | 35 min |
| Aug 11, 4:32 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Douglas | 43 min |
| Aug 11, 4:49 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe | 41 min |
| Aug 11, 5:09 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 61 min |
| Aug 11, 5:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Elbert | 33 min |
| Aug 11, 5:46 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 64 min |
| Aug 11, 6:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Elbert, Lincoln | 46 min |
| Aug 11, 6:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Otero | 76 min |
| Aug 11, 7:21 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 59 min |
| Aug 11, 10:16 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca | 64 min |
| Aug 12, 1:07 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GJT | Rio Blanco | 33 min |
| Aug 12, 3:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GJT | Mesa | 48 min |
| Aug 12, 4:21 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Douglas, Jefferson | 39 min |
| Aug 12, 4:56 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Douglas | 34 min |
| Aug 12, 6:03 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 57 min |
| Aug 12, 9:05 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Prowers | 7 hr |
| Aug 13, 1:41 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 59 min |
| Aug 13, 2:11 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent | 64 min |
| Aug 13, 3:35 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Prowers | 2 hr |
| Aug 13, 3:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Prowers | 33 min |
| Aug 13, 5:37 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley | 63 min |
| Aug 13, 5:57 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 53 min |
| Aug 16, 1:04 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 61 min |
| Aug 16, 3:40 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 60 min |
| Aug 16, 4:35 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Otero | 60 min |
| Aug 16, 5:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Adams, Denver | 47 min |
| Aug 16, 5:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Weld | 47 min |
| Aug 16, 6:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Arapahoe, Denver, Douglas, Jefferson | 45 min |
| Aug 16, 6:51 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Adams, Morgan, Washington | 39 min |
| Aug 16, 6:52 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 48 min |
| Aug 16, 7:28 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Adams | 32 min |
| Aug 16, 7:38 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Weld | 22 min |
| Aug 16, 7:41 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 44 min |
| Aug 16, 7:48 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Washington | 27 min |
| Aug 16, 7:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Weld | 46 min |
| Aug 16, 8:17 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Lincoln, Washington | 28 min |
| Aug 16, 8:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 47 min |
| Aug 16, 8:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Prowers | 36 min |
| Aug 16, 8:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Larimer, Weld | 44 min |
| Aug 16, 8:40 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Logan, Weld | 30 min |
| Aug 16, 9:03 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Prowers | 27 min |
| Aug 16, 9:10 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Weld | 50 min |
| Aug 16, 9:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Prowers | 31 min |
| Aug 16, 9:34 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Boulder, Larimer | 31 min |
| Aug 17, 5:01 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 49 min |
| Aug 17, 6:33 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 47 min |
| Aug 17, 7:48 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 47 min |
| Aug 18, 2:34 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Weld | 41 min |
| Aug 18, 3:04 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Boulder, Larimer, Weld | 56 min |
| Aug 18, 3:49 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe | 26 min |
| Aug 18, 4:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe | 30 min |
| Aug 19, 3:04 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 61 min |
| Aug 21, 2:56 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Conejos | 64 min |
| Aug 21, 6:00 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Phillips, Sedgwick, Yuma | 6 hr |
| Aug 23, 3:46 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Lincoln | 29 min |
| Aug 23, 4:05 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Kit Carson | 65 min |
| Aug 23, 5:40 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Sedgwick | 35 min |
| Aug 23, 6:11 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Phillips, Sedgwick | 34 min |
| Aug 23, 6:45 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Phillips | 45 min |
| Aug 26, 4:33 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Washington | 42 min |
| Aug 26, 4:55 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Logan | 50 min |
| Aug 26, 5:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Washington | 45 min |
| Aug 26, 5:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Washington | 47 min |
| Aug 26, 7:06 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Washington | 39 min |
| Aug 26, 7:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Yuma | 63 min |
| Aug 26, 8:45 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Yuma | 65 min |
| Aug 28, 12:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Elbert, Lincoln | 65 min |
| Aug 28, 2:00 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOU | Elbert, Lincoln | 2 hr |
| Aug 28, 2:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Elbert, Lincoln | 2 hr |
| Aug 28, 4:37 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 93 min |
| Aug 28, 4:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Douglas, Elbert | 47 min |
| Aug 28, 5:34 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Lincoln | 41 min |
| Aug 29, 3:51 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 79 min |
| Aug 29, 6:17 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 63 min |
| Aug 31, 4:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 63 min |
| Aug 31, 5:21 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Denver | 39 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 | 86 |
| Tornado Warning | 3 |
| Tornado Watch | 1 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 11 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Weld County10
- Prowers County10
- El Paso County9
- Washington County9
- Elbert County8
- Adams County8
- Kiowa County7
- Lincoln County7
- Douglas County6
- Arapahoe County6
- Morgan County5
- Denver County5
- Pueblo County5
- Baca County4
- Yuma County4
- Larimer County4
- Logan County3
- Jefferson County3
- Las Animas County3
- Phillips County3
- Sedgwick County3
- Garfield County2
- Otero County2
- Boulder County2
- Alamosa County1
- Custer County1
- Fremont County1
- Rio Blanco County1
- Mesa County1
- Bent County1
- Crowley County1
- Cheyenne County1
- Conejos County1
- Kit Carson County1
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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. Rebuilt daily.