Alert archive / Colorado / 2003
Weather alerts in Colorado, May 2003
148 weather alerts in May 2003, 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 May 2003. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 148
- Warnings
- 100
- Watches
- 13
- Advisories
- 0
- Busiest day
- May 15, 200319 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 6:16 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Arapahoe | 59 min |
| May 1, 11:58 AM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Cheyenne, Denver, Elbert and 8 more | 2 hr |
| May 1, 3:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 38 min |
| May 1, 4:01 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 44 min |
| May 1, 7:41 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Kit Carson | 64 min |
| May 2, 12:08 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Logan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Yuma | 2 hr |
| May 2, 3:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Yuma | 61 min |
| May 2, 5:20 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Logan, Sedgwick | 55 min |
| May 3, 11:48 AM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Logan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington, Yuma | 2 hr |
| May 3, 4:10 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Logan, Phillips, Sedgwick | 5 hr |
| May 3, 7:33 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Logan, Phillips, Sedgwick | 57 min |
| May 4, 11:46 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 59 min |
| May 4, 12:48 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 27 min |
| May 6, 5:40 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Otero | 65 min |
| May 7, 2:39 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Arapahoe | 51 min |
| May 7, 3:05 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cheyenne, Kiowa, Kit Carson, Lincoln, Logan, Morgan and 4 more | 6 hr |
| May 7, 3:36 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe | 39 min |
| May 7, 6:01 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cheyenne, Kiowa, Kit Carson, Lincoln, Phillips, Sedgwick and 2 more | 89 min |
| May 7, 8:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Yuma | 63 min |
| May 7, 8:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Yuma | 61 min |
| May 8, 10:04 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Weld | 56 min |
| May 8, 11:13 AM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Adams | 17 min |
| May 8, 11:52 AM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Adams, Denver | 38 min |
| May 8, 12:10 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Weld | 35 min |
| May 8, 12:10 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Kit Carson, Phillips, Washington, Yuma | 2 hr |
| May 8, 12:30 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Kit Carson, Lincoln, Logan, Morgan, Phillips, Sedgwick and 2 more | 6 hr |
| May 8, 12:40 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Yuma | 50 min |
| May 8, 12:50 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Morgan | 40 min |
| May 8, 1:12 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Morgan, Washington | 48 min |
| May 8, 1:53 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Washington | 37 min |
| May 8, 2:01 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Lincoln | 44 min |
| May 8, 2:17 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Yuma | 58 min |
| May 8, 2:35 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Phillips, Sedgwick, Yuma | 115 min |
| May 15, 11:09 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | GJT | La Plata | 3 hr |
| May 15, 12:31 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baca, Las Animas | 119 min |
| May 15, 12:55 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baca, Bent, Crowley, Kiowa, Otero, Prowers | 6 hr |
| May 15, 1:56 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 64 min |
| May 15, 2:21 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Teller | 84 min |
| May 15, 2:38 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca | 67 min |
| May 15, 2:41 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baca, Bent, Las Animas, Otero, Prowers | 94 min |
| May 15, 2:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Kiowa | 62 min |
| May 15, 3:00 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Adams, Arapahoe, Cheyenne, Elbert, Kit Carson, Lincoln and 1 more | 5 hr |
| May 15, 3:01 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 59 min |
| May 15, 3:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 65 min |
| May 15, 3:30 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Baca | 60 min |
| May 15, 3:54 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa, Prowers | 66 min |
| May 15, 4:13 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 62 min |
| May 15, 4:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca | 62 min |
| May 15, 4:39 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 66 min |
| May 15, 4:47 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Kit Carson | 58 min |
| May 15, 5:23 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOU | Elbert | 2 hr |
| May 15, 5:50 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baca | 5 hr |
| May 15, 6:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca | 62 min |
| May 15, 6:42 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Arapahoe, Cheyenne, Crowley, Elbert, El Paso and 5 more | 2 hr |
| May 15, 7:45 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOU | Elbert | 3 hr |
| May 15, 7:57 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOU | Boulder | 3 hr |
| May 18, 2:49 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, Elbert and 10 more | 116 min |
| May 18, 4:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arapahoe, Elbert, Kit Carson, Lincoln, Logan, Morgan and 4 more | 7 hr |
| May 18, 4:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GJT | Delta | 49 min |
| May 18, 6:52 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Weld | 38 min |
| May 18, 7:24 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Arapahoe, Elbert, Logan, Morgan, Phillips and 2 more | 2 hr |
| May 18, 7:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Adams, Denver | 47 min |
| May 18, 7:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Arapahoe, Elbert | 46 min |
| May 18, 9:25 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 2 hr |
| May 22, 2:00 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Arapahoe, Cheyenne, Elbert, Kit Carson, Lincoln and 7 more | 2 hr |
| May 22, 2:50 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Lincoln, Logan, Morgan, Phillips and 4 more | 6 hr |
| May 22, 4:31 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baca, Prowers | 89 min |
| May 22, 4:51 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Logan, Morgan, Phillips, Sedgwick and 2 more | 114 min |
| May 23, 11:41 AM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Crowley, Elbert, El Paso, Las Animas, Lincoln, Otero and 1 more | 3 hr |
| May 23, 1:54 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Arapahoe, Denver, Logan, Morgan, Phillips and 4 more | 2 hr |
| May 23, 1:55 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baca, Bent, Crowley, Kiowa, Las Animas, Otero and 2 more | 5 hr |
| May 23, 2:24 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 66 min |
| May 23, 2:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Arapahoe, Denver, Douglas, Elbert, El Paso and 5 more | 5 hr |
| May 23, 3:39 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 51 min |
| May 23, 4:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 38 min |
| May 23, 4:32 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baca, Bent, Crowley, Kiowa, Las Animas, Otero and 2 more | 88 min |
| May 23, 4:54 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Arapahoe, Denver, Douglas, Elbert, El Paso and 5 more | 96 min |
| May 23, 4:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 2 hr |
| May 23, 6:08 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Arapahoe, Baca, Bent, Crowley, Denver and 13 more | 67 min |
| May 23, 6:48 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 57 min |
| May 23, 7:56 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Logan, Phillips, Sedgwick | 94 min |
| May 24, 12:05 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Las Animas, Pueblo | 2 hr |
| May 24, 1:53 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Washington | 52 min |
| May 24, 2:05 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baca, Bent, Cheyenne, Crowley, Elbert, El Paso and 7 more | 6 hr |
| May 24, 2:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Fremont, Pueblo | 63 min |
| May 24, 2:43 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Washington, Yuma | 92 min |
| May 24, 2:46 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Washington | 44 min |
| May 24, 2:53 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 52 min |
| May 24, 3:19 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Lincoln | 56 min |
| May 24, 3:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 60 min |
| May 24, 3:53 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 67 min |
| May 24, 4:57 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baca, Bent, Cheyenne, Crowley, Elbert, El Paso and 7 more | 93 min |
| May 24, 5:05 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 115 min |
| May 24, 5:45 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Elbert, Lincoln | 60 min |
| May 24, 6:01 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 59 min |
| May 24, 6:52 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Arapahoe, Douglas | 53 min |
| May 24, 7:01 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Otero | 59 min |
| May 24, 7:10 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baca, Bent, Cheyenne, Crowley, Elbert, El Paso and 7 more | 35 min |
| May 24, 7:27 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Morgan, Weld | 63 min |
| May 24, 7:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Douglas | 59 min |
| May 24, 7:33 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Douglas | 57 min |
| May 24, 8:23 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Douglas | 52 min |
| May 24, 8:55 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Weld | 65 min |
| May 24, 9:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Adams, Weld | 60 min |
| May 25, 12:49 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Teller | 4 hr |
| May 25, 1:04 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alamosa, Archuleta, Boulder, Broomfield, Chaffee, Clear Creek and 25 more | 86 min |
| May 25, 3:50 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Crowley, Custer, Fremont, Huerfano, Otero, Pueblo | 85 min |
| May 25, 3:56 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Huerfano | 64 min |
| May 25, 4:50 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 85 min |
| May 25, 5:50 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Clear Creek, Gilpin, Jefferson | 40 min |
| May 26, 3:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Weld | 60 min |
| May 26, 3:06 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 54 min |
| May 26, 3:47 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Arapahoe, Bent, Crowley, Elbert, El Paso and 6 more | 88 min |
| May 26, 3:50 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 55 min |
| May 26, 4:04 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Weld | 56 min |
| May 26, 4:40 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Arapahoe, Crowley, Elbert, El Paso, Lincoln and 5 more | 5 hr |
| May 26, 4:47 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 28 min |
| May 26, 4:54 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Weld | 66 min |
| May 26, 5:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Lincoln | 63 min |
| May 26, 5:34 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Elbert | 56 min |
| May 26, 6:18 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Elbert, Lincoln | 42 min |
| May 27, 4:52 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Denver, Elbert, Larimer and 3 more | 113 min |
| May 27, 5:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Clear Creek, Gilpin | 58 min |
| May 28, 3:46 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 29 min |
| May 29, 2:37 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Kit Carson, Logan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington, Yuma | 113 min |
| May 29, 3:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GJT | Archuleta | 45 min |
| May 30, 1:20 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, Elbert and 7 more | 2 hr |
| May 30, 1:39 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Teller | 3 hr |
| May 30, 1:52 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOU | Douglas, Jefferson, Park | 3 hr |
| May 30, 2:46 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 59 min |
| May 30, 3:19 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Boulder | 56 min |
| May 30, 3:19 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Larimer, Weld | 46 min |
| May 30, 4:05 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Weld | 60 min |
| May 30, 4:05 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Arapahoe, Bent, Broomfield, Cheyenne, Crowley and 15 more | 6 hr |
| May 30, 5:13 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Morgan, Weld | 52 min |
| May 30, 6:21 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Morgan, Weld | 54 min |
| May 30, 6:48 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Adams | 42 min |
| May 30, 7:11 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Morgan, Washington | 64 min |
| May 30, 7:30 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Arapahoe, Bent, Broomfield, Cheyenne, Crowley and 17 more | 2 hr |
| May 30, 7:32 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Morgan | 43 min |
| May 30, 7:38 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Morgan | 37 min |
| May 31, 2:03 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso, Teller | 57 min |
| May 31, 2:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 59 min |
| May 31, 2:52 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and 6 more | 113 min |
| May 31, 3:48 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 57 min |
| May 31, 4:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Huerfano | 61 min |
| May 31, 4:52 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 53 min |
| May 31, 5:53 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Logan | 67 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 | 80 |
| Tornado Warning | 12 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 8 |
| Tornado Watch | 5 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 35 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 8 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Washington County29
- Weld County28
- Morgan County27
- Elbert County26
- Lincoln County26
- Logan County26
- Yuma County25
- Kit Carson County24
- El Paso County24
- Arapahoe County23
- Adams County23
- Cheyenne County22
- Phillips County21
- Sedgwick County20
- Las Animas County18
- Pueblo County17
- Otero County15
- Kiowa County15
- Baca County15
- Denver County14
- Crowley County14
- Bent County13
- Douglas County13
- Prowers County12
- Broomfield County8
- Jefferson County7
- Teller County6
- Boulder County4
- Fremont County4
- Huerfano County4
- Clear Creek County3
- Gilpin County3
- Park County3
- Larimer County3
- Archuleta County2
- Custer County2
- La Plata County1
- Delta County1
- Alamosa County1
- Chaffee County1
Nearby
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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.