Alert archive / Colorado / 2011
Weather alerts in Colorado, December 2011
64 weather alerts in December 2011, 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 December 2011. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 64
- Warnings
- 17
- Watches
- 14
- Advisories
- 31
- Busiest day
- December 2, 20117 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 9:33 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Baca, Bent, Kiowa, Las Animas, Prowers | 18 hr |
| Dec 2, 3:40 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla and 12 more | 36 hr |
| Dec 2, 4:24 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Garfield, Gunnison, Hinsdale and 7 more | 43 hr |
| Dec 2, 4:24 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison and 10 more | 43 hr |
| Dec 2, 4:48 AM MST | Dense Fog Advisory | BOU | Larimer, Weld | 5 hr |
| Dec 2, 12:41 PM MST | Wind Advisory | GLD | Kit Carson, Yuma | 3 hr |
| Dec 2, 2:05 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 27 hr |
| Dec 2, 7:57 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver and 9 more | 18 hr |
| Dec 3, 3:20 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver and 8 more | 32 hr |
| Dec 3, 3:36 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso and 10 more | 41 hr |
| Dec 4, 3:59 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Costilla, Custer, Fremont, Huerfano and 4 more | 29 hr |
| Dec 4, 2:57 PM MST | Wind Chill Advisory | GJT | Garfield, Moffat, Rio Blanco, Routt | 13 hr |
| Dec 4, 3:50 PM MST | Wind Chill Advisory | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso and 9 more | 19 hr |
| Dec 5, 1:15 PM MST | Wind Chill Advisory | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 15 hr |
| Dec 5, 2:18 PM MST | Wind Chill Advisory | PUB | Alamosa, Bent, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley and 14 more | 19 hr |
| Dec 6, 3:55 AM MST | Wind Chill Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 4 hr |
| Dec 9, 3:48 AM MST | Dense Fog Advisory | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, Larimer and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Dec 9, 7:20 PM MST | Dense Fog Advisory | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and 4 more | 8 hr |
| Dec 11, 3:05 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Conejos, Mineral, Rio Grande | 13 hr |
| Dec 11, 3:13 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | GJT | Archuleta, Dolores, Hinsdale, La Plata, Montezuma, San Juan and 1 more | 11 hr |
| Dec 12, 2:10 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | GJT | Archuleta, Dolores, Hinsdale, La Plata, Montezuma, San Juan and 1 more | 58 hr |
| Dec 12, 2:10 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | GJT | Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison, Hinsdale and 9 more | 60 hr |
| Dec 12, 4:00 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 8 hr |
| Dec 12, 4:06 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | PUB | Conejos, Mineral, Rio Grande | 47 hr |
| Dec 12, 12:11 PM MST | Freezing Rain Advisory | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 47 hr |
| Dec 12, 7:30 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, Fremont, Huerfano and 4 more | 32 hr |
| Dec 13, 2:18 AM MST | Dense Fog Advisory | BOU | Elbert, Lincoln, Logan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington and 1 more | 9 hr |
| Dec 13, 9:37 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOU | Phillips, Sedgwick | 83 min |
| Dec 16, 8:22 AM MST | Dense Fog Advisory | GJT | Moffat, Rio Blanco, Routt | 3 hr |
| Dec 16, 9:04 PM MST | Dense Fog Advisory | GJT | Moffat, Rio Blanco, Routt | 14 hr |
| Dec 17, 3:14 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Baca, Bent, Las Animas, Otero, Prowers | 24 hr |
| Dec 18, 3:46 AM MST | Blizzard Watch | PUB | Baca, Las Animas | 12 hr |
| Dec 18, 4:11 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 24 hr |
| Dec 18, 3:29 PM MST | Blizzard Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Costilla, Crowley, Huerfano, Kiowa and 3 more | 36 hr |
| Dec 18, 3:29 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Crowley, Kiowa | 6 hr |
| Dec 18, 3:29 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | PUB | Crowley, Kiowa, Las Animas, Otero | 12 hr |
| Dec 18, 3:29 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | Costilla, Custer, Fremont, Huerfano, Las Animas, Pueblo | 18 hr |
| Dec 18, 9:15 PM MST | Blizzard Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 30 hr |
| Dec 19, 4:08 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | GLD | Kit Carson | 23 hr |
| Dec 19, 4:58 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOU | Elbert, Lincoln, Logan, Phillips, Washington | 23 hr |
| Dec 19, 9:36 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | PUB | Costilla, Custer, Fremont, Huerfano, Las Animas, Pueblo | 17 hr |
| Dec 19, 9:36 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Chaffee, Costilla, Crowley and 11 more | 22 hr |
| Dec 19, 11:07 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | BOU | Elbert, Lincoln | 17 hr |
| Dec 19, 11:43 AM MST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baca, Bent, Las Animas, Otero, Prowers | 5 hr |
| Dec 20, 3:29 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | GLD | Cheyenne | 6 hr |
| Dec 20, 2:00 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver and 8 more | 15 hr |
| Dec 20, 2:58 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Costilla, Custer, El Paso, Fremont and 5 more | 13 hr |
| Dec 20, 3:37 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison and 12 more | 52 hr |
| Dec 21, 3:44 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso and 9 more | 40 hr |
| Dec 21, 4:33 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver and 6 more | 30 hr |
| Dec 21, 4:33 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Clear Creek, Elbert, Gilpin and 10 more | 30 hr |
| Dec 21, 2:23 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | GLD | Kit Carson, Yuma | 21 hr |
| Dec 21, 2:35 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Costilla, Custer, El Paso, Fremont and 5 more | 29 hr |
| Dec 22, 3:04 AM MST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Boulder, Gilpin, Jefferson, Teller | 3 hr |
| Dec 28, 5:24 AM MST | High Wind Watch | BOU | Boulder, Clear Creek, Douglas, Gilpin, Grand, Jackson and 4 more | 5 hr |
| Dec 28, 10:32 AM MST | High Wind Warning | BOU | Boulder, Clear Creek, Douglas, Gilpin, Grand, Jackson and 8 more | 30 hr |
| Dec 29, 3:03 PM MST | High Wind Watch | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver and 16 more | 19 hr |
| Dec 29, 3:03 PM MST | High Wind Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Costilla, Custer, El Paso, Fremont and 5 more | 24 hr |
| Dec 30, 3:07 AM MST | High Wind Watch | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 11 hr |
| Dec 30, 10:15 AM MST | High Wind Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver and 16 more | 31 hr |
| Dec 30, 2:36 PM MST | High Wind Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 29 hr |
| Dec 30, 2:55 PM MST | High Wind Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla and 15 more | 26 hr |
| Dec 31, 3:44 AM MST | Wind Advisory | GJT | Eagle, Garfield, Moffat, Rio Blanco, Routt | 8 hr |
| Dec 31, 9:30 AM MST | High Wind Warning | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Gunnison, Hinsdale, La Plata and 5 more | 5 hr |
By product
Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.
| Product | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Severe storms | |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 2 |
| Winter | |
| Blizzard Warning | 2 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 9 |
| Blizzard Watch | 1 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 9 |
| Freezing Rain Advisory | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 18 |
| Cold | |
| Wind Chill Warning | 1 |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 4 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 5 |
| High Wind Watch | 4 |
| Wind Advisory | 2 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 6 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Las Animas County20
- Costilla County15
- Huerfano County15
- Custer County14
- Fremont County14
- Pueblo County13
- Alamosa County12
- Saguache County12
- Teller County12
- Larimer County12
- Chaffee County11
- Weld County11
- Kit Carson County11
- Boulder County11
- Jefferson County11
- El Paso County10
- Cheyenne County10
- Douglas County10
- Elbert County10
- Gilpin County10
- Conejos County9
- Mineral County9
- Rio Grande County9
- Adams County9
- Arapahoe County9
- Clear Creek County9
- Lincoln County9
- Park County9
- Baca County8
- Bent County8
- Kiowa County8
- Prowers County8
- Broomfield County8
- Denver County8
- Otero County8
- Dolores County7
- Hinsdale County7
- La Plata County7
- Montezuma County7
- San Miguel County7
24 more counties
- Moffat County7
- Rio Blanco County7
- Routt County7
- Yuma County7
- Archuleta County6
- Garfield County6
- Washington County6
- Crowley County6
- Phillips County6
- Delta County5
- Gunnison County5
- Montrose County5
- Ouray County5
- San Juan County5
- Lake County5
- Logan County5
- Sedgwick County5
- Grand County5
- Jackson County5
- Summit County5
- Mesa County4
- Eagle County4
- Morgan County4
- Pitkin 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.