Alert archive / Colorado / 2012
Weather alerts in Colorado, August 2012
120 weather alerts in August 2012, 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 2012. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 120
- Warnings
- 42
- Watches
- 8
- Advisories
- 27
- Busiest day
- August 1, 201217 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, 6:03 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GJT | Montezuma | 3 hr |
| Jul 31, 6:04 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GJT | La Plata | 86 min |
| Jul 31, 6:10 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Custer, Fremont | 110 min |
| Jul 31, 6:31 PM MDT | Areal Flood Warning | GJT | Delta, Mesa, Montrose | 4 min |
| Jul 31, 6:37 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | GJT | Delta, Mesa, Montrose | 3 hr |
| Jul 31, 6:57 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Custer, Fremont | 3 hr |
| Jul 31, 7:19 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso | 76 min |
| Jul 31, 10:24 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Kit Carson | 36 min |
| Aug 1, 12:30 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GJT | Garfield, Mesa, Pitkin | 3 hr |
| Aug 1, 12:45 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Jefferson | 30 min |
| Aug 1, 1:16 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOU | Larimer | 89 min |
| Aug 1, 1:38 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOU | Larimer | 82 min |
| Aug 1, 2:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Saguache | 61 min |
| Aug 1, 4:22 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| Aug 1, 5:15 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Washington | 30 min |
| Aug 1, 5:39 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Yuma | 36 min |
| Aug 1, 5:48 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Washington | 12 min |
| Aug 1, 6:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Yuma | 30 min |
| Aug 1, 6:06 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Yuma | 14 min |
| Aug 1, 6:22 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Yuma | 23 min |
| Aug 1, 7:03 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Yuma | 27 min |
| Aug 1, 7:41 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Kit Carson | 34 min |
| Aug 2, 4:46 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso | 2 hr |
| Aug 2, 5:10 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Las Animas | 65 min |
| Aug 2, 5:28 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Sedgwick | 32 min |
| Aug 2, 5:38 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Sedgwick | 52 min |
| Aug 2, 6:30 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Sedgwick | 45 min |
| Aug 2, 9:21 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Cheyenne | 24 min |
| Aug 2, 9:57 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Cheyenne | 33 min |
| Aug 3, 2:26 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Moffat, Rio Blanco | 7 hr |
| Aug 3, 5:54 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca | 11 min |
| Aug 3, 9:19 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Kit Carson | 26 min |
| Aug 3, 9:59 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Kit Carson | 31 min |
| Aug 5, 5:24 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GJT | Dolores, Montezuma, Montrose, San Miguel | 3 hr |
| Aug 5, 7:36 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Costilla | 3 hr |
| Aug 6, 4:58 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Phillips | 3 hr |
| Aug 7, 2:03 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Phillips, Sedgwick, Yuma | 57 min |
| Aug 7, 2:57 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Phillips | 48 min |
| Aug 7, 3:34 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Phillips | 41 min |
| Aug 7, 3:41 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Phillips | 64 min |
| Aug 7, 4:08 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Yuma | 40 min |
| Aug 7, 4:51 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Yuma | 24 min |
| Aug 7, 5:34 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Kit Carson, Yuma | 26 min |
| Aug 7, 6:07 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Kit Carson, Yuma | 53 min |
| Aug 7, 6:21 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Prowers | 24 min |
| Aug 7, 6:39 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Prowers | 40 min |
| Aug 7, 6:46 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Cheyenne | 59 min |
| Aug 7, 6:50 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Kit Carson | 25 min |
| Aug 7, 6:55 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 65 min |
| Aug 7, 7:34 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 35 min |
| Aug 7, 7:41 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Kit Carson | 25 min |
| Aug 8, 2:30 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | GJT | Moffat | 21 hr |
| Aug 9, 1:07 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GJT | San Miguel | 84 min |
| Aug 9, 1:08 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GJT | Mesa | 2 hr |
| Aug 9, 1:56 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GJT | San Miguel | 38 min |
| Aug 9, 2:10 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GJT | Ouray | 26 min |
| Aug 9, 2:37 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GJT | Dolores, Montrose, Ouray, San Juan, San Miguel | 3 hr |
| Aug 9, 4:15 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GJT | La Plata, Montezuma | 2 hr |
| Aug 9, 4:41 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GJT | La Plata | 2 hr |
| Aug 10, 5:45 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Huerfano | 58 min |
| Aug 11, 6:50 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Boulder, Broomfield, Jefferson | 26 min |
| Aug 11, 7:03 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Yuma | 27 min |
| Aug 11, 7:11 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Adams, Broomfield, Denver, Jefferson | 19 min |
| Aug 11, 7:43 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Yuma | 47 min |
| Aug 11, 8:09 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Yuma | 36 min |
| Aug 13, 2:45 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GJT | Eagle, Garfield | 6 hr |
| Aug 15, 3:07 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Larimer, Logan, Morgan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington and 1 more | 15 hr |
| Aug 15, 4:10 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Yuma | 14 hr |
| Aug 18, 4:18 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Kit Carson | 42 min |
| Aug 18, 6:56 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Cheyenne | 34 min |
| Aug 18, 1:32 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 4 hr |
| Aug 22, 2:48 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cheyenne, Elbert, Kit Carson, Lincoln, Logan, Morgan and 4 more | 117 min |
| Aug 22, 3:48 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Washington | 27 min |
| Aug 22, 5:07 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Kit Carson | 23 min |
| Aug 22, 5:25 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Lincoln | 35 min |
| Aug 22, 5:29 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Kit Carson | 31 min |
| Aug 22, 5:46 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 29 min |
| Aug 22, 5:55 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Kit Carson | 35 min |
| Aug 22, 6:00 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Yuma | 30 min |
| Aug 22, 6:15 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Cheyenne | 30 min |
| Aug 22, 6:42 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Cheyenne | 33 min |
| Aug 22, 8:55 PM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison and 12 more | 45 hr |
| Aug 23, 1:33 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | GJT | Montezuma | 3 hr |
| Aug 23, 3:17 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GJT | Archuleta, Dolores, Hinsdale, La Plata, Montezuma, Montrose and 3 more | 3 hr |
| Aug 23, 5:35 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 10 min |
| Aug 23, 5:55 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GJT | Delta, Dolores, Gunnison, Hinsdale, Mesa, Montrose and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 23, 7:09 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GJT | Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison, Mesa, Pitkin | 2 hr |
| Aug 23, 8:13 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | GJT | Mesa | 6 hr |
| Aug 23, 8:24 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | GJT | Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison, Mesa, Pitkin | 3 hr |
| Aug 24, 1:33 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baca, Bent, Cheyenne, Crowley, Kiowa, Las Animas and 3 more | 87 min |
| Aug 24, 1:42 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOU | Elbert, Lincoln | 84 min |
| Aug 24, 2:09 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Prowers | 25 min |
| Aug 24, 2:38 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GJT | Rio Blanco | 22 min |
| Aug 24, 2:51 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOU | Lincoln | 52 min |
| Aug 24, 3:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 47 min |
| Aug 24, 3:59 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Kiowa | 3 hr |
| Aug 24, 5:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GJT | Garfield, Mesa | 50 min |
| Aug 24, 5:32 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GJT | Garfield, Mesa | 43 min |
| Aug 24, 6:17 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GJT | Mesa | 43 min |
| Aug 24, 6:18 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | GJT | Mesa | 56 min |
| Aug 24, 7:41 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GJT | 49 min | |
| Aug 27, 12:36 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Elbert, Lincoln, Logan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington | 7 hr |
| Aug 27, 2:49 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 22 hr |
| Aug 28, 12:45 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 31 hr |
| Aug 28, 1:26 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Kit Carson, Yuma | 6 hr |
| Aug 28, 2:45 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, Kiowa, Las Animas, Otero and 1 more | 29 hr |
| Aug 28, 3:03 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | BOU | Elbert, Lincoln, Logan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington | 24 hr |
| Aug 28, 3:03 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Elbert, Lincoln, Logan, Morgan and 4 more | 29 hr |
| Aug 29, 3:19 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 10 hr |
| Aug 29, 1:07 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 30 hr |
| Aug 29, 2:37 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, Kiowa, Las Animas, Otero and 1 more | 13 hr |
| Aug 29, 2:40 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Elbert, Lincoln, Logan, Morgan and 4 more | 29 hr |
| Aug 30, 4:06 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, Kiowa, Las Animas, Otero and 1 more | 16 hr |
| Aug 30, 12:07 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Larimer | 23 min |
| Aug 30, 12:29 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOU | Larimer | 91 min |
| Aug 30, 5:36 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GJT | Mesa, Montrose | 3 hr |
| Aug 31, 9:15 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, Elbert and 8 more | 11 hr |
| Aug 31, 10:15 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 10 hr |
| Aug 31, 2:10 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 14 hr |
| Aug 31, 2:53 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | BOU | Elbert, Lincoln, Logan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington | 13 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 | |
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 17 |
| Tornado Warning | 3 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 4 |
| Special Weather Statement | 39 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 1 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 7 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 1 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 27 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 14 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 7 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Yuma County24
- Kit Carson County21
- Cheyenne County18
- Mesa County14
- Phillips County13
- Sedgwick County12
- Washington County11
- Lincoln County10
- Montrose County8
- Logan County8
- Elbert County8
- Garfield County7
- San Miguel County7
- Prowers County7
- Kiowa County7
- Montezuma County6
- Larimer County6
- Baca County6
- La Plata County5
- Las Animas County5
- Dolores County5
- Ouray County5
- Morgan County5
- Delta County4
- Pitkin County4
- San Juan County4
- Adams County4
- Eagle County4
- Weld County4
- Gunnison County4
- Bent County4
- Crowley County4
- Otero County4
- El Paso County3
- Jefferson County3
- Moffat County3
- Rio Blanco County3
- Broomfield County3
- Hinsdale County3
- Arapahoe County3
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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.