Alert archive / Colorado / 2012
Weather alerts in Colorado, February 2012
97 weather alerts in February 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 February 2012. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 97
- Warnings
- 32
- Watches
- 16
- Advisories
- 47
- Busiest day
- February 29, 201212 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 4:09 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and 9 more | 25 hr |
| Feb 1, 4:12 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 48 hr |
| Feb 1, 4:26 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Garfield, Gunnison, Hinsdale and 7 more | 50 hr |
| Feb 1, 4:50 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Bent, El Paso, Kiowa, Otero, Prowers | 34 hr |
| Feb 1, 3:21 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Costilla, Custer, El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano and 4 more | 62 hr |
| Feb 1, 3:21 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla and 15 more | 48 hr |
| Feb 2, 4:09 AM MST | Blizzard Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 32 hr |
| Feb 2, 4:56 AM MST | Blizzard Warning | PUB | Crowley, El Paso, Kiowa | 34 hr |
| Feb 2, 5:07 AM MST | Blizzard Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert, Lincoln, Logan and 4 more | 35 hr |
| Feb 2, 5:07 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver and 16 more | 47 hr |
| Feb 2, 5:07 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOU | Boulder, Clear Creek, Gilpin, Grand, Jackson, Jefferson and 3 more | 7 hr |
| Feb 2, 5:08 PM MST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Cheyenne, Denver and 13 more | 4 hr |
| Feb 3, 2:45 AM MST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert, El Paso, Kit Carson and 5 more | 4 hr |
| Feb 3, 4:18 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 31 hr |
| Feb 3, 3:03 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | GLD | Kit Carson, Yuma | 20 hr |
| Feb 4, 3:55 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Elbert, Lincoln, Morgan, Washington | 7 hr |
| Feb 6, 1:52 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | GJT | Archuleta, Dolores, Hinsdale, La Plata, Montezuma, San Juan and 1 more | 16 hr |
| Feb 6, 4:10 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | Chaffee, Conejos, Lake, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache | 19 hr |
| Feb 9, 1:49 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | GJT | Gunnison, Hinsdale, Montrose, Ouray, San Miguel | 7 hr |
| Feb 9, 3:26 AM MST | Dense Fog Advisory | GJT | Garfield, Mesa | 6 hr |
| Feb 10, 3:41 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | GJT | Eagle, Garfield, Moffat, Pitkin, Rio Blanco, Routt | 24 hr |
| Feb 10, 2:52 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Conejos, Mineral, Rio Grande | 13 hr |
| Feb 10, 3:10 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Garfield, Gunnison, Hinsdale and 7 more | 23 hr |
| Feb 11, 3:33 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | GJT | Archuleta, Dolores, Hinsdale, La Plata, Montezuma, San Juan and 1 more | 56 hr |
| Feb 11, 3:53 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | PUB | Conejos, Mineral, Rio Grande | 55 hr |
| Feb 11, 7:45 AM MST | Dense Fog Advisory | GJT | Routt | 2 hr |
| Feb 11, 2:19 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | GJT | Delta, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison, Hinsdale, Mesa and 7 more | 48 hr |
| Feb 11, 3:22 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | Chaffee, Lake, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache | 44 hr |
| Feb 13, 2:43 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | GJT | Archuleta, La Plata | 7 hr |
| Feb 13, 2:43 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison and 11 more | 39 hr |
| Feb 14, 3:30 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | Conejos, Mineral, Rio Grande | 16 hr |
| Feb 14, 1:45 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | GLD | Cheyenne | 18 hr |
| Feb 18, 4:21 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison and 12 more | 50 hr |
| Feb 18, 2:38 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | Chaffee, Conejos, El Paso, Lake, Mineral, Rio Grande and 1 more | 44 hr |
| Feb 19, 7:36 AM MST | Dense Fog Advisory | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 2 hr |
| Feb 19, 11:03 AM MST | Blizzard Watch | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 16 hr |
| Feb 19, 11:46 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert, Lincoln, Logan and 4 more | 23 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:30 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | GLD | Kit Carson, Yuma | 4 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:40 AM MST | High Wind Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 13 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:40 AM MST | Wind Advisory | GLD | Kit Carson, Yuma | 13 hr |
| Feb 20, 4:00 AM MST | High Wind Warning | PUB | Kiowa, Prowers | 10 hr |
| Feb 20, 4:25 AM MST | High Wind Watch | BOU | Boulder, Clear Creek, Douglas, Gilpin, Grand, Jackson and 4 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 20, 7:44 AM MST | Blizzard Warning | GLD | Kit Carson, Yuma | 7 hr |
| Feb 20, 11:36 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | GJT | Eagle, Garfield, Moffat, Rio Blanco, Routt | 4 hr |
| Feb 21, 3:53 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | GJT | Eagle, Garfield, Moffat, Pitkin, Rio Blanco, Routt | 58 hr |
| Feb 21, 4:17 AM MST | High Wind Warning | BOU | Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Douglas, Gilpin, Grand and 7 more | 48 hr |
| Feb 21, 4:22 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOU | Grand, Jackson | 17 hr |
| Feb 21, 8:09 PM MST | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Huerfano, Kiowa and 4 more | 8 hr |
| Feb 21, 8:56 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | BOU | Boulder, Clear Creek, Gilpin, Grand, Jackson, Jefferson and 3 more | 38 hr |
| Feb 21, 8:56 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOU | Boulder, Grand, Jackson, Larimer | 26 hr |
| Feb 21, 10:57 PM MST | High Wind Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Costilla, Custer, El Paso, Fremont and 6 more | 30 hr |
| Feb 22, 2:52 AM MST | Wind Advisory | GLD | Kit Carson, Yuma | 14 hr |
| Feb 22, 4:02 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Huerfano, Las Animas | 13 hr |
| Feb 22, 4:08 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 13 hr |
| Feb 22, 12:02 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | GJT | Eagle, Garfield, Pitkin | 18 hr |
| Feb 22, 1:12 PM MST | Wind Advisory | GJT | Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison, La Plata and 8 more | 25 hr |
| Feb 22, 1:51 PM MST | Wind Advisory | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 27 hr |
| Feb 23, 1:00 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | Chaffee, El Paso, Fremont, Lake, Saguache, Teller | 10 hr |
| Feb 23, 4:37 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver and 5 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 23, 6:15 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | GJT | Delta, Garfield, Gunnison, Mesa, Montrose, Rio Blanco | 8 hr |
| Feb 23, 10:28 AM MST | High Wind Warning | GLD | Yuma | 4 hr |
| Feb 23, 1:50 PM MST | Wind Advisory | GJT | La Plata | 3 hr |
| Feb 23, 3:02 PM MST | Fire Weather Watch | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 37 hr |
| Feb 24, 2:25 PM MST | Wind Advisory | GLD | Kit Carson, Yuma | 3 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:14 PM MST | Wind Advisory | GJT | Eagle, Garfield, Mesa, Moffat, Pitkin, Rio Blanco and 1 more | 29 hr |
| Feb 25, 3:50 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 14 hr |
| Feb 25, 4:21 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca | 13 hr |
| Feb 25, 7:31 PM MST | Wind Advisory | GLD | Yuma | 20 hr |
| Feb 26, 4:13 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Chaffee, Conejos, Lake, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache | 11 hr |
| Feb 26, 4:16 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison and 12 more | 11 hr |
| Feb 26, 4:31 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 13 hr |
| Feb 26, 3:02 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | PUB | Chaffee, Conejos, Lake, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache | 53 hr |
| Feb 26, 3:19 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison and 12 more | 57 hr |
| Feb 26, 3:19 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Eagle, Garfield, La Plata, Mesa and 7 more | 57 hr |
| Feb 27, 6:31 AM MST | High Wind Watch | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, Huerfano, Las Animas, Otero and 2 more | 21 hr |
| Feb 27, 1:35 PM MST | Wind Advisory | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 5 hr |
| Feb 27, 1:37 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Kit Carson, Yuma | 3 hr |
| Feb 27, 2:16 PM MST | High Wind Watch | BOU | Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Douglas, Gilpin, Jefferson and 3 more | 19 hr |
| Feb 27, 2:41 PM MST | Wind Advisory | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 20 hr |
| Feb 28, 2:46 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 16 hr |
| Feb 28, 3:35 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOU | Boulder, Clear Creek, Gilpin, Grand, Jackson, Jefferson and 3 more | 20 hr |
| Feb 28, 3:53 AM MST | High Wind Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano and 6 more | 26 hr |
| Feb 28, 7:02 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | Chaffee, Conejos, Lake, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache | 13 hr |
| Feb 28, 9:29 AM MST | High Wind Warning | BOU | Boulder, Clear Creek, Douglas, Gilpin, Grand, Jackson and 4 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 28, 11:07 AM MST | High Wind Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 6 hr |
| Feb 28, 5:02 PM MST | Wind Advisory | GLD | Cheyenne | 2 hr |
| Feb 29, 3:41 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Gunnison, Hinsdale, La Plata and 6 more | 11 hr |
| Feb 29, 3:41 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison and 12 more | 62 hr |
| Feb 29, 3:41 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison and 12 more | 53 hr |
| Feb 29, 4:01 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOU | Grand, Jackson | 11 hr |
| Feb 29, 4:07 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Conejos, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache | 11 hr |
| Feb 29, 4:07 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | Chaffee, Lake, Saguache | 11 hr |
| Feb 29, 3:07 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Las Animas, Otero | 26 hr |
| Feb 29, 3:12 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | BOU | Grand, Jackson | 38 hr |
| Feb 29, 3:12 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver and 9 more | 38 hr |
| Feb 29, 3:16 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso and 9 more | 54 hr |
| Feb 29, 3:16 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso and 9 more | 54 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 | 4 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 12 |
| Blizzard Watch | 1 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 10 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 33 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 8 |
| High Wind Watch | 3 |
| Wind Advisory | 11 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 8 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 2 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 3 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Kit Carson County22
- Yuma County20
- Cheyenne County18
- Garfield County18
- La Plata County15
- Mesa County15
- San Miguel County15
- Montrose County14
- Saguache County14
- Eagle County14
- Rio Blanco County14
- Routt County14
- Boulder County13
- Archuleta County13
- Delta County13
- Gunnison County13
- Hinsdale County13
- El Paso County13
- Mineral County13
- Rio Grande County13
- Moffat County13
- Douglas County12
- Jefferson County12
- Dolores County12
- Montezuma County12
- Ouray County12
- Chaffee County12
- Conejos County12
- Lake County12
- Grand County12
- Jackson County12
- Pitkin County12
- San Juan County11
- Las Animas County10
- Clear Creek County10
- Gilpin County10
- Larimer County10
- Park County10
- Adams County9
- Arapahoe County9
24 more counties
- Elbert County9
- Huerfano County9
- Pueblo County8
- Summit County8
- Broomfield County7
- Lincoln County7
- Washington County7
- Fremont County7
- Teller County7
- Baca County7
- Logan County6
- Morgan County6
- Phillips County6
- Sedgwick County6
- Bent County6
- Kiowa County6
- Otero County6
- Prowers County6
- Denver County5
- Weld County5
- Alamosa County5
- Costilla County5
- Custer County5
- Crowley County5
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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.