Alert archive / Colorado / 2012
Weather alerts in Colorado, March 2012
80 weather alerts in March 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 March 2012. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 80
- Warnings
- 41
- Watches
- 26
- Advisories
- 13
- Busiest day
- March 16, 201213 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 3:40 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Costilla, Custer, El Paso, Fremont and 5 more | 11 hr |
| Mar 2, 12:10 PM MST | Fire Weather Watch | GLD | Cheyenne | 13 hr |
| Mar 2, 12:55 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 4 hr |
| Mar 3, 1:22 AM MST | Wind Advisory | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 14 hr |
| Mar 4, 2:05 AM MST | Wind Advisory | GLD | Yuma | 14 hr |
| Mar 4, 3:18 AM MST | Fire Weather Watch | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 21 hr |
| Mar 4, 3:18 AM MST | Fire Weather Watch | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 38 hr |
| Mar 4, 2:45 PM MST | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, Kiowa, Las Animas, Otero and 1 more | 25 hr |
| Mar 4, 2:45 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Kiowa, Las Animas, Prowers | 26 hr |
| Mar 5, 12:37 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 16 hr |
| Mar 5, 3:30 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano and 5 more | 28 hr |
| Mar 5, 3:40 PM MST | Fire Weather Watch | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert, Lincoln, Logan and 5 more | 8 hr |
| Mar 5, 5:05 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 25 hr |
| Mar 5, 11:39 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and 10 more | 18 hr |
| Mar 6, 3:41 AM MST | Wind Advisory | GJT | Garfield, Moffat, Rio Blanco, Routt | 16 hr |
| Mar 6, 3:45 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Gunnison, Hinsdale, La Plata and 5 more | 31 hr |
| Mar 6, 3:58 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Chaffee, Costilla, Custer, El Paso and 6 more | 28 hr |
| Mar 6, 3:58 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | Chaffee, Conejos, El Paso, Lake, Mineral, Rio Grande and 2 more | 41 hr |
| Mar 7, 4:36 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, Fremont and 6 more | 29 hr |
| Mar 9, 3:21 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Kit Carson, Yuma | 15 hr |
| Mar 12, 3:25 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 9 hr |
| Mar 12, 4:12 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Baca, Bent, Kiowa, Prowers | 6 hr |
| Mar 12, 9:52 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Kiowa, Prowers | 34 hr |
| Mar 12, 11:55 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 31 hr |
| Mar 15, 11:03 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 7 hr |
| Mar 15, 3:14 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano and 5 more | 23 hr |
| Mar 15, 3:16 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 24 hr |
| Mar 16, 3:30 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 16 hr |
| Mar 16, 3:40 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 48 hr |
| Mar 16, 4:10 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and 10 more | 11 hr |
| Mar 16, 4:15 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, Kiowa, Las Animas, Otero and 1 more | 48 hr |
| Mar 16, 2:37 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano and 5 more | 31 hr |
| Mar 16, 2:37 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano and 5 more | 53 hr |
| Mar 16, 2:55 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | GJT | Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison, Mesa and 7 more | 29 hr |
| Mar 16, 2:55 PM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Conejos, Mineral, Rio Grande | 24 hr |
| Mar 16, 3:07 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and 10 more | 29 hr |
| Mar 16, 3:34 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 29 hr |
| Mar 16, 3:34 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 52 hr |
| Mar 16, 4:04 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Delta, Dolores, Garfield, La Plata, Mesa, Moffat and 5 more | 28 hr |
| Mar 16, 4:25 PM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Garfield, Gunnison, Hinsdale and 7 more | 23 hr |
| Mar 17, 3:08 PM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | PUB | Conejos, Mineral, Rio Grande | 47 hr |
| Mar 17, 3:08 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, Fremont and 6 more | 43 hr |
| Mar 17, 3:21 PM MDT | High Wind Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 29 hr |
| Mar 17, 3:26 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Garfield, Gunnison, La Plata and 7 more | 27 hr |
| Mar 17, 3:35 PM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Garfield, Gunnison, Hinsdale and 7 more | 56 hr |
| Mar 17, 3:35 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | GJT | Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison, Mesa, Moffat and 6 more | 44 hr |
| Mar 17, 7:38 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and 10 more | 26 hr |
| Mar 18, 3:10 AM MDT | High Wind Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert, Lincoln, Logan and 4 more | 16 hr |
| Mar 18, 4:02 AM MDT | High Wind Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley and 6 more | 15 hr |
| Mar 18, 2:44 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Las Animas, Prowers | 28 hr |
| Mar 24, 3:51 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | GJT | Delta, Dolores, Garfield, La Plata, Mesa, Moffat and 5 more | 16 hr |
| Mar 24, 2:09 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver and 13 more | 22 hr |
| Mar 24, 2:59 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 35 hr |
| Mar 24, 3:02 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano and 6 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 24, 7:25 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Delta, Dolores, Garfield, La Plata, Mesa, Moffat and 5 more | 25 hr |
| Mar 24, 8:55 PM MDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 14 hr |
| Mar 24, 9:14 PM MDT | Dense Fog Advisory | PUB | Kiowa | 11 hr |
| Mar 25, 3:36 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 41 hr |
| Mar 25, 12:15 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver and 13 more | 33 hr |
| Mar 25, 2:59 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano and 6 more | 29 hr |
| Mar 25, 3:04 PM MDT | High Wind Warning | GJT | Delta, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison, Mesa, Moffat and 4 more | 29 hr |
| Mar 25, 3:04 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison and 12 more | 29 hr |
| Mar 25, 3:05 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 30 hr |
| Mar 26, 11:29 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Delta, Dolores, Garfield, Gunnison, Hinsdale, La Plata and 7 more | 9 hr |
| Mar 26, 3:29 PM MDT | High Wind Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley, Custer and 11 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 27, 1:28 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | El Paso | 7 hr |
| Mar 28, 1:32 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Moffat, Rio Blanco | 18 hr |
| Mar 29, 1:32 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 5 hr |
| Mar 29, 3:12 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | GJT | Delta, Dolores, Garfield, Gunnison, Hinsdale, La Plata and 8 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 30, 4:21 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer and 9 more | 10 hr |
| Mar 30, 4:21 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla and 14 more | 34 hr |
| Mar 30, 2:30 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 24 hr |
| Mar 30, 2:43 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso and 8 more | 28 hr |
| Mar 30, 2:48 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Delta, Dolores, Garfield, La Plata, Mesa, Moffat and 5 more | 54 hr |
| Mar 30, 4:16 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Clear Creek, Douglas, Elbert, Gilpin and 7 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 30, 4:16 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Arapahoe, Clear Creek, Douglas, Elbert, Gilpin, Jefferson and 1 more | 28 hr |
| Mar 31, 4:14 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | GJT | Delta, Dolores, Garfield, La Plata, Mesa, Moffat and 5 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 31, 2:35 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla and 14 more | 29 hr |
| Mar 31, 2:53 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 28 hr |
| Mar 31, 4:14 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Clear Creek, Douglas, Elbert, Gilpin and 7 more | 27 hr |
By product
Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.
| Product | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 3 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 4 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 4 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 5 |
| High Wind Watch | 2 |
| Wind Advisory | 7 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 33 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 20 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 2 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Cheyenne County23
- Kit Carson County23
- Yuma County21
- Las Animas County20
- Baca County17
- El Paso County16
- Fremont County15
- Huerfano County15
- Kiowa County15
- Prowers County15
- Garfield County15
- Montrose County15
- Pueblo County14
- Bent County14
- Moffat County14
- Rio Blanco County14
- Delta County14
- Dolores County14
- Montezuma County14
- San Miguel County14
- Mesa County14
- Crowley County12
- Otero County12
- La Plata County12
- Arapahoe County11
- Douglas County11
- Elbert County11
- Ouray County11
- Conejos County11
- Rio Grande County11
- Alamosa County10
- Chaffee County10
- Costilla County10
- Saguache County10
- Teller County10
- Adams County10
- Lincoln County10
- Washington County10
- Gunnison County10
- Custer County9
24 more counties
- Jefferson County9
- Logan County8
- Morgan County8
- Phillips County8
- Sedgwick County8
- Weld County7
- Routt County7
- Lake County7
- Boulder County6
- Broomfield County6
- Denver County6
- Larimer County6
- Hinsdale County6
- Mineral County6
- Archuleta County5
- Clear Creek County5
- Gilpin County5
- Park County5
- San Juan County4
- Eagle County4
- Pitkin County4
- Grand County2
- Jackson County2
- Summit County2
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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.