Alert archive / Colorado / 2012
Weather alerts in Colorado, October 2012
87 weather alerts in October 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 October 2012. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 87
- Warnings
- 47
- Watches
- 16
- Advisories
- 20
- Busiest day
- October 17, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2:43 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | GJT | Garfield, Mesa, Moffat, Rio Blanco | 23 hr |
| Oct 2, 1:30 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Delta, Dolores, Garfield, La Plata, Mesa, Moffat and 5 more | 31 hr |
| Oct 2, 2:55 PM MDT | Freeze Watch | GJT | Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison, Moffat, Montrose, Pitkin and 2 more | 13 hr |
| Oct 3, 3:28 AM MDT | Freeze Warning | GJT | Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison, Moffat, Montrose, Pitkin and 2 more | 30 hr |
| Oct 3, 4:11 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso, Fremont and 7 more | 14 hr |
| Oct 3, 5:32 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Yuma | 14 hr |
| Oct 3, 11:26 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver and 15 more | 7 hr |
| Oct 3, 3:03 PM MDT | Freeze Watch | PUB | Crowley, El Paso, Otero, Pueblo | 24 hr |
| Oct 3, 8:26 PM MDT | Freeze Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and 8 more | 13 hr |
| Oct 4, 12:39 PM MDT | Frost Advisory | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 16 hr |
| Oct 4, 2:41 PM MDT | Frost Advisory | PUB | Crowley, El Paso, Kiowa, Pueblo | 18 hr |
| Oct 4, 2:41 PM MDT | Freeze Watch | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, Custer, El Paso, Fremont and 7 more | 24 hr |
| Oct 4, 4:21 PM MDT | Frost Advisory | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and 10 more | 17 hr |
| Oct 4, 4:21 PM MDT | Freeze Watch | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and 10 more | 13 hr |
| Oct 5, 3:31 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Delta, Garfield, Gunnison, Hinsdale, Mesa, Montrose and 2 more | 16 hr |
| Oct 5, 5:03 AM MDT | Freeze Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and 10 more | 29 hr |
| Oct 5, 1:38 PM MDT | Freeze Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 43 hr |
| Oct 5, 2:46 PM MDT | Freeze Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, Custer, El Paso, Fremont and 7 more | 19 hr |
| Oct 5, 2:46 PM MDT | Hard Freeze Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley and 12 more | 42 hr |
| Oct 5, 2:59 PM MDT | Hard Freeze Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and 10 more | 42 hr |
| Oct 5, 3:43 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | BOU | Logan, Morgan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington, Weld | 22 hr |
| Oct 5, 9:25 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | GLD | Yuma | 15 hr |
| Oct 6, 4:25 AM MDT | Freeze Warning | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison and 6 more | 28 hr |
| Oct 6, 2:34 PM MDT | Freeze Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Custer, Fremont, Huerfano, Las Animas and 3 more | 18 hr |
| Oct 7, 4:15 AM MDT | Freeze Watch | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, Custer, Fremont, Huerfano and 6 more | 10 hr |
| Oct 7, 2:32 PM MDT | Freeze Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, Custer, Fremont, Huerfano and 6 more | 18 hr |
| Oct 7, 2:40 PM MDT | Freeze Warning | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Garfield, Gunnison, La Plata and 4 more | 18 hr |
| Oct 7, 4:33 PM MDT | Frost Advisory | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 13 hr |
| Oct 8, 5:01 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Moffat | 14 hr |
| Oct 9, 1:20 PM MDT | Frost Advisory | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 19 hr |
| Oct 10, 10:54 PM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison and 12 more | 22 hr |
| Oct 11, 4:09 AM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Chaffee, Conejos, Lake, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache | 11 hr |
| Oct 11, 2:45 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison and 12 more | 45 hr |
| Oct 11, 2:54 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | Chaffee, Conejos, Lake, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache | 46 hr |
| Oct 12, 10:24 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GJT | Dolores, Montezuma, San Miguel | 30 min |
| Oct 12, 10:49 AM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Dolores, La Plata, Montezuma, Montrose, San Miguel | 86 min |
| Oct 12, 8:09 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Las Animas | 66 min |
| Oct 12, 8:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Prowers | 63 min |
| Oct 12, 9:11 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baca | 94 min |
| Oct 12, 9:19 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca | 26 min |
| Oct 15, 2:22 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 23 hr |
| Oct 15, 3:34 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | GJT | Garfield, Moffat, Rio Blanco, Routt | 30 hr |
| Oct 16, 3:40 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Fremont | 15 hr |
| Oct 16, 3:52 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and 10 more | 12 hr |
| Oct 16, 4:47 AM MDT | High Wind Warning | BOU | Boulder, Larimer | 16 hr |
| Oct 16, 1:30 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 29 hr |
| Oct 16, 1:36 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 14 hr |
| Oct 16, 1:36 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 28 hr |
| Oct 16, 2:52 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Bent, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley, El Paso and 8 more | 28 hr |
| Oct 16, 3:49 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and 10 more | 26 hr |
| Oct 16, 4:25 PM MDT | High Wind Watch | BOU | Logan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Weld | 12 hr |
| Oct 16, 6:59 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GJT | Routt | 46 min |
| Oct 16, 11:55 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Denver | 20 min |
| Oct 17, 3:04 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 39 hr |
| Oct 17, 3:32 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 39 hr |
| Oct 17, 3:48 AM MDT | Freeze Watch | PUB | Bent, Custer, Fremont, Kiowa, Las Animas, Otero and 3 more | 11 hr |
| Oct 17, 4:29 AM MDT | High Wind Warning | BOU | Larimer, Logan, Morgan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington and 1 more | 14 hr |
| Oct 17, 10:36 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Dolores, La Plata, Montezuma, San Miguel | 78 min |
| Oct 17, 11:54 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Dolores, La Plata, Montezuma, San Miguel | 8 hr |
| Oct 17, 1:24 PM MDT | High Wind Warning | GLD | Yuma | 29 hr |
| Oct 17, 2:26 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert, Larimer, Lincoln and 6 more | 28 hr |
| Oct 17, 2:30 PM MDT | Freeze Warning | GJT | Dolores, Garfield, Mesa, Montezuma, San Miguel | 19 hr |
| Oct 17, 2:53 PM MDT | Freeze Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Custer, Fremont, Kiowa, Las Animas and 4 more | 17 hr |
| Oct 18, 3:26 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | El Paso, Kiowa, Prowers | 15 hr |
| Oct 18, 3:42 AM MDT | High Wind Warning | BOU | Logan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington, Weld | 14 hr |
| Oct 19, 2:15 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Moffat, Rio Blanco | 29 hr |
| Oct 21, 10:58 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Moffat, Rio Blanco | 7 hr |
| Oct 22, 7:59 AM MDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 3 hr |
| Oct 22, 10:00 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | GJT | Garfield, Moffat, Rio Blanco, Routt | 11 hr |
| Oct 22, 12:49 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Costilla, Crowley, Custer, El Paso and 8 more | 32 hr |
| Oct 22, 2:06 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 13 hr |
| Oct 22, 2:46 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | BOU | Elbert, Lincoln | 13 hr |
| Oct 22, 2:56 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | GJT | Garfield, Moffat, Rio Blanco, Routt | 13 hr |
| Oct 22, 3:08 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Baca, Huerfano, Las Animas | 23 hr |
| Oct 22, 11:29 PM MDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GLD | Kit Carson, Yuma | 11 hr |
| Oct 23, 2:48 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 15 hr |
| Oct 23, 3:34 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Elbert, Lincoln | 14 hr |
| Oct 23, 9:13 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | GJT | Delta, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison, Hinsdale, Mesa and 7 more | 10 hr |
| Oct 23, 1:46 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Costilla, Crowley, Custer, Fremont and 6 more | 29 hr |
| Oct 23, 2:56 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | GJT | Delta, Eagle, Garfield, Mesa, Moffat, Pitkin and 2 more | 63 hr |
| Oct 23, 2:57 PM MDT | High Wind Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Costilla, Custer, Fremont, Huerfano and 4 more | 28 hr |
| Oct 24, 10:27 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Gunnison, Hinsdale, La Plata and 5 more | 9 hr |
| Oct 24, 3:02 PM MDT | Freeze Warning | GJT | Dolores, Montezuma, San Miguel | 18 hr |
| Oct 24, 3:02 PM MDT | Freeze Warning | GJT | Garfield, Mesa | 42 hr |
| Oct 25, 4:00 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | El Paso, Fremont, Teller | 23 hr |
| Oct 25, 4:01 AM MDT | Freeze Warning | PUB | Baca | 29 hr |
| Oct 26, 3:47 PM MDT | Hard Freeze Warning | PUB | Baca | 16 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 | 4 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 2 |
| Special Weather Statement | 2 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Watch | 2 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 6 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 14 |
| Hard Freeze Warning | 3 |
| Freeze Watch | 6 |
| Frost Advisory | 5 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 5 |
| High Wind Watch | 1 |
| Wind Advisory | 7 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 21 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 7 |
| 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.
- Garfield County16
- Yuma County16
- Baca County16
- Fremont County15
- Pueblo County15
- Moffat County14
- San Miguel County14
- Las Animas County14
- Kit Carson County14
- Rio Blanco County13
- Logan County13
- Weld County13
- Cheyenne County13
- Mesa County12
- Dolores County12
- Montezuma County12
- Custer County12
- Teller County12
- Phillips County12
- Sedgwick County12
- Washington County12
- Otero County12
- Bent County12
- Prowers County12
- Montrose County11
- Huerfano County11
- Elbert County11
- Larimer County11
- Morgan County11
- Kiowa County11
- Routt County10
- El Paso County10
- Crowley County10
- Lincoln County10
- Delta County9
- La Plata County9
- Gunnison County9
- Adams County9
- Arapahoe County9
- Boulder County9
24 more counties
- Denver County9
- Douglas County9
- Saguache County8
- Broomfield County8
- Jefferson County8
- Eagle County7
- Pitkin County7
- Ouray County6
- Costilla County6
- Conejos County5
- Rio Grande County5
- Hinsdale County5
- Archuleta County5
- Alamosa County4
- Mineral County3
- Chaffee County3
- San Juan County2
- Lake County2
- Clear Creek County1
- Gilpin County1
- Grand County1
- Jackson County1
- Park County1
- Summit 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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.