Alert archive / Colorado / 2016
Weather alerts in Colorado, April 2016
135 weather alerts in April 2016, 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 April 2016. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 135
- Warnings
- 66
- Watches
- 14
- Advisories
- 20
- Busiest day
- April 15, 201649 alerts
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 4:06 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano and 5 more | 34 hr |
| Apr 4, 2:33 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley and 10 more | 29 hr |
| Apr 4, 2:45 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Dolores, La Plata, Montezuma, San Miguel | 29 hr |
| Apr 5, 4:44 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | GJT | Delta, Dolores, Garfield, Gunnison, La Plata, Mesa and 3 more | 15 hr |
| Apr 5, 12:27 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Arapahoe, Cheyenne, Elbert, Kit Carson, Lincoln and 3 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 5, 6:27 PM MDT | Blowing Dust Advisory | GLD | Cheyenne | 3 hr |
| Apr 6, 8:12 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 11 hr |
| Apr 10, 3:01 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | Alamosa, Costilla, Custer, El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano and 3 more | 18 hr |
| Apr 12, 3:14 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Weld | 61 min |
| Apr 13, 1:51 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 29 hr |
| Apr 13, 2:18 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | GJT | Dolores, Garfield, Mesa, Moffat, Montrose, Rio Blanco and 2 more | 30 hr |
| Apr 13, 3:11 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Huerfano, Kiowa, Las Animas and 2 more | 28 hr |
| Apr 13, 3:28 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Elbert, Lincoln, Logan, Morgan and 4 more | 28 hr |
| Apr 13, 3:32 PM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | BOU | Boulder, Clear Creek, Douglas, Gilpin, Grand, Jackson and 4 more | 15 hr |
| Apr 14, 3:55 AM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison and 12 more | 9 hr |
| Apr 14, 3:55 AM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison and 12 more | 3 days |
| Apr 14, 5:03 AM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso and 9 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 14, 6:04 AM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver and 10 more | 3 days |
| Apr 14, 11:27 AM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso, Fremont and 5 more | 23 hr |
| Apr 14, 11:27 AM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso and 9 more | 64 hr |
| Apr 14, 12:52 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | GJT | Garfield, Moffat, Rio Blanco, Routt | 19 hr |
| Apr 14, 1:06 PM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and 4 more | 16 hr |
| Apr 14, 1:06 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Elbert, Grand, Jackson, Lincoln and 4 more | 65 hr |
| Apr 14, 3:02 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Las Animas | 23 hr |
| Apr 15, 5:21 AM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Morgan, Weld | 11 hr |
| Apr 15, 10:28 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso, Fremont and 4 more | 41 hr |
| Apr 15, 12:37 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Bent | 38 min |
| Apr 15, 1:07 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Phillips, Sedgwick, Yuma | 53 min |
| Apr 15, 1:20 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Kiowa | 40 min |
| Apr 15, 1:25 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Boulder, Clear Creek, Gilpin, Grand, Jackson, Larimer and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 15, 1:38 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baca, Prowers | 2 hr |
| Apr 15, 1:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Kiowa | 31 min |
| Apr 15, 1:51 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Bent, Kiowa | 24 min |
| Apr 15, 1:51 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Phillips, Sedgwick, Yuma | 7 hr |
| Apr 15, 1:57 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baca, Bent, Kiowa, Prowers | 7 hr |
| Apr 15, 2:07 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 38 min |
| Apr 15, 2:24 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Cheyenne | 51 min |
| Apr 15, 2:39 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 36 min |
| Apr 15, 2:47 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Kiowa | 43 min |
| Apr 15, 2:49 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 41 min |
| Apr 15, 3:01 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 44 min |
| Apr 15, 3:05 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Kit Carson | 25 min |
| Apr 15, 3:09 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 3 hr |
| Apr 15, 3:10 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 20 min |
| Apr 15, 3:21 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 24 min |
| Apr 15, 3:22 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 8 min |
| Apr 15, 3:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Kiowa | 50 min |
| Apr 15, 3:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Kit Carson | 17 min |
| Apr 15, 3:40 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Yuma | 24 min |
| Apr 15, 3:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Kiowa | 48 min |
| Apr 15, 3:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 32 min |
| Apr 15, 3:50 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Kit Carson | 40 min |
| Apr 15, 4:01 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 3 hr |
| Apr 15, 4:04 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 15 min |
| Apr 15, 4:08 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 37 min |
| Apr 15, 4:16 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 3 hr |
| Apr 15, 4:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 50 min |
| Apr 15, 4:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 49 min |
| Apr 15, 4:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Kiowa | 49 min |
| Apr 15, 4:30 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Baca | 30 min |
| Apr 15, 4:38 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Yuma | 19 min |
| Apr 15, 4:38 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Las Animas | 67 min |
| Apr 15, 4:40 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 50 min |
| Apr 15, 4:41 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Kit Carson | 34 min |
| Apr 15, 4:47 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Kit Carson, Yuma | 88 min |
| Apr 15, 5:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Kiowa, Prowers | 45 min |
| Apr 15, 5:04 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Kit Carson | 26 min |
| Apr 15, 5:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca | 31 min |
| Apr 15, 5:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Kit Carson, Yuma | 50 min |
| Apr 15, 5:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 46 min |
| Apr 15, 5:43 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Cheyenne | 17 min |
| Apr 15, 5:51 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baca, Prowers | 114 min |
| Apr 15, 5:55 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Yuma | 50 min |
| Apr 15, 6:11 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Kiowa, Prowers | 49 min |
| Apr 15, 6:16 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Prowers | 44 min |
| Apr 15, 6:20 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Bent, Prowers | 115 min |
| Apr 15, 6:27 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | Kit Carson, Yuma | 10 hr |
| Apr 15, 6:37 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Baca | 23 min |
| Apr 15, 6:51 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca | 54 min |
| Apr 15, 6:58 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 9 hr |
| Apr 15, 7:20 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cheyenne | 85 min |
| Apr 15, 7:21 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Baca | 24 min |
| Apr 15, 7:41 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Baca | 37 min |
| Apr 16, 4:04 AM MDT | Areal Flood Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 6 hr |
| Apr 16, 4:30 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | GJT | Garfield, Mesa, Moffat, Rio Blanco, Routt | 8 hr |
| Apr 16, 4:49 AM MDT | Flood Watch | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 22 hr |
| Apr 16, 10:05 AM MDT | Areal Flood Warning | GLD | Kit Carson | 20 hr |
| Apr 17, 10:27 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, Fremont and 6 more | 42 hr |
| Apr 18, 4:00 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | Custer, El Paso, Huerfano, Pueblo, Teller | 24 hr |
| Apr 18, 4:01 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison and 8 more | 20 hr |
| Apr 18, 4:27 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | BOU | Boulder, Clear Creek, Gilpin, Grand, Jefferson, Park and 1 more | 23 hr |
| Apr 19, 5:31 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Kit Carson | 44 min |
| Apr 19, 6:19 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Kit Carson | 41 min |
| Apr 19, 7:21 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Kit Carson | 24 min |
| Apr 19, 10:48 PM MDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GLD | Cheyenne | 10 hr |
| Apr 22, 3:21 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Bent, Crowley, Las Animas, Otero, Pueblo | 29 hr |
| Apr 23, 3:06 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | GJT | Delta, Dolores, Garfield, Gunnison, Mesa, Moffat and 5 more | 17 hr |
| Apr 23, 7:00 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Broomfield | 45 min |
| Apr 23, 7:50 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 25 min |
| Apr 23, 8:13 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Bent, Kiowa, Prowers | 62 min |
| Apr 23, 8:15 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 30 min |
| Apr 23, 8:20 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Bent, Kiowa, Prowers | 55 min |
| Apr 23, 8:28 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cheyenne, Kiowa, Kit Carson, Prowers, Yuma | 92 min |
| Apr 23, 8:52 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Kit Carson | 38 min |
| Apr 23, 9:23 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Phillips, Sedgwick | 22 min |
| Apr 24, 4:07 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Fremont, Huerfano, Las Animas, Pueblo | 11 hr |
| Apr 24, 2:47 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano, Las Animas, Pueblo | 29 hr |
| Apr 25, 2:38 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | GJT | Dolores, Mesa, Montezuma, Montrose, San Miguel | 17 hr |
| Apr 25, 7:18 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Denver | 27 min |
| Apr 25, 8:09 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Douglas | 36 min |
| Apr 25, 8:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Arapahoe, Douglas | 25 min |
| Apr 26, 12:14 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Yuma | 46 min |
| Apr 26, 12:33 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Yuma | 16 min |
| Apr 26, 12:34 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Yuma | 41 min |
| Apr 26, 12:57 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Yuma | 48 min |
| Apr 26, 1:05 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Yuma | 40 min |
| Apr 26, 1:25 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Yuma | 50 min |
| Apr 26, 1:35 AM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Phillips, Sedgwick, Yuma | 115 min |
| Apr 26, 1:39 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Yuma | 26 min |
| Apr 26, 1:59 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Yuma | 31 min |
| Apr 26, 2:19 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Sedgwick | 41 min |
| Apr 26, 2:26 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Yuma | 19 min |
| Apr 26, 3:05 PM MDT | Frost Advisory | PUB | El Paso | 17 hr |
| Apr 26, 9:07 PM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso and 9 more | 31 hr |
| Apr 27, 10:58 AM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | BOU | Boulder, Clear Creek, Douglas, Gilpin, Grand, Jackson and 4 more | 17 hr |
| Apr 27, 2:27 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison and 12 more | 55 hr |
| Apr 28, 4:15 AM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Costilla, Custer, El Paso, Fremont and 6 more | 40 hr |
| Apr 28, 4:15 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | Conejos, Custer, Fremont, Huerfano, Las Animas, Mineral and 4 more | 40 hr |
| Apr 28, 4:26 AM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | BOU | Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert | 8 hr |
| Apr 28, 4:26 AM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | BOU | Boulder, Clear Creek, Douglas, Gilpin, Grand, Jackson and 4 more | 36 hr |
| Apr 28, 12:43 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | BOU | Arapahoe, Boulder, Clear Creek, Douglas, Elbert, Gilpin and 6 more | 32 hr |
| Apr 28, 7:23 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 52 min |
| Apr 28, 8:25 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Baca | 50 min |
| Apr 28, 9:11 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Prowers | 49 min |
| Apr 30, 2:51 PM MDT | Freeze Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, Custer, El Paso, Fremont and 7 more | 17 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 | 35 |
| Tornado Warning | 9 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 1 |
| Tornado Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 9 |
| Special Weather Statement | 26 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 2 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 5 |
| Flood Watch | 1 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 1 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 5 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 9 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 11 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 1 |
| Frost Advisory | 1 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Blowing Dust Advisory | 1 |
| Wind Advisory | 5 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 9 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 2 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 1 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Kit Carson County29
- Cheyenne County27
- Yuma County24
- Kiowa County23
- Las Animas County18
- Bent County17
- Huerfano County16
- Pueblo County15
- Baca County14
- El Paso County14
- Fremont County14
- Prowers County14
- Custer County11
- Teller County10
- Alamosa County9
- Costilla County9
- Saguache County9
- Dolores County9
- San Miguel County9
- Garfield County9
- Arapahoe County9
- Douglas County9
- Conejos County8
- Rio Grande County8
- Montezuma County8
- Mesa County8
- Montrose County8
- Boulder County8
- Grand County8
- Park County8
- Summit County8
- Elbert County7
- Moffat County7
- Rio Blanco County7
- Routt County7
- Clear Creek County7
- Gilpin County7
- Jackson County7
- Jefferson County7
- Larimer County7
24 more counties
- La Plata County6
- Delta County6
- Gunnison County6
- Adams County6
- Weld County6
- Sedgwick County6
- Crowley County5
- Otero County5
- Phillips County5
- Chaffee County5
- Lake County5
- Mineral County5
- Morgan County4
- Archuleta County4
- Eagle County4
- Hinsdale County4
- Ouray County4
- Pitkin County4
- San Juan County4
- Lincoln County3
- Broomfield County3
- Denver County3
- Washington County2
- Logan 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.