Alert archive / Colorado / 2016
Weather alerts in Colorado, March 2016
98 weather alerts in March 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 March 2016. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 98
- Warnings
- 44
- Watches
- 24
- Advisories
- 25
- Busiest day
- March 13, 201613 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, 2:28 AM MST | Fire Weather Watch | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 12 hr |
| Mar 1, 3:44 AM MST | Fire Weather Watch | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and 10 more | 11 hr |
| Mar 1, 3:54 AM MST | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano and 5 more | 11 hr |
| Mar 1, 2:41 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and 10 more | 28 hr |
| Mar 1, 2:43 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 28 hr |
| Mar 1, 2:57 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano and 5 more | 28 hr |
| Mar 2, 1:26 PM MST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baca, Bent, Prowers | 3 hr |
| Mar 5, 2:30 AM MST | Fire Weather Watch | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 48 hr |
| Mar 5, 2:30 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 16 hr |
| Mar 5, 2:59 PM MST | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Baca, Bent, Kiowa, Las Animas, Prowers | 13 hr |
| Mar 5, 2:59 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Huerfano, Las Animas, Otero, Pueblo | 26 hr |
| Mar 5, 5:44 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison and 12 more | 47 hr |
| Mar 6, 3:59 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, Huerfano, Kiowa, Las Animas and 3 more | 38 hr |
| Mar 6, 12:36 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 29 hr |
| Mar 6, 9:33 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | GJT | Delta, Gunnison | 42 min |
| Mar 6, 11:06 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | GJT | Delta, Garfield, Mesa | 18 hr |
| Mar 13, 3:47 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Huerfano, Kiowa and 4 more | 8 hr |
| Mar 13, 9:04 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 9 hr |
| Mar 13, 9:41 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Elbert, Lincoln, Washington | 8 hr |
| Mar 13, 11:59 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Huerfano, Kiowa and 4 more | 31 hr |
| Mar 13, 2:34 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | BOU | Elbert, Lincoln | 12 hr |
| Mar 13, 2:54 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 12 hr |
| Mar 13, 2:54 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 24 hr |
| Mar 13, 2:54 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 59 hr |
| Mar 13, 3:04 PM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | GJT | Eagle, Garfield, Moffat, Rio Blanco, Routt | 39 hr |
| Mar 13, 3:04 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | GJT | Eagle, Garfield, Pitkin | 42 hr |
| Mar 13, 3:14 PM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | BOU | Boulder, Grand, Jackson, Larimer | 39 hr |
| Mar 13, 3:14 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | BOU | Boulder, Clear Creek, Gilpin, Grand, Jefferson, Park and 1 more | 39 hr |
| Mar 13, 3:17 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley and 10 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 13, 11:40 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison and 12 more | 23 hr |
| Mar 14, 2:32 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and 4 more | 16 hr |
| Mar 14, 3:00 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 16 hr |
| Mar 14, 2:30 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 29 hr |
| Mar 14, 2:37 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | Chaffee, Lake, Saguache | 15 hr |
| Mar 14, 3:04 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley and 10 more | 29 hr |
| Mar 14, 3:51 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Elbert, Lincoln, Washington | 27 hr |
| Mar 15, 3:13 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | Chaffee, Lake, Saguache | 30 hr |
| Mar 15, 11:13 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | BOU | Boulder, Clear Creek, Gilpin, Grand, Jackson, Jefferson and 3 more | 22 hr |
| Mar 15, 12:00 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | GJT | Delta, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison, Mesa, Moffat and 4 more | 21 hr |
| Mar 16, 2:00 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 16 hr |
| Mar 16, 7:10 AM MDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GJT | Garfield, Mesa | 4 hr |
| Mar 16, 1:29 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | GJT | Eagle, Garfield, Moffat, Pitkin, Routt | 46 hr |
| Mar 16, 1:57 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | BOU | Boulder, Clear Creek, Gilpin, Grand, Jackson, Jefferson and 3 more | 52 hr |
| Mar 16, 3:02 PM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | BOU | Larimer, Morgan, Weld | 13 hr |
| Mar 17, 3:48 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | El Paso, Fremont, Teller | 35 hr |
| Mar 17, 3:55 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver and 9 more | 31 hr |
| Mar 17, 9:35 AM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | GJT | Moffat, Routt | 26 hr |
| Mar 17, 10:57 AM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver and 9 more | 31 hr |
| Mar 20, 3:13 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley and 11 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 21, 3:05 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 21 hr |
| Mar 21, 3:05 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Kit Carson, Yuma | 15 hr |
| Mar 21, 4:06 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | GJT | Dolores, La Plata, Montezuma, San Miguel | 9 hr |
| Mar 21, 4:08 AM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | GJT | Delta, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison, Mesa, Moffat and 4 more | 11 hr |
| Mar 21, 4:12 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Logan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington | 14 hr |
| Mar 21, 4:12 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | Chaffee, El Paso, Fremont, Lake, Saguache, Teller | 62 hr |
| Mar 21, 4:17 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso, Fremont and 6 more | 16 hr |
| Mar 21, 1:10 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, La Plata, Mesa, Montezuma and 2 more | 32 hr |
| Mar 21, 2:51 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley and 12 more | 29 hr |
| Mar 21, 3:27 PM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, Elbert and 6 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 21, 3:37 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | GJT | Delta, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison, Hinsdale, Mesa and 7 more | 50 hr |
| Mar 22, 12:27 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 18 hr |
| Mar 22, 3:12 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | GJT | Archuleta, Dolores, La Plata, Mesa, Montezuma, Montrose and 1 more | 18 hr |
| Mar 22, 3:23 AM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | GLD | Kit Carson, Yuma | 12 hr |
| Mar 22, 3:40 AM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | GJT | Eagle, Garfield, Moffat, Rio Blanco, Routt | 48 hr |
| Mar 22, 3:44 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Elbert, Lincoln | 15 hr |
| Mar 22, 4:31 AM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | El Paso | 10 hr |
| Mar 22, 4:48 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | BOU | Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Douglas, Gilpin, Grand and 6 more | 37 hr |
| Mar 22, 2:42 PM MDT | Blizzard Warning | PUB | El Paso | 29 hr |
| Mar 22, 2:51 PM MDT | High Wind Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Huerfano, Kiowa and 4 more | 30 hr |
| Mar 22, 2:55 PM MDT | Blizzard Warning | GLD | Kit Carson, Yuma | 33 hr |
| Mar 22, 3:05 PM MDT | High Wind Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 33 hr |
| Mar 22, 3:34 PM MDT | Blizzard Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, Elbert and 8 more | 29 hr |
| Mar 22, 3:34 PM MDT | High Wind Warning | BOU | Elbert, Lincoln | 26 hr |
| Mar 22, 7:30 PM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | BOU | Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Douglas, Gilpin, Jefferson and 3 more | 23 hr |
| Mar 23, 4:33 AM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and 4 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 23, 4:51 AM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | PUB | El Paso, Fremont, Teller | 13 hr |
| Mar 23, 11:08 AM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Arapahoe, Logan, Morgan, Phillips, Sedgwick and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 24, 3:47 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison and 12 more | 62 hr |
| Mar 24, 4:04 AM MDT | Dense Fog Advisory | BOU | Boulder, Broomfield, Jefferson | 4 hr |
| Mar 24, 4:15 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | BOU | Arapahoe, Clear Creek, Douglas, Elbert, Gilpin, Grand and 3 more | 56 hr |
| Mar 24, 3:23 PM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Costilla, Custer, El Paso, Fremont and 5 more | 21 hr |
| Mar 24, 3:23 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Custer, El Paso, Fremont and 8 more | 54 hr |
| Mar 24, 3:25 PM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | BOU | Arapahoe, Clear Creek, Douglas, Elbert, Gilpin, Jefferson and 1 more | 20 hr |
| Mar 25, 12:02 PM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Costilla, Custer, El Paso, Fremont and 5 more | 33 hr |
| Mar 27, 4:30 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | GJT | Dolores, La Plata, Montezuma, San Miguel | 10 hr |
| Mar 27, 2:03 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Dolores, La Plata, Montezuma, San Miguel | 27 hr |
| Mar 27, 2:04 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 24 hr |
| Mar 27, 2:46 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Baca, Bent, Kiowa, Prowers | 19 hr |
| Mar 27, 8:48 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison and 12 more | 60 hr |
| Mar 28, 9:40 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, Kiowa, Las Animas, Otero and 1 more | 34 hr |
| Mar 28, 1:41 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 28 hr |
| Mar 28, 3:48 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | BOU | Boulder, Grand, Jackson, Larimer, Weld | 50 hr |
| Mar 28, 3:58 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Elbert, Lincoln | 26 hr |
| Mar 29, 5:03 PM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | GJT | Garfield, Mesa, Rio Blanco | 15 hr |
| Mar 29, 5:32 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Phillips, Sedgwick | 118 min |
| Mar 30, 3:47 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Las Animas | 14 hr |
| Mar 31, 1:12 AM MDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GJT | Garfield, Mesa | 4 hr |
| Mar 31, 6:28 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | GJT | Moffat, Rio Blanco, Routt | 6 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 | 4 |
| Special Weather Statement | 1 |
| Winter | |
| Blizzard Warning | 3 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 10 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 7 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 20 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 3 |
| Wind Advisory | 2 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 28 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 17 |
| 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 County19
- El Paso County18
- Las Animas County18
- Cheyenne County17
- Elbert County16
- Baca County16
- Garfield County16
- Bent County15
- Huerfano County15
- Pueblo County15
- Yuma County14
- Boulder County14
- Prowers County14
- Jefferson County13
- Larimer County13
- Fremont County13
- Kiowa County13
- Mesa County13
- Douglas County12
- Lincoln County12
- Otero County12
- Eagle County12
- Moffat County12
- Routt County12
- Arapahoe County11
- Broomfield County11
- Crowley County11
- Rio Blanco County11
- Saguache County11
- Weld County10
- Pitkin County10
- San Miguel County10
- Adams County9
- Washington County9
- Delta County9
- Dolores County9
- La Plata County9
- Montezuma County9
- Clear Creek County9
- Gilpin County9
24 more counties
- Park County9
- Denver County8
- Morgan County8
- Gunnison County8
- Montrose County8
- Grand County8
- Alamosa County8
- Teller County8
- Phillips County7
- Sedgwick County7
- Jackson County7
- Costilla County7
- Logan County6
- Conejos County6
- Rio Grande County6
- Chaffee County6
- Custer County6
- Archuleta County5
- Hinsdale County5
- Ouray County5
- San Juan County4
- Summit County4
- Lake County4
- Mineral 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.