Alert archive / Colorado / 2016
Weather alerts in Colorado, October 2016
62 weather alerts in October 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 October 2016. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 62
- Warnings
- 30
- Watches
- 19
- Advisories
- 9
- Busiest day
- October 15, 20169 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 | PUB | Crowley, El Paso, Huerfano, Las Animas, Otero, Pueblo | 13 hr |
| Oct 2, 3:10 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 11 hr |
| Oct 2, 3:15 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert, Lincoln, Logan and 4 more | 13 hr |
| Oct 2, 3:47 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Huerfano, Kiowa, Las Animas and 2 more | 39 hr |
| Oct 2, 2:14 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 29 hr |
| Oct 2, 3:47 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and 8 more | 27 hr |
| Oct 2, 4:25 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Kit Carson | 35 min |
| Oct 2, 4:59 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Kit Carson | 46 min |
| Oct 2, 5:34 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Kit Carson | 41 min |
| Oct 2, 6:06 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Kit Carson | 22 min |
| Oct 2, 6:31 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Kit Carson | 44 min |
| Oct 2, 11:51 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | GJT | Garfield, Mesa, Moffat, Rio Blanco, Routt | 18 hr |
| Oct 3, 3:22 AM MDT | Freeze Watch | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison and 9 more | 12 hr |
| Oct 3, 3:00 PM MDT | Freeze Warning | GJT | Archuleta, Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison, La Plata and 7 more | 18 hr |
| Oct 4, 3:40 AM MDT | Freeze Watch | PUB | El Paso, Kiowa, Prowers | 9 hr |
| Oct 4, 8:48 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | El Paso, Fremont, Pueblo | 10 hr |
| Oct 4, 12:36 PM MDT | Freeze Warning | PUB | Bent, El Paso, Huerfano, Kiowa, Las Animas, Prowers | 19 hr |
| Oct 4, 1:16 PM MDT | Frost Advisory | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 19 hr |
| Oct 4, 2:20 PM MDT | Freeze Warning | GJT | Garfield, Moffat, Rio Blanco, Routt | 19 hr |
| Oct 4, 2:56 PM MDT | Freeze Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and 10 more | 18 hr |
| Oct 5, 3:24 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | GJT | Delta, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison, Mesa, Moffat and 4 more | 28 hr |
| Oct 6, 2:29 AM MDT | Frost Advisory | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 30 hr |
| Oct 6, 4:05 AM MDT | Freeze Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and 10 more | 29 hr |
| Oct 6, 4:19 AM MDT | Freeze Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Huerfano, Kiowa and 4 more | 28 hr |
| Oct 6, 4:38 AM MDT | Freeze Watch | GJT | Delta, Garfield, Gunnison, Mesa, Moffat, Montrose and 1 more | 9 hr |
| Oct 6, 1:25 PM MDT | Freeze Warning | GJT | Delta, Dolores, Garfield, Gunnison, Mesa, Moffat and 3 more | 20 hr |
| Oct 7, 3:29 AM MDT | Dense Fog Advisory | BOU | Larimer, Logan, Morgan, Weld | 8 hr |
| Oct 12, 3:33 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande, Saguache | 24 hr |
| Oct 13, 3:27 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande, Saguache | 23 hr |
| Oct 13, 3:27 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande, Saguache | 28 hr |
| Oct 14, 2:53 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley and 12 more | 24 hr |
| Oct 14, 2:53 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, Fremont, Huerfano and 4 more | 28 hr |
| Oct 14, 3:09 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | BOU | Arapahoe, Clear Creek, Douglas, Elbert, Gilpin, Jefferson and 2 more | 23 hr |
| Oct 14, 6:09 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 20 hr |
| Oct 15, 12:58 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 25 hr |
| Oct 15, 1:52 PM MDT | High Wind Watch | BOU | Boulder, Clear Creek, Gilpin, Grand, Jackson, Jefferson and 3 more | 25 hr |
| Oct 15, 2:14 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver and 13 more | 25 hr |
| Oct 15, 2:14 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Douglas, Elbert and 8 more | 29 hr |
| Oct 15, 2:36 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 28 hr |
| Oct 15, 3:21 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley and 12 more | 24 hr |
| Oct 15, 3:21 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley and 12 more | 30 hr |
| Oct 15, 3:39 PM MDT | High Wind Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso and 9 more | 23 hr |
| Oct 16, 2:24 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison and 12 more | 31 hr |
| Oct 16, 2:02 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 29 hr |
| Oct 16, 2:38 PM MDT | High Wind Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso and 9 more | 24 hr |
| Oct 16, 2:50 PM MDT | High Wind Warning | BOU | Boulder, Clear Creek, Gilpin, Grand, Jackson, Jefferson and 3 more | 24 hr |
| Oct 16, 2:51 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver and 15 more | 28 hr |
| Oct 16, 2:51 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley and 12 more | 30 hr |
| Oct 18, 4:22 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Las Animas, Otero | 15 hr |
| Oct 18, 2:54 PM MDT | Freeze Watch | PUB | Bent, Crowley, Custer, El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano and 5 more | 25 hr |
| Oct 19, 6:00 AM MDT | Freeze Watch | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and 7 more | 8 hr |
| Oct 19, 11:51 AM MDT | Freeze Warning | GJT | Garfield, Mesa | 21 hr |
| Oct 19, 2:04 PM MDT | Freeze Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and 7 more | 18 hr |
| Oct 19, 2:49 PM MDT | Frost Advisory | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 18 hr |
| Oct 19, 3:28 PM MDT | Freeze Warning | PUB | Custer, El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano, Las Animas, Pueblo and 1 more | 18 hr |
| Oct 20, 1:47 PM MDT | Frost Advisory | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 19 hr |
| Oct 20, 2:46 PM MDT | Freeze Warning | PUB | Crowley, El Paso, Pueblo | 18 hr |
| Oct 22, 3:30 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Boulder, Grand, Jackson, Larimer, Park, Summit and 1 more | 15 hr |
| Oct 22, 3:47 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Costilla, Custer, Fremont, Huerfano, Las Animas, Pueblo and 1 more | 14 hr |
| Oct 30, 3:36 AM MDT | Dense Fog Advisory | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and 10 more | 6 hr |
| Oct 30, 3:37 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Baca, Huerfano, Las Animas | 11 hr |
| Oct 30, 2:52 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Huerfano, Las Animas | 28 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 | 1 |
| Special Weather Statement | 4 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 1 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 11 |
| Freeze Watch | 5 |
| Frost Advisory | 4 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 2 |
| High Wind Watch | 2 |
| Wind Advisory | 2 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 16 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 12 |
| 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.
- Las Animas County17
- Huerfano County16
- El Paso County15
- Pueblo County15
- Kit Carson County15
- Boulder County12
- Jefferson County12
- Larimer County12
- Arapahoe County11
- Douglas County11
- Elbert County11
- Fremont County11
- Costilla County11
- Saguache County11
- Cheyenne County10
- Yuma County10
- Logan County10
- Morgan County10
- Weld County10
- Alamosa County10
- Conejos County10
- Rio Grande County10
- Custer County10
- Crowley County9
- Otero County9
- Adams County9
- Lincoln County9
- Washington County9
- Kiowa County9
- Broomfield County9
- Garfield County9
- Bent County8
- Denver County8
- Moffat County8
- Rio Blanco County8
- Teller County8
- Phillips County7
- Sedgwick County7
- Mesa County7
- Prowers County7
24 more counties
- Baca County7
- Park County7
- Routt County6
- Gunnison County6
- Montrose County6
- Clear Creek County6
- Gilpin County6
- Delta County5
- Grand County5
- Summit County5
- Dolores County4
- Eagle County4
- Pitkin County4
- San Miguel County4
- Archuleta County3
- La Plata County3
- Montezuma County3
- Jackson County3
- Chaffee County2
- Lake County2
- Mineral County2
- Hinsdale County1
- Ouray County1
- San Juan 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.