Alert archive / Colorado / 2023
Weather alerts in Colorado, March 2023
145 weather alerts in March 2023, 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 2023. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 145
- Warnings
- 46
- Watches
- 33
- Advisories
- 38
- Busiest day
- March 29, 202312 alerts
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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, 2:04 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 19 hr |
| Mar 1, 2:48 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | GJT | Mesa | 27 min |
| Mar 1, 8:42 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | GJT | Mesa | 63 min |
| Mar 2, 1:08 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | GJT | Eagle, Garfield, Moffat, Rio Blanco, Routt | 34 hr |
| Mar 3, 2:11 AM MST | Fire Weather Watch | GLD | Cheyenne | 48 hr |
| Mar 3, 2:49 AM MST | Fire Weather Watch | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, Elbert and 1 more | 35 hr |
| Mar 3, 3:44 AM MST | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Huerfano, Kiowa and 4 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 3, 1:32 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOU | Boulder, Grand, Jackson, Larimer | 63 hr |
| Mar 3, 1:50 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | GJT | Eagle, Garfield, Moffat, Rio Blanco, Routt | 63 hr |
| Mar 3, 2:55 PM MST | High Wind Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, Fremont and 5 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 3, 7:40 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Elbert | 65 min |
| Mar 3, 8:42 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Elbert | 93 min |
| Mar 4, 1:33 AM MST | Dense Fog Advisory | GLD | Kit Carson, Yuma | 2 hr |
| Mar 4, 3:47 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Huerfano, Kiowa and 4 more | 39 hr |
| Mar 4, 11:42 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 29 hr |
| Mar 4, 1:53 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and 3 more | 28 hr |
| Mar 4, 2:31 PM MST | Wind Advisory | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison and 9 more | 29 hr |
| Mar 4, 3:05 PM MST | High Wind Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, Fremont and 6 more | 35 hr |
| Mar 5, 11:02 AM MST | Special Weather Statement | GJT | Moffat | 58 min |
| Mar 5, 11:59 AM MST | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Jackson | 61 min |
| Mar 5, 12:00 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | GJT | Rio Blanco | 60 min |
| Mar 5, 1:00 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Jackson, Larimer | 60 min |
| Mar 5, 2:00 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Larimer | 60 min |
| Mar 5, 2:59 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Las Animas | 27 hr |
| Mar 6, 7:30 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 18 hr |
| Mar 7, 4:05 AM MST | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande, Saguache | 11 hr |
| Mar 7, 4:05 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande, Saguache | 14 hr |
| Mar 7, 6:21 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and 7 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 7, 2:51 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | El Paso | 16 hr |
| Mar 7, 2:52 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande, Saguache | 27 hr |
| Mar 7, 7:08 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOU | Larimer, Weld | 15 hr |
| Mar 8, 3:52 AM MST | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | El Paso, Huerfano, Las Animas, Pueblo | 11 hr |
| Mar 8, 1:00 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 21 hr |
| Mar 8, 2:57 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano, Las Animas, Pueblo | 24 hr |
| Mar 8, 3:21 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and 2 more | 25 hr |
| Mar 9, 2:18 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison and 12 more | 11 hr |
| Mar 9, 2:19 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | BOU | Boulder, Clear Creek, Gilpin, Grand, Jackson, Jefferson and 3 more | 13 hr |
| Mar 9, 4:16 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Chaffee, Conejos, Lake, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache | 11 hr |
| Mar 9, 1:43 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison and 12 more | 63 hr |
| Mar 9, 1:43 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | GJT | Garfield, Gunnison, Mesa, Montrose, Rio Blanco | 57 hr |
| Mar 9, 2:50 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | PUB | Chaffee, Conejos, Lake, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache | 62 hr |
| Mar 9, 2:50 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, Fremont, Huerfano and 5 more | 62 hr |
| Mar 9, 2:59 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | BOU | Boulder, Clear Creek, Gilpin, Grand, Jackson, Jefferson and 3 more | 44 hr |
| Mar 9, 2:59 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOU | Grand, Jackson, Summit | 43 hr |
| Mar 11, 12:03 AM MST | Special Weather Statement | GJT | Moffat | 27 min |
| Mar 11, 12:36 AM MST | Special Weather Statement | GJT | Routt | 24 min |
| Mar 11, 1:51 AM MST | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Weld | 24 min |
| Mar 11, 11:48 AM MST | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Alamosa | 27 min |
| Mar 13, 2:50 PM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison and 12 more | 13 hr |
| Mar 13, 2:53 PM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Conejos, Mineral, Rio Grande | 13 hr |
| Mar 14, 2:39 AM MDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GJT | Garfield, Moffat, Rio Blanco | 9 hr |
| Mar 14, 2:56 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | BOU | Boulder, Clear Creek, Douglas, Gilpin, Grand, Jackson and 4 more | 57 hr |
| Mar 14, 3:23 AM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison and 11 more | 57 hr |
| Mar 14, 3:23 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | GJT | Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison, Hinsdale, Mesa, Montrose and 4 more | 57 hr |
| Mar 14, 3:49 AM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Costilla, Custer, Fremont, Huerfano and 3 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 14, 3:49 AM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, Fremont and 6 more | 71 hr |
| Mar 14, 3:49 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso and 9 more | 71 hr |
| Mar 16, 7:33 AM MDT | Snow Squall Warning | PUB | El Paso, Pueblo | 57 min |
| Mar 16, 8:18 AM MDT | Snow Squall Warning | PUB | El Paso, Fremont, Pueblo | 42 min |
| Mar 16, 8:51 AM MDT | Snow Squall Warning | PUB | Crowley, Pueblo | 39 min |
| Mar 16, 9:29 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 31 min |
| Mar 18, 3:05 PM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison and 12 more | 37 hr |
| Mar 18, 3:05 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison and 11 more | 65 hr |
| Mar 18, 3:13 PM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Conejos, Mineral, Rio Grande | 24 hr |
| Mar 19, 2:39 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | BOU | Boulder, Grand, Jackson, Larimer | 41 hr |
| Mar 19, 2:52 PM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Chaffee, Lake, Saguache | 24 hr |
| Mar 19, 2:52 PM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, Fremont and 6 more | 3 days |
| Mar 19, 2:52 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Costilla, Custer, Fremont, Huerfano and 5 more | 3 days |
| Mar 19, 3:04 PM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Garfield, Gunnison, Hinsdale and 7 more | 3 days |
| Mar 20, 4:18 AM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | GJT | Delta, Garfield, Mesa, Montrose, Ouray, San Miguel | 68 hr |
| Mar 20, 4:18 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | GJT | Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison, Hinsdale, Mesa, Moffat and 6 more | 68 hr |
| Mar 20, 2:16 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | BOU | Boulder, Clear Creek, Gilpin, Grand, Jackson, Jefferson and 3 more | 58 hr |
| Mar 20, 2:57 PM MDT | High Wind Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla and 13 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 20, 3:14 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Huerfano, Kiowa and 4 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 21, 2:50 AM MDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GJT | Garfield, Mesa | 6 hr |
| Mar 21, 3:05 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 11 hr |
| Mar 21, 4:33 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | BOU | Elbert, Lincoln | 10 hr |
| Mar 21, 1:42 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 28 hr |
| Mar 21, 2:32 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Elbert, Lincoln | 29 hr |
| Mar 21, 2:50 PM MDT | High Wind Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla and 13 more | 29 hr |
| Mar 21, 2:52 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Huerfano, Kiowa and 4 more | 29 hr |
| Mar 22, 3:50 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Huerfano, Las Animas, Otero, Pueblo | 11 hr |
| Mar 22, 3:55 AM MDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GLD | Yuma | 6 hr |
| Mar 22, 2:57 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Las Animas, Otero, Pueblo | 28 hr |
| Mar 22, 4:41 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GJT | Routt | 64 min |
| Mar 22, 5:19 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GJT | Moffat | 56 min |
| Mar 23, 3:10 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | GJT | Delta, Eagle, Garfield, Mesa, Moffat, Rio Blanco and 1 more | 39 hr |
| Mar 23, 9:53 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Baca | 37 min |
| Mar 24, 2:09 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Huerfano, Las Animas and 2 more | 30 hr |
| Mar 24, 2:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GJT | Mesa | 17 min |
| Mar 24, 3:23 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Otero | 37 min |
| Mar 24, 4:19 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GJT | Rio Blanco | 56 min |
| Mar 24, 4:36 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GJT | Dolores, Mesa, San Miguel | 54 min |
| Mar 24, 5:20 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GJT | Delta, Garfield | 55 min |
| Mar 24, 5:29 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GJT | Dolores, Montezuma, Montrose, San Miguel | 61 min |
| Mar 24, 6:12 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GJT | Routt | 63 min |
| Mar 24, 6:14 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GJT | Delta, Garfield | 61 min |
| Mar 24, 6:29 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GJT | Dolores, Montezuma, Montrose, Ouray, San Miguel | 61 min |
| Mar 24, 7:12 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GJT | Eagle, Pitkin | 63 min |
| Mar 24, 7:17 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GJT | Mesa | 58 min |
| Mar 24, 7:27 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GJT | Archuleta, Gunnison, Hinsdale, La Plata, Ouray, San Juan | 63 min |
| Mar 25, 2:04 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | GLD | Kit Carson, Yuma | 23 hr |
| Mar 25, 2:39 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | BOU | Logan, Morgan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington, Weld | 24 hr |
| Mar 26, 3:44 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Huerfano, Las Animas | 11 hr |
| Mar 26, 2:10 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | GLD | Kit Carson, Yuma | 32 hr |
| Mar 26, 2:20 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | BOU | Larimer, Logan, Morgan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington and 1 more | 28 hr |
| Mar 26, 3:02 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Las Animas, Pueblo | 27 hr |
| Mar 27, 9:08 AM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | BOU | Logan, Morgan, Washington, Weld | 9 hr |
| Mar 27, 1:40 PM MDT | Blowing Dust Advisory | GLD | Cheyenne | 4 hr |
| Mar 27, 2:03 PM MDT | Blowing Dust Advisory | PUB | Kiowa | 4 hr |
| Mar 27, 2:44 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, Huerfano, Kiowa, Las Animas and 2 more | 28 hr |
| Mar 28, 2:29 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | GLD | Cheyenne | 24 hr |
| Mar 28, 3:55 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Huerfano, Kiowa and 4 more | 26 hr |
| Mar 28, 4:32 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, Elbert and 1 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 28, 2:48 PM MDT | High Wind Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer and 7 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 28, 3:02 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Huerfano, Las Animas and 3 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 29, 2:12 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 44 hr |
| Mar 29, 3:12 AM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | GJT | Moffat, Routt | 12 hr |
| Mar 29, 3:12 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison and 12 more | 69 hr |
| Mar 29, 3:25 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | BOU | Grand, Jackson | 63 hr |
| Mar 29, 4:09 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, Elbert and 2 more | 40 hr |
| Mar 29, 5:27 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Huerfano, Kiowa and 4 more | 41 hr |
| Mar 29, 2:51 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Huerfano, Kiowa and 5 more | 52 hr |
| Mar 29, 2:58 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | Chaffee, Conejos, Lake, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache | 45 hr |
| Mar 29, 3:05 PM MDT | High Wind Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer and 8 more | 28 hr |
| Mar 29, 3:07 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver and 6 more | 52 hr |
| Mar 29, 3:24 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison and 6 more | 27 hr |
| Mar 29, 3:30 PM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | GJT | Eagle, Garfield, Moffat, Rio Blanco, Routt | 57 hr |
| Mar 30, 1:26 PM MDT | Dust Storm Warning | PUB | Baca, Prowers | 64 min |
| Mar 30, 1:28 PM MDT | Blowing Dust Warning | PUB | Baca, Prowers | 6 hr |
| Mar 30, 1:28 PM MDT | Blowing Dust Advisory | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande, Saguache | 6 hr |
| Mar 30, 2:49 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley and 9 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 30, 2:54 PM MDT | High Wind Watch | PUB | Huerfano, Las Animas, Pueblo | 13 hr |
| Mar 30, 10:05 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 21 hr |
| Mar 31, 2:10 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 18 hr |
| Mar 31, 3:15 AM MDT | High Wind Warning | BOU | Larimer, Weld | 16 hr |
| Mar 31, 3:32 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | BOU | Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert, Lincoln | 11 hr |
| Mar 31, 3:49 AM MDT | High Wind Warning | PUB | Crowley, El Paso, Huerfano, Las Animas, Otero, Pueblo | 15 hr |
| Mar 31, 10:20 AM MDT | Blowing Dust Advisory | PUB | Baca, Bent, Las Animas, Otero, Prowers, Pueblo | 8 hr |
| Mar 31, 12:59 PM MDT | Blowing Dust Advisory | BOU | Boulder, Broomfield, Jefferson | 5 hr |
| Mar 31, 2:14 PM MDT | Dust Storm Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Otero, Prowers | 61 min |
| Mar 31, 2:30 PM MDT | Blowing Dust Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Otero, Prowers | 4 hr |
| Mar 31, 2:36 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Crowley, El Paso, Huerfano, Las Animas, Otero, Pueblo | 24 hr |
| Mar 31, 2:36 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley and 11 more | 29 hr |
| Mar 31, 2:51 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert, Lincoln, Park | 29 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 | 28 |
| Winter | |
| Snow Squall Warning | 3 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 10 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 11 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 27 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Blowing Dust Warning | 2 |
| Dust Storm Warning | 2 |
| High Wind Warning | 5 |
| High Wind Watch | 4 |
| Blowing Dust Advisory | 5 |
| Wind Advisory | 2 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 23 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 18 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 4 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Las Animas County35
- Huerfano County34
- Pueblo County32
- Garfield County22
- Baca County22
- El Paso County22
- Otero County22
- Rio Grande County22
- Saguache County22
- Mesa County21
- Conejos County21
- Alamosa County19
- Prowers County18
- Costilla County18
- Moffat County17
- Rio Blanco County17
- Bent County17
- Crowley County17
- Eagle County16
- Routt County16
- Montrose County16
- San Miguel County16
- Chaffee County15
- Fremont County15
- Delta County14
- Gunnison County14
- Ouray County14
- Elbert County13
- Kiowa County13
- Dolores County13
- Cheyenne County12
- Larimer County12
- Custer County12
- Hinsdale County12
- Montezuma County12
- Kit Carson County11
- Boulder County11
- Archuleta County11
- La Plata County11
- Douglas County10
24 more counties
- Lincoln County10
- Jackson County10
- Pitkin County10
- San Juan County10
- Lake County10
- Mineral County10
- Arapahoe County9
- Jefferson County9
- Broomfield County8
- Grand County8
- Adams County7
- Denver County7
- Weld County7
- Park County7
- Teller County7
- Yuma County6
- Clear Creek County5
- Gilpin County5
- Summit County5
- Morgan County4
- Washington County4
- Logan County3
- Phillips County2
- Sedgwick 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.