Alert archive / Colorado / Adams County

Weather alerts in Adams County, Colorado, 2023

264 weather alerts in 2023, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Adams County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2023. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts
264
Warnings
103
Watches
36
Advisories
46
Busiest month
June68 alerts
Busiest day
June 22, 202320 alerts

Over time

By month

Warning verification

How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.

2 of 6 tornado warnings covering Adams County in 2023 had a tornado report inside them; 1 of 4 tornado reports fell inside a warning, on average 3 minutes after it went out.

Adams County, 2023

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
Tornado warnings6267%425%3 min
Severe thunderstorm warnings642856%4384%15 min
Flash flood warnings3233%250%79 min

Each office's whole area, 2023

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO: tornado warnings672070%7971%13 min
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO: severe thunderstorm warnings46716964%52175%18 min
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO: flash flood warnings801976%3574%74 min

An office's figures cover every county it serves, including across state lines.

Verified by the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow, which matches each storm-based warning with the local storm reports inside its polygon while it was in force, within 15 km of its edge: a tornado warning counts as verified on a tornado report, a severe thunderstorm warning on hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more, or wind damage, a flash flood warning on a flash flood report. The false alarm ratio is the share of warnings with no such report; "inside a warning" is the probability of detection, the share of reports that fell inside one; lead time runs from the warning's issue to each report inside it, counting zero for a report that came first. A warning with no report is not proof nothing happened: reports come from spotters, the public and damage surveys, and are thin where few people live.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jan 1, 3:06 AM MSTWinter Weather AdvisoryBOU45 hr
Jan 2, 6:09 PM MSTWinter Storm WarningBOU14 hr
Jan 10, 2:06 PM MSTWinter Weather AdvisoryBOU33 hr
Jan 11, 11:52 AM MSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Jan 15, 2:52 PM MSTWinter Storm WatchBOU22 hr
Jan 16, 12:36 PM MSTWinter Storm WarningBOU58 hr
Jan 29, 3:28 AM MSTWind Chill AdvisoryBOU30 hr
Jan 30, 3:16 AM MSTWind Chill AdvisoryBOU29 hr
Jan 30, 11:26 AM MSTWinter Weather AdvisoryBOU9 hr
Feb 14, 2:59 AM MSTWinter Storm WarningBOU45 hr
Feb 14, 2:59 AM MSTWinter Weather AdvisoryBOU45 hr
Feb 21, 3:50 AM MSTWinter Weather AdvisoryBOU49 hr
Feb 21, 2:53 PM MSTWind Chill AdvisoryBOU42 hr
Feb 22, 2:45 PM MSTWind Chill WarningBOU18 hr
Mar 3, 2:49 AM MSTFire Weather WatchBOU35 hr
Mar 4, 1:53 PM MSTRed Flag WarningBOU28 hr
Mar 7, 6:21 AM MSTWinter Weather AdvisoryBOU5 hr
Mar 8, 3:21 PM MSTRed Flag WarningBOU25 hr
Mar 28, 4:32 AM MDTFire Weather WatchBOU24 hr
Mar 29, 4:09 AM MDTRed Flag WarningBOU40 hr
Mar 29, 3:07 PM MDTRed Flag WarningBOU52 hr
Apr 1, 2:31 PM MDTRed Flag WarningBOU29 hr
Apr 3, 3:01 AM MDTWinter Weather AdvisoryBOU42 hr
Apr 3, 3:36 AM MDTRed Flag WarningBOU16 hr
Apr 11, 2:33 PM MDTFire Weather WatchBOU24 hr
Apr 12, 2:35 PM MDTRed Flag WarningBOU29 hr
Apr 16, 5:02 AM MDTFire Weather WatchBOU34 hr
Apr 17, 2:35 PM MDTRed Flag WarningBOU29 hr
Apr 19, 2:07 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOU38 min
Apr 19, 5:22 PM MDTBlowing Dust AdvisoryBOU4 hr
Apr 25, 1:51 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOU39 min
Apr 25, 2:27 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOU48 min
Apr 25, 2:32 PM MDTTornado WarningBOU14 min
Apr 25, 3:11 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOU34 min
Apr 25, 3:20 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOU40 min
May 4, 3:46 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOU44 min
May 4, 4:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOU42 min
May 5, 2:19 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOU41 min
May 5, 4:22 PM MDTDust Storm WarningBOU83 min
May 9, 6:11 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOU49 min
May 9, 7:00 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOU45 min
May 9, 7:28 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
May 9, 8:18 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOU27 min
May 9, 8:44 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOU31 min
May 9, 10:57 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOU63 min
May 10, 3:08 AM MDTFlood WatchBOU57 hr
May 10, 1:25 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
May 10, 1:55 PM MDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr
May 10, 3:59 PM MDTTornado WarningBOU31 min
May 10, 4:30 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOU30 min
May 10, 4:35 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOU40 min
May 10, 4:44 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOU3 hr
May 10, 4:45 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC90 min
May 10, 4:51 PM MDTTornado WarningBOU24 min
May 10, 5:02 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatBOU43 min
May 10, 5:04 PM MDTTornado WarningBOU26 min
May 10, 5:19 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOU41 min
May 10, 6:12 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOU3 hr
May 11, 12:14 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOU2 hr
May 11, 2:42 PM MDTAreal Flood WarningBOU27 hr
May 12, 6:44 AM MDTAreal Flood WarningBOU11 hr
May 12, 8:10 AM MDTRiver Flood AdvisoryBOU7 hr
May 12, 9:14 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOU8 hr
May 18, 12:30 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
May 18, 2:08 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOU2 hr
May 18, 4:25 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOU2 hr
May 25, 7:40 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOU50 min
May 26, 11:56 AM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
May 26, 1:33 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
May 26, 2:21 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOU39 min
May 26, 3:13 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOU47 min
May 26, 4:33 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC117 min
May 26, 4:55 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOU50 min
May 26, 6:28 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOU92 min
May 27, 2:04 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOU56 min
May 27, 5:02 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOU43 min
May 27, 11:21 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOU3 hr
May 28, 6:07 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOU38 min
May 28, 6:26 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOU37 min
May 28, 6:45 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOU30 min
May 29, 5:38 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOU52 min
May 30, 1:10 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
May 30, 2:34 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOU24 min
May 31, 2:39 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
May 31, 3:03 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOU42 min
Jun 1, 2:57 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOU48 min
Jun 2, 3:12 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOU33 min
Jun 2, 6:37 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOU113 min
Jun 2, 6:58 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningBOU2 hr
Jun 6, 4:35 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOU55 min
Jun 6, 5:02 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOU110 min
Jun 6, 5:22 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOU38 min
Jun 6, 5:39 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOU104 min
Jun 8, 8:48 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOU42 min
Jun 8, 9:03 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOU42 min
Jun 8, 9:34 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOU41 min
Jun 8, 9:47 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOU28 min
Jun 8, 10:18 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOU57 min
Jun 10, 3:45 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC60 min
Jun 11, 11:43 AM MDTFlood WatchBOU15 hr
Jun 11, 12:44 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC61 min
Jun 11, 2:18 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Jun 12, 3:24 AM MDTFlood WatchBOU21 hr
Jun 12, 10:20 AM MDTAreal Flood WarningBOU50 hr
Jun 16, 2:23 AM MDTFlood WatchBOU20 hr
Jun 21, 9:32 AM MDTFlood WatchBOU20 hr
Jun 21, 11:51 AM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jun 21, 12:36 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 hr
Jun 21, 4:46 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOU29 min
Jun 21, 6:11 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOU34 min
Jun 21, 6:54 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOU36 min
Jun 21, 7:18 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOU27 min
Jun 21, 7:58 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC92 min
Jun 21, 8:43 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOU32 min
Jun 21, 8:44 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOU31 min
Jun 21, 9:05 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOU25 min
Jun 21, 9:15 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOU30 min
Jun 21, 9:27 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatBOU33 min
Jun 21, 9:28 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOU3 hr
Jun 21, 9:58 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr
Jun 21, 10:07 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningBOU3 hr
Jun 22, 12:14 AM MDTAreal Flood WarningBOU6 hr
Jun 22, 12:48 AM MDTAreal Flood WarningBOU6 hr
Jun 22, 2:02 AM MDTAreal Flood WarningBOU24 hr
Jun 22, 10:13 AM MDTFlood WatchBOU14 hr
Jun 22, 11:08 AM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jun 22, 12:14 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC10 hr
Jun 22, 2:37 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC83 min
Jun 22, 5:56 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC94 min
Jun 22, 7:01 PM MDTAreal Flood WarningBOU16 hr
Jun 22, 7:07 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOU3 hr
Jun 23, 1:15 PM MDTAreal Flood WarningBOU23 hr
Jun 25, 2:59 PM MDTAreal Flood WarningBOU67 hr
Jun 28, 8:39 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC66 min
Jun 28, 9:03 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Jun 29, 11:40 AM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jun 29, 1:17 PM MDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr
Jun 29, 3:30 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOU2 hr
Jun 29, 3:52 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOU38 min
Jun 29, 4:12 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC93 min
Jun 29, 4:28 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOU47 min
Jun 29, 5:08 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOU24 min
Jun 29, 5:13 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatBOU47 min
Jun 29, 5:28 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatBOU32 min
Jun 29, 5:41 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningBOU3 hr
Jun 29, 6:00 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOU45 min
Jun 29, 6:18 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatBOU42 min
Jun 29, 6:52 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC83 min
Jun 29, 6:58 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatBOU47 min
Jun 29, 7:46 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOU44 min
Jun 29, 8:36 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOU6 hr
Jun 30, 2:29 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOU6 hr
Jun 30, 9:17 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOU27 hr
Jul 4, 1:41 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC64 min
Jul 4, 2:05 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 hr
Jul 4, 5:14 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC91 min
Jul 4, 8:03 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOU87 min
Jul 4, 8:15 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOU16 min
Jul 4, 8:25 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatBOU35 min
Jul 4, 8:34 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC116 min
Jul 5, 9:36 PM MDTDense Fog AdvisoryBOU11 hr
Jul 6, 1:37 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC113 min
Jul 6, 2:51 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Jul 6, 3:52 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOU23 min
Jul 6, 4:13 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOU32 min
Jul 6, 4:54 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOU36 min
Jul 8, 12:23 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC97 min
Jul 8, 1:09 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr
Jul 8, 2:15 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOU45 min
Jul 8, 3:11 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOU49 min
Jul 8, 3:48 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOU117 min
Jul 8, 4:18 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC117 min
Jul 10, 12:47 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC118 min
Jul 13, 1:23 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jul 15, 2:17 PM MDTHeat AdvisoryBOU54 hr
Jul 15, 4:38 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC97 min
Jul 15, 6:03 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOU27 min
Jul 17, 4:46 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOU59 min
Jul 18, 3:02 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOU28 min
Jul 18, 4:39 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOU36 min
Jul 20, 12:15 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jul 20, 1:27 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 hr
Jul 20, 1:58 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOU32 min
Jul 20, 2:35 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOU25 min
Jul 20, 2:56 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOU49 min
Jul 20, 4:19 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC116 min
Jul 20, 4:38 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOU52 min
Jul 20, 5:10 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOU50 min
Jul 20, 5:27 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOU3 hr
Jul 21, 7:56 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOU34 min
Jul 23, 5:17 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOU28 min
Jul 23, 5:23 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOU52 min
Jul 23, 5:46 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOU44 min
Jul 23, 6:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOU45 min
Jul 24, 6:41 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOU49 min
Jul 24, 7:26 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOU34 min
Jul 24, 7:56 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOU34 min
Jul 25, 4:34 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC86 min
Jul 25, 5:16 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOU44 min
Jul 26, 2:37 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC113 min
Jul 28, 3:20 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC85 min
Jul 29, 2:48 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC117 min
Jul 29, 5:28 PM MDTTornado WarningBOU17 min
Jul 29, 5:42 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedBOU9 min
Jul 29, 6:02 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOU43 min
Jul 29, 8:10 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOU35 min
Jul 29, 10:14 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOU3 hr
Jul 31, 3:11 AM MDTFlood WatchBOU21 hr
Jul 31, 2:37 PM MDTFlood WatchBOU32 hr
Jul 31, 8:38 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOU52 min
Aug 1, 2:33 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC87 min
Aug 1, 4:06 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOU24 min
Aug 1, 5:15 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOU30 min
Aug 2, 8:18 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOU42 min
Aug 2, 8:36 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC84 min
Aug 2, 8:56 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOU28 min
Aug 3, 2:13 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 3, 2:57 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr
Aug 3, 3:34 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOU41 min
Aug 3, 3:36 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOU39 min
Aug 3, 4:24 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOU51 min
Aug 3, 4:57 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOU48 min
Aug 5, 1:32 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC10 hr
Aug 5, 5:09 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC96 min
Aug 6, 3:25 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 6, 3:38 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOU25 min
Aug 7, 1:14 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 7, 2:03 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Aug 8, 1:24 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 8, 2:37 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Aug 8, 5:12 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 8, 11:57 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOU48 min
Aug 18, 2:12 PM MDTFire Weather WatchBOU24 hr
Aug 19, 2:02 PM MDTRed Flag WarningBOU30 hr
Aug 20, 2:02 PM MDTFire Weather WatchBOU13 hr
Aug 21, 2:44 AM MDTHeat AdvisoryBOU17 hr
Aug 21, 2:53 AM MDTRed Flag WarningBOU16 hr
Aug 22, 3:28 AM MDTHeat AdvisoryBOU17 hr
Aug 24, 1:53 PM MDTFlood WatchBOU30 hr
Aug 28, 6:14 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOU31 min
Aug 28, 6:38 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatBOU52 min
Sep 3, 3:14 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOU31 min
Sep 3, 3:53 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOU37 min
Sep 14, 3:45 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOU70 min
Sep 14, 4:30 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOU98 min
Sep 14, 5:09 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOU111 min
Oct 2, 6:43 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOU47 min
Oct 5, 2:04 PM MDTFreeze WatchBOU13 hr
Oct 6, 2:54 AM MDTFreeze WarningBOU30 hr
Oct 6, 2:56 AM MDTFrost AdvisoryBOU30 hr
Oct 12, 1:12 PM MDTFreeze WatchBOU15 hr
Oct 13, 4:06 AM MDTFreeze WarningBOU29 hr
Oct 26, 7:17 AM MDTDense Fog AdvisoryBOU5 hr
Oct 26, 5:21 PM MDTFreeze WarningBOU19 hr
Oct 27, 1:53 AM MDTWinter Storm WarningBOU58 hr
Oct 27, 2:22 PM MDTWinter Storm WatchBOU6 hr
Oct 27, 2:22 PM MDTWinter Weather AdvisoryBOU46 hr
Nov 12, 12:55 PM MSTRed Flag WarningBOU28 hr
Nov 22, 1:59 PM MSTWinter Weather AdvisoryBOU63 hr
Dec 14, 4:51 AM MSTDense Fog AdvisoryBOU5 hr
Dec 24, 8:28 PM MSTHigh Wind WatchBOU6 hr
Dec 25, 2:05 AM MSTBlizzard WarningBOU51 hr
Dec 26, 3:33 AM MSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC5 hr
Dec 26, 4:57 AM MSTWinter Weather AdvisoryBOU4 hr

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The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

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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.