Alert archive / Colorado / Bent County
Weather alerts in Bent County, Colorado, 2010
154 weather alerts in 2010, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Bent County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2010. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 154
- Warnings
- 76
- Watches
- 28
- Advisories
- 17
- Busiest month
- July37 alerts
- Busiest day
- April 22, 201013 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
3 of 10 tornado warnings covering Bent County in 2010 had a tornado report inside them; 5 of 7 tornado reports fell inside a warning, on average 17 minutes after it went out.
Bent County, 2010
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 10 | 3 | 70% | 7 | 71% | 17 min |
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 41 | 17 | 59% | 10 | 100% | 26 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2010
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Pueblo, CO: tornado warnings | 47 | 12 | 74% | 30 | 73% | 19 min |
| NWS Pueblo, CO: severe thunderstorm warnings | 225 | 85 | 62% | 207 | 81% | 25 min |
| NWS Pueblo, CO: flash flood warnings | 37 | 8 | 78% | 13 | 77% | 32 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 2:34 AM MST | Freezing Fog Advisory | PUB | 4 hr |
| Jan 6, 3:16 PM MST | Wind Chill Advisory | PUB | 18 hr |
| Jan 27, 4:22 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | 43 hr |
| Feb 6, 5:14 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | 54 hr |
| Feb 19, 4:49 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | 49 hr |
| Feb 28, 1:41 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | 18 hr |
| Mar 4, 8:53 AM MST | Dense Fog Advisory | PUB | 3 hr |
| Mar 5, 10:40 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | 7 hr |
| Mar 22, 9:01 PM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | PUB | 45 hr |
| Mar 22, 9:01 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | 45 hr |
| Mar 25, 4:44 AM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | 36 hr |
| Mar 29, 3:09 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | 53 hr |
| Mar 30, 3:39 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | 11 hr |
| Mar 31, 3:28 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | 28 hr |
| Apr 1, 2:37 PM MDT | High Wind Warning | PUB | 5 hr |
| Apr 2, 9:25 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | 35 hr |
| Apr 2, 2:59 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | 38 hr |
| Apr 3, 3:46 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | 26 hr |
| Apr 4, 4:34 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | 40 hr |
| Apr 5, 4:39 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | 13 hr |
| Apr 5, 3:23 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | 29 hr |
| Apr 11, 2:51 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | 29 hr |
| Apr 13, 2:06 PM MDT | High Wind Warning | PUB | 7 hr |
| Apr 13, 5:12 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Apr 20, 1:40 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 65 min |
| Apr 20, 5:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 60 min |
| Apr 21, 2:49 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 21, 5:29 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Apr 21, 7:55 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 65 min |
| Apr 21, 8:06 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Apr 22, 11:52 AM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Apr 22, 12:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 64 min |
| Apr 22, 12:30 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Apr 22, 1:02 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 58 min |
| Apr 22, 1:10 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | 65 min |
| Apr 22, 1:56 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 64 min |
| Apr 22, 2:06 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | 54 min |
| Apr 22, 2:09 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | 66 min |
| Apr 22, 2:21 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Apr 22, 2:54 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | 66 min |
| Apr 22, 5:51 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Apr 26, 3:32 PM MDT | Frost Advisory | PUB | 16 hr |
| Apr 27, 3:45 PM MDT | High Wind Watch | PUB | 13 hr |
| Apr 30, 3:45 AM MDT | Freeze Watch | PUB | 11 hr |
| Apr 30, 2:53 PM MDT | Freeze Warning | PUB | 17 hr |
| May 7, 4:15 AM MDT | Freeze Watch | PUB | 10 hr |
| May 7, 2:39 PM MDT | Freeze Warning | PUB | 18 hr |
| May 13, 2:58 AM MDT | Frost Advisory | PUB | 6 hr |
| May 17, 2:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| May 17, 6:23 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 67 min |
| May 17, 8:18 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| May 18, 11:42 AM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 18, 12:41 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
| May 18, 6:06 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | 54 min |
| May 18, 6:50 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 55 min |
| May 18, 6:52 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 53 min |
| May 18, 7:40 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 65 min |
| May 18, 8:45 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 30 min |
| May 18, 8:48 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 15 min |
| May 23, 3:53 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 23, 6:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 63 min |
| May 23, 7:12 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| May 23, 7:13 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | 25 min |
| May 23, 11:15 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | 33 min |
| May 24, 12:07 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 26 min |
| May 24, 3:56 AM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 24, 10:16 AM MDT | High Wind Warning | PUB | 8 hr |
| May 24, 10:46 AM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
| May 25, 2:01 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 25, 8:04 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 56 min |
| May 25, 8:20 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 23 min |
| May 26, 1:26 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 64 min |
| May 26, 2:13 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 40 min |
| May 31, 2:05 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| May 31, 4:52 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Jun 6, 6:05 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 6, 8:29 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Jun 7, 4:17 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Jun 7, 5:06 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 54 min |
| Jun 7, 5:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 26 min |
| Jun 11, 2:13 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 11, 4:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 63 min |
| Jun 11, 5:35 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 55 min |
| Jun 11, 5:41 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 64 min |
| Jun 11, 6:31 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | 59 min |
| Jun 11, 6:39 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 96 min |
| Jun 11, 7:28 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | 62 min |
| Jun 11, 8:13 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 62 min |
| Jun 12, 5:35 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 55 min |
| Jun 12, 8:20 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 55 min |
| Jun 12, 8:21 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 54 min |
| Jun 12, 8:50 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 14, 1:46 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Jun 15, 5:19 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Jun 15, 5:37 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 53 min |
| Jun 16, 5:53 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 52 min |
| Jul 2, 12:19 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 56 min |
| Jul 4, 3:44 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Jul 4, 4:10 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 4, 8:19 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 56 min |
| Jul 4, 8:24 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 46 min |
| Jul 4, 8:25 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Jul 4, 9:02 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 47 min |
| Jul 5, 12:24 AM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jul 6, 5:41 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 64 min |
| Jul 7, 8:04 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 11:30 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | 3 hr |
| Jul 9, 2:22 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Jul 10, 12:34 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Jul 15, 1:38 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 15, 2:20 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jul 15, 6:12 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Jul 15, 6:32 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 58 min |
| Jul 15, 7:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 53 min |
| Jul 15, 7:31 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | 59 min |
| Jul 15, 7:51 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 54 min |
| Jul 15, 8:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 42 min |
| Jul 16, 2:25 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 18, 5:18 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 57 min |
| Jul 19, 8:56 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 29 min |
| Jul 19, 9:48 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 57 min |
| Jul 20, 5:12 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Jul 20, 6:19 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 41 min |
| Jul 20, 6:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 46 min |
| Jul 22, 6:34 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 41 min |
| Jul 22, 7:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 46 min |
| Jul 23, 3:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 45 min |
| Jul 23, 3:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 31 min |
| Jul 23, 10:10 PM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | PUB | 46 hr |
| Jul 30, 3:53 PM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | PUB | 29 hr |
| Jul 31, 12:59 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | 3 hr |
| Jul 31, 1:26 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | 3 hr |
| Jul 31, 4:52 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | 2 hr |
| Aug 3, 4:29 AM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | PUB | 42 hr |
| Aug 4, 11:27 AM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | PUB | 33 hr |
| Aug 4, 10:55 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | 3 hr |
| Aug 9, 2:56 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 27 min |
| Aug 9, 4:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 46 min |
| Aug 9, 5:44 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | 62 min |
| Sep 29, 4:00 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | 14 hr |
| Oct 24, 3:00 PM MDT | Freeze Watch | PUB | 24 hr |
| Oct 25, 2:34 PM MDT | Freeze Warning | PUB | 17 hr |
| Oct 26, 7:25 AM MDT | Freeze Warning | PUB | 24 hr |
| Oct 27, 7:37 AM MDT | Freeze Warning | PUB | 25 hr |
| Nov 6, 2:57 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | 27 hr |
| Nov 8, 3:26 PM MST | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | 13 hr |
| Nov 9, 4:21 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | 13 hr |
| Nov 20, 2:57 PM MST | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | 14 hr |
| Nov 20, 11:32 PM MST | Dense Fog Advisory | PUB | 4 hr |
| Nov 21, 4:30 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | 14 hr |
| Nov 22, 4:12 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | 13 hr |
| Nov 26, 2:55 PM MST | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | 24 hr |
| Nov 27, 3:55 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | 14 hr |
| Nov 27, 3:06 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | 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 | 41 |
| Tornado Warning | 10 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 8 |
| Tornado Watch | 5 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 33 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 1 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 4 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 6 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 5 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 5 |
| Freeze Watch | 3 |
| Frost Advisory | 2 |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 1 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 3 |
| High Wind Watch | 1 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 15 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 6 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 2 |
| Freezing Fog Advisory | 1 |
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
Nearby
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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.