Alert archive / Colorado / Denver County
Weather alerts in Denver County, Colorado, 2020
90 weather alerts in 2020, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Denver County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2020. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 90
- Warnings
- 26
- Watches
- 12
- Advisories
- 15
- Busiest month
- June25 alerts
- Busiest day
- June 26, 20208 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
Denver County, 2020
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 8 | 6 | 25% | 10 | 90% | 37 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2020
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Denver/Boulder, CO: tornado warnings | 5 | 2 | 60% | 25 | 16% | 13 min |
| NWS Denver/Boulder, CO: severe thunderstorm warnings | 220 | 86 | 61% | 308 | 72% | 26 min |
| NWS Denver/Boulder, CO: flash flood warnings | 5 | 1 | 80% | 1 | 100% | 29 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 16, 2:09 PM MST | High Wind Warning | BOU | 36 hr |
| Feb 2, 3:45 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOU | 42 hr |
| Feb 6, 3:15 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOU | 45 hr |
| Feb 8, 3:26 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOU | 33 hr |
| Feb 10, 4:07 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOU | 22 hr |
| Feb 12, 12:26 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOU | 11 hr |
| Mar 1, 9:18 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOU | 18 hr |
| Mar 17, 1:15 PM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | BOU | 24 hr |
| Mar 18, 5:02 AM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | BOU | 43 hr |
| Mar 19, 4:45 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Apr 15, 10:32 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | BOU | 34 hr |
| Apr 28, 3:27 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | 17 hr |
| May 2, 2:44 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 3, 2:44 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 6, 2:37 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | 29 hr |
| May 9, 3:03 AM MDT | Frost Advisory | BOU | 29 hr |
| May 19, 6:45 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | 30 min |
| May 24, 6:44 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOU | 91 min |
| Jun 4, 1:05 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | 40 min |
| Jun 4, 1:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | 47 min |
| Jun 4, 2:59 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | 31 min |
| Jun 5, 12:50 PM MDT | High Wind Warning | BOU | 31 hr |
| Jun 6, 11:29 AM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Jun 6, 12:21 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 6, 3:03 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | 57 min |
| Jun 6, 3:56 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | 64 min |
| Jun 6, 4:36 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | 39 min |
| Jun 8, 3:28 AM MDT | High Wind Warning | BOU | 36 hr |
| Jun 12, 5:57 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | 18 min |
| Jun 13, 12:54 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 13, 11:23 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | 37 min |
| Jun 21, 5:44 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | 31 min |
| Jun 24, 6:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | 58 min |
| Jun 24, 6:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | 32 min |
| Jun 25, 7:20 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | 40 min |
| Jun 26, 12:07 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Jun 26, 1:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
| Jun 26, 3:51 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Jun 26, 4:59 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | 31 min |
| Jun 26, 5:14 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOU | 22 min |
| Jun 26, 5:23 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | 37 min |
| Jun 26, 5:26 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOU | 51 min |
| Jun 28, 5:46 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | 44 min |
| Jul 3, 2:55 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 4, 3:37 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | 38 min |
| Jul 4, 4:33 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOU | 117 min |
| Jul 9, 9:07 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | 38 min |
| Jul 13, 12:39 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 14, 12:53 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Jul 17, 5:37 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | 23 min |
| Jul 17, 5:57 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | 33 min |
| Jul 19, 12:36 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Jul 19, 2:35 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | 25 min |
| Jul 21, 1:12 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Jul 21, 1:33 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 21, 5:22 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Jul 28, 2:54 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | 36 min |
| Jul 28, 3:25 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | 35 min |
| Aug 2, 1:28 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 2, 1:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Aug 3, 2:12 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Aug 4, 12:52 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Aug 4, 1:46 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Aug 4, 4:16 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Aug 4, 6:40 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | 23 min |
| Aug 5, 12:27 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 5, 1:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Aug 5, 5:21 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Aug 6, 12:45 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 29, 12:15 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Sep 6, 3:12 AM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | BOU | 24 hr |
| Sep 7, 3:39 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | BOU | 55 hr |
| Sep 7, 3:41 AM MDT | Freeze Warning | BOU | 55 hr |
| Sep 25, 12:45 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | 31 hr |
| Oct 4, 4:01 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | 38 hr |
| Oct 9, 3:43 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | BOU | 12 hr |
| Oct 10, 3:44 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | 40 hr |
| Oct 11, 3:45 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | BOU | 11 hr |
| Oct 11, 2:48 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | 27 hr |
| Oct 13, 1:54 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | 28 hr |
| Oct 14, 3:44 PM MDT | Frost Advisory | BOU | 17 hr |
| Oct 15, 3:25 PM MDT | Freeze Warning | BOU | 17 hr |
| Oct 23, 2:46 PM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | BOU | 24 hr |
| Oct 24, 2:41 PM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | BOU | 39 hr |
| Nov 7, 5:12 AM MST | High Wind Warning | BOU | 30 hr |
| Nov 8, 4:09 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | BOU | 13 hr |
| Nov 12, 8:51 PM MST | High Wind Watch | BOU | 17 hr |
| Nov 13, 1:45 PM MST | High Wind Warning | BOU | 51 hr |
| Nov 23, 3:30 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOU | 31 hr |
| Dec 12, 4:47 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOU | 21 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 | 8 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 6 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 21 |
| Special Weather Statement | 16 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 1 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 3 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 2 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 3 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 10 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 2 |
| Frost Advisory | 2 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 5 |
| High Wind Watch | 1 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 8 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 2 |
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.