Alert archive / Colorado / Dust Storm Warnings
Dust Storm Warnings in Colorado, 2026
12 dust storm warnings in 2026. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of dust storm warnings reaches back to 2005.
Dust Storm Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Dust Storm Warnings
- 12
- Busiest month
- May5 dust storm warnings
- Busiest day
- June 9, 20263 dust storm warnings
Over time
By month
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 11:28 AM MST | Dust Storm Warning | GLD | Kit Carson | 32 min |
| Mar 15, 9:21 AM MDT | Dust Storm Warning | PUB | Alamosa | 24 min |
| May 5, 4:39 PM MDT | Dust Storm Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla | 36 min |
| May 5, 5:12 PM MDT | Dust Storm Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Huerfano, Rio Grande | 63 min |
| May 16, 5:08 PM MDT | Dust Storm Warning | GLD | Kit Carson | 37 min |
| May 18, 9:14 AM MDT | Dust Storm Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Saguache | 46 min |
| May 30, 7:18 PM MDT | Dust Storm Warning | GLD | Kit Carson, Yuma | 42 min |
| Jun 9, 2:14 PM MDT | Dust Storm Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 20 min |
| Jun 9, 3:14 PM MDT | Dust Storm Warning | PUB | Baca | 31 min |
| Jun 9, 3:21 PM MDT | Dust Storm Warning | PUB | Baca | 39 min |
| Jul 8, 3:46 PM MDT | Dust Storm Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Huerfano, Saguache | 59 min |
| Sep 18, 4:20 PM MDT | Dust Storm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 40 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
Nearby
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.