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High Wind Watches in Colorado, 2026
13 high wind watches 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 high wind watches reaches back to 2005.
High Wind Watches by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- High Wind Watches
- 13
- Busiest month
- February6 high wind watches
- Busiest day
- January 14, 20263 high wind watches
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 14, 1:20 AM MST | High Wind Watch | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 33 hr |
| Jan 14, 2:21 AM MST | High Wind Watch | BOU | Elbert, Lincoln, Logan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington and 1 more | 32 hr |
| Jan 14, 2:04 PM MST | High Wind Watch | PUB | Kiowa | 21 hr |
| Feb 14, 11:40 PM MST | High Wind Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla and 12 more | 35 hr |
| Feb 15, 12:24 AM MST | High Wind Watch | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 48 hr |
| Feb 15, 11:41 AM MST | High Wind Watch | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Elbert, Lincoln, Logan, Morgan and 2 more | 25 hr |
| Feb 17, 10:51 PM MST | High Wind Watch | BOU | Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Douglas, Gilpin, Jefferson and 2 more | 12 hr |
| Feb 18, 12:34 AM MST | High Wind Watch | PUB | El Paso, Fremont, Teller | 10 hr |
| Feb 22, 12:34 PM MST | High Wind Watch | BOU | Boulder, Clear Creek, Gilpin, Grand, Jackson, Jefferson and 3 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 10, 9:51 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | BOU | Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Douglas, Gilpin, Grand and 6 more | 38 hr |
| Mar 13, 11:25 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, Elbert and 7 more | 27 hr |
| Mar 13, 11:49 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 23 hr |
| Mar 13, 12:01 PM MDT | High Wind Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Chaffee, Costilla, Crowley and 11 more | 23 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Weld County4
- Cheyenne County3
- Kit Carson County3
- Yuma County3
- Elbert County3
- Lincoln County3
- Logan County3
- Washington County3
- Kiowa County3
- Fremont County3
- Boulder County3
- Broomfield County3
- Clear Creek County3
- Douglas County3
- Gilpin County3
- Jefferson County3
- Larimer County3
- Park County3
- Phillips County2
- Sedgwick County2
- Alamosa County2
- Baca County2
- Bent County2
- Chaffee County2
- Costilla County2
- Crowley County2
- Custer County2
- Huerfano County2
- Las Animas County2
- Otero County2
- Prowers County2
- Pueblo County2
- Saguache County2
- Teller County2
- Adams County2
- Arapahoe County2
- Morgan County2
- El Paso County2
- Grand County2
- Jackson County2
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.