Alert archive / Colorado / High Wind Watches / 2026
High Wind Watches in Colorado, February 2026
6 high wind watches in February 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 February 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- High Wind Watches
- 6
- Busiest day
- February 15, 20263 high wind watches
Over time
By day
Days in UTC, the clock the archive keeps.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Fremont County2
- Teller County2
- Boulder County2
- Clear Creek County2
- Gilpin County2
- Jefferson County2
- Larimer County2
- Park County2
- Alamosa County1
- Baca County1
- Bent County1
- Chaffee County1
- Conejos County1
- Costilla County1
- Crowley County1
- Custer County1
- Huerfano County1
- Kiowa County1
- Las Animas County1
- Otero County1
- Prowers County1
- Pueblo County1
- Rio Grande County1
- Saguache County1
- Cheyenne County1
- Kit Carson County1
- Yuma County1
- Adams County1
- Arapahoe County1
- Elbert County1
- Lincoln County1
- Logan County1
- Morgan County1
- Washington County1
- Weld County1
- Broomfield County1
- Douglas County1
- El Paso County1
- Grand County1
- Jackson County1
1 more counties
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.