Alert archive / Colorado / Lincoln County
Weather alerts in Lincoln County, Colorado, 2013
131 weather alerts in 2013, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Lincoln County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2013. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 131
- Warnings
- 41
- Watches
- 24
- Advisories
- 21
- Busiest month
- June44 alerts
- Busiest day
- August 3, 20138 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
1 of 6 tornado warnings covering Lincoln County in 2013 had a tornado report inside them; 1 of 2 tornado reports fell inside a warning, on average 0 minutes after it went out.
Lincoln County, 2013
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 6 | 1 | 83% | 2 | 50% | 0 min |
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 20 | 4 | 80% | 3 | 100% | 7 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 4 | 0 | 100% | 2 | 0% |
Each office's whole area, 2013
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Denver/Boulder, CO: tornado warnings | 61 | 9 | 85% | 16 | 75% | 18 min |
| NWS Denver/Boulder, CO: severe thunderstorm warnings | 227 | 65 | 71% | 173 | 61% | 18 min |
| NWS Denver/Boulder, CO: flash flood warnings | 85 | 19 | 78% | 50 | 82% | 148 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 8, 3:18 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOU | 38 hr |
| Feb 17, 1:05 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | BOU | 5 hr |
| Feb 19, 4:19 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | BOU | 30 hr |
| Feb 20, 4:17 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOU | 30 hr |
| Feb 20, 10:14 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | BOU | 31 hr |
| Feb 22, 3:27 PM MST | Blizzard Watch | BOU | 24 hr |
| Feb 23, 3:41 PM MST | Blizzard Warning | BOU | 31 hr |
| Feb 26, 5:55 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOU | 10 hr |
| Mar 7, 4:21 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | BOU | 24 hr |
| Mar 8, 4:14 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | BOU | 37 hr |
| Mar 8, 4:14 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOU | 43 hr |
| Mar 8, 11:30 AM MST | Blizzard Warning | BOU | 36 hr |
| Mar 9, 11:00 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOU | 4 hr |
| Mar 21, 4:03 PM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | BOU | 14 hr |
| Mar 22, 6:20 AM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | BOU | 36 hr |
| Mar 22, 4:28 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | BOU | 26 hr |
| Apr 7, 4:15 AM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | BOU | 36 hr |
| Apr 8, 2:16 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Apr 8, 4:26 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | BOU | 35 hr |
| Apr 16, 3:52 PM MDT | Blizzard Watch | BOU | 16 hr |
| Apr 16, 3:52 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | BOU | 35 hr |
| Apr 17, 7:52 AM MDT | Blizzard Warning | BOU | 11 hr |
| Apr 22, 5:46 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | BOU | 27 hr |
| Apr 30, 12:12 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | BOU | 39 hr |
| May 8, 12:46 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | 29 min |
| May 11, 6:19 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | 41 min |
| May 28, 6:52 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| May 29, 1:49 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | 41 min |
| May 29, 2:19 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | 41 min |
| May 29, 2:23 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | 37 min |
| Jun 4, 2:40 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Jun 4, 3:51 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 4, 4:50 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | 40 min |
| Jun 4, 5:45 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | 45 min |
| Jun 4, 5:53 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | 37 min |
| Jun 4, 6:01 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | 44 min |
| Jun 4, 6:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | 14 min |
| Jun 4, 6:35 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Jun 7, 3:59 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | 46 min |
| Jun 9, 3:13 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | BOU | 21 hr |
| Jun 10, 12:10 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | 33 hr |
| Jun 13, 1:14 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Jun 13, 4:04 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jun 13, 4:16 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | 29 min |
| Jun 13, 5:09 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | 36 min |
| Jun 14, 1:38 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 15, 1:53 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Jun 15, 2:34 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 15, 4:52 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | 38 min |
| Jun 15, 5:23 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | 52 min |
| Jun 15, 5:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | 50 min |
| Jun 15, 5:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | 32 min |
| Jun 15, 5:57 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 63 min |
| Jun 16, 1:28 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Jun 16, 2:23 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 17, 1:38 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Jun 17, 2:21 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Jun 17, 3:10 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | 35 min |
| Jun 17, 5:09 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 66 min |
| Jun 18, 1:07 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Jun 18, 1:53 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 18, 5:11 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Jun 18, 7:52 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Jun 22, 4:18 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 23, 3:48 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Jun 23, 4:40 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 23, 7:19 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 56 min |
| Jun 24, 5:01 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | 15 hr |
| Jun 28, 1:54 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jun 29, 4:27 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Jun 29, 4:49 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | 26 min |
| Jun 29, 4:52 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 13 min |
| Jun 29, 5:05 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | 10 min |
| Jun 29, 5:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | 33 min |
| Jul 1, 9:34 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | 26 min |
| Jul 8, 5:29 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | 31 min |
| Jul 10, 1:09 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 66 min |
| Jul 10, 1:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
| Jul 10, 4:50 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | 40 min |
| Jul 13, 4:23 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | 37 min |
| Jul 13, 7:11 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOU | 3 hr |
| Jul 13, 10:06 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOU | 3 hr |
| Jul 19, 3:04 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | 26 min |
| Jul 19, 3:54 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | 21 min |
| Jul 24, 4:02 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Jul 26, 1:21 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Jul 27, 2:05 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Jul 27, 4:19 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jul 27, 6:33 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 57 min |
| Jul 28, 4:20 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 28, 4:46 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | 44 min |
| Jul 31, 9:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | 28 min |
| Aug 1, 3:45 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | 30 min |
| Aug 1, 4:06 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Aug 1, 4:09 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Aug 1, 4:11 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOU | 2 hr |
| Aug 3, 1:50 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Aug 3, 2:35 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Aug 3, 3:45 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | 30 min |
| Aug 3, 4:16 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | 29 min |
| Aug 3, 4:44 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | 31 min |
| Aug 3, 5:13 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | 32 min |
| Aug 3, 5:21 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Aug 3, 5:39 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | 51 min |
| Aug 3, 6:03 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOU | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 10:16 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOU | 119 min |
| Aug 6, 4:19 PM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | BOU | 27 hr |
| Aug 6, 9:17 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | 43 min |
| Aug 10, 11:09 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | 51 min |
| Aug 11, 6:52 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | 23 min |
| Aug 11, 7:28 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | 17 min |
| Aug 12, 7:25 AM MDT | Dense Fog Advisory | BOU | 95 min |
| Aug 12, 2:35 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 12, 4:07 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | 23 min |
| Aug 12, 4:49 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOU | 86 min |
| Aug 13, 2:05 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Aug 22, 6:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | 45 min |
| Sep 10, 8:08 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOU | 112 min |
| Sep 12, 6:28 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOU | 4 hr |
| Sep 12, 8:41 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOU | 3 hr |
| Sep 13, 12:50 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOU | 3 hr |
| Sep 22, 2:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Sep 27, 4:13 AM MDT | Frost Advisory | BOU | 28 hr |
| Oct 3, 10:27 AM MDT | Freeze Watch | BOU | 20 hr |
| Oct 3, 10:27 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | BOU | 5 hr |
| Oct 3, 2:57 PM MDT | High Wind Warning | BOU | 29 hr |
| Oct 4, 6:06 AM MDT | Freeze Warning | BOU | 27 hr |
| Oct 10, 2:05 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Oct 16, 3:42 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | BOU | 41 hr |
| Oct 29, 8:13 AM MDT | Dense Fog Advisory | BOU | 3 hr |
| Nov 20, 3:07 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOU | 25 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 | 20 |
| Tornado Warning | 6 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 12 |
| Tornado Watch | 2 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 29 |
| Special Weather Statement | 16 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 4 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 1 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 6 |
| Winter | |
| Blizzard Warning | 3 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 3 |
| Blizzard Watch | 2 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 4 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 12 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 1 |
| Freeze Watch | 1 |
| Frost Advisory | 1 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 1 |
| High Wind Watch | 1 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 3 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 1 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 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.