Mesoscale Discussions in Colorado
2,951 mesoscale discussions since 1986. 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 mesoscale discussions reaches back to 2003.
Mesoscale Discussions by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count since 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- Mesoscale Discussions
- 2,951
- Busiest year
- 2023167 mesoscale discussions
- Average year
- 123over 24 years on file
Over time
By year
Mesoscale discussions are counted from 2003.
By month of the year
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Yuma County1,017
- Kit Carson County990
- Phillips County989
- Washington County981
- Logan County968
- Sedgwick County949
- Cheyenne County916
- Morgan County907
- Prowers County867
- Lincoln County853
- Kiowa County842
- Elbert County797
- Weld County797
- Adams County793
- Bent County792
- Baca County784
- Arapahoe County769
- Crowley County728
- Otero County708
- Las Animas County634
- El Paso County598
- Denver County584
- Pueblo County559
- Douglas County507
- Broomfield County489
- Jefferson County342
- Huerfano County311
- Boulder County297
- Larimer County280
- Teller County251
- Gilpin County191
- Custer County163
- Fremont County152
- Clear Creek County127
- Costilla County121
- Park County95
- Mesa County78
- Rio Blanco County75
- Moffat County75
- Montrose County74
24 more counties
- San Miguel County71
- Garfield County66
- Jackson County65
- Dolores County64
- Grand County64
- Delta County60
- Alamosa County60
- Summit County60
- Routt County56
- Ouray County55
- Conejos County53
- Hinsdale County49
- San Juan County49
- Lake County49
- Mineral County48
- Montezuma County47
- Archuleta County46
- Eagle County46
- Pitkin County46
- La Plata County45
- Rio Grande County44
- Gunnison County44
- Chaffee County43
- Saguache County39
The latest mesoscale discussions
The most recent on file, newest first.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 1:24 AM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bent, Crowley, Kiowa, Otero, Prowers | 66 min |
| Sep 20, 10:52 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Arapahoe, Bent, Cheyenne, Crowley, Denver and 10 more | 83 min |
| Sep 20, 8:01 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Arapahoe, Bent, Broomfield, Cheyenne, Denver and 10 more | 119 min |
| Sep 20, 5:12 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cheyenne, Kiowa | 93 min |
| Sep 20, 12:49 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cheyenne, Elbert, Kit Carson, Lincoln, Phillips, Sedgwick and 2 more | 2 hr |
| Sep 19, 6:29 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cheyenne | 2 hr |
| Sep 19, 1:43 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Arapahoe, Crowley, Elbert, El Paso, Lincoln and 3 more | 3 hr |
| Sep 18, 3:45 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Lincoln, Phillips, Washington, Yuma | 2 hr |
| Sep 17, 4:11 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Logan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Yuma | 3 hr |
| Sep 10, 4:41 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Costilla, Las Animas | 2 hr |
| Sep 9, 11:43 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baca, Bent, Cheyenne, Crowley, Huerfano, Kiowa and 4 more | 2 hr |
| Sep 8, 4:08 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baca, Bent, Cheyenne, Crowley, El Paso, Kiowa and 6 more | 2 hr |
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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. Rebuilt daily.