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Mesoscale Discussions in Colorado, 2008
107 mesoscale discussions in 2008. 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 in 2008. Tap one for its archive.
- Mesoscale Discussions
- 107
- Busiest month
- June34 mesoscale discussions
- Busiest day
- May 22, 20086 mesoscale discussions
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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 28, 11:06 AM MST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Delta, Dolores, Garfield, Mesa, Moffat, Montrose and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 28, 5:15 PM MST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Archuleta, Chaffee, Conejos, Delta, Dolores, Eagle and 17 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 4, 10:58 PM MST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baca, Bent, Cheyenne, Costilla, Crowley, Custer and 11 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 5, 6:07 AM MST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baca, Bent, Cheyenne, Crowley, Kiowa, Kit Carson and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 2, 12:36 PM MST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baca, Bent, Cheyenne, Costilla, Crowley, Custer and 9 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 17, 12:46 AM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Lincoln, Yuma | 3 hr |
| Apr 23, 12:16 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baca, Bent, Cheyenne, Crowley, Kiowa, Kit Carson and 10 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 23, 6:06 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baca, Cheyenne, Kiowa, Kit Carson, Logan, Phillips and 3 more | 114 min |
| May 5, 1:10 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baca | 95 min |
| May 6, 12:58 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Logan, Phillips, Sedgwick | 92 min |
| May 8, 11:56 AM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Gunnison, Hinsdale, La Plata and 9 more | 64 min |
| May 8, 12:27 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baca, Bent, Cheyenne, Kiowa, Kit Carson, Prowers | 63 min |
| May 9, 12:00 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Kit Carson, Logan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington, Yuma | 3 hr |
| May 9, 2:47 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Kit Carson, Logan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington, Yuma | 118 min |
| May 9, 5:02 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Logan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Yuma | 118 min |
| May 9, 10:16 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Phillips, Sedgwick, Yuma | 2 hr |
| May 20, 5:15 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alamosa, Costilla, Crowley, Custer, El Paso, Fremont and 5 more | 60 min |
| May 21, 2:21 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Logan, Weld | 54 min |
| May 21, 5:33 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Arapahoe, Bent, Broomfield, Cheyenne, Crowley and 19 more | 57 min |
| May 21, 6:17 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baca | 118 min |
| May 21, 7:40 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cheyenne, Kiowa, Kit Carson, Logan, Morgan, Phillips and 4 more | 65 min |
| May 21, 9:35 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Kit Carson, Logan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Yuma | 25 min |
| May 22, 11:06 AM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Arapahoe, Denver, Kit Carson, Logan, Morgan and 4 more | 24 min |
| May 22, 12:34 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Cheyenne, Denver, Douglas and 10 more | 86 min |
| May 22, 4:50 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Cheyenne, Denver, Douglas and 10 more | 85 min |
| May 23, 8:53 AM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Logan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Yuma | 67 min |
| May 23, 12:13 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Larimer, Morgan, Weld | 92 min |
| May 23, 5:02 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Broomfield, Denver, Larimer, Logan, Morgan and 5 more | 58 min |
| May 23, 5:18 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Kit Carson, Yuma | 57 min |
| May 23, 5:37 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Logan, Morgan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington, Weld and 1 more | 23 min |
| May 23, 7:17 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Kit Carson, Yuma | 58 min |
| May 26, 10:42 AM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Grand, Jackson, Larimer, Routt | 2 hr |
| May 28, 2:53 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Weld | 97 min |
| May 28, 3:53 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Arapahoe, Bent, Broomfield, Crowley, Denver and 8 more | 97 min |
| May 29, 11:24 AM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Logan, Weld | 96 min |
| May 29, 12:10 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baca, Prowers | 65 min |
| May 29, 5:49 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baca, Prowers | 56 min |
| May 29, 8:19 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baca, Prowers | 56 min |
| Jun 1, 12:27 AM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cheyenne, Kiowa, Lincoln, Prowers | 2 hr |
| Jun 1, 6:45 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Sedgwick | 60 min |
| Jun 2, 2:11 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baca, Cheyenne, Kiowa, Kit Carson, Prowers | 2 hr |
| Jun 2, 10:18 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Elbert, Morgan, Washington | 87 min |
| Jun 3, 1:09 AM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cheyenne, Elbert, Kit Carson, Lincoln | 96 min |
| Jun 3, 4:01 AM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cheyenne, Kiowa, Kit Carson | 59 min |
| Jun 3, 12:53 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Arapahoe, Baca, Bent, Broomfield, Cheyenne and 19 more | 97 min |
| Jun 3, 3:12 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Arapahoe, Baca, Bent, Cheyenne, Crowley and 15 more | 63 min |
| Jun 3, 5:15 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Arapahoe, Bent, Cheyenne, Elbert, Kiowa and 10 more | 60 min |
| Jun 4, 11:54 AM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Elbert and 7 more | 96 min |
| Jun 4, 2:26 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Arapahoe, Denver, Elbert, Logan, Morgan and 5 more | 64 min |
| Jun 4, 5:08 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Phillips, Washington, Yuma | 67 min |
| Jun 4, 6:55 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Logan, Morgan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington and 1 more | 65 min |
| Jun 5, 4:07 AM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bent, Cheyenne, Crowley, Kiowa, Kit Carson, Lincoln and 5 more | 2 hr |
| Jun 5, 6:23 AM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baca, Bent, Cheyenne, Crowley, Kiowa, Kit Carson and 2 more | 67 min |
| Jun 5, 10:08 AM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baca, Bent, Cheyenne, Kiowa, Kit Carson, Otero and 3 more | 67 min |
| Jun 16, 3:50 AM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Logan, Phillips, Sedgwick | 55 min |
| Jun 17, 12:33 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baca, Bent, Crowley, Kiowa, Las Animas, Otero and 2 more | 57 min |
| Jun 17, 5:31 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Arapahoe, Baca, Bent, Cheyenne, Crowley and 12 more | 89 min |
| Jun 17, 8:26 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Phillips | 64 min |
| Jun 18, 12:02 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Arapahoe, Cheyenne, Denver, Douglas, Elbert and 10 more | 28 min |
| Jun 19, 12:07 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Huerfano, Kiowa and 5 more | 83 min |
| Jun 19, 1:18 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Larimer, Weld | 57 min |
| Jun 19, 2:37 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baca, Bent, Crowley, Las Animas, Otero, Prowers and 1 more | 83 min |
| Jun 19, 4:49 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baca, Bent, Crowley, Kiowa, Las Animas, Otero and 1 more | 116 min |
| Jun 20, 11:06 AM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bent, Cheyenne, Crowley, Elbert, El Paso, Kiowa and 4 more | 84 min |
| Jun 20, 2:31 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Broomfield, Denver, Larimer, Logan, Morgan and 2 more | 59 min |
| Jun 20, 4:18 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baca, Bent, Cheyenne, Crowley, Elbert, El Paso and 7 more | 57 min |
| Jun 20, 6:08 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Gilpin and 9 more | 67 min |
| Jun 21, 12:34 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Costilla | 86 min |
| Jun 22, 12:46 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Huerfano, Las Animas and 2 more | 89 min |
| Jun 23, 4:13 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Logan | 62 min |
| Jun 23, 4:36 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Kit Carson, Logan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Yuma | 54 min |
| Jun 23, 6:50 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Kit Carson, Phillips, Sedgwick, Yuma | 55 min |
| Jul 5, 2:13 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Phillips, Sedgwick | 2 hr |
| Jul 6, 2:26 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Logan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington, Yuma | 2 hr |
| Jul 12, 2:26 AM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Sedgwick | 64 min |
| Jul 25, 1:36 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Logan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Weld | 2 hr |
| Jul 25, 6:12 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Broomfield, Kit Carson, Larimer, Logan, Morgan and 5 more | 63 min |
| Aug 3, 5:40 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Logan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington, Yuma | 2 hr |
| Aug 8, 10:57 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cheyenne, Kiowa | 93 min |
| Aug 11, 6:55 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Kit Carson | 35 min |
| Aug 11, 8:58 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 62 min |
| Aug 12, 1:30 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cheyenne, Kiowa, Kit Carson, Lincoln, Logan, Phillips and 3 more | 90 min |
| Aug 13, 5:38 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cheyenne, Kiowa, Kit Carson, Lincoln, Logan, Phillips and 4 more | 67 min |
| Aug 14, 11:47 AM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Arapahoe, Baca, Bent, Broomfield, Cheyenne and 17 more | 88 min |
| Aug 14, 6:10 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Arapahoe, Baca, Bent, Broomfield, Cheyenne and 17 more | 95 min |
| Aug 15, 1:36 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alamosa, Bent, Costilla, Crowley, Custer, Fremont and 4 more | 84 min |
| Aug 15, 9:48 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baca, Costilla, Las Animas | 57 min |
| Aug 17, 2:32 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baca, Bent, Kiowa, Las Animas, Otero, Prowers | 88 min |
| Aug 20, 12:47 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Conejos, Costilla | 88 min |
| Aug 24, 1:48 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Gilpin, Larimer and 2 more | 117 min |
| Aug 25, 1:54 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Arapahoe, Bent, Broomfield, Cheyenne, Crowley and 14 more | 3 hr |
| Aug 26, 1:33 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Logan | 2 hr |
| Sep 1, 3:36 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Logan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Weld | 84 min |
| Sep 4, 8:06 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Arapahoe, Bent, Cheyenne, Crowley, Elbert and 5 more | 84 min |
| Sep 7, 8:12 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Morgan, Phillips, Washington, Yuma | 3 hr |
| Sep 7, 10:44 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Arapahoe, Cheyenne, Elbert, Kiowa, Kit Carson and 7 more | 91 min |
| Sep 11, 12:44 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison, Hinsdale and 9 more | 2 hr |
| Sep 21, 1:50 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Logan, Sedgwick | 2 hr |
| Sep 24, 2:40 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Kit Carson, Phillips, Washington, Yuma | 2 hr |
| Oct 11, 6:46 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Conejos, Costilla, Huerfano, Las Animas | 89 min |
| Oct 11, 7:46 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baca, Bent, Cheyenne, Kiowa, Las Animas, Prowers | 89 min |
| Oct 12, 2:05 AM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baca, Bent, Kiowa, Prowers | 85 min |
| Oct 21, 2:34 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cheyenne, Kiowa, Kit Carson, Lincoln, Logan, Morgan and 3 more | 86 min |
| Oct 21, 7:58 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Prowers | 62 min |
| Nov 10, 11:59 AM MST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baca | 91 min |
| Dec 22, 10:15 AM MST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Archuleta, Conejos, Delta, Dolores, Hinsdale, La Plata and 7 more | 4 hr |
| Dec 22, 5:40 PM MST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Archuleta, Conejos, Hinsdale, La Plata, Mineral, Ouray and 3 more | 4 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Kit Carson County44
- Yuma County44
- Phillips County44
- Logan County42
- Cheyenne County37
- Kiowa County36
- Sedgwick County36
- Washington County35
- Prowers County32
- Baca County30
- Bent County29
- Morgan County29
- Weld County27
- Lincoln County26
- Otero County25
- Adams County25
- Crowley County24
- Las Animas County24
- Elbert County20
- Pueblo County19
- Arapahoe County18
- El Paso County15
- Denver County15
- Broomfield County14
- Larimer County9
- Costilla County8
- Huerfano County8
- Douglas County8
- Delta County5
- Dolores County5
- Montrose County5
- San Miguel County5
- Conejos County5
- Hinsdale County5
- Ouray County5
- San Juan County5
- Archuleta County4
- La Plata County4
- Mineral County4
- Montezuma County4
22 more counties
- Rio Grande County4
- Custer County4
- Mesa County3
- Routt County3
- Gunnison County3
- Saguache County3
- Fremont County3
- Teller County3
- Jefferson County3
- Boulder County3
- Garfield County2
- Moffat County2
- Rio Blanco County2
- Eagle County2
- Grand County2
- Jackson County2
- Pitkin County2
- Alamosa County2
- Gilpin County2
- Chaffee County1
- Lake County1
- Summit County1
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.