Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings
Red Flag Warnings in Colorado, 2008
103 red flag warnings 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 red flag warnings reaches back to 2005.
Red Flag Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2008. Tap one for its archive.
- Red Flag Warnings
- 103
- Busiest month
- April34 red flag warnings
- Busiest day
- April 19, 20085 red flag warnings
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 28, 5:06 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 12 hr |
| Mar 1, 2:57 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Huerfano, Kiowa and 4 more | 15 hr |
| Mar 1, 4:54 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and 3 more | 13 hr |
| Mar 1, 2:08 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 4 hr |
| Mar 12, 10:35 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 5 hr |
| Mar 19, 11:09 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 6 hr |
| Mar 20, 3:39 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 16 hr |
| Mar 20, 10:19 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Huerfano, Kiowa and 4 more | 10 hr |
| Mar 21, 4:02 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Kit Carson, Yuma | 14 hr |
| Mar 24, 10:31 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 7 hr |
| Mar 27, 5:18 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Crowley, El Paso, Huerfano, Las Animas, Otero and 1 more | 10 hr |
| Mar 29, 2:42 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 15 hr |
| Mar 29, 5:35 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Huerfano, Kiowa and 4 more | 14 hr |
| Mar 29, 9:04 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert, Lincoln | 9 hr |
| Apr 4, 1:49 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 30 hr |
| Apr 4, 3:27 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley and 11 more | 29 hr |
| Apr 5, 4:32 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Elbert, Lincoln | 14 hr |
| Apr 6, 11:09 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 4 hr |
| Apr 14, 11:13 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 34 hr |
| Apr 14, 2:59 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and 10 more | 28 hr |
| Apr 14, 3:40 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley and 11 more | 35 hr |
| Apr 15, 11:25 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Eagle, Garfield, Mesa, Pitkin | 10 hr |
| Apr 16, 5:01 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande, Saguache | 13 hr |
| Apr 18, 2:04 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, La Plata, Mesa, Moffat and 5 more | 31 hr |
| Apr 19, 2:34 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 17 hr |
| Apr 19, 4:56 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley and 11 more | 40 hr |
| Apr 19, 4:56 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley and 10 more | 15 hr |
| Apr 19, 10:17 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and 10 more | 10 hr |
| Apr 19, 2:44 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, La Plata, Mesa, Moffat and 5 more | 30 hr |
| Apr 19, 7:51 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 24 hr |
| Apr 19, 8:00 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and 10 more | 24 hr |
| Apr 20, 2:50 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, La Plata, Mesa, Montezuma and 2 more | 28 hr |
| Apr 21, 4:36 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, Fremont, Huerfano and 4 more | 16 hr |
| Apr 22, 4:36 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande, Saguache | 16 hr |
| Apr 22, 2:53 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Dolores, Garfield, La Plata, Mesa, Moffat, Montezuma and 3 more | 28 hr |
| Apr 22, 3:47 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver and 9 more | 29 hr |
| Apr 22, 4:19 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley, Custer, El Paso and 7 more | 30 hr |
| Apr 23, 1:39 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Dolores, Garfield, La Plata, Mesa, Montezuma, San Miguel | 29 hr |
| Apr 23, 3:10 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley and 11 more | 30 hr |
| Apr 28, 7:39 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 10 hr |
| Apr 28, 2:28 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Dolores, Garfield, La Plata, Mesa, Moffat, Montezuma and 3 more | 31 hr |
| Apr 28, 3:28 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley and 12 more | 30 hr |
| Apr 29, 3:23 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 17 hr |
| Apr 29, 4:01 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and 10 more | 16 hr |
| Apr 29, 12:05 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley and 12 more | 52 hr |
| Apr 29, 2:00 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Dolores, Garfield, La Plata, Mesa, Moffat, Montezuma and 3 more | 33 hr |
| Apr 29, 7:57 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 24 hr |
| Apr 29, 8:23 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and 5 more | 24 hr |
| May 9, 3:37 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande, Saguache | 17 hr |
| May 9, 12:41 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Dolores, La Plata, Montezuma, San Miguel | 7 hr |
| May 9, 10:12 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, Fremont, Huerfano and 4 more | 22 hr |
| May 10, 10:01 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Dolores, La Plata, Montezuma, San Miguel | 10 hr |
| May 10, 3:13 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Garfield, Mesa | 29 hr |
| May 11, 9:41 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley and 12 more | 35 hr |
| May 11, 1:27 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Elbert, Lincoln | 29 hr |
| May 11, 1:57 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 30 hr |
| May 11, 3:03 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Dolores, La Plata, Montezuma, San Miguel | 28 hr |
| May 17, 1:27 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 5 hr |
| May 17, 2:06 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Kiowa, Otero, Prowers and 1 more | 5 hr |
| May 18, 4:19 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley, Custer, El Paso and 7 more | 17 hr |
| May 18, 1:32 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 5 hr |
| May 20, 3:07 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Dolores, La Plata, Montezuma, San Miguel | 28 hr |
| May 20, 3:46 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley, Custer, El Paso and 8 more | 29 hr |
| May 21, 3:17 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano and 5 more | 30 hr |
| May 21, 3:49 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 29 hr |
| May 23, 3:41 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 16 hr |
| May 23, 4:24 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Huerfano, Kiowa and 4 more | 17 hr |
| May 24, 3:30 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Huerfano, Kiowa and 4 more | 18 hr |
| May 24, 3:17 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 5 hr |
| May 25, 4:39 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Conejos, Costilla, Las Animas, Prowers and 2 more | 16 hr |
| May 26, 4:30 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande, Saguache | 16 hr |
| May 27, 3:22 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Garfield, Mesa | 54 hr |
| May 28, 3:30 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Bent, Costilla, Crowley, Custer, El Paso, Fremont and 6 more | 29 hr |
| May 29, 10:16 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 10 hr |
| May 31, 2:07 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Garfield, Mesa, Moffat, Rio Blanco, Routt | 30 hr |
| Jun 2, 4:36 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Costilla, Custer, Huerfano, Las Animas, Pueblo and 1 more | 16 hr |
| Jun 3, 1:32 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley and 11 more | 31 hr |
| Jun 6, 3:27 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley and 11 more | 29 hr |
| Jun 7, 5:22 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 3 hr |
| Jun 8, 3:27 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande, Saguache | 17 hr |
| Jun 9, 2:40 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, La Plata, Mesa, Montezuma and 2 more | 29 hr |
| Jun 9, 2:41 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley and 11 more | 30 hr |
| Jun 9, 2:54 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 29 hr |
| Jun 9, 3:51 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Arapahoe, Clear Creek, Douglas, Elbert, Gilpin, Jefferson and 2 more | 28 hr |
| Jun 10, 3:03 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Dolores, La Plata, Montezuma, San Miguel | 29 hr |
| Jun 11, 3:44 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley and 12 more | 18 hr |
| Jun 12, 1:16 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso, Fremont and 6 more | 20 hr |
| Jun 12, 2:50 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Dolores, La Plata, Montezuma, San Miguel | 16 hr |
| Jun 12, 12:19 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Arapahoe, Clear Creek, Douglas, Elbert, Gilpin, Jefferson and 1 more | 9 hr |
| Jun 30, 6:30 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, La Plata, Mesa, Montezuma and 2 more | 16 hr |
| Jul 1, 8:00 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Eagle, Garfield, Mesa, Moffat, Pitkin, Rio Blanco and 1 more | 13 hr |
| Jul 4, 3:00 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Garfield, Mesa, Moffat, Rio Blanco, Routt | 28 hr |
| Jul 13, 12:48 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 6 hr |
| Jul 20, 1:05 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 8 hr |
| Jul 20, 1:11 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert, Lincoln, Washington | 8 hr |
| Aug 1, 3:29 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 16 hr |
| Aug 1, 3:36 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Kiowa, Las Animas and 3 more | 17 hr |
| Aug 1, 4:01 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert, Lincoln | 17 hr |
| Aug 1, 3:32 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, Kiowa, Las Animas, Otero and 1 more | 29 hr |
| Aug 2, 4:50 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 15 hr |
| Aug 3, 3:42 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 14 hr |
| Aug 3, 9:35 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | El Paso, Fremont, Pueblo, Teller | 10 hr |
| Oct 10, 12:02 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Las Animas | 7 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Las Animas County31
- Pueblo County30
- Cheyenne County29
- Kit Carson County29
- El Paso County27
- Huerfano County27
- Crowley County26
- Costilla County26
- Saguache County26
- Baca County24
- Alamosa County24
- Conejos County24
- Rio Grande County24
- Otero County23
- Yuma County23
- Bent County22
- Kiowa County22
- Prowers County22
- Fremont County21
- Custer County19
- Garfield County15
- Mesa County15
- Dolores County15
- La Plata County15
- Montezuma County15
- San Miguel County15
- Elbert County14
- Lincoln County13
- Arapahoe County12
- Douglas County12
- Teller County10
- Jefferson County9
- Adams County8
- Moffat County8
- Rio Blanco County8
- Routt County8
- Boulder County7
- Broomfield County7
- Denver County7
- Eagle County7
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. Rebuilt daily.