Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings
Red Flag Warnings in Colorado, 2010
112 red flag warnings in 2010. 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 2010. Tap one for its archive.
- Red Flag Warnings
- 112
- Busiest month
- May28 red flag warnings
- Busiest day
- November 27, 20104 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 12, 11:37 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Las Animas | 5 hr |
| Mar 5, 10:40 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano and 5 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 29, 12:46 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 31 hr |
| Mar 29, 3:09 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Huerfano, Kiowa and 4 more | 53 hr |
| Mar 31, 3:28 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Huerfano, Kiowa and 4 more | 28 hr |
| Apr 1, 3:20 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 17 hr |
| Apr 1, 4:06 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Elbert, Lincoln, Washington | 16 hr |
| Apr 2, 9:25 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Huerfano, Las Animas and 3 more | 35 hr |
| Apr 2, 11:44 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Fremont, Kiowa | 32 hr |
| Apr 3, 3:06 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 16 hr |
| Apr 3, 6:37 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and 5 more | 13 hr |
| Apr 3, 3:46 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Huerfano, Kiowa and 4 more | 26 hr |
| Apr 4, 4:34 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano and 5 more | 40 hr |
| Apr 4, 12:20 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 32 hr |
| Apr 5, 5:48 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and 4 more | 14 hr |
| Apr 5, 3:23 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano and 5 more | 29 hr |
| Apr 11, 2:47 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, Elbert and 3 more | 29 hr |
| Apr 11, 2:51 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano, Kiowa and 4 more | 29 hr |
| Apr 12, 8:52 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, La Plata, Mesa, Montezuma and 2 more | 15 hr |
| Apr 12, 3:05 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Crowley, El Paso, Huerfano, Las Animas, Otero, Pueblo | 29 hr |
| Apr 27, 5:58 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Eagle, Garfield, Mesa, Pitkin | 14 hr |
| Apr 27, 2:45 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Eagle, Garfield, Mesa, Pitkin | 30 hr |
| May 3, 3:27 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande, Saguache | 29 hr |
| May 4, 4:20 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande, Saguache | 40 hr |
| May 4, 8:55 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, La Plata, Mesa, Montezuma and 2 more | 11 hr |
| May 4, 2:26 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, La Plata, Mesa, Montezuma and 2 more | 30 hr |
| May 5, 2:49 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, La Plata, Mesa, Montezuma and 2 more | 29 hr |
| May 5, 3:17 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande, Saguache | 29 hr |
| May 6, 3:41 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande, Saguache | 28 hr |
| May 7, 2:58 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande, Saguache | 24 hr |
| May 8, 2:51 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, La Plata, Mesa, Montezuma and 2 more | 30 hr |
| May 8, 2:52 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande, Saguache | 29 hr |
| May 9, 3:09 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande, Saguache | 29 hr |
| May 10, 2:55 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande, Saguache | 29 hr |
| May 11, 6:32 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, La Plata, Mesa, Montezuma and 2 more | 13 hr |
| May 19, 3:07 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, La Plata, Mesa, Montezuma and 2 more | 54 hr |
| May 20, 2:48 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, La Plata, Mesa, Montezuma and 2 more | 54 hr |
| May 20, 2:59 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande, Saguache | 29 hr |
| May 21, 2:58 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande, Saguache | 28 hr |
| May 22, 12:50 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Dolores, La Plata, Montezuma, San Miguel | 32 hr |
| May 22, 3:01 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande, Saguache | 29 hr |
| May 23, 3:30 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande, Saguache | 29 hr |
| May 25, 2:15 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, La Plata, Mesa, Montezuma and 2 more | 31 hr |
| May 26, 10:18 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, La Plata, Mesa, Montezuma and 2 more | 35 hr |
| May 27, 2:23 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, La Plata, Mesa, Montezuma and 2 more | 31 hr |
| May 28, 4:04 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande, Saguache | 15 hr |
| May 28, 2:20 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande, Saguache | 30 hr |
| May 30, 4:27 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande, Saguache | 16 hr |
| May 30, 2:38 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande, Saguache | 29 hr |
| May 31, 12:32 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande, Saguache | 31 hr |
| Jun 8, 2:55 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, Huerfano and 5 more | 29 hr |
| Jun 9, 2:58 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, La Plata, Mesa, Montezuma and 2 more | 30 hr |
| Jun 9, 3:10 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso and 8 more | 29 hr |
| Jun 15, 4:25 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande, Saguache | 41 hr |
| Jun 15, 2:18 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Dolores, Garfield, La Plata, Mesa, Montezuma, San Miguel | 31 hr |
| Jun 16, 3:52 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso and 8 more | 29 hr |
| Jun 17, 3:52 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Clear Creek, Douglas, Gilpin, Jefferson, Park | 16 hr |
| Jun 17, 3:01 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso and 8 more | 29 hr |
| Jun 18, 3:01 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, La Plata, Mesa, Montezuma and 2 more | 30 hr |
| Jun 18, 3:06 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso and 9 more | 30 hr |
| Jun 19, 3:12 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, La Plata, Mesa, Montezuma and 2 more | 30 hr |
| Jun 19, 3:12 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso and 9 more | 30 hr |
| Jun 20, 2:40 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso and 9 more | 30 hr |
| Jun 21, 9:47 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Eagle, Garfield, Mesa, Pitkin | 11 hr |
| Jun 21, 2:35 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso and 9 more | 30 hr |
| Jun 21, 2:43 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Eagle, Garfield, Mesa, Pitkin | 30 hr |
| Jun 22, 4:41 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Clear Creek, Douglas, Gilpin, Jefferson, Park | 16 hr |
| Jul 3, 1:19 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Eagle, Garfield, Mesa, Pitkin | 7 hr |
| Jul 3, 2:08 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Clear Creek, Douglas, Gilpin, Jefferson, Park | 5 hr |
| Jul 4, 3:31 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Eagle, Garfield, Mesa, Pitkin | 16 hr |
| Aug 26, 2:04 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Logan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington | 30 hr |
| Aug 26, 2:28 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Kit Carson, Yuma | 30 hr |
| Aug 28, 2:26 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Kit Carson, Yuma | 5 hr |
| Sep 4, 2:38 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, La Plata, Mesa, Moffat and 5 more | 30 hr |
| Sep 4, 3:08 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver and 7 more | 30 hr |
| Sep 4, 3:39 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Kit Carson, Yuma | 3 hr |
| Sep 7, 4:08 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, Elbert and 7 more | 16 hr |
| Sep 8, 2:57 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver and 12 more | 51 hr |
| Sep 9, 10:07 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Garfield, Mesa, Moffat, Rio Blanco, Routt | 11 hr |
| Sep 15, 4:16 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Boulder, Larimer, Weld | 14 hr |
| Sep 17, 3:08 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, La Plata, Mesa, Moffat and 5 more | 30 hr |
| Sep 18, 2:40 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, La Plata, Mesa, Moffat and 5 more | 30 hr |
| Sep 19, 2:03 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver and 16 more | 31 hr |
| Sep 19, 2:49 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, La Plata, Mesa, Moffat and 5 more | 30 hr |
| Sep 20, 3:41 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley, Custer and 11 more | 17 hr |
| Sep 20, 12:31 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 5 hr |
| Sep 27, 1:37 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Elbert, Lincoln, Logan, Morgan and 4 more | 14 hr |
| Sep 27, 4:17 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 14 hr |
| Sep 29, 3:50 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, Elbert and 6 more | 11 hr |
| Sep 29, 4:00 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Huerfano, Kiowa and 4 more | 14 hr |
| Sep 29, 6:02 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 12 hr |
| Oct 26, 11:27 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 7 hr |
| Oct 26, 1:29 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and 10 more | 5 hr |
| Oct 27, 3:46 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 14 hr |
| Oct 27, 4:09 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and 10 more | 15 hr |
| Oct 29, 9:12 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Douglas, Elbert, Jefferson and 2 more | 9 hr |
| Nov 6, 2:57 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Huerfano, Kiowa and 4 more | 27 hr |
| Nov 6, 9:52 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 20 hr |
| Nov 6, 11:25 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Elbert, Lincoln | 18 hr |
| Nov 8, 5:05 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, El Paso, Huerfano, Las Animas | 12 hr |
| Nov 9, 4:21 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, Huerfano, Las Animas, Otero and 2 more | 13 hr |
| Nov 19, 8:34 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Las Animas | 21 hr |
| Nov 21, 4:30 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Huerfano, Kiowa and 4 more | 14 hr |
| Nov 22, 4:12 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Huerfano, Kiowa and 4 more | 13 hr |
| Nov 23, 1:41 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 3 hr |
| Nov 24, 3:51 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Las Animas | 12 hr |
| Nov 27, 2:40 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 14 hr |
| Nov 27, 3:55 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Kiowa, Las Animas, Prowers | 14 hr |
| Nov 27, 2:44 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Elbert, Lincoln | 25 hr |
| Nov 27, 3:06 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Huerfano, Kiowa and 4 more | 28 hr |
| Nov 28, 3:27 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 14 hr |
| Dec 3, 11:40 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | El Paso, Huerfano, Las Animas, Pueblo | 6 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Las Animas County30
- Huerfano County27
- Alamosa County27
- Conejos County27
- Costilla County27
- Rio Grande County27
- Saguache County27
- Garfield County26
- Mesa County26
- Pueblo County25
- El Paso County24
- Eagle County24
- Pitkin County24
- Dolores County20
- La Plata County20
- Montezuma County20
- San Miguel County20
- Baca County17
- Crowley County16
- Otero County16
- Bent County15
- Prowers County15
- Elbert County15
- Kiowa County14
- Kit Carson County14
- Douglas County14
- Fremont County13
- Cheyenne County13
- Yuma County13
- Lincoln County12
- Arapahoe County12
- Weld County12
- Adams County11
- Broomfield County11
- Jefferson County11
- Washington County10
- Denver County10
- Boulder County9
- Larimer County9
- Chaffee County9
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.