Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings
Red Flag Warnings in Colorado, 2015
66 red flag warnings in 2015. 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 2015. Tap one for its archive.
- Red Flag Warnings
- 66
- Busiest month
- April29 red flag warnings
- Busiest day
- March 23, 20154 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 1:24 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 30 hr |
| Mar 16, 2:01 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Kit Carson, Yuma | 18 hr |
| Mar 16, 3:39 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert, Larimer, Lincoln and 6 more | 14 hr |
| Mar 23, 2:55 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 41 hr |
| Mar 23, 3:46 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Huerfano, Las Animas, Rio Grande and 1 more | 15 hr |
| Mar 23, 2:40 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver and 13 more | 27 hr |
| Mar 23, 3:04 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley and 9 more | 28 hr |
| Mar 28, 4:55 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Boulder, Broomfield, Jefferson, Larimer, Weld | 13 hr |
| Mar 30, 8:18 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 10 hr |
| Mar 30, 2:18 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Logan, Washington, Weld | 5 hr |
| Mar 31, 1:00 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley and 9 more | 30 hr |
| Mar 31, 3:00 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Dolores, La Plata, Montezuma, Montrose, San Miguel | 27 hr |
| Apr 1, 1:26 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 18 hr |
| Apr 1, 12:50 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley, Custer and 8 more | 31 hr |
| Apr 1, 2:06 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Dolores, La Plata, Montezuma, San Miguel | 31 hr |
| Apr 4, 4:04 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Lake, Rio Grande and 1 more | 16 hr |
| Apr 4, 1:18 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Moffat, Rio Blanco | 7 hr |
| Apr 4, 2:46 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Dolores, La Plata, Moffat, Montezuma, Rio Blanco, San Miguel | 29 hr |
| Apr 4, 3:07 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso and 9 more | 29 hr |
| Apr 5, 2:39 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 28 hr |
| Apr 5, 2:40 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Delta, Dolores, Garfield, La Plata, Mesa, Moffat and 5 more | 30 hr |
| Apr 5, 2:53 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla and 15 more | 30 hr |
| Apr 6, 4:58 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert, Lincoln, Park | 13 hr |
| Apr 6, 2:06 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, La Plata, Mesa and 8 more | 31 hr |
| Apr 6, 3:00 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley and 12 more | 29 hr |
| Apr 7, 4:03 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla and 14 more | 40 hr |
| Apr 7, 4:36 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Arapahoe, Clear Creek, Douglas, Elbert, Gilpin, Jefferson and 2 more | 15 hr |
| Apr 7, 1:25 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 31 hr |
| Apr 7, 7:15 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert, Lincoln, Park | 25 hr |
| Apr 8, 10:37 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, La Plata, Mesa and 5 more | 8 hr |
| Apr 11, 9:10 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Boulder, Broomfield, Jefferson, Larimer, Logan, Morgan and 4 more | 22 hr |
| Apr 12, 4:21 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 14 hr |
| Apr 13, 11:51 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, La Plata, Mesa and 8 more | 33 hr |
| Apr 13, 1:50 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 30 hr |
| Apr 13, 2:45 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert, Lincoln, Logan and 5 more | 29 hr |
| Apr 13, 3:00 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Bent, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley, El Paso and 7 more | 29 hr |
| Apr 14, 3:25 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley and 9 more | 29 hr |
| Apr 15, 6:03 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Elbert, Lincoln | 14 hr |
| Apr 15, 8:30 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 12 hr |
| Apr 16, 3:54 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande, Saguache | 12 hr |
| Apr 17, 4:00 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Las Animas | 11 hr |
| Jun 19, 12:22 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Moffat, Rio Blanco | 8 hr |
| Jun 20, 3:02 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Moffat, Rio Blanco | 29 hr |
| Jun 22, 5:25 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Moffat, Rio Blanco | 15 hr |
| Jun 25, 1:49 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Moffat | 7 hr |
| Jul 17, 4:19 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Garfield, Mesa, Moffat, Rio Blanco | 16 hr |
| Jul 23, 9:10 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Moffat, Rio Blanco | 10 hr |
| Jul 25, 2:52 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Moffat | 5 hr |
| Jul 25, 11:42 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Moffat, Rio Blanco | 20 hr |
| Jul 26, 1:48 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Garfield, Mesa, Moffat, Rio Blanco, Routt | 30 hr |
| Aug 5, 4:30 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Garfield, Mesa, Moffat, Rio Blanco | 16 hr |
| Aug 17, 10:37 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Moffat, Rio Blanco | 13 hr |
| Aug 18, 4:37 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Dolores, La Plata, Montezuma, San Miguel | 16 hr |
| Aug 20, 3:00 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Eagle, Garfield, Mesa, Moffat, Pitkin, Rio Blanco and 1 more | 29 hr |
| Aug 21, 2:57 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Boulder, Grand, Jackson, Larimer, Summit | 18 hr |
| Aug 22, 8:17 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Boulder, Grand, Jackson, Larimer, Summit | 11 hr |
| Sep 14, 1:38 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 28 hr |
| Sep 14, 2:35 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano, Kiowa and 3 more | 29 hr |
| Sep 14, 3:47 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert, Lincoln, Park, Washington | 28 hr |
| Sep 15, 3:03 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano and 5 more | 29 hr |
| Oct 1, 3:02 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Dolores, La Plata, Montezuma, San Miguel | 28 hr |
| Oct 11, 1:39 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Yuma | 17 hr |
| Oct 11, 3:11 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Larimer, Logan, Morgan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington and 1 more | 15 hr |
| Nov 2, 2:45 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Costilla, Crowley, Custer, El Paso and 8 more | 27 hr |
| Nov 2, 3:42 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert, Lincoln | 25 hr |
| Nov 9, 2:48 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Huerfano, Las Animas | 26 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Moffat County17
- Las Animas County15
- Rio Blanco County15
- Huerfano County14
- Costilla County13
- Saguache County13
- Alamosa County12
- Conejos County12
- Rio Grande County12
- Pueblo County12
- Crowley County11
- El Paso County11
- Otero County11
- Cheyenne County10
- Kit Carson County10
- Baca County10
- Elbert County9
- Lincoln County9
- Bent County9
- Kiowa County9
- Dolores County9
- La Plata County9
- Montezuma County9
- San Miguel County9
- Arapahoe County8
- Douglas County8
- Fremont County8
- Garfield County8
- Mesa County8
- Larimer County7
- Washington County7
- Weld County7
- Prowers County7
- Yuma County6
- Logan County6
- Chaffee County6
- Custer County6
- Lake County6
- Morgan County5
- Phillips County5
20 more counties
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.