Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings
Red Flag Warnings in Colorado, 2016
106 red flag warnings in 2016. 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 2016. Tap one for its archive.
- Red Flag Warnings
- 106
- Busiest month
- March28 red flag warnings
- Busiest day
- March 14, 20165 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 2, 11:41 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 5 hr |
| Feb 17, 1:15 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 28 hr |
| Feb 17, 3:03 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano and 5 more | 28 hr |
| Feb 18, 5:24 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Clear Creek, Douglas, Elbert, Gilpin and 3 more | 13 hr |
| Feb 24, 8:41 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 7 hr |
| Feb 24, 9:46 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Elbert, Lincoln, Logan, Morgan and 4 more | 7 hr |
| Feb 26, 2:19 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Crowley, El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano, Las Animas, Otero and 1 more | 29 hr |
| Feb 27, 4:21 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Larimer, Weld | 15 hr |
| Feb 29, 3:22 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | El Paso, Fremont, Pueblo | 15 hr |
| Mar 1, 2:41 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and 10 more | 28 hr |
| Mar 1, 2:43 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 28 hr |
| Mar 1, 2:57 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano and 5 more | 28 hr |
| Mar 5, 2:30 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 16 hr |
| Mar 5, 2:59 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Huerfano, Las Animas, Otero, Pueblo | 26 hr |
| Mar 6, 3:59 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, Huerfano, Kiowa, Las Animas and 3 more | 38 hr |
| Mar 6, 12:36 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 29 hr |
| Mar 13, 9:04 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 9 hr |
| Mar 13, 9:41 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Elbert, Lincoln, Washington | 8 hr |
| Mar 13, 11:59 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Huerfano, Kiowa and 4 more | 31 hr |
| Mar 14, 2:32 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and 4 more | 16 hr |
| Mar 14, 3:00 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 16 hr |
| Mar 14, 2:30 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 29 hr |
| Mar 14, 3:04 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley and 10 more | 29 hr |
| Mar 14, 3:51 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Elbert, Lincoln, Washington | 27 hr |
| Mar 16, 2:00 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 16 hr |
| Mar 21, 3:05 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Kit Carson, Yuma | 15 hr |
| Mar 21, 4:12 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Logan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington | 14 hr |
| Mar 21, 4:17 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso, Fremont and 6 more | 16 hr |
| Mar 21, 1:10 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, La Plata, Mesa, Montezuma and 2 more | 32 hr |
| Mar 21, 2:51 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley and 12 more | 29 hr |
| Mar 22, 12:27 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 18 hr |
| Mar 22, 3:44 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Elbert, Lincoln | 15 hr |
| Mar 27, 2:03 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Dolores, La Plata, Montezuma, San Miguel | 27 hr |
| Mar 28, 9:40 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, Kiowa, Las Animas, Otero and 1 more | 34 hr |
| Mar 28, 1:41 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 28 hr |
| Mar 28, 3:58 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Elbert, Lincoln | 26 hr |
| Mar 30, 3:47 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Las Animas | 14 hr |
| Apr 4, 2:33 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley and 10 more | 29 hr |
| Apr 4, 2:45 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Dolores, La Plata, Montezuma, San Miguel | 29 hr |
| Apr 6, 8:12 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 11 hr |
| Apr 13, 1:51 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 29 hr |
| Apr 13, 3:11 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Huerfano, Kiowa, Las Animas and 2 more | 28 hr |
| Apr 13, 3:28 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Elbert, Lincoln, Logan, Morgan and 4 more | 28 hr |
| Apr 14, 3:02 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Las Animas | 23 hr |
| Apr 22, 3:21 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Bent, Crowley, Las Animas, Otero, Pueblo | 29 hr |
| Apr 24, 2:47 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano, Las Animas, Pueblo | 29 hr |
| Jun 14, 9:51 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Delta, Dolores, Garfield, La Plata, Mesa, Moffat and 6 more | 34 hr |
| Jun 15, 11:13 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Grand, Jackson, Summit | 7 hr |
| Jun 15, 2:42 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Dolores, Garfield, La Plata, Mesa, Moffat, Montezuma and 3 more | 29 hr |
| Jun 16, 11:09 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Moffat, Rio Blanco | 33 hr |
| Jun 21, 4:00 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Archuleta, Gunnison, Hinsdale, La Plata, Moffat, Montrose and 3 more | 16 hr |
| Jun 23, 1:52 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Garfield, Mesa, Moffat, Rio Blanco | 30 hr |
| Jun 27, 1:57 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Dolores, La Plata, Montezuma, San Miguel | 30 hr |
| Jul 5, 2:38 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Garfield, Mesa, Moffat, Rio Blanco | 29 hr |
| Jul 8, 5:59 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Moffat, Rio Blanco | 26 hr |
| Jul 8, 9:48 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, La Plata, Mesa and 7 more | 50 hr |
| Jul 9, 8:31 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Arapahoe, Boulder, Clear Creek, Douglas, Elbert, Gilpin and 6 more | 23 hr |
| Jul 10, 6:57 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso, Fremont and 6 more | 13 hr |
| Jul 10, 12:25 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso, Fremont and 6 more | 32 hr |
| Jul 10, 7:53 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Dolores, La Plata, Montezuma, San Miguel | 24 hr |
| Jul 11, 3:58 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Boulder, Clear Creek, Douglas, Gilpin, Grand, Jackson and 5 more | 16 hr |
| Jul 11, 1:55 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Moffat, Rio Blanco | 31 hr |
| Jul 12, 3:43 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Grand, Jackson, Summit | 16 hr |
| Jul 13, 2:49 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Moffat | 17 hr |
| Jul 13, 3:42 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Boulder, Grand, Jackson, Larimer, Summit | 16 hr |
| Jul 15, 3:45 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Moffat | 16 hr |
| Jul 15, 2:09 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso and 9 more | 31 hr |
| Jul 15, 2:58 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison and 12 more | 30 hr |
| Jul 15, 3:00 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Boulder, Clear Creek, Gilpin, Grand, Jackson, Larimer and 2 more | 30 hr |
| Jul 16, 6:17 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison and 11 more | 27 hr |
| Jul 17, 9:42 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison and 12 more | 24 hr |
| Aug 10, 4:30 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Moffat | 16 hr |
| Aug 23, 9:36 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Larimer, Logan, Weld | 8 hr |
| Sep 5, 3:52 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert, Grand, Jackson, Lincoln and 1 more | 15 hr |
| Sep 5, 4:30 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Dolores, Garfield, La Plata, Mesa, Moffat, Montezuma and 3 more | 16 hr |
| Sep 6, 4:06 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Eagle, Garfield, Mesa, Moffat, Montrose, Pitkin and 2 more | 14 hr |
| Sep 6, 4:07 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Grand, Jackson, Summit | 15 hr |
| Sep 7, 3:07 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Grand, Jackson, Summit | 16 hr |
| Sep 8, 5:20 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Jackson | 14 hr |
| Sep 10, 2:39 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Boulder, Grand, Jackson, Larimer, Summit | 28 hr |
| Sep 10, 3:04 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Garfield, Mesa, Moffat, Rio Blanco | 29 hr |
| Sep 12, 4:01 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Moffat, Rio Blanco | 16 hr |
| Sep 17, 3:03 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Boulder, Grand, Jackson, Larimer, Logan, Summit and 1 more | 28 hr |
| Sep 22, 3:00 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Crowley, El Paso, Huerfano, Las Animas, Otero, Pueblo | 29 hr |
| Sep 22, 3:46 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, Elbert and 1 more | 28 hr |
| Oct 2, 3:47 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Huerfano, Kiowa, Las Animas and 2 more | 39 hr |
| Oct 2, 2:14 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 29 hr |
| Oct 2, 3:47 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and 8 more | 27 hr |
| Oct 4, 8:48 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | El Paso, Fremont, Pueblo | 10 hr |
| Oct 13, 3:27 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande, Saguache | 28 hr |
| Oct 14, 2:53 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, Fremont, Huerfano and 4 more | 28 hr |
| Oct 15, 2:14 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Douglas, Elbert and 8 more | 29 hr |
| Oct 15, 2:36 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 28 hr |
| Oct 15, 3:21 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley and 12 more | 30 hr |
| Oct 16, 2:02 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 29 hr |
| Oct 16, 2:51 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver and 15 more | 28 hr |
| Oct 16, 2:51 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley and 12 more | 30 hr |
| Oct 18, 4:22 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Las Animas, Otero | 15 hr |
| Oct 22, 3:30 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Boulder, Grand, Jackson, Larimer, Park, Summit and 1 more | 15 hr |
| Oct 22, 3:47 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Costilla, Custer, Fremont, Huerfano, Las Animas, Pueblo and 1 more | 14 hr |
| Oct 30, 2:52 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Huerfano, Las Animas | 28 hr |
| Nov 15, 2:53 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley and 12 more | 28 hr |
| Nov 16, 1:48 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Arapahoe, Boulder, Clear Creek, Douglas, Elbert, Gilpin and 6 more | 16 hr |
| Nov 16, 2:00 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 14 hr |
| Nov 16, 2:49 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Huerfano, Las Animas, Otero, Prowers and 1 more | 27 hr |
| Dec 15, 8:57 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Huerfano, Las Animas and 2 more | 33 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Las Animas County30
- Pueblo County27
- Huerfano County26
- El Paso County21
- Otero County20
- Kit Carson County19
- Moffat County19
- Cheyenne County18
- Fremont County18
- Bent County17
- Crowley County17
- Baca County16
- Elbert County16
- Lincoln County15
- Rio Blanco County15
- Grand County15
- Summit County15
- San Miguel County14
- Kiowa County13
- Yuma County13
- Larimer County13
- Boulder County13
- Costilla County13
- Saguache County13
- La Plata County13
- Jackson County13
- Prowers County12
- Arapahoe County12
- Alamosa County12
- Conejos County12
- Rio Grande County12
- Dolores County12
- Garfield County12
- Mesa County12
- Montezuma County12
- Douglas County11
- Weld County10
- Custer County10
- Jefferson County9
- Washington County9
24 more counties
- Montrose County9
- Adams County8
- Park County8
- Logan County8
- Teller County8
- Clear Creek County7
- Gilpin County7
- Phillips County6
- Sedgwick County6
- Broomfield County6
- Eagle County6
- Pitkin County6
- Ouray County6
- Morgan County5
- Denver County5
- Delta County5
- Archuleta County4
- Gunnison County4
- Hinsdale County4
- San Juan County4
- Routt County3
- Chaffee County1
- Lake County1
- Mineral 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. Rebuilt daily.