Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings / 2022
Red Flag Warnings in Colorado, May 2022
56 red flag warnings in May 2022. 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 May 2022. Tap one for its archive.
- Red Flag Warnings
- 56
- Busiest day
- May 10, 20227 red flag warnings
Over time
By day
Days in UTC, the clock the archive keeps.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 2:39 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Archuleta, Dolores, Hinsdale, La Plata, Montezuma, San Juan and 1 more | 30 hr |
| May 2, 2:53 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley, Custer, Huerfano and 5 more | 29 hr |
| May 4, 11:12 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande, Saguache | 33 hr |
| May 5, 10:37 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande, Saguache | 33 hr |
| May 5, 2:08 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Hinsdale, La Plata, Montezuma and 4 more | 55 hr |
| May 6, 10:52 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla and 15 more | 34 hr |
| May 6, 1:17 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 30 hr |
| May 6, 2:23 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Hinsdale, La Plata, Montezuma and 4 more | 56 hr |
| May 6, 2:27 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver and 11 more | 31 hr |
| May 7, 9:57 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla and 15 more | 59 hr |
| May 7, 9:27 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver and 6 more | 46 hr |
| May 8, 2:13 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 17 hr |
| May 8, 3:44 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Hinsdale, La Plata, Montezuma and 4 more | 42 hr |
| May 8, 10:11 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla and 9 more | 35 hr |
| May 8, 2:17 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 29 hr |
| May 8, 2:34 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Elbert, Lincoln | 28 hr |
| May 9, 2:32 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Hinsdale, La Plata, Montezuma and 4 more | 43 hr |
| May 9, 3:50 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla and 15 more | 41 hr |
| May 9, 2:17 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Arapahoe, Clear Creek, Douglas, Elbert, Gilpin, Jefferson and 2 more | 31 hr |
| May 9, 7:29 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Elbert, Lincoln | 91 min |
| May 10, 2:54 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 15 hr |
| May 10, 2:57 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Hinsdale, La Plata, Montezuma and 4 more | 44 hr |
| May 10, 1:17 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 32 hr |
| May 10, 2:09 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver and 16 more | 31 hr |
| May 10, 3:03 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla and 15 more | 31 hr |
| May 10, 3:03 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla and 15 more | 57 hr |
| May 11, 2:18 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver and 13 more | 30 hr |
| May 11, 2:20 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 30 hr |
| May 12, 2:25 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso and 9 more | 30 hr |
| May 13, 2:23 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver and 13 more | 18 hr |
| May 13, 2:47 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 16 hr |
| May 13, 2:54 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso and 9 more | 29 hr |
| May 14, 2:21 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Arapahoe, Clear Creek, Douglas, Elbert, Gilpin, Jefferson and 1 more | 17 hr |
| May 15, 3:36 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, Fremont, Huerfano and 5 more | 28 hr |
| May 18, 2:04 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Gunnison, Hinsdale, La Plata and 5 more | 46 hr |
| May 18, 3:29 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla and 15 more | 42 hr |
| May 18, 2:10 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 30 hr |
| May 18, 2:16 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver and 13 more | 30 hr |
| May 19, 3:25 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande, Saguache | 28 hr |
| May 20, 3:16 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Archuleta, Dolores, Hinsdale, La Plata, Montezuma, San Juan and 1 more | 18 hr |
| May 21, 2:07 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Montrose, San Miguel | 29 hr |
| May 23, 10:45 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Archuleta, Dolores, Hinsdale, La Plata, Montezuma, Montrose and 2 more | 34 hr |
| May 26, 4:30 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Garfield, Gunnison, Hinsdale and 7 more | 41 hr |
| May 26, 1:06 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Garfield, Gunnison, Hinsdale and 7 more | 56 hr |
| May 26, 2:35 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache | 29 hr |
| May 27, 4:02 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley and 11 more | 42 hr |
| May 28, 2:44 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 17 hr |
| May 28, 4:02 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Elbert, Lincoln | 16 hr |
| May 28, 4:07 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley and 10 more | 41 hr |
| May 28, 3:14 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Dolores, La Plata, Montezuma, Montrose, San Miguel | 31 hr |
| May 29, 3:24 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Elbert, Lincoln | 15 hr |
| May 29, 1:47 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Elbert, Lincoln | 30 hr |
| May 29, 1:55 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 30 hr |
| May 29, 2:59 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley and 11 more | 30 hr |
| May 29, 3:36 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Archuleta, Dolores, Hinsdale, La Plata, Montezuma, Montrose and 2 more | 29 hr |
| May 30, 2:43 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache | 30 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Alamosa County19
- Conejos County19
- Costilla County19
- Rio Grande County19
- Saguache County19
- San Miguel County14
- Las Animas County14
- Mineral County14
- Dolores County13
- La Plata County13
- Montezuma County13
- Huerfano County13
- Pueblo County13
- Elbert County13
- Archuleta County12
- Hinsdale County12
- San Juan County12
- Montrose County12
- Fremont County12
- Lincoln County12
- Crowley County11
- Otero County11
- El Paso County11
- Custer County10
- Baca County10
- Bent County10
- Kiowa County10
- Prowers County10
- Cheyenne County10
- Chaffee County9
- Lake County9
- Kit Carson County9
- Delta County8
- Ouray County8
- Teller County8
- Arapahoe County8
- Clear Creek County8
- Douglas County8
- Gilpin County8
- Jefferson County8
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