Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings
Red Flag Warnings in Colorado, 2024
116 red flag warnings in 2024. 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 2024. Tap one for its archive.
- Red Flag Warnings
- 116
- Busiest month
- April29 red flag warnings
- Busiest day
- February 24, 20245 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 2:47 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Huerfano, Las Animas and 3 more | 27 hr |
| Feb 21, 3:11 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Elbert, Lincoln | 15 hr |
| Feb 24, 1:49 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Boulder, Broomfield, Jefferson, Larimer, Logan, Phillips and 2 more | 16 hr |
| Feb 24, 2:06 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Yuma | 15 hr |
| Feb 24, 4:03 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Huerfano | 14 hr |
| Feb 24, 12:51 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Huerfano, Las Animas and 2 more | 31 hr |
| Feb 24, 1:43 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and 10 more | 34 hr |
| Feb 25, 1:45 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Kit Carson, Yuma | 15 hr |
| Feb 25, 12:07 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Huerfano, Kiowa and 4 more | 32 hr |
| Feb 25, 1:01 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 29 hr |
| Feb 25, 1:32 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and 10 more | 28 hr |
| Feb 26, 3:13 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Las Animas | 24 hr |
| Feb 29, 10:44 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano, Las Animas, Pueblo | 31 hr |
| Feb 29, 12:33 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Elbert, Lincoln | 29 hr |
| Mar 1, 3:38 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano and 5 more | 40 hr |
| Mar 1, 6:46 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and 10 more | 36 hr |
| Mar 1, 8:37 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 34 hr |
| Mar 2, 3:51 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Huerfano, Kiowa and 4 more | 39 hr |
| Mar 3, 4:19 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Elbert, Larimer, Lincoln, Logan, Phillips, Sedgwick and 2 more | 14 hr |
| Mar 10, 2:09 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Huerfano | 29 hr |
| Mar 23, 2:45 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Las Animas, Prowers | 24 hr |
| Mar 28, 2:43 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Las Animas | 28 hr |
| Mar 29, 3:41 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Huerfano, Las Animas | 39 hr |
| Mar 30, 3:44 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Huerfano, Kiowa and 4 more | 41 hr |
| Mar 30, 1:26 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 29 hr |
| Mar 30, 2:14 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert, Lincoln | 30 hr |
| Apr 3, 2:42 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley and 9 more | 54 hr |
| Apr 4, 3:22 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 41 hr |
| Apr 4, 4:25 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, Elbert and 7 more | 41 hr |
| Apr 5, 1:37 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Elbert, Jefferson and 5 more | 53 hr |
| Apr 5, 2:16 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Huerfano, Kiowa and 4 more | 30 hr |
| Apr 6, 12:06 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 18 hr |
| Apr 6, 2:49 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Huerfano, Kiowa and 4 more | 29 hr |
| Apr 6, 9:07 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 21 hr |
| Apr 11, 2:20 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Conejos, Costilla, Las Animas, Rio Grande and 1 more | 30 hr |
| Apr 12, 2:27 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley and 8 more | 30 hr |
| Apr 12, 2:30 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 29 hr |
| Apr 13, 1:56 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, El Paso, Pueblo, Rio Grande and 1 more | 30 hr |
| Apr 14, 1:05 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert, Lincoln, Washington | 19 hr |
| Apr 14, 2:15 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 44 hr |
| Apr 14, 3:52 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla and 14 more | 42 hr |
| Apr 14, 2:13 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert, Lincoln, Logan and 4 more | 30 hr |
| Apr 15, 2:44 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | El Paso, Huerfano, Las Animas, Otero, Pueblo | 30 hr |
| Apr 16, 2:50 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano and 4 more | 28 hr |
| Apr 17, 3:54 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande, Saguache | 39 hr |
| Apr 18, 3:58 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande, Saguache | 39 hr |
| Apr 21, 2:34 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano and 4 more | 29 hr |
| Apr 22, 2:23 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande, Saguache | 30 hr |
| Apr 23, 2:22 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande, Saguache | 30 hr |
| Apr 24, 4:15 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, Huerfano and 5 more | 40 hr |
| Apr 24, 11:56 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 30 hr |
| Apr 25, 2:47 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Elbert, Lincoln | 17 hr |
| Apr 26, 1:32 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca | 25 hr |
| Apr 29, 3:39 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande, Saguache | 39 hr |
| Apr 30, 2:43 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Conejos, Costilla, Las Animas, Otero and 2 more | 30 hr |
| May 1, 2:38 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande, Saguache | 30 hr |
| May 2, 3:37 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande, Saguache | 40 hr |
| May 4, 2:14 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande, Saguache | 29 hr |
| May 5, 3:57 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, Huerfano and 5 more | 42 hr |
| May 6, 2:05 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Elbert, Lincoln | 18 hr |
| May 6, 2:05 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Elbert, Lincoln | 18 hr |
| May 6, 2:26 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 18 hr |
| May 6, 3:44 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, Fremont and 6 more | 42 hr |
| May 6, 2:00 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 29 hr |
| May 7, 3:05 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Elbert, Lincoln | 15 hr |
| May 7, 3:51 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Las Animas, Otero, Rio Grande and 1 more | 39 hr |
| May 19, 2:15 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Costilla, Custer, Huerfano, Las Animas, Pueblo, Saguache | 30 hr |
| May 22, 2:57 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Costilla, Custer, Huerfano, Las Animas, Pueblo, Saguache | 30 hr |
| May 22, 8:25 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 23 hr |
| May 24, 2:45 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Costilla, Custer, Huerfano, Las Animas, Pueblo, Saguache | 29 hr |
| May 25, 1:22 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 17 hr |
| Jun 15, 2:33 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Delta, Dolores, Garfield, Gunnison, Hinsdale, La Plata and 5 more | 43 hr |
| Jun 15, 2:33 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Delta, Dolores, Garfield, Gunnison, Hinsdale, La Plata and 5 more | 67 hr |
| Jun 15, 2:09 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer and 10 more | 30 hr |
| Jun 15, 2:32 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert, Grand, Lincoln and 2 more | 27 hr |
| Jun 16, 2:21 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla and 15 more | 31 hr |
| Jun 16, 2:42 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver and 10 more | 30 hr |
| Jun 17, 2:31 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 18 hr |
| Jun 17, 2:09 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande, Saguache | 29 hr |
| Jul 4, 3:17 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Park | 16 hr |
| Jul 5, 2:20 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Moffat, Rio Blanco | 31 hr |
| Jul 6, 9:41 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Park | 10 hr |
| Jul 7, 2:30 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Dolores, La Plata, Montezuma, San Miguel | 19 hr |
| Jul 14, 4:00 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Chaffee, El Paso, Lake, Teller | 16 hr |
| Jul 14, 4:25 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Boulder, Clear Creek, Douglas, Gilpin, Grand, Jackson and 5 more | 17 hr |
| Jul 14, 4:30 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Delta, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison, Hinsdale, Mesa and 7 more | 17 hr |
| Jul 25, 9:55 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Morgan, Weld | 9 hr |
| Jul 27, 1:08 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Delta, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison, Hinsdale, Mesa and 6 more | 31 hr |
| Jul 29, 1:27 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Moffat, Rio Blanco | 19 hr |
| Jul 29, 2:42 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Moffat, Rio Blanco | 29 hr |
| Jul 30, 3:02 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Boulder, Grand, Jackson, Larimer, Summit | 17 hr |
| Jul 30, 7:58 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Boulder, Larimer | 4 hr |
| Sep 2, 3:53 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe | 16 hr |
| Sep 11, 2:11 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 18 hr |
| Sep 11, 2:23 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Eagle, Garfield, Mesa, Moffat, Pitkin, Rio Blanco | 42 hr |
| Sep 11, 1:28 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 31 hr |
| Sep 11, 2:14 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver and 16 more | 30 hr |
| Sep 11, 2:42 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Huerfano, Kiowa, Las Animas and 2 more | 29 hr |
| Sep 29, 2:15 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 16 hr |
| Oct 1, 3:56 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Grand, Jackson | 15 hr |
| Oct 1, 2:33 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Boulder, Grand, Jackson, Larimer, Logan, Phillips and 2 more | 28 hr |
| Oct 3, 2:18 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Boulder, Grand, Jackson, Larimer | 29 hr |
| Oct 4, 1:30 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Moffat | 20 hr |
| Oct 4, 1:23 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Kit Carson, Yuma | 29 hr |
| Oct 4, 1:27 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver and 16 more | 30 hr |
| Oct 4, 2:19 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano, Pueblo, Teller | 29 hr |
| Oct 16, 1:01 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Yuma | 29 hr |
| Oct 16, 1:36 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Elbert, Lincoln, Logan, Morgan and 3 more | 28 hr |
| Oct 24, 3:04 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver and 13 more | 15 hr |
| Oct 27, 2:20 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, El Paso, Huerfano, Las Animas, Otero and 2 more | 28 hr |
| Oct 28, 1:18 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 29 hr |
| Oct 28, 2:22 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Huerfano, Kiowa and 4 more | 28 hr |
| Oct 28, 2:43 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert, Lincoln, Washington | 27 hr |
| Dec 29, 3:09 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Huerfano, Kiowa and 5 more | 39 hr |
| Dec 29, 3:35 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver and 8 more | 37 hr |
| Dec 29, 1:41 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 27 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Las Animas County34
- Huerfano County31
- Pueblo County29
- Baca County27
- Costilla County26
- Saguache County26
- El Paso County23
- Otero County23
- Elbert County23
- Lincoln County23
- Alamosa County23
- Conejos County23
- Rio Grande County23
- Cheyenne County19
- Arapahoe County18
- Kit Carson County18
- Bent County17
- Adams County17
- Larimer County16
- Crowley County15
- Prowers County15
- Boulder County15
- Douglas County15
- Weld County14
- Yuma County14
- Washington County14
- Kiowa County13
- Logan County12
- Phillips County12
- Morgan County12
- Broomfield County11
- Jefferson County11
- Sedgwick County11
- Denver County9
- Custer County9
- Grand County9
- Park County9
- Fremont County8
- Moffat County7
- Jackson County7
22 more counties
- Teller County6
- Summit County6
- Clear Creek County6
- Gilpin County6
- Rio Blanco County6
- Garfield County5
- Mesa County5
- San Miguel County5
- Chaffee County4
- Lake County4
- Delta County4
- Gunnison County4
- Hinsdale County4
- Montrose County4
- Ouray County4
- Dolores County3
- La Plata County3
- Montezuma County3
- Eagle County3
- Pitkin County3
- Mineral County2
- Routt County1
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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Sources
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