Special Weather Statements in Colorado
22,124 special weather statements since 1986. 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 special weather statements reaches back to 2006.
Special Weather Statements by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count since 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- Special Weather Statements
- 22,124
- Busiest year
- 20232,252 special weather statements
- Average year
- 1,229over 18 years on file
Over time
By year
Only statements with a storm outline are archived, which offices began using widely after 2006.
By month of the year
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- El Paso County1,712
- Kit Carson County1,218
- Las Animas County1,115
- Pueblo County975
- Baca County917
- Yuma County909
- Cheyenne County903
- Teller County862
- Kiowa County666
- Huerfano County632
- Bent County606
- Prowers County594
- Fremont County574
- Crowley County548
- Otero County530
- Lincoln County479
- Weld County449
- Elbert County442
- Mesa County431
- Washington County357
- Denver County349
- Custer County349
- Douglas County348
- Logan County321
- Phillips County317
- Saguache County316
- Garfield County309
- Adams County292
- Morgan County291
- Costilla County289
- Arapahoe County286
- Rio Blanco County277
- Broomfield County257
- Larimer County245
- Routt County216
- Montezuma County216
- La Plata County208
- Alamosa County197
- Moffat County190
- Sedgwick County174
24 more counties
- Chaffee County167
- Boulder County156
- Delta County155
- Montrose County155
- Jefferson County147
- Archuleta County131
- Dolores County127
- San Miguel County115
- Eagle County102
- Pitkin County102
- Conejos County94
- Ouray County82
- Rio Grande County77
- Park County70
- Mineral County70
- Jackson County60
- Gilpin County56
- San Juan County50
- Gunnison County38
- Grand County36
- Clear Creek County32
- Hinsdale County25
- Summit County13
- Lake County10
The latest special weather statements
The most recent on file, newest first.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 9:16 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Adams | 44 min |
| Sep 22, 8:33 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Denver | 42 min |
| Sep 22, 7:45 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Douglas | 45 min |
| Sep 22, 7:40 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Arapahoe | 35 min |
| Sep 22, 7:00 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Denver | 45 min |
| Sep 22, 6:24 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Denver | 36 min |
| Sep 22, 6:12 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Denver | 33 min |
| Sep 22, 5:54 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 36 min |
| Sep 22, 5:40 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Douglas | 35 min |
| Sep 22, 5:28 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GJT | Routt | 32 min |
| Sep 22, 5:24 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 36 min |
| Sep 22, 5:17 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Adams | 28 min |
Nearby
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.