Alert archive / Colorado / Special Weather Statements
Special Weather Statements in Colorado, 2026
1,687 special weather statements in 2026. 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 in 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Special Weather Statements
- 1,687
- Busiest month
- August570 special weather statements
- Busiest day
- June 26, 202640 special weather statements
Over time
By month
The alerts
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By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- El Paso County137
- Las Animas County104
- Baca County86
- Pueblo County72
- Teller County70
- Huerfano County61
- Lincoln County54
- Bent County52
- Otero County51
- Crowley County46
- Denver County45
- Elbert County45
- Fremont County44
- Prowers County43
- Arapahoe County42
- Kit Carson County42
- Kiowa County41
- Washington County41
- Mesa County37
- Douglas County36
- Cheyenne County36
- Logan County36
- Weld County35
- Adams County31
- Custer County31
- Broomfield County28
- Morgan County27
- Costilla County26
- Saguache County25
- Larimer County21
- Phillips County21
- Yuma County19
- Montezuma County15
- La Plata County15
- Montrose County14
- Garfield County14
- Boulder County14
- Rio Blanco County12
- Sedgwick County11
- Chaffee County11
23 more counties
- Jefferson County9
- Alamosa County8
- Routt County8
- Gilpin County8
- Grand County7
- Archuleta County7
- Dolores County6
- Delta County6
- San Miguel County5
- Clear Creek County5
- Mineral County5
- Rio Grande County5
- Jackson County4
- Park County4
- Pitkin County4
- Eagle County3
- San Juan County3
- Conejos County2
- Moffat County2
- Lake County1
- Ouray County1
- Hinsdale County1
- Summit 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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.