Alert archive / Colorado / Special Weather Statements / 2026
Special Weather Statements in Colorado, May 2026
126 special weather statements in May 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 May 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Special Weather Statements
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- May 29, 202619 special weather statements
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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 6, 11:25 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Alamosa | 35 min |
| May 9, 2:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Logan | 43 min |
| May 9, 4:22 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Yuma | 23 min |
| May 9, 6:08 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Logan | 37 min |
| May 9, 6:45 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Logan | 45 min |
| May 9, 7:05 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Yuma | 25 min |
| May 9, 7:23 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Washington | 22 min |
| May 9, 8:19 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Elbert | 41 min |
| May 9, 9:45 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Lincoln | 45 min |
| May 9, 10:01 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Cheyenne | 29 min |
| May 9, 10:29 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Cheyenne | 31 min |
| May 9, 11:01 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Cheyenne | 29 min |
| May 13, 2:59 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GJT | Montezuma | 31 min |
| May 13, 3:09 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GJT | 51 min | |
| May 13, 5:43 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Otero | 32 min |
| May 13, 6:16 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Otero | 44 min |
| May 14, 9:17 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Arapahoe | 43 min |
| May 15, 2:11 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Elbert | 34 min |
| May 15, 2:50 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Elbert | 25 min |
| May 16, 1:29 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Elbert | 46 min |
| May 16, 2:08 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Elbert | 37 min |
| May 16, 2:17 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 43 min |
| May 16, 2:59 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Elbert | 16 min |
| May 16, 3:13 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Lincoln | 32 min |
| May 16, 4:40 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Logan | 35 min |
| May 16, 5:19 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Phillips, Sedgwick | 41 min |
| May 17, 12:13 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GJT | Rio Blanco | 32 min |
| May 17, 1:23 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Douglas | 37 min |
| May 17, 1:27 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Denver | 33 min |
| May 17, 1:43 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 47 min |
| May 17, 1:47 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Douglas | 43 min |
| May 17, 1:55 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Denver | 50 min |
| May 17, 2:09 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GJT | Routt | 36 min |
| May 17, 2:25 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GJT | Rio Blanco | 35 min |
| May 17, 2:47 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Elbert | 28 min |
| May 17, 2:59 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GJT | Routt | 31 min |
| May 17, 3:11 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Lincoln | 34 min |
| May 17, 3:30 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Jackson | 45 min |
| May 17, 3:33 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GJT | Mesa | 27 min |
| May 17, 5:10 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | CYS | Larimer | 35 min |
| May 17, 5:21 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GJT | Eagle | 24 min |
| May 17, 6:25 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Grand | 35 min |
| May 17, 6:56 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Arapahoe | 34 min |
| May 17, 7:22 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Boulder | 23 min |
| May 17, 7:50 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Boulder | 25 min |
| May 17, 9:15 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Yuma | 30 min |
| May 20, 2:38 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 37 min |
| May 20, 3:53 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Otero | 37 min |
| May 20, 5:16 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 29 min |
| May 20, 5:52 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Otero | 23 min |
| May 20, 6:49 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 26 min |
| May 20, 7:30 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 30 min |
| May 21, 12:11 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 49 min |
| May 21, 12:59 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 46 min |
| May 21, 1:42 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 48 min |
| May 21, 2:09 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 51 min |
| May 21, 2:25 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Bent | 35 min |
| May 21, 2:41 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Bent | 34 min |
| May 21, 2:53 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Arapahoe | 37 min |
| May 21, 3:21 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Bent | 39 min |
| May 21, 4:09 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Crowley | 36 min |
| May 21, 4:10 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Prowers | 35 min |
| May 21, 4:30 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Baca | 45 min |
| May 21, 4:38 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Crowley | 37 min |
| May 21, 4:44 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Prowers | 31 min |
| May 21, 4:46 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Baca | 29 min |
| May 21, 4:54 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Baca | 36 min |
| May 21, 5:23 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Cheyenne | 22 min |
| May 21, 7:26 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Elbert | 49 min |
| May 21, 7:57 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Lincoln | 48 min |
| May 22, 2:41 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 34 min |
| May 23, 2:51 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Baca | 24 min |
| May 23, 3:38 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Baca | 37 min |
| May 23, 3:58 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Baca | 32 min |
| May 25, 12:45 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 30 min |
| May 25, 1:09 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Bent | 36 min |
| May 25, 2:08 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Denver | 52 min |
| May 25, 2:17 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Bent | 28 min |
| May 25, 2:51 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Kiowa | 24 min |
| May 25, 3:34 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Kiowa | 26 min |
| May 25, 3:51 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Baca | 24 min |
| May 25, 4:04 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Kiowa | 26 min |
| May 25, 4:10 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 35 min | |
| May 25, 4:15 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Baca | 30 min |
| May 25, 4:45 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Prowers | 45 min |
| May 25, 5:19 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Prowers | 41 min |
| May 25, 10:05 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Adams, Broomfield, Denver | 40 min |
| May 26, 5:46 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Crowley | 29 min |
| May 26, 6:15 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 30 min |
| May 27, 1:00 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Kit Carson | 15 min |
| May 27, 1:15 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Morgan | 45 min |
| May 27, 2:37 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Washington | 38 min |
| May 27, 3:44 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Weld | 46 min |
| May 27, 4:14 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Baca | 31 min |
| May 27, 5:51 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Logan | 39 min |
| May 28, 1:27 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Teller | 48 min |
| May 28, 3:26 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Huerfano | 34 min |
| May 28, 3:42 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Costilla | 33 min |
| May 28, 4:13 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 32 min |
| May 28, 4:14 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Douglas | 46 min |
| May 28, 4:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Huerfano | 28 min |
| May 28, 4:46 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 29 min |
| May 28, 5:17 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 28 min |
| May 28, 5:24 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Larimer | 51 min |
| May 28, 5:27 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Las Animas | 18 min |
| May 28, 5:30 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Clear Creek | 45 min |
| May 28, 6:29 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 31 min |
| May 28, 7:03 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 27 min |
| May 28, 7:33 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GJT | Routt | 12 min |
| May 28, 7:41 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Otero | 34 min |
| May 28, 8:37 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Fremont | 23 min |
| May 28, 8:45 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Boulder | 30 min |
| May 29, 12:37 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Broomfield, Denver | 38 min |
| May 29, 12:03 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 42 min |
| May 29, 12:10 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Fremont | 35 min |
| May 29, 1:31 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 29 min |
| May 29, 1:33 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Crowley | 27 min |
| May 29, 1:54 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 36 min |
| May 29, 1:58 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Crowley | 47 min |
| May 29, 2:18 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | CYS | Larimer | 42 min |
| May 29, 3:17 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Broomfield | 43 min |
| May 29, 3:34 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Arapahoe | 26 min |
| May 29, 4:57 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Bent | 33 min |
| May 29, 4:59 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Washington | 31 min |
| May 29, 5:55 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Kiowa | 35 min |
| May 30, 3:39 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Weld | 36 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Las Animas County16
- Baca County9
- Elbert County8
- Bent County6
- Logan County5
- Otero County5
- El Paso County5
- Denver County5
- Crowley County5
- Lincoln County4
- Cheyenne County4
- Arapahoe County4
- Prowers County4
- Kiowa County4
- Yuma County3
- Washington County3
- Douglas County3
- Routt County3
- Larimer County3
- Boulder County3
- Broomfield County3
- Rio Blanco County2
- Weld County2
- Huerfano County2
- Fremont County2
- Alamosa County1
- Montezuma County1
- Phillips County1
- Sedgwick County1
- Jackson County1
- Mesa County1
- Eagle County1
- Grand County1
- Adams County1
- Kit Carson County1
- Morgan County1
- Teller County1
- Costilla County1
- Clear Creek County1
- Pueblo County1
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Sources
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