Alert archive / Colorado / Winter Storm Warnings
Winter Storm Warnings in Colorado, 2016
48 winter storm warnings in 2016. 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 winter storm warnings reaches back to 2005.
Winter Storm Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2016. Tap one for its archive.
- Winter Storm Warnings
- 48
- Busiest month
- December13 winter storm warnings
- Busiest day
- January 29, 20163 winter storm 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 9:10 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | GJT | Dolores, La Plata, Montezuma, San Miguel | 36 hr |
| Jan 7, 4:19 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, Fremont and 6 more | 42 hr |
| Jan 7, 11:15 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | GJT | Dolores, La Plata, Montezuma, San Miguel | 18 hr |
| Jan 17, 12:20 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | GJT | Moffat, Routt | 18 hr |
| Jan 28, 10:03 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison and 12 more | 5 days |
| Jan 29, 3:49 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | BOU | Boulder, Clear Creek, Gilpin, Grand, Jackson, Jefferson and 3 more | 53 hr |
| Jan 29, 4:12 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Bent, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley and 14 more | 4 days |
| Jan 30, 4:27 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison and 9 more | 68 hr |
| Jan 31, 11:43 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver and 16 more | 52 hr |
| Jan 31, 12:56 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 52 hr |
| Feb 18, 9:08 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | GJT | Eagle, Garfield, Moffat, Rio Blanco, Routt | 14 hr |
| Feb 22, 3:23 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Costilla, Custer, El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano and 4 more | 32 hr |
| Mar 6, 11:06 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | GJT | Delta, Garfield, Mesa | 18 hr |
| Mar 13, 3:04 PM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | GJT | Eagle, Garfield, Moffat, Rio Blanco, Routt | 39 hr |
| Mar 13, 3:14 PM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | BOU | Boulder, Grand, Jackson, Larimer | 39 hr |
| Mar 17, 9:35 AM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | GJT | Moffat, Routt | 26 hr |
| Mar 17, 10:57 AM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver and 9 more | 31 hr |
| Mar 22, 3:40 AM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | GJT | Eagle, Garfield, Moffat, Rio Blanco, Routt | 48 hr |
| Mar 22, 7:30 PM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | BOU | Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Douglas, Gilpin, Jefferson and 3 more | 23 hr |
| Mar 23, 4:51 AM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | PUB | El Paso, Fremont, Teller | 13 hr |
| Mar 25, 12:02 PM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Costilla, Custer, El Paso, Fremont and 5 more | 33 hr |
| Mar 29, 5:03 PM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | GJT | Garfield, Mesa, Rio Blanco | 15 hr |
| Apr 14, 3:55 AM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison and 12 more | 3 days |
| Apr 14, 6:04 AM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver and 10 more | 3 days |
| Apr 14, 11:27 AM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso and 9 more | 64 hr |
| Apr 28, 4:15 AM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Costilla, Custer, El Paso, Fremont and 6 more | 40 hr |
| Apr 28, 4:26 AM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | BOU | Boulder, Clear Creek, Douglas, Gilpin, Grand, Jackson and 4 more | 36 hr |
| May 15, 9:27 PM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | PUB | El Paso, Teller | 54 hr |
| May 25, 8:56 PM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | PUB | El Paso, Teller | 39 hr |
| Nov 16, 3:16 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | GJT | Delta, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison, Mesa, Moffat and 4 more | 33 hr |
| Nov 20, 3:55 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison and 12 more | 62 hr |
| Nov 20, 3:04 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | PUB | Conejos, Mineral, Rio Grande | 44 hr |
| Nov 26, 4:09 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | BOU | Grand, Jackson | 3 days |
| Nov 26, 4:22 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | PUB | Conejos, Mineral, Rio Grande | 43 hr |
| Nov 26, 4:29 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison and 12 more | 3 days |
| Dec 9, 1:32 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | BOU | Boulder, Clear Creek, Gilpin, Grand, Jackson, Jefferson and 3 more | 14 hr |
| Dec 9, 1:36 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | GJT | Eagle, Garfield, Moffat, Pitkin, Rio Blanco, Routt | 16 hr |
| Dec 9, 8:18 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | GJT | Delta, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison, Mesa, Moffat and 4 more | 45 hr |
| Dec 10, 4:00 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | PUB | Chaffee, Lake, Saguache | 31 hr |
| Dec 10, 4:58 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | BOU | Boulder, Clear Creek, Gilpin, Grand, Jackson, Jefferson and 3 more | 30 hr |
| Dec 15, 3:45 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison and 12 more | 55 hr |
| Dec 15, 4:16 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | PUB | Chaffee, Conejos, Lake, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache | 55 hr |
| Dec 15, 10:21 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver and 9 more | 47 hr |
| Dec 17, 11:07 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | GJT | Archuleta, Dolores, Gunnison, Hinsdale, La Plata, Montezuma and 4 more | 9 hr |
| Dec 21, 3:13 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Garfield, Gunnison, Hinsdale and 7 more | 41 hr |
| Dec 21, 3:17 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | PUB | Conejos, Costilla, Huerfano, Las Animas, Mineral, Rio Grande | 41 hr |
| Dec 23, 2:26 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | GJT | Archuleta, Dolores, Gunnison, Hinsdale, La Plata, Montezuma and 4 more | 50 hr |
| Dec 23, 9:24 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | PUB | Conejos, Mineral, Rio Grande | 50 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Garfield County15
- Moffat County14
- Routt County14
- Rio Blanco County13
- Eagle County12
- Dolores County11
- La Plata County11
- Montezuma County11
- San Miguel County11
- Gunnison County11
- Mesa County11
- Montrose County11
- Delta County10
- Boulder County10
- Grand County10
- Jackson County10
- Larimer County10
- Archuleta County9
- Pitkin County9
- Clear Creek County9
- Gilpin County9
- Jefferson County9
- Park County9
- Conejos County8
- Mineral County8
- Rio Grande County8
- Saguache County8
- Hinsdale County8
- Ouray County8
- San Juan County8
- El Paso County8
- Teller County8
- Chaffee County7
- Costilla County7
- Fremont County7
- Huerfano County7
- Las Animas County7
- Summit County7
- Alamosa County6
- Custer County6
23 more counties
- Pueblo County6
- Douglas County6
- Lake County5
- Broomfield County5
- Adams County4
- Arapahoe County4
- Denver County4
- Elbert County4
- Weld County4
- Bent County1
- Crowley County1
- Kiowa County1
- Otero County1
- Prowers County1
- Lincoln County1
- Logan County1
- Morgan County1
- Phillips County1
- Sedgwick County1
- Washington County1
- Cheyenne County1
- Kit Carson County1
- Yuma 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. Rebuilt daily.