Alert archive / Colorado / Winter Storm Warnings
Winter Storm Warnings in Colorado, 2026
16 winter storm warnings 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 winter storm warnings reaches back to 2005.
Winter Storm Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Winter Storm Warnings
- 16
- Busiest month
- February8 winter storm warnings
- Busiest day
- February 15, 20263 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 8, 2:51 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Custer, El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano and 4 more | 38 hr |
| Jan 9, 1:51 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | GJT | Gunnison, Hinsdale, Montrose, Ouray, San Miguel | 9 hr |
| Jan 22, 2:22 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, Fremont, Huerfano and 4 more | 60 hr |
| Feb 10, 11:58 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | BOU | Grand, Jackson | 47 hr |
| Feb 10, 12:12 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | GJT | Moffat, Routt | 48 hr |
| Feb 15, 11:56 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | PUB | Chaffee, Conejos, Lake, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache | 3 days |
| Feb 15, 12:21 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison and 12 more | 4 days |
| Feb 15, 12:24 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | BOU | Grand, Jackson | 4 days |
| Feb 19, 10:48 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | PUB | Conejos, Mineral, Rio Grande | 36 hr |
| Feb 23, 11:53 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | GJT | Moffat, Routt | 57 hr |
| Feb 23, 12:44 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | BOU | Boulder, Grand, Jackson, Larimer | 59 hr |
| Mar 4, 11:03 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | BOU | Boulder, Clear Creek, Douglas, Gilpin, Grand, Jackson and 4 more | 46 hr |
| Apr 29, 12:34 PM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Costilla, Custer, El Paso, Fremont and 5 more | 58 hr |
| May 4, 12:51 AM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver and 10 more | 61 hr |
| May 4, 11:38 PM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Costilla, Custer, El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano and 4 more | 42 hr |
| May 17, 10:58 PM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | BOU | Boulder, Grand, Jackson, Larimer | 22 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Grand County6
- Jackson County6
- Custer County4
- Fremont County4
- Huerfano County4
- Las Animas County4
- Saguache County4
- Boulder County4
- Larimer County4
- El Paso County3
- Pueblo County3
- Teller County3
- Alamosa County3
- Conejos County3
- Costilla County3
- Mineral County3
- Rio Grande County3
- Moffat County3
- Routt County3
- Gunnison County2
- Hinsdale County2
- Montrose County2
- Ouray County2
- San Miguel County2
- Chaffee County2
- Clear Creek County2
- Douglas County2
- Gilpin County2
- Jefferson County2
- Park County2
- Summit County2
- Baca County1
- Bent County1
- Prowers County1
- Lake County1
- Archuleta County1
- Delta County1
- Dolores County1
- Eagle County1
- Garfield County1
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.