Alert archive / Colorado / Winter Storm Watches
Winter Storm Watches in Colorado, 2016
44 winter storm watches 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 watches reaches back to 2005.
Winter Storm Watches by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2016. Tap one for its archive.
- Winter Storm Watches
- 44
- Busiest month
- December11 winter storm watches
- Busiest day
- April 14, 20164 winter storm watches
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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, 10:58 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | GJT | Archuleta, Dolores, Hinsdale, La Plata, Montezuma, San Juan and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Jan 6, 2:42 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | GJT | Archuleta, Dolores, Hinsdale, La Plata, Montezuma, San Juan and 1 more | 23 hr |
| Jan 6, 3:39 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, Fremont and 6 more | 13 hr |
| Jan 28, 3:11 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | GJT | Delta, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison, Mesa, Moffat and 4 more | 7 hr |
| Jan 28, 3:13 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | BOU | Boulder, Clear Creek, Gilpin, Grand, Jackson, Jefferson and 3 more | 25 hr |
| Jan 29, 3:07 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison and 12 more | 50 hr |
| Jan 30, 4:28 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla and 15 more | 33 hr |
| Jan 30, 2:03 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 23 hr |
| Jan 30, 3:14 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver and 16 more | 20 hr |
| Feb 21, 3:09 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Costilla, Custer, El Paso, Huerfano, Las Animas, Pueblo and 1 more | 12 hr |
| Mar 16, 3:02 PM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | BOU | Larimer, Morgan, Weld | 13 hr |
| Mar 21, 4:08 AM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | GJT | Delta, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison, Mesa, Moffat and 4 more | 11 hr |
| Mar 21, 3:27 PM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, Elbert and 6 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 22, 3:23 AM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | GLD | Kit Carson, Yuma | 12 hr |
| Mar 22, 4:31 AM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | El Paso | 10 hr |
| Mar 24, 3:23 PM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Costilla, Custer, El Paso, Fremont and 5 more | 21 hr |
| Mar 24, 3:25 PM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | BOU | Arapahoe, Clear Creek, Douglas, Elbert, Gilpin, Jefferson and 1 more | 20 hr |
| Apr 13, 3:32 PM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | BOU | Boulder, Clear Creek, Douglas, Gilpin, Grand, Jackson and 4 more | 15 hr |
| Apr 14, 3:55 AM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison and 12 more | 9 hr |
| Apr 14, 5:03 AM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso and 9 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 14, 11:27 AM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso, Fremont and 5 more | 23 hr |
| Apr 14, 1:06 PM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and 4 more | 16 hr |
| Apr 15, 5:21 AM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Morgan, Weld | 11 hr |
| Apr 26, 9:07 PM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso and 9 more | 31 hr |
| Apr 27, 10:58 AM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | BOU | Boulder, Clear Creek, Douglas, Gilpin, Grand, Jackson and 4 more | 17 hr |
| Apr 28, 4:26 AM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | BOU | Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert | 8 hr |
| May 15, 2:52 PM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | El Paso, Teller | 7 hr |
| May 25, 4:03 AM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | El Paso, Teller | 17 hr |
| Nov 15, 3:32 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison and 12 more | 24 hr |
| Nov 19, 3:30 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison and 12 more | 23 hr |
| Nov 20, 3:58 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Conejos, Mineral, Rio Grande | 11 hr |
| Nov 25, 2:15 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison and 12 more | 14 hr |
| Nov 25, 3:04 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Chaffee, Conejos, Lake, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache | 13 hr |
| Dec 4, 3:42 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | GJT | Delta, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison, Moffat, Montrose and 3 more | 12 hr |
| Dec 5, 2:48 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | BOU | Boulder, Clear Creek, Gilpin, Grand, Jackson, Jefferson and 3 more | 14 hr |
| Dec 9, 2:38 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | GJT | Delta, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison, Mesa, Moffat and 4 more | 6 hr |
| Dec 9, 3:03 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Chaffee, Lake, Saguache | 13 hr |
| Dec 9, 3:32 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | BOU | Boulder, Clear Creek, Gilpin, Grand, Jackson, Jefferson and 3 more | 13 hr |
| Dec 14, 2:57 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | BOU | Boulder, Clear Creek, Gilpin, Grand, Jackson, Jefferson and 3 more | 19 hr |
| Dec 14, 3:07 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Chaffee, Conejos, Lake, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache | 13 hr |
| Dec 14, 4:02 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison and 12 more | 12 hr |
| Dec 23, 2:35 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | BOU | Grand, Jackson | 25 hr |
| Dec 23, 2:53 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison and 12 more | 21 hr |
| Dec 23, 9:29 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Chaffee, Conejos, Lake, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache | 19 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Delta County11
- Eagle County11
- Garfield County11
- Gunnison County11
- Moffat County11
- Montrose County11
- Pitkin County11
- Rio Blanco County11
- Routt County11
- Saguache County10
- Mesa County10
- Archuleta County9
- Dolores County9
- Hinsdale County9
- La Plata County9
- Montezuma County9
- San Juan County9
- San Miguel County9
- Chaffee County9
- Conejos County9
- Rio Grande County9
- Jefferson County9
- Larimer County9
- El Paso County9
- Mineral County8
- Boulder County8
- Clear Creek County8
- Gilpin County8
- Grand County8
- Jackson County8
- Park County8
- Teller County8
- Costilla County7
- Custer County7
- Huerfano County7
- Las Animas County7
- Summit County7
- Ouray County7
- Lake County7
- Douglas County7
24 more counties
- Alamosa County6
- Fremont County6
- Pueblo County6
- Arapahoe County6
- Elbert County5
- Adams County4
- Morgan County4
- Weld County4
- Broomfield County3
- Denver County3
- Kit Carson County2
- Yuma County2
- Lincoln County2
- Logan County2
- Phillips County2
- Sedgwick County2
- Washington County2
- Baca County1
- Bent County1
- Crowley County1
- Kiowa County1
- Otero County1
- Prowers County1
- Cheyenne 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.