Alert archive / Colorado / Winter Storm Watches
Winter Storm Watches in Colorado, 2019
65 winter storm watches in 2019. 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 2019. Tap one for its archive.
- Winter Storm Watches
- 65
- Busiest month
- February16 winter storm watches
- Busiest day
- January 20, 20193 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 20, 2:00 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | GLD | Kit Carson, Yuma | 14 hr |
| Jan 20, 3:01 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert, Lincoln, Logan and 5 more | 20 hr |
| Jan 20, 3:01 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | El Paso | 20 hr |
| Feb 1, 2:53 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Conejos, Mineral, Rio Grande | 13 hr |
| Feb 1, 3:00 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | GJT | Archuleta, Dolores, Gunnison, Hinsdale, La Plata, Montezuma and 4 more | 13 hr |
| Feb 4, 2:45 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | BOU | Boulder, Clear Creek, Gilpin, Grand, Jackson, Jefferson and 3 more | 13 hr |
| Feb 4, 3:03 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Conejos, Mineral, Rio Grande | 13 hr |
| Feb 4, 3:35 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison and 12 more | 12 hr |
| Feb 12, 2:53 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Chaffee, Conejos, Lake, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache | 13 hr |
| Feb 12, 3:34 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison and 12 more | 12 hr |
| Feb 16, 2:04 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | GJT | Archuleta, Dolores, Gunnison, Hinsdale, La Plata, Montezuma and 4 more | 15 hr |
| Feb 16, 3:07 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso and 9 more | 13 hr |
| Feb 19, 6:19 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | GJT | Archuleta, Dolores, La Plata, Mesa, Montezuma, Montrose and 1 more | 9 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:42 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | GJT | Delta, Garfield, Gunnison, Mesa, Montrose, Ouray and 2 more | 11 hr |
| Feb 21, 1:22 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 26 hr |
| Feb 21, 2:56 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, Kiowa, Las Animas, Otero and 1 more | 20 hr |
| Feb 21, 3:17 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | BOU | Elbert, Lincoln, Logan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington | 19 hr |
| Feb 28, 3:01 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Conejos, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache | 13 hr |
| Feb 28, 3:21 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison and 10 more | 13 hr |
| Feb 28, 5:33 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver and 7 more | 17 hr |
| Mar 5, 3:56 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Chaffee, Conejos, Lake, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache | 11 hr |
| Mar 5, 4:30 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | GJT | Delta, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison, Mesa, Moffat and 4 more | 11 hr |
| Mar 5, 4:54 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | BOU | Grand, Jackson | 9 hr |
| Mar 10, 3:55 AM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | GJT | Archuleta, Dolores, Hinsdale, La Plata, Montezuma, San Juan and 1 more | 11 hr |
| Mar 10, 3:57 AM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Conejos, Mineral, Rio Grande | 11 hr |
| Mar 11, 4:18 AM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | GLD | Kit Carson, Yuma | 34 hr |
| Mar 11, 6:48 AM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver and 16 more | 28 hr |
| Mar 11, 3:04 PM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Custer, El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano, Pueblo, Teller | 19 hr |
| Mar 19, 2:40 PM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Conejos, Mineral, Rio Grande | 14 hr |
| Mar 19, 3:30 PM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | GJT | Archuleta, Dolores, Gunnison, Hinsdale, La Plata, Montezuma and 4 more | 12 hr |
| Mar 29, 1:49 PM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | GJT | Archuleta, Dolores, Gunnison, Hinsdale, La Plata, Montezuma and 4 more | 13 hr |
| Apr 8, 2:33 PM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 37 hr |
| Apr 8, 3:10 PM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver and 16 more | 21 hr |
| Apr 8, 11:47 PM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | GJT | Delta, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison, Mesa, Moffat and 4 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 9, 4:16 AM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Chaffee, El Paso, Fremont, Lake, Saguache, Teller | 9 hr |
| Apr 27, 2:46 PM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | BOU | Boulder, Clear Creek, Douglas, Gilpin, Grand, Jackson and 4 more | 23 hr |
| Apr 27, 3:23 PM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Costilla, Custer, El Paso, Fremont and 4 more | 24 hr |
| Apr 28, 2:08 PM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | BOU | Larimer, Weld | 15 hr |
| Apr 28, 3:13 PM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison and 12 more | 7 hr |
| May 7, 2:52 PM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison and 12 more | 13 hr |
| May 7, 3:07 PM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso and 9 more | 13 hr |
| May 19, 3:58 AM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Chaffee, Lake, Saguache | 11 hr |
| May 19, 4:06 AM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | GJT | Delta, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison, Mesa, Moffat and 4 more | 11 hr |
| May 19, 4:31 AM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | BOU | Boulder, Clear Creek, Gilpin, Grand, Jackson, Jefferson and 3 more | 10 hr |
| May 27, 3:57 AM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison and 12 more | 11 hr |
| May 27, 4:36 AM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | BOU | Boulder, Grand, Jackson, Larimer | 10 hr |
| Oct 22, 3:26 AM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | BOU | Arapahoe, Clear Creek, Douglas, Elbert, Gilpin, Jefferson and 1 more | 24 hr |
| Oct 22, 3:56 AM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Costilla, Custer, El Paso, Fremont and 5 more | 24 hr |
| Oct 23, 3:58 AM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Custer, El Paso, Fremont, Las Animas, Pueblo, Teller | 7 hr |
| Oct 25, 1:52 PM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver and 12 more | 24 hr |
| Oct 25, 2:49 PM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Chaffee, Custer, El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano, Lake and 3 more | 24 hr |
| Oct 26, 3:16 AM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | GJT | Eagle, Garfield, Moffat, Pitkin, Routt | 12 hr |
| Nov 18, 2:43 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | GJT | Delta, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison, Mesa, Moffat and 3 more | 12 hr |
| Nov 23, 1:03 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | GLD | Kit Carson, Yuma | 47 hr |
| Nov 24, 4:00 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | El Paso, Fremont, Teller | 11 hr |
| Nov 24, 4:38 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver and 16 more | 9 hr |
| Nov 25, 3:06 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Conejos, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache | 23 hr |
| Nov 25, 3:26 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | GJT | Archuleta, Dolores, Gunnison, Hinsdale, La Plata, Montezuma and 4 more | 25 hr |
| Nov 26, 4:02 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison, La Plata and 8 more | 24 hr |
| Nov 28, 3:40 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | BOU | Grand, Jackson | 11 hr |
| Dec 11, 3:06 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso and 9 more | 61 hr |
| Dec 11, 3:45 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | BOU | Boulder, Clear Creek, Gilpin, Grand, Jackson, Jefferson and 3 more | 37 hr |
| Dec 11, 9:28 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | GJT | Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison and 12 more | 41 hr |
| Dec 26, 2:43 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 24 hr |
| Dec 26, 3:36 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert, Lincoln, Logan and 5 more | 34 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Montrose County19
- Gunnison County18
- San Miguel County16
- Archuleta County15
- La Plata County15
- Dolores County14
- Montezuma County14
- Ouray County14
- Garfield County14
- Mesa County14
- Hinsdale County13
- San Juan County13
- Delta County13
- Eagle County13
- Rio Blanco County13
- Moffat County12
- Pitkin County12
- Routt County12
- Saguache County12
- El Paso County11
- Conejos County11
- Mineral County11
- Rio Grande County11
- Grand County11
- Jackson County11
- Larimer County11
- Boulder County10
- Clear Creek County10
- Gilpin County10
- Jefferson County10
- Park County10
- Chaffee County10
- Fremont County10
- Teller County10
- Douglas County9
- Elbert County9
- Lake County9
- Arapahoe County8
- Weld County8
- Summit County8
24 more counties
- Custer County8
- Adams County7
- Lincoln County7
- Huerfano County7
- Pueblo County7
- Kit Carson County6
- Yuma County6
- Logan County6
- Morgan County6
- Phillips County6
- Sedgwick County6
- Washington County6
- Las Animas County6
- Alamosa County5
- Costilla County5
- Broomfield County5
- Denver County5
- Cheyenne County3
- Baca County1
- Bent County1
- Crowley County1
- Kiowa County1
- Otero County1
- Prowers County1
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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.