Alert archive / Colorado / Winter Storm Watches
Winter Storm Watches in Colorado, 2026
5 winter storm watches 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 watches reaches back to 2005.
Winter Storm Watches by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Winter Storm Watches
- 5
- Busiest month
- January2 winter storm watches
- Busiest day
- January 7, 20262 winter storm watches
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 7, 2:24 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Custer, El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano, Las Animas, Pueblo and 1 more | 24 hr |
| Jan 7, 2:34 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | BOU | Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert | 12 hr |
| Mar 4, 12:30 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | BOU | Boulder, Clear Creek, Gilpin, Grand, Jackson, Jefferson and 3 more | 11 hr |
| Apr 29, 12:39 AM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Costilla, Custer, El Paso, Fremont and 5 more | 12 hr |
| May 3, 1:43 PM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver and 10 more | 34 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Custer County2
- El Paso County2
- Fremont County2
- Huerfano County2
- Las Animas County2
- Pueblo County2
- Teller County2
- Arapahoe County2
- Douglas County2
- Elbert County2
- Boulder County2
- Clear Creek County2
- Gilpin County2
- Grand County2
- Jackson County2
- Jefferson County2
- Larimer County2
- Park County2
- Summit County2
- Alamosa County1
- Chaffee County1
- Costilla County1
- Saguache County1
- Adams County1
- Broomfield County1
- Denver County1
- Weld 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.