Weather alerts in Otero County, Colorado, 2011

186 weather alerts in 2011, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Otero County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2011. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 186
Warnings: 89
Watches: 58
Advisories: 17
Busiest month: June38 alerts
Busiest day: June 28, 20116 alerts

Over time

By month

Warning verification

How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.

1 of 1 tornado warnings covering Otero County in 2011 had a tornado report inside them.

Otero County, 2011

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
Tornado warnings	1	1	0%	0
Severe thunderstorm warnings	25	8	68%	4	75%	5 min
Flash flood warnings	1	0	100%	0

Each office's whole area, 2011

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
NWS Pueblo, CO: tornado warnings	11	4	64%	10	40%	13 min
NWS Pueblo, CO: severe thunderstorm warnings	126	34	73%	91	59%	18 min
NWS Pueblo, CO: flash flood warnings	19	8	58%	13	92%	69 min

An office's figures cover every county it serves, including across state lines.

Verified by the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow, which matches each storm-based warning with the local storm reports inside its polygon while it was in force, within 15 km of its edge: a tornado warning counts as verified on a tornado report, a severe thunderstorm warning on hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more, or wind damage, a flash flood warning on a flash flood report. The false alarm ratio is the share of warnings with no such report; "inside a warning" is the probability of detection, the share of reports that fell inside one; lead time runs from the warning's issue to each report inside it, counting zero for a report that came first. A warning with no report is not proof nothing happened: reports come from spotters, the public and damage surveys, and are thin where few people live.

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	Lasted
Jan 7, 2:59 PM MST	Winter Storm Watch	PUB	25 hr
Jan 8, 3:39 PM MST	Winter Weather Advisory	PUB	37 hr
Jan 10, 4:57 AM MST	Winter Weather Advisory	PUB	6 hr
Jan 10, 3:36 PM MST	Wind Chill Advisory	PUB	17 hr
Jan 30, 3:22 PM MST	Winter Weather Advisory	PUB	50 hr
Jan 31, 11:02 AM MST	Wind Chill Warning	PUB	48 hr
Feb 1, 3:10 PM MST	Wind Chill Watch	PUB	13 hr
Feb 2, 4:14 AM MST	Wind Chill Advisory	PUB	28 hr
Feb 7, 4:17 AM MST	Winter Weather Advisory	PUB	40 hr
Feb 8, 1:56 AM MST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	6 hr
Feb 8, 4:07 AM MST	Wind Chill Advisory	PUB	27 hr
Feb 15, 2:49 PM MST	Red Flag Warning	PUB	27 hr
Feb 16, 4:44 AM MST	Fire Weather Watch	PUB	11 hr
Feb 16, 3:15 PM MST	Red Flag Warning	PUB	27 hr
Feb 20, 3:56 AM MST	Red Flag Warning	PUB	14 hr
Feb 26, 4:50 AM MST	Red Flag Warning	PUB	13 hr
Feb 26, 3:52 PM MST	Red Flag Warning	PUB	25 hr
Mar 9, 2:23 PM MST	Fire Weather Watch	PUB	25 hr
Mar 11, 3:45 AM MST	Red Flag Warning	PUB	13 hr
Mar 14, 3:23 PM MDT	Fire Weather Watch	PUB	24 hr
Mar 15, 3:00 PM MDT	Red Flag Warning	PUB	53 hr
Mar 15, 3:00 PM MDT	Red Flag Warning	PUB	29 hr
Mar 18, 3:00 PM MDT	Fire Weather Watch	PUB	26 hr
Mar 18, 6:25 PM MDT	Fire Weather Watch	PUB	23 hr
Mar 19, 3:27 PM MDT	Red Flag Warning	PUB	53 hr
Mar 20, 3:18 PM MDT	Fire Weather Watch	PUB	24 hr
Mar 21, 3:40 PM MDT	Red Flag Warning	PUB	28 hr
Mar 22, 3:51 PM MDT	Fire Weather Watch	PUB	24 hr
Mar 23, 3:21 PM MDT	Fire Weather Watch	PUB	23 hr
Mar 23, 3:21 PM MDT	Red Flag Warning	PUB	29 hr
Mar 24, 2:22 PM MDT	Red Flag Warning	PUB	30 hr
Mar 27, 10:05 PM MDT	Dense Fog Advisory	PUB	13 hr
Mar 30, 4:56 AM MDT	Fire Weather Watch	PUB	10 hr
Mar 30, 3:11 PM MDT	Red Flag Warning	PUB	29 hr
Apr 1, 4:51 AM MDT	Fire Weather Watch	PUB	10 hr
Apr 1, 4:51 AM MDT	Fire Weather Watch	PUB	35 hr
Apr 1, 2:37 PM MDT	Red Flag Warning	PUB	29 hr
Apr 2, 3:40 PM MDT	Red Flag Warning	PUB	28 hr
Apr 3, 1:01 AM MDT	High Wind Warning	PUB	19 hr
Apr 5, 4:51 AM MDT	Fire Weather Watch	PUB	35 hr
Apr 6, 5:06 AM MDT	Fire Weather Watch	PUB	31 hr
Apr 6, 3:44 PM MDT	Red Flag Warning	PUB	28 hr
Apr 7, 12:31 PM MDT	Red Flag Warning	PUB	31 hr
Apr 7, 2:51 PM MDT	Fire Weather Watch	PUB	25 hr
Apr 8, 3:37 PM MDT	Red Flag Warning	PUB	28 hr
Apr 9, 2:10 PM MDT	High Wind Warning	PUB	5 hr
Apr 10, 4:28 AM MDT	Red Flag Warning	PUB	16 hr
Apr 10, 3:00 PM MDT	Fire Weather Watch	PUB	24 hr
Apr 11, 2:49 PM MDT	Red Flag Warning	PUB	29 hr
Apr 12, 2:43 PM MDT	Fire Weather Watch	PUB	25 hr
Apr 13, 3:26 PM MDT	High Wind Watch	PUB	24 hr
Apr 13, 3:49 PM MDT	Fire Weather Watch	PUB	23 hr
Apr 14, 3:06 PM MDT	High Wind Warning	PUB	23 hr
Apr 14, 3:15 PM MDT	Red Flag Warning	PUB	29 hr
Apr 16, 3:24 AM MDT	Fire Weather Watch	PUB	36 hr
Apr 16, 2:52 PM MDT	Red Flag Warning	PUB	29 hr
Apr 17, 3:04 PM MDT	Red Flag Warning	PUB	28 hr
Apr 19, 4:40 AM MDT	Fire Weather Watch	PUB	35 hr
Apr 20, 4:34 AM MDT	Fire Weather Watch	PUB	35 hr
Apr 20, 3:38 PM MDT	Red Flag Warning	PUB	28 hr
Apr 21, 3:30 PM MDT	Red Flag Warning	PUB	29 hr
Apr 27, 3:00 PM MDT	Fire Weather Watch	PUB	24 hr
Apr 28, 2:48 PM MDT	Red Flag Warning	PUB	29 hr
Apr 30, 4:09 AM MDT	Freeze Warning	PUB	29 hr
Apr 30, 3:15 PM MDT	Freeze Watch	PUB	12 hr
May 1, 3:08 AM MDT	Freeze Warning	PUB	30 hr
May 1, 2:33 PM MDT	Freeze Watch	PUB	13 hr
May 2, 3:20 AM MDT	Freeze Warning	PUB	30 hr
May 3, 3:41 AM MDT	Fire Weather Watch	PUB	24 hr
May 6, 2:41 PM MDT	Fire Weather Watch	PUB	25 hr
May 7, 4:06 AM MDT	Fire Weather Watch	PUB	25 hr
May 7, 3:44 PM MDT	Red Flag Warning	PUB	28 hr
May 8, 5:04 AM MDT	Fire Weather Watch	PUB	33 hr
May 8, 5:04 AM MDT	Red Flag Warning	PUB	40 hr
May 9, 2:09 PM MDT	Red Flag Warning	PUB	31 hr
May 11, 12:44 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	30 min
May 11, 1:13 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	18 min
May 16, 4:15 AM MDT	Fire Weather Watch	PUB	11 hr
May 16, 2:49 PM MDT	Red Flag Warning	PUB	29 hr
May 18, 4:53 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	67 min
May 18, 5:34 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	PUB	41 min
May 18, 7:42 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	63 min
May 18, 8:33 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	36 min
May 19, 1:24 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	66 min
May 24, 9:49 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	29 min
May 24, 1:01 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	28 min
May 27, 3:01 PM MDT	Fire Weather Watch	PUB	25 hr
May 28, 3:43 PM MDT	Fire Weather Watch	PUB	12 hr
May 28, 3:43 PM MDT	Red Flag Warning	PUB	29 hr
May 29, 3:45 AM MDT	Red Flag Warning	PUB	41 hr
May 30, 10:12 PM MDT	Red Flag Warning	PUB	23 hr
May 31, 3:19 PM MDT	Fire Weather Watch	PUB	36 hr
Jun 1, 2:16 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jun 1, 2:47 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	58 min
Jun 1, 3:20 PM MDT	Red Flag Warning	PUB	30 hr
Jun 1, 3:44 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	61 min
Jun 1, 5:22 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	53 min
Jun 2, 3:48 AM MDT	Fire Weather Watch	PUB	12 hr
Jun 4, 3:47 AM MDT	Fire Weather Watch	PUB	36 hr
Jun 4, 5:43 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	92 min
Jun 5, 3:17 PM MDT	Fire Weather Watch	PUB	24 hr
Jun 5, 3:17 PM MDT	Red Flag Warning	PUB	30 hr
Jun 6, 3:31 PM MDT	Red Flag Warning	PUB	29 hr
Jun 7, 4:04 AM MDT	Fire Weather Watch	PUB	11 hr
Jun 7, 3:30 PM MDT	Red Flag Warning	PUB	30 hr
Jun 11, 11:44 AM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	91 min
Jun 11, 12:09 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jun 11, 12:52 PM MDT	Red Flag Warning	PUB	32 hr
Jun 11, 1:53 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	32 min
Jun 11, 4:43 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	62 min
Jun 11, 9:03 PM MDT	Fire Weather Watch	PUB	17 hr
Jun 12, 2:27 PM MDT	Red Flag Warning	PUB	31 hr
Jun 14, 3:26 PM MDT	Fire Weather Watch	PUB	21 hr
Jun 15, 12:09 PM MDT	Red Flag Warning	PUB	33 hr
Jun 17, 12:58 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	9 hr
Jun 17, 2:41 PM MDT	Fire Weather Watch	PUB	25 hr
Jun 17, 7:22 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	53 min
Jun 17, 8:14 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	49 min
Jun 18, 12:31 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jun 18, 3:03 PM MDT	Red Flag Warning	PUB	30 hr
Jun 20, 2:35 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	36 min
Jun 24, 2:40 PM MDT	Fire Weather Watch	PUB	24 hr
Jun 25, 2:47 PM MDT	Red Flag Warning	PUB	30 hr
Jun 27, 7:09 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	66 min
Jun 27, 8:12 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	63 min
Jun 27, 9:15 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	44 min
Jun 28, 4:35 AM MDT	Fire Weather Watch	PUB	34 hr
Jun 28, 2:29 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	91 min
Jun 28, 2:50 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	40 min
Jun 29, 2:42 PM MDT	Red Flag Warning	PUB	30 hr
Jul 6, 2:38 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	67 min
Jul 6, 2:56 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr
Jul 6, 5:16 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	119 min
Jul 7, 1:17 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	58 min
Jul 7, 5:23 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PUB	102 min
Jul 7, 6:07 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	38 min
Jul 8, 1:43 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	92 min
Jul 9, 1:52 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	53 min
Jul 9, 2:13 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr
Jul 9, 4:56 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	94 min
Jul 9, 7:11 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	94 min
Jul 10, 3:02 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	118 min
Jul 15, 5:33 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	57 min
Jul 21, 3:49 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	26 min
Jul 21, 4:27 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PUB	81 min
Jul 21, 5:06 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PUB	79 min
Jul 21, 5:16 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	59 min
Aug 2, 5:18 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PUB	59 min
Aug 2, 6:04 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	56 min
Aug 2, 6:10 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	PUB	3 hr
Aug 2, 8:06 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PUB	3 hr
Aug 16, 1:48 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	117 min
Aug 16, 7:23 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	33 min
Aug 17, 4:43 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	62 min
Aug 17, 5:56 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	64 min
Aug 17, 6:19 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	56 min
Aug 17, 6:37 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	3 hr
Aug 17, 6:53 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	52 min
Sep 16, 12:30 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	60 min
Oct 4, 4:27 AM MDT	Red Flag Warning	PUB	15 hr
Oct 5, 2:36 PM MDT	High Wind Watch	PUB	14 hr
Oct 6, 4:06 AM MDT	High Wind Warning	PUB	16 hr
Oct 6, 4:11 AM MDT	Red Flag Warning	PUB	15 hr
Oct 8, 4:43 AM MDT	Freeze Watch	PUB	10 hr
Oct 8, 2:49 PM MDT	Freeze Warning	PUB	18 hr
Oct 17, 3:54 AM MDT	Freeze Watch	PUB	11 hr
Oct 17, 3:22 PM MDT	Freeze Warning	PUB	18 hr
Oct 18, 11:28 AM MDT	Freeze Warning	PUB	22 hr
Nov 1, 4:41 AM MDT	High Wind Watch	PUB	6 hr
Nov 1, 10:52 AM MDT	Winter Weather Advisory	PUB	28 hr
Nov 2, 3:54 AM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	5 hr
Nov 2, 6:58 AM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	5 hr
Nov 4, 2:17 PM MDT	High Wind Watch	PUB	7 hr
Nov 4, 2:27 PM MDT	Red Flag Warning	PUB	28 hr
Nov 4, 9:13 PM MDT	High Wind Warning	PUB	21 hr
Nov 6, 3:17 PM MST	Winter Storm Watch	PUB	13 hr
Nov 7, 4:12 AM MST	Winter Storm Warning	PUB	32 hr
Nov 29, 3:31 PM MST	Winter Storm Watch	PUB	20 hr
Dec 3, 3:36 PM MST	Winter Weather Advisory	PUB	41 hr
Dec 5, 2:18 PM MST	Wind Chill Advisory	PUB	19 hr
Dec 17, 3:14 PM MST	Winter Storm Watch	PUB	24 hr
Dec 18, 3:29 PM MST	Blizzard Warning	PUB	36 hr
Dec 18, 3:29 PM MST	Winter Storm Warning	PUB	12 hr
Dec 19, 9:36 AM MST	Winter Weather Advisory	PUB	22 hr
Dec 19, 11:43 AM MST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	5 hr
Dec 30, 2:55 PM MST	High Wind Warning	PUB	26 hr

By product

Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.

Product	Alerts
Severe storms
Severe Thunderstorm Warning	25
Tornado Warning	1
Severe Thunderstorm Watch	7
Mesoscale Discussion	22
Flooding
Flash Flood Warning	1
Areal Flood Advisory	5
Winter
Blizzard Warning	1
Winter Storm Warning	2
Winter Storm Watch	4
Winter Weather Advisory	7
Cold
Freeze Warning	6
Wind Chill Warning	1
Freeze Watch	4
Wind Chill Watch	1
Wind Chill Advisory	4
Wind and dust
High Wind Warning	6
High Wind Watch	4
Fire
Red Flag Warning	46
Fire Weather Watch	38
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	1

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

Nearby

Alerts in force now Tornadoes on record Forecast The radar archive 2010 2012

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.