Alert archive / Colorado / Otero County
Weather alerts in Otero County, Colorado, 2017
197 weather alerts in 2017, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Otero County and its neighbors
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- Alerts
- 197
- Warnings
- 73
- Watches
- 31
- Advisories
- 23
- Busiest month
- May55 alerts
- Busiest day
- May 9, 201717 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
0 of 1 tornado reports fell inside a warning.
Otero County, 2017
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 1 | 0% | |||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 42 | 10 | 76% | 12 | 75% | 16 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 4 | 0 | 100% | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2017
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Pueblo, CO: tornado warnings | 12 | 1 | 92% | 3 | 33% | 0 min |
| NWS Pueblo, CO: severe thunderstorm warnings | 245 | 62 | 75% | 123 | 85% | 21 min |
| NWS Pueblo, CO: flash flood warnings | 51 | 14 | 73% | 24 | 71% | 52 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 3, 3:10 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | 64 hr |
| Jan 7, 4:08 AM MST | Wind Chill Advisory | PUB | 5 hr |
| Jan 13, 3:19 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | 14 hr |
| Jan 14, 4:58 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | PUB | 54 hr |
| Jan 14, 1:07 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | 58 hr |
| Jan 21, 1:11 AM MST | Dense Fog Advisory | PUB | 10 hr |
| Feb 6, 3:50 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | 13 hr |
| Feb 7, 2:10 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | 28 hr |
| Feb 8, 6:54 PM MST | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | 222 days |
| Feb 9, 2:59 PM MST | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | 223 days |
| Feb 9, 2:59 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | 27 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:08 PM MST | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | 234 days |
| Feb 21, 2:50 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | 27 hr |
| Feb 22, 3:47 AM MST | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | 309 days |
| Feb 22, 11:59 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | 30 hr |
| Feb 26, 3:35 PM MST | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | 306 days |
| Feb 26, 8:56 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | 21 hr |
| Mar 2, 2:09 PM MST | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | 25 hr |
| Mar 3, 2:52 PM MST | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | 24 hr |
| Mar 3, 2:52 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | 27 hr |
| Mar 4, 5:22 AM MST | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | 24 hr |
| Mar 4, 2:28 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | 29 hr |
| Mar 5, 5:19 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | 38 hr |
| Mar 5, 7:47 AM MST | High Wind Watch | PUB | 7 hr |
| Mar 5, 2:58 PM MST | High Wind Warning | PUB | 27 hr |
| Mar 6, 2:52 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | 26 hr |
| Mar 10, 2:40 PM MST | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | 25 hr |
| Mar 11, 3:20 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | 27 hr |
| Mar 17, 3:50 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | 41 hr |
| Mar 22, 4:30 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | 10 hr |
| Mar 22, 2:38 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | 29 hr |
| Mar 22, 3:15 PM MDT | High Wind Watch | PUB | 25 hr |
| Mar 23, 3:47 PM MDT | High Wind Warning | PUB | 25 hr |
| Apr 13, 1:43 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | 14 hr |
| Apr 21, 2:06 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 24 min |
| Apr 28, 4:34 AM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | 7 hr |
| Apr 28, 4:34 AM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | PUB | 56 hr |
| Apr 29, 3:04 AM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 7, 6:04 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 41 min |
| May 8, 12:01 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| May 8, 12:35 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 8, 2:59 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| May 8, 3:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 59 min |
| May 8, 3:37 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 38 min |
| May 8, 4:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 15 min |
| May 8, 4:24 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 23 min |
| May 8, 5:08 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 52 min |
| May 8, 5:24 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 36 min |
| May 8, 6:18 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| May 8, 6:28 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | 3 hr |
| May 8, 6:49 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 26 min |
| May 8, 7:31 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 29 min |
| May 8, 7:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 33 min |
| May 8, 8:06 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 24 min |
| May 8, 8:22 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 23 min |
| May 9, 11:15 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| May 9, 12:21 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 54 min |
| May 9, 12:44 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | 3 hr |
| May 9, 2:29 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| May 9, 2:30 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 60 min |
| May 9, 2:55 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 35 min |
| May 9, 3:23 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 54 min |
| May 9, 3:48 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 72 min |
| May 9, 3:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 48 min |
| May 9, 5:24 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 66 min |
| May 9, 6:38 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | 3 hr |
| May 10, 1:04 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 10, 2:24 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 51 min |
| May 10, 3:19 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 41 min |
| May 10, 3:56 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 34 min |
| May 10, 4:05 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | 3 hr |
| May 10, 4:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 31 min |
| May 10, 4:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 48 min |
| May 10, 4:48 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | 3 hr |
| May 10, 5:52 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | 3 hr |
| May 10, 9:21 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | 114 min |
| May 10, 11:13 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | 3 hr |
| May 11, 8:14 AM MDT | River Flood Warning | PUB | 4 days |
| May 18, 1:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 21 min |
| May 18, 2:42 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| May 18, 3:05 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 25 min |
| May 18, 3:45 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 45 min |
| May 18, 4:27 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 17 min |
| May 26, 1:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| May 26, 2:38 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| May 26, 5:14 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 27, 1:45 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 27, 3:24 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 51 min |
| May 27, 4:18 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 27 min |
| May 27, 4:27 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 27, 6:12 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 29, 1:32 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 58 min |
| May 30, 6:52 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 83 min |
| Jun 2, 1:03 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 2, 4:55 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 50 min |
| Jun 3, 2:08 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 37 min |
| Jun 3, 2:48 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | 2 hr |
| Jun 5, 2:51 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Jun 6, 6:42 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | 3 hr |
| Jun 7, 2:12 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 8, 3:12 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jun 8, 7:34 PM MDT | River Flood Warning | PUB | 5 days |
| Jun 21, 1:30 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 21, 1:31 PM MDT | River Flood Warning | PUB | 4 days |
| Jun 22, 12:12 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 25, 2:54 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 51 min |
| Jun 25, 2:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Jun 25, 3:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 18 min |
| Jun 26, 5:40 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 29, 1:50 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 29, 5:57 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 48 min |
| Jun 29, 7:39 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 51 min |
| Jun 29, 8:59 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 46 min |
| Jun 29, 9:00 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 45 min |
| Jun 29, 9:35 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 25 min |
| Jun 29, 10:25 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 50 min |
| Jun 30, 12:54 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 4, 4:10 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 39 min |
| Jul 4, 4:46 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 44 min |
| Jul 4, 4:50 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 25 min |
| Jul 4, 5:16 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 29 min |
| Jul 7, 3:24 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 7, 6:19 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 41 min |
| Jul 12, 4:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 43 min |
| Jul 12, 5:36 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | 114 min |
| Jul 12, 5:46 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Jul 13, 7:00 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 2:25 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 35 min |
| Jul 15, 4:47 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 43 min |
| Jul 15, 6:08 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | 3 hr |
| Jul 26, 4:24 AM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | PUB | 23 hr |
| Jul 26, 6:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 31 min |
| Jul 26, 7:21 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 18 min |
| Jul 26, 8:00 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | 2 hr |
| Jul 26, 8:36 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 39 min |
| Jul 26, 9:10 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 35 min |
| Jul 27, 1:33 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | 3 hr |
| Jul 27, 3:29 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | 2 hr |
| Jul 27, 4:26 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | 64 min |
| Jul 28, 9:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 45 min |
| Jul 29, 4:04 AM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | PUB | 23 hr |
| Jul 29, 10:11 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | 3 hr |
| Jul 30, 3:01 AM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | PUB | 24 hr |
| Jul 31, 7:31 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 29 min |
| Jul 31, 8:29 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | 2 hr |
| Aug 4, 2:48 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Aug 4, 5:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 23 min |
| Aug 4, 5:52 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | 113 min |
| Aug 5, 9:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 32 min |
| Aug 5, 9:39 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | 111 min |
| Aug 6, 6:34 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 26 min |
| Aug 6, 7:01 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 29 min |
| Aug 8, 2:13 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 8, 2:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Aug 8, 3:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 31 min |
| Aug 8, 4:13 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 47 min |
| Aug 8, 5:07 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Aug 9, 9:15 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 30 min |
| Aug 10, 2:50 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Aug 10, 3:52 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Aug 10, 5:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 46 min |
| Aug 10, 6:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 46 min |
| Aug 10, 6:41 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 34 min |
| Aug 10, 6:57 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 33 min |
| Aug 10, 7:07 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Aug 10, 7:09 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 36 min |
| Aug 10, 7:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 47 min |
| Aug 10, 8:37 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 38 min |
| Aug 13, 2:41 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Aug 13, 6:23 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 52 min |
| Aug 13, 7:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 35 min |
| Aug 15, 2:44 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 46 min |
| Aug 15, 2:54 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 35 min |
| Aug 15, 3:31 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 44 min |
| Aug 21, 11:33 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 27 min |
| Aug 26, 3:46 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Sep 1, 6:29 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 31 min |
| Sep 17, 2:41 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Sep 17, 4:44 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Sep 18, 2:52 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | 27 hr |
| Sep 20, 2:58 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | 28 hr |
| Sep 21, 9:50 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | 21 hr |
| Sep 23, 7:41 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 49 min |
| Sep 23, 8:06 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 39 min |
| Sep 30, 3:31 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 44 min |
| Sep 30, 4:08 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | 52 min |
| Sep 30, 4:16 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 59 min |
| Sep 30, 4:36 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Oct 4, 2:59 PM MDT | Dense Fog Advisory | PUB | 20 hr |
| Oct 6, 4:09 AM MDT | Dense Fog Advisory | PUB | 5 hr |
| Oct 8, 3:55 AM MDT | Freeze Watch | PUB | 24 hr |
| Oct 9, 3:49 AM MDT | Freeze Warning | PUB | 29 hr |
| Oct 13, 3:30 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | 38 hr |
| Oct 13, 2:55 PM MDT | Freeze Watch | PUB | 22 hr |
| Oct 14, 12:36 PM MDT | Freeze Warning | PUB | 19 hr |
| Nov 26, 2:53 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | 27 hr |
| Dec 7, 2:58 PM MST | Red Flag 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 | 42 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 10 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 31 |
| Special Weather Statement | 39 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 4 |
| River Flood Warning | 3 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 3 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 17 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 2 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 2 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 2 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 2 |
| Freeze Watch | 2 |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 1 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 2 |
| High Wind Watch | 2 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 18 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 12 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 3 |
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.