Alert archive / New Mexico / 1997
Weather alerts in New Mexico, May 1997
96 weather alerts in May 1997, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state.
Weather alerts by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in May 1997. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 96
- Warnings
- 87
- Watches
- 9
- Advisories
- 0
- Busiest day
- May 31, 199718 alerts
Over time
By day
Days in UTC, the clock the archive keeps.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2:45 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Harding, Union | 5 hr |
| May 6, 3:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Chaves, Curry, De Baca, Guadalupe, Lea, Roosevelt | 5 hr |
| May 6, 4:09 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Eddy | 61 min |
| May 6, 4:32 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Eddy | 38 min |
| May 6, 4:45 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Curry | 55 min |
| May 6, 5:09 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Eddy, Lea | 61 min |
| May 6, 5:36 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Lea | 34 min |
| May 6, 5:40 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | De Baca | 50 min |
| May 6, 5:40 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Curry | 55 min |
| May 6, 6:04 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Lea | 31 min |
| May 6, 6:13 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Lea | 62 min |
| May 7, 1:45 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Mora | 60 min |
| May 7, 2:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Harding | 63 min |
| May 7, 2:38 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Union | 62 min |
| May 7, 3:38 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Union | 62 min |
| May 8, 1:32 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Mora | 48 min |
| May 8, 2:20 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Mora, San Miguel | 65 min |
| May 8, 2:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Chaves, Curry, De Baca, Eddy, Guadalupe, Lea and 4 more | 6 hr |
| May 8, 3:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | San Miguel | 59 min |
| May 8, 3:45 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Torrance | 40 min |
| May 8, 4:05 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | De Baca | 45 min |
| May 8, 4:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Lincoln | 50 min |
| May 8, 4:55 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves | 55 min |
| May 8, 5:38 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves | 47 min |
| May 8, 6:06 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | ABQ | Chaves, Roosevelt | 34 min |
| May 8, 6:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Lea | 49 min |
| May 8, 6:45 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Lea | 35 min |
| May 8, 9:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Eddy | 62 min |
| May 8, 10:52 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Lea | 63 min |
| May 12, 7:04 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana | 56 min |
| May 14, 5:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Lea | 4 hr |
| May 14, 7:02 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Lea | 48 min |
| May 14, 7:45 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Lea | 50 min |
| May 14, 9:50 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | De Baca, Quay | 60 min |
| May 14, 10:10 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | De Baca | 65 min |
| May 15, 12:20 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Curry | 45 min |
| May 15, 12:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | Otero | 62 min |
| May 15, 2:02 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Santa Fe, Torrance | 63 min |
| May 15, 3:10 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Torrance | 60 min |
| May 15, 3:10 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Torrance | 60 min |
| May 15, 7:34 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | Luna | 41 min |
| May 16, 1:49 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | San Miguel | 51 min |
| May 16, 2:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Union | 48 min |
| May 16, 3:24 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Union | 51 min |
| May 16, 4:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Union | 50 min |
| May 18, 3:17 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Union | 48 min |
| May 22, 3:50 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves | 60 min |
| May 22, 4:06 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Eddy | 49 min |
| May 23, 5:53 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | San Miguel | 62 min |
| May 24, 1:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | De Baca | 44 min |
| May 24, 2:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Quay | 6 hr |
| May 24, 2:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves | 63 min |
| May 24, 2:45 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Curry, Roosevelt | 5 hr |
| May 28, 3:37 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Lea | 43 min |
| May 28, 3:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Roosevelt | 62 min |
| May 28, 3:54 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Lea | 61 min |
| May 28, 4:15 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Curry, Lea, Roosevelt | 5 hr |
| May 28, 4:17 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Lea | 48 min |
| May 28, 5:03 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Lea | 47 min |
| May 28, 5:50 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Lea | 45 min |
| May 28, 6:28 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Lea | 47 min |
| May 28, 6:37 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Lea | 18 min |
| May 29, 1:56 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves | 69 min |
| May 29, 3:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Guadalupe | 61 min |
| May 29, 4:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Union | 60 min |
| May 29, 4:52 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | De Baca | 63 min |
| May 29, 5:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Chaves, Curry, De Baca, Eddy, Harding, Lea and 3 more | 6 hr |
| May 29, 5:36 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Harding | 64 min |
| May 29, 5:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Lea | 66 min |
| May 29, 6:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Quay | 61 min |
| May 29, 6:49 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Harding | 61 min |
| May 29, 6:51 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Lea | 64 min |
| May 29, 7:38 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Harding, Quay, San Miguel | 62 min |
| May 29, 8:23 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Curry, Quay | 57 min |
| May 30, 4:37 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Harding, Mora | 63 min |
| May 30, 5:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Guadalupe, San Miguel | 58 min |
| May 30, 5:48 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Guadalupe, San Miguel | 52 min |
| May 30, 5:52 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | San Miguel | 63 min |
| May 30, 6:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Colfax | 63 min |
| May 30, 6:39 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Guadalupe, San Miguel | 61 min |
| May 30, 7:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Chaves, Curry, De Baca, Eddy, Guadalupe, Lea and 2 more | 6 hr |
| May 30, 7:16 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | ABQ | Guadalupe | 64 min |
| May 30, 7:49 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | De Baca | 61 min |
| May 30, 8:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Guadalupe | 58 min |
| May 30, 8:49 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves, De Baca | 61 min |
| May 30, 8:57 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | San Miguel | 63 min |
| May 30, 9:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | San Miguel | 60 min |
| May 30, 9:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Lincoln | 63 min |
| May 31, 3:44 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Lea | 61 min |
| May 31, 4:52 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Lea | 63 min |
| May 31, 4:38 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana | 52 min |
| May 31, 4:46 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | Sierra | 44 min |
| May 31, 5:23 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | Sierra | 2 hr |
| May 31, 5:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Rio Arriba, Taos | 47 min |
| May 31, 5:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana | 47 min |
| May 31, 5:41 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Mora | 49 min |
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 | 77 |
| Tornado Warning | 6 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 7 |
| Tornado Watch | 2 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 4 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Lea County26
- De Baca County12
- San Miguel County12
- Chaves County11
- Curry County10
- Union County9
- Guadalupe County9
- Roosevelt County8
- Eddy County8
- Quay County8
- Harding County7
- Mora County5
- Torrance County4
- Lincoln County3
- Doña Ana County3
- Colfax County2
- Sierra County2
- Otero County1
- Santa Fe County1
- Luna County1
- Rio Arriba County1
- Taos County1
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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. Rebuilt daily.