Alert archive / New Mexico / 2012
Weather alerts in New Mexico, April 2012
161 weather alerts in April 2012, 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 April 2012. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 161
- Warnings
- 65
- Watches
- 39
- Advisories
- 19
- Busiest day
- April 11, 201229 alerts
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2:59 AM MDT | High Wind Warning | MAF | Eddy | 39 hr |
| Apr 1, 3:24 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 21 hr | |
| Apr 1, 4:29 AM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | ABQ | 24 hr | |
| Apr 1, 12:10 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 30 hr | |
| Apr 1, 12:27 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | MAF | Eddy, Lea | 30 hr |
| Apr 1, 12:54 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 9 hr |
| Apr 1, 9:46 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna, Otero and 1 more | 22 hr |
| Apr 2, 4:56 AM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | ABQ | 35 hr | |
| Apr 2, 4:56 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | ABQ | 31 hr | |
| Apr 2, 4:59 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | ABQ | 15 hr | |
| Apr 3, 3:10 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 24 hr | |
| Apr 4, 3:11 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 17 hr | |
| Apr 5, 6:01 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Cibola, McKinley, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, San Juan | 14 hr |
| Apr 8, 9:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana | 45 min |
| Apr 8, 10:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana, Otero | 47 min |
| Apr 9, 6:34 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | Catron, Cibola, McKinley, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, San Juan and 1 more | 25 hr |
| Apr 9, 2:17 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Harding | 28 min |
| Apr 9, 3:50 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | Sierra | 23 min |
| Apr 9, 4:03 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Eddy, Lea | 87 min |
| Apr 9, 4:07 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Sierra | 113 min |
| Apr 9, 4:19 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Eddy | 56 min |
| Apr 9, 4:32 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Eddy, Lea | 7 hr |
| Apr 9, 4:36 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Eddy | 54 min |
| Apr 9, 5:07 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | San Miguel | 23 min |
| Apr 9, 5:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Eddy | 63 min |
| Apr 9, 5:53 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Eddy | 52 min |
| Apr 9, 6:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Roosevelt | 47 min |
| Apr 9, 6:33 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Eddy, Lea | 57 min |
| Apr 9, 6:50 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Lea | 55 min |
| Apr 9, 7:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Eddy | 63 min |
| Apr 9, 7:21 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Lea | 54 min |
| Apr 10, 7:26 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Rio Arriba and 6 more | 31 hr |
| Apr 10, 7:26 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, McKinley, Rio Arriba, Sandoval and 3 more | 37 hr |
| Apr 10, 7:50 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 10, 1:10 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 32 hr |
| Apr 10, 1:10 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 32 hr |
| Apr 10, 2:35 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Curry, Harding, Quay, Union | 115 min |
| Apr 10, 3:20 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | Bernalillo, Harding, Sandoval, San Miguel, Socorro, Union and 1 more | 47 hr |
| Apr 10, 3:29 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 31 min | |
| Apr 10, 5:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Eddy | 44 min |
| Apr 10, 8:08 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Quay | 82 min |
| Apr 11, 3:00 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | ABQ | 16 hr | |
| Apr 11, 1:05 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Chaves, Colfax, Curry, De Baca, Guadalupe, Harding and 9 more | 115 min |
| Apr 11, 1:23 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Taos | 37 min |
| Apr 11, 1:27 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Socorro | 33 min |
| Apr 11, 1:33 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Torrance | 27 min |
| Apr 11, 1:41 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 13 hr | |
| Apr 11, 1:52 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | Otero | 38 min |
| Apr 11, 1:53 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Eddy, Otero | 97 min |
| Apr 11, 2:02 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Lincoln | 28 min |
| Apr 11, 2:05 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Union | 25 min |
| Apr 11, 2:11 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Union | 7 hr |
| Apr 11, 2:33 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | Otero | 42 min |
| Apr 11, 2:38 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Torrance | 22 min |
| Apr 11, 2:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Chaves, Colfax, Curry, De Baca, Eddy, Guadalupe and 6 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 11, 2:47 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 29 hr |
| Apr 11, 3:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | Otero | 46 min |
| Apr 11, 3:33 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 27 min | |
| Apr 11, 3:43 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Union | 32 min |
| Apr 11, 4:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | Otero | 45 min |
| Apr 11, 4:03 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Lea | 57 min |
| Apr 11, 4:09 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Eddy | 66 min |
| Apr 11, 4:12 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 33 min | |
| Apr 11, 4:37 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Eddy | 53 min |
| Apr 11, 5:01 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Lea | 59 min |
| Apr 11, 5:10 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Eddy | 65 min |
| Apr 11, 5:21 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Chaves, Curry, De Baca, Eddy, Guadalupe, Harding and 5 more | 84 min |
| Apr 11, 5:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Eddy | 34 min |
| Apr 11, 5:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Lea | 62 min |
| Apr 11, 6:11 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Eddy, Lea | 64 min |
| Apr 11, 6:22 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Eddy | 3 hr |
| Apr 11, 6:33 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Lea | 27 min |
| Apr 11, 7:11 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Lea | 64 min |
| Apr 11, 8:12 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Eddy, Lea | 93 min |
| Apr 11, 8:54 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 18 hr |
| Apr 11, 8:54 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna, Otero and 1 more | 24 hr |
| Apr 11, 11:07 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Harding | 23 min |
| Apr 12, 12:57 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Union | 33 min |
| Apr 12, 2:37 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 11 hr | |
| Apr 12, 2:37 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 15 hr | |
| Apr 12, 3:13 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | ABQ | 16 hr | |
| Apr 12, 12:56 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 31 hr | |
| Apr 12, 1:44 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | EPZ | Grant, Luna, Otero, Sierra | 40 hr |
| Apr 12, 2:17 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | EPZ | Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Luna, Otero, Sierra | 25 hr |
| Apr 12, 2:42 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | Catron, Socorro | 13 hr |
| Apr 12, 2:42 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 13 hr |
| Apr 12, 2:42 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Sandoval and 5 more | 30 hr |
| Apr 12, 2:57 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 30 hr |
| Apr 12, 3:22 PM MDT | High Wind Watch | ABQ | 24 hr | |
| Apr 13, 3:09 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | MAF | Eddy | 10 hr |
| Apr 13, 4:10 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 40 hr |
| Apr 13, 4:56 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 8 hr | |
| Apr 13, 1:12 PM MDT | High Wind Warning | MAF | Eddy | 47 hr |
| Apr 13, 1:23 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 31 hr | |
| Apr 13, 2:19 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana, Lincoln, Otero, Sierra | 30 hr |
| Apr 13, 3:30 PM MDT | High Wind Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Luna, Otero, Sierra | 31 hr |
| Apr 13, 3:41 PM MDT | High Wind Warning | ABQ | 28 hr | |
| Apr 13, 3:41 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | ABQ | 28 hr | |
| Apr 13, 3:58 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | ABQ | 36 hr | |
| Apr 14, 3:20 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | MAF | Eddy, Lea | 30 hr |
| Apr 14, 4:56 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 23 hr | |
| Apr 14, 6:00 AM MDT | Blowing Dust Advisory | EPZ | Doña Ana, Grant, Luna, Otero | 16 hr |
| Apr 14, 5:30 PM MDT | Blowing Dust Advisory | MAF | Eddy, Lea | 4 hr |
| Apr 14, 5:33 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | EPZ | Grant, Hidalgo, Luna, Sierra | 4 hr |
| Apr 15, 4:16 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 14 hr | |
| Apr 17, 3:39 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 10 hr |
| Apr 17, 2:07 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 29 hr |
| Apr 17, 2:49 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 22 hr | |
| Apr 18, 12:55 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 32 hr | |
| Apr 18, 1:39 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 17 hr |
| Apr 19, 7:01 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna, Otero and 1 more | 13 hr |
| Apr 23, 1:17 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 15 hr | |
| Apr 24, 3:48 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 47 hr | |
| Apr 24, 3:48 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 15 hr | |
| Apr 24, 3:48 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 40 hr | |
| Apr 24, 4:04 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 24 hr |
| Apr 24, 1:58 PM MDT | High Wind Watch | MAF | Eddy | 48 hr |
| Apr 24, 9:47 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna, Otero and 1 more | 9 hr |
| Apr 25, 4:06 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | ABQ | 25 hr | |
| Apr 25, 4:18 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Harding, Sandoval, San Miguel, Socorro, Union and 1 more | 41 hr |
| Apr 25, 7:14 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 38 hr |
| Apr 25, 12:42 PM MDT | Blowing Dust Advisory | EPZ | Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Luna, Otero | 31 hr |
| Apr 25, 12:42 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | EPZ | Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Luna, Otero, Sierra | 32 hr |
| Apr 25, 3:52 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | 24 hr | |
| Apr 26, 3:14 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 18 hr | |
| Apr 26, 4:45 AM MDT | High Wind Warning | ABQ | 25 hr | |
| Apr 26, 4:45 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | ABQ | 17 hr | |
| Apr 26, 5:43 AM MDT | High Wind Warning | EPZ | Grant, Luna, Sierra | 15 hr |
| Apr 26, 1:51 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 13 hr | |
| Apr 26, 1:53 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Curry, Quay, Union | 67 min |
| Apr 26, 2:03 PM MDT | High Wind Warning | MAF | Eddy | 14 hr |
| Apr 26, 2:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Union | 6 hr |
| Apr 26, 3:25 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | 29 hr | |
| Apr 26, 8:41 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Union | 2 hr |
| Apr 26, 9:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Union | 7 hr |
| Apr 27, 2:47 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 17 hr | |
| Apr 27, 5:44 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | ABQ | 9 hr | |
| Apr 27, 6:21 AM MDT | High Wind Warning | MAF | Eddy | 6 hr |
| Apr 29, 1:26 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Quay | 34 min |
| Apr 29, 1:45 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Quay | 30 min |
| Apr 29, 2:13 AM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Curry, Quay, San Miguel | 92 min |
| Apr 29, 2:38 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Quay | 22 min |
| Apr 29, 3:49 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 35 hr |
| Apr 29, 1:22 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Harding, Union | 113 min |
| Apr 29, 1:53 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna, Otero and 1 more | 21 hr |
| Apr 29, 2:55 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Colfax | 35 min |
| Apr 29, 3:52 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Union | 23 min |
| Apr 29, 4:10 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Union | 8 hr |
| Apr 29, 4:17 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Chaves, Curry, De Baca, Guadalupe, Harding, Lea and 2 more | 88 min |
| Apr 29, 4:50 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Union | 25 min |
| Apr 29, 6:22 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Harding | 23 min |
| Apr 29, 6:43 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Harding | 32 min |
| Apr 29, 7:18 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Harding | 27 min |
| Apr 29, 7:47 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Union | 28 min |
| Apr 29, 8:16 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Union | 29 min |
| Apr 29, 8:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Union | 30 min |
| Apr 30, 4:20 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 8 hr | |
| Apr 30, 4:20 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 49 hr | |
| Apr 30, 12:19 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 32 hr | |
| Apr 30, 12:36 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 24 hr |
| Apr 30, 2:36 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 28 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 | 26 |
| Tornado Warning | 1 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 5 |
| Tornado Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 13 |
| Special Weather Statement | 25 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 2 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 3 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 8 |
| High Wind Watch | 4 |
| Blowing Dust Advisory | 3 |
| Wind Advisory | 11 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 29 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 28 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Union County29
- Eddy County28
- Otero County28
- Sierra County23
- Harding County23
- Doña Ana County22
- Grant County22
- Luna County22
- Hidalgo County19
- Lea County18
- Lincoln County17
- San Miguel County17
- Catron County14
- Quay County11
- Socorro County8
- Sandoval County7
- Curry County7
- Cibola County5
- McKinley County5
- San Juan County5
- Roosevelt County5
- Bernalillo County5
- Valencia County5
- Rio Arriba County4
- Chaves County4
- De Baca County4
- Guadalupe County4
- Colfax County3
- Mora County3
- Torrance County3
- Taos County2
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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.