Alert archive / New Mexico / 2020
Weather alerts in New Mexico, May 2020
144 weather alerts in May 2020, 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 2020. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 144
- Warnings
- 40
- Watches
- 21
- Advisories
- 12
- Busiest day
- May 11, 202034 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 1, 2:56 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 23 hr |
| May 1, 3:06 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 23 hr |
| May 1, 3:06 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 17 hr |
| May 2, 2:06 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 17 hr |
| May 2, 2:23 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 18 hr |
| May 2, 1:42 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lincoln, Otero | 13 hr |
| May 2, 2:37 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 12 hr |
| May 3, 2:11 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | 17 hr | |
| May 3, 2:17 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lincoln, Otero | 18 hr |
| May 3, 1:22 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lincoln, Otero | 13 hr |
| May 4, 2:42 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 17 hr |
| May 4, 12:56 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | EPZ | Doña Ana, Otero | 22 hr |
| May 4, 8:27 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | MAF | Eddy, Lea | 15 hr |
| May 5, 3:42 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | Bernalillo, Harding, McKinley, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, San Juan and 4 more | 35 hr |
| May 5, 5:40 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 33 hr |
| May 6, 1:43 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 12 hr |
| May 6, 1:27 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 31 hr |
| May 6, 2:51 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 31 hr |
| May 6, 3:05 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Rio Arriba and 6 more | 29 hr |
| May 6, 3:29 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | ABQ | Bernalillo, Cibola, Colfax, Curry, De Baca, Guadalupe and 14 more | 41 hr |
| May 7, 2:54 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | MAF | Eddy, Lea | 34 hr |
| May 7, 4:52 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | EPZ | Doña Ana, Otero | 31 hr |
| May 10, 5:25 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Harding | 2 hr |
| May 10, 5:35 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Colfax | 25 min |
| May 10, 5:59 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | Grant | 31 min |
| May 10, 6:02 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Colfax | 28 min |
| May 10, 6:20 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | Doña Ana | 40 min |
| May 10, 6:28 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Mora | 32 min |
| May 10, 7:24 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Harding | 36 min |
| May 10, 7:33 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Harding, Mora, San Miguel | 42 min |
| May 10, 8:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel | 48 min |
| May 10, 8:46 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Guadalupe, Harding, San Miguel | 44 min |
| May 10, 9:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Harding, Quay, San Miguel | 61 min |
| May 10, 10:09 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Quay | 66 min |
| May 10, 11:04 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Curry, Quay, Roosevelt | 56 min |
| May 10, 11:50 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Curry, Quay, Roosevelt | 55 min |
| May 11, 1:37 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | Sierra | 38 min |
| May 11, 1:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | Sierra | 46 min |
| May 11, 2:17 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 28 min | |
| May 11, 2:36 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | Sierra | 54 min |
| May 11, 2:38 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Chaves, Curry, Eddy, Lea, Quay, Roosevelt | 67 min |
| May 11, 2:55 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Eddy | 35 min |
| May 11, 3:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Eddy | 43 min |
| May 11, 3:33 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Union | 27 min |
| May 11, 3:43 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | Doña Ana | 47 min |
| May 11, 4:18 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 42 min | |
| May 11, 4:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | Otero | 44 min |
| May 11, 4:31 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Curry, Quay | 119 min |
| May 11, 4:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | San Juan | 28 min |
| May 11, 4:34 PM MDT | Dust Storm Warning | EPZ | Otero | 89 min |
| May 11, 4:35 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Eddy, Lea | 6 hr |
| May 11, 4:44 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Harding | 31 min |
| May 11, 4:44 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | Doña Ana | 46 min |
| May 11, 4:58 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | Otero | 47 min |
| May 11, 5:14 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Quay | 31 min |
| May 11, 5:18 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Eddy, Lea | 87 min |
| May 11, 5:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Chaves, Curry, Roosevelt | 5 hr |
| May 11, 5:44 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Curry, Quay | 31 min |
| May 11, 5:50 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Chaves | 25 min |
| May 11, 6:13 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 32 min | |
| May 11, 6:16 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Quay | 29 min |
| May 11, 6:17 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Curry | 28 min |
| May 11, 6:30 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 30 min | |
| May 11, 6:46 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Colfax | 29 min |
| May 11, 7:00 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Rio Arriba | 30 min |
| May 11, 10:39 PM MDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ABQ | Harding, Quay, Union | 10 hr |
| May 12, 2:01 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 12 hr |
| May 12, 2:00 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 29 hr |
| May 12, 5:08 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Bernalillo | 22 min |
| May 12, 5:50 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Curry | 25 min |
| May 12, 6:14 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Curry | 16 min |
| May 12, 6:29 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Curry | 16 min |
| May 13, 1:34 AM MDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ABQ | Union | 4 hr |
| May 15, 2:47 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Mora | 28 min |
| May 15, 3:01 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Harding, Mora | 44 min |
| May 15, 6:04 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Union | 26 min |
| May 15, 6:16 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Union | 29 min |
| May 15, 7:40 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Quay | 35 min |
| May 16, 5:14 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Harding, Quay, Union | 91 min |
| May 16, 5:39 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Colfax | 21 min |
| May 16, 5:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Harding, Mora | 31 min |
| May 16, 6:06 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Mora | 9 min |
| May 16, 6:15 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Mora | 15 min |
| May 16, 6:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Harding, Mora | 32 min |
| May 16, 6:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Harding, Mora | 32 min |
| May 16, 7:24 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Colfax | 24 min |
| May 16, 7:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Harding, Mora, San Miguel | 47 min |
| May 16, 8:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | San Miguel | 35 min |
| May 16, 8:33 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Colfax | 42 min |
| May 16, 9:04 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Harding | 26 min |
| May 16, 9:29 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | San Miguel | 31 min |
| May 16, 9:58 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 32 min | |
| May 16, 10:01 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Guadalupe, Quay, San Miguel | 29 min |
| May 16, 10:21 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Union | 24 min |
| May 16, 10:29 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 31 min | |
| May 16, 10:54 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Guadalupe | 36 min |
| May 16, 11:27 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Guadalupe | 33 min |
| May 17, 2:43 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, McKinley, Rio Arriba, Sandoval and 3 more | 24 hr |
| May 17, 3:49 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Colfax, Harding, Quay, Union | 116 min |
| May 17, 5:31 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Colfax | 29 min |
| May 17, 6:02 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Colfax | 28 min |
| May 17, 6:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Colfax | 28 min |
| May 17, 7:00 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Colfax | 30 min |
| May 17, 7:31 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Colfax | 29 min |
| May 17, 7:37 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Colfax | 113 min |
| May 18, 3:28 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | Catron, Grant, Hidalgo, Luna, Sierra | 24 hr |
| May 18, 3:33 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, McKinley, Rio Arriba, Sandoval and 3 more | 39 hr |
| May 18, 2:39 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 24 hr |
| May 19, 3:24 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Grant, Hidalgo, Luna, Sierra | 17 hr |
| May 19, 12:40 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Harding, Union | 2 hr |
| May 19, 2:42 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | 28 hr | |
| May 19, 4:00 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Quay | 15 min |
| May 19, 4:18 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Harding, Union | 117 min |
| May 19, 5:49 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Union | 26 min |
| May 19, 6:08 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Union | 22 min |
| May 19, 6:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Union | 24 min |
| May 19, 6:42 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Union | 18 min |
| May 19, 6:58 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Union | 17 min |
| May 20, 2:20 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lincoln, Otero | 18 hr |
| May 20, 2:22 AM MDT | Freeze Watch | ABQ | Rio Arriba, Taos | 14 hr |
| May 20, 1:50 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lincoln, Otero | 12 hr |
| May 20, 4:51 PM MDT | Freeze Warning | ABQ | Rio Arriba, Taos | 16 hr |
| May 21, 1:35 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lincoln, Otero | 18 hr |
| May 21, 3:19 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | 12 hr | |
| May 21, 1:35 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lincoln, Otero | 14 hr |
| May 21, 2:54 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 13 hr |
| May 21, 2:54 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | 28 hr | |
| May 21, 6:33 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Union | 27 min |
| May 22, 3:26 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lincoln, Otero | 17 hr |
| May 22, 3:54 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | 11 hr | |
| May 22, 3:54 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 41 hr |
| May 22, 1:28 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lincoln, Otero | 14 hr |
| May 23, 3:26 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lincoln, Otero | 17 hr |
| May 25, 7:33 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Los Alamos | 27 min |
| May 28, 4:19 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Mora | 26 min |
| May 28, 5:43 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Colfax | 32 min |
| May 30, 12:06 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Colfax | 24 min |
| May 30, 12:50 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Colfax | 25 min |
| May 30, 1:10 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Colfax | 110 min |
| May 30, 2:42 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Sandoval | 2 hr |
| May 30, 4:03 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Taos | 27 min |
| May 30, 7:11 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Bernalillo, Sandoval | 2 hr |
| May 30, 7:46 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Bernalillo, Sandoval | 119 min |
| May 31, 5:01 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Rio Arriba | 29 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 | 19 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 2 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 8 |
| Special Weather Statement | 63 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 5 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 1 |
| Freeze Watch | 1 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Dust Storm Warning | 1 |
| Wind Advisory | 5 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 19 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 18 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 2 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Harding County29
- Union County27
- Eddy County23
- Otero County23
- Colfax County21
- San Miguel County19
- Chaves County19
- Lincoln County19
- Quay County16
- Mora County12
- Lea County11
- Curry County11
- Rio Arriba County9
- Bernalillo County8
- Sandoval County8
- Doña Ana County7
- Catron County7
- Sierra County7
- San Juan County5
- Socorro County5
- Valencia County5
- Grant County5
- Guadalupe County5
- Roosevelt County5
- McKinley County4
- Hidalgo County4
- Luna County4
- Cibola County4
- Taos County4
- De Baca County1
- Santa Fe County1
- Torrance County1
- Los Alamos 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.