Alert archive / New Mexico / Chaves County
Weather alerts in Chaves County, New Mexico, 2008
134 weather alerts in 2008, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Chaves County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2008. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 134
- Warnings
- 50
- Watches
- 8
- Advisories
- 58
- Busiest month
- August37 alerts
- Busiest day
- August 18, 200811 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 6 tornado warnings covering Chaves County in 2008 had a tornado report inside them; 0 of 2 tornado reports fell inside a warning.
Chaves County, 2008
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 6 | 0 | 100% | 2 | 0% | |
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 41 | 10 | 76% | 10 | 70% | 27 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 2 | 1 | 50% | 2 | 100% | 55 min |
Each office's whole area, 2008
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Albuquerque, NM: tornado warnings | 38 | 3 | 92% | 10 | 40% | 22 min |
| NWS Albuquerque, NM: severe thunderstorm warnings | 300 | 61 | 80% | 124 | 70% | 23 min |
| NWS Albuquerque, NM: flash flood warnings | 69 | 31 | 55% | 63 | 75% | 50 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 12:07 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| May 5, 12:34 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| May 5, 3:11 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 49 min |
| May 5, 3:52 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 53 min |
| May 5, 4:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 48 min |
| May 5, 5:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 62 min |
| May 5, 6:23 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 52 min |
| May 5, 6:59 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 61 min |
| May 5, 7:12 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | ABQ | 48 min |
| May 5, 7:24 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 66 min |
| May 5, 8:06 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 39 min |
| May 5, 8:56 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 64 min |
| May 5, 10:05 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 55 min |
| May 5, 10:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 60 min |
| May 5, 11:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 60 min |
| May 6, 7:50 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| May 6, 8:51 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 7, 1:08 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 52 min |
| May 14, 3:10 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 37 min |
| May 28, 1:54 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| May 28, 2:28 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 28, 4:30 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| May 28, 5:25 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | ABQ | 50 min |
| May 28, 6:02 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 58 min |
| May 28, 6:15 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | ABQ | 45 min |
| May 28, 6:56 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 64 min |
| May 29, 12:10 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 65 min |
| May 29, 1:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
| May 29, 3:46 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 59 min |
| May 29, 4:45 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 60 min |
| May 29, 5:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 62 min |
| May 29, 5:49 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 56 min |
| Jun 7, 4:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 61 min |
| Jun 10, 5:35 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 35 min |
| Jun 18, 1:01 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 59 min |
| Jun 18, 2:41 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 18, 4:55 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 24 min |
| Jun 18, 6:29 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 61 min |
| Jun 21, 12:34 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Jun 23, 5:36 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 39 min |
| Jun 24, 2:02 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 45 min |
| Jun 24, 2:11 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 64 min |
| Jun 24, 2:28 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | ABQ | 47 min |
| Jun 24, 3:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 50 min |
| Jun 28, 6:26 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 3 hr |
| Jun 28, 6:30 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 2 hr |
| Jun 28, 9:27 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 2 hr |
| Jul 1, 11:57 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 2 hr |
| Jul 2, 12:33 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 30 min |
| Jul 7, 7:25 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 2 hr |
| Jul 8, 11:19 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 56 min |
| Jul 9, 5:56 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 2 hr |
| Jul 9, 7:59 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 12 hr |
| Jul 9, 9:20 PM MDT | Areal Flood Warning | ABQ | 18 hr |
| Jul 9, 10:39 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 3 hr |
| Jul 10, 3:13 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 2 hr |
| Jul 10, 4:43 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 62 min |
| Jul 10, 4:47 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 88 min |
| Jul 10, 6:10 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 95 min |
| Jul 11, 3:17 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 3 hr |
| Jul 11, 3:29 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 18 hr |
| Jul 12, 2:02 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 58 min |
| Jul 12, 2:27 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | ABQ | 48 min |
| Jul 12, 2:56 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 46 min |
| Jul 12, 3:35 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 115 min |
| Jul 14, 2:42 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 2 hr |
| Jul 14, 8:38 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 2 hr |
| Jul 15, 1:25 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 65 min |
| Jul 15, 1:35 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 40 min |
| Jul 15, 3:01 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 119 min |
| Jul 15, 4:04 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 3 hr |
| Jul 16, 12:48 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 117 min |
| Jul 16, 2:44 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 2 hr |
| Jul 27, 7:09 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 111 min |
| Jul 29, 4:09 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 4 hr |
| Jul 30, 4:41 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 2 hr |
| Jul 30, 5:32 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 118 min |
| Jul 30, 6:18 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 117 min |
| Jul 30, 9:14 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 2 hr |
| Aug 7, 9:43 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 92 min |
| Aug 9, 8:53 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 82 min |
| Aug 10, 10:36 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 84 min |
| Aug 10, 11:50 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | 115 min |
| Aug 11, 12:03 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | 117 min |
| Aug 11, 9:20 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 25 min |
| Aug 12, 6:19 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 116 min |
| Aug 13, 8:51 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 84 min |
| Aug 14, 2:07 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 113 min |
| Aug 14, 5:01 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 59 min |
| Aug 14, 5:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Aug 14, 5:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 61 min |
| Aug 15, 11:19 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 86 min |
| Aug 15, 11:55 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 95 min |
| Aug 16, 1:10 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 110 min |
| Aug 16, 2:07 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 113 min |
| Aug 16, 3:15 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 3 hr |
| Aug 16, 6:18 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 117 min |
| Aug 16, 2:36 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 114 min |
| Aug 17, 2:16 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 3 hr |
| Aug 17, 5:14 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 106 min |
| Aug 17, 5:36 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Aug 17, 8:30 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | ABQ | 45 min |
| Aug 17, 8:36 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 54 min |
| Aug 17, 9:03 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 57 min |
| Aug 17, 9:09 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 2 hr |
| Aug 17, 9:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 62 min |
| Aug 17, 10:30 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 2 hr |
| Aug 17, 11:02 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 58 min |
| Aug 17, 11:35 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 115 min |
| Aug 18, 12:34 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 56 min |
| Aug 18, 2:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 62 min |
| Aug 18, 3:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 64 min |
| Aug 27, 7:03 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 117 min |
| Aug 29, 12:41 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 109 min |
| Aug 29, 6:20 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 115 min |
| Aug 29, 7:50 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 115 min |
| Sep 1, 2:38 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 112 min |
| Sep 7, 2:44 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Sep 7, 6:45 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 2 hr |
| Sep 8, 9:27 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 2 hr |
| Sep 13, 5:44 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 91 min |
| Sep 14, 1:41 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 3 hr |
| Sep 14, 3:15 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 2 hr |
| Sep 19, 3:37 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 38 min |
| Sep 19, 4:27 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 48 min |
| Sep 22, 5:31 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 119 min |
| Oct 5, 12:11 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Oct 11, 4:34 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Oct 11, 6:27 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 33 min |
| Oct 11, 6:46 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Oct 11, 7:02 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Oct 11, 8:41 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 48 min |
| Oct 11, 10:51 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Oct 12, 12:44 AM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 61 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 | 41 |
| Tornado Warning | 6 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 6 |
| Tornado Watch | 2 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 18 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 1 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 2 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 58 |
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.