Alert archive / New Mexico / Colfax County
Weather alerts in Colfax County, New Mexico, 2014
158 weather alerts in 2014, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Colfax County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2014. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 158
- Warnings
- 45
- Watches
- 11
- Advisories
- 47
- Busiest month
- June57 alerts
- Busiest day
- June 6, 201421 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 2 tornado warnings covering Colfax County in 2014 had a tornado report inside them; 0 of 3 tornado reports fell inside a warning.
Colfax County, 2014
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 2 | 0 | 100% | 3 | 0% | |
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 39 | 4 | 90% | 10 | 50% | 25 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 4 | 0 | 100% | 2 | 0% |
Each office's whole area, 2014
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Albuquerque, NM: tornado warnings | 25 | 3 | 88% | 15 | 27% | 9 min |
| NWS Albuquerque, NM: severe thunderstorm warnings | 253 | 54 | 79% | 156 | 54% | 23 min |
| NWS Albuquerque, NM: flash flood warnings | 76 | 14 | 82% | 44 | 43% | 58 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 22, 11:32 AM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| May 22, 11:53 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 22, 12:40 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 65 min |
| May 22, 12:57 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 63 min |
| May 22, 1:24 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 36 min |
| May 22, 1:33 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 27 min |
| May 23, 4:02 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 58 min |
| May 23, 4:21 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| May 23, 4:41 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 2 hr |
| May 23, 4:57 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 63 min |
| May 23, 5:55 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 50 min |
| May 23, 7:02 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 118 min |
| May 24, 12:21 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| May 24, 1:36 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | |
| May 24, 1:37 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 24, 5:24 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 66 min |
| May 29, 2:58 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 32 min |
| May 30, 2:28 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 32 min |
| May 31, 3:45 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 15 min |
| May 31, 5:38 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 37 min |
| Jun 5, 2:25 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Jun 5, 2:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 5, 6:37 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Jun 5, 8:14 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 31 min |
| Jun 5, 8:17 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 58 min |
| Jun 6, 12:40 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 50 min |
| Jun 6, 12:51 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Jun 6, 12:54 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 66 min |
| Jun 6, 1:50 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 40 min |
| Jun 6, 1:59 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 46 min |
| Jun 6, 2:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 47 min |
| Jun 6, 2:31 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 29 min |
| Jun 6, 2:43 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 6, 2:54 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 66 min |
| Jun 6, 3:16 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 44 min |
| Jun 6, 3:28 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 2 hr |
| Jun 6, 3:31 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 119 min |
| Jun 6, 4:01 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 44 min |
| Jun 6, 4:08 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 52 min |
| Jun 6, 4:32 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 43 min |
| Jun 6, 4:38 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | ABQ | 37 min |
| Jun 6, 5:11 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 2 hr |
| Jun 6, 5:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 23 min |
| Jun 6, 6:53 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 54 min |
| Jun 7, 3:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 61 min |
| Jun 7, 4:15 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 7, 4:51 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 54 min |
| Jun 7, 5:13 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 2 hr |
| Jun 8, 1:37 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Jun 8, 1:55 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 8, 3:50 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 15 min |
| Jun 8, 4:03 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 42 min |
| Jun 8, 4:25 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 8, 4:49 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 22 min |
| Jun 8, 5:09 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 53 min |
| Jun 8, 6:01 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 32 min |
| Jun 8, 6:04 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 116 min |
| Jun 12, 1:44 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Jun 12, 4:40 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 50 min |
| Jun 12, 5:33 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 42 min |
| Jun 13, 12:48 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 57 min |
| Jun 13, 1:27 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 23, 3:00 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 30 min |
| Jun 23, 3:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 42 min |
| Jun 24, 2:06 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 54 min |
| Jun 24, 1:06 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Jun 24, 2:11 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 24, 2:18 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 9 min |
| Jun 24, 6:40 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 35 min |
| Jun 24, 7:13 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Jun 24, 7:16 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 29 min |
| Jun 24, 7:46 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 29 min |
| Jun 25, 1:28 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 25, 7:00 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 30 min |
| Jun 25, 7:31 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 29 min |
| Jun 25, 7:51 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 54 min |
| Jun 25, 8:16 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | ABQ | 29 min |
| Jul 1, 8:18 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 117 min |
| Jul 1, 11:05 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 115 min |
| Jul 3, 2:23 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 37 min |
| Jul 3, 4:16 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 29 min |
| Jul 3, 4:45 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 30 min |
| Jul 3, 5:21 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 24 min |
| Jul 4, 5:56 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 109 min |
| Jul 15, 5:56 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 2 hr |
| Jul 15, 6:09 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 36 min |
| Jul 15, 6:53 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 112 min |
| Jul 16, 1:59 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 31 min |
| Jul 16, 2:36 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 16, 2:41 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 2 hr |
| Jul 16, 3:21 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 39 min |
| Jul 16, 3:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 25 min |
| Jul 16, 4:32 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 118 min |
| Jul 17, 12:54 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jul 17, 2:20 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 25 min |
| Jul 18, 2:44 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jul 18, 7:27 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 33 min |
| Jul 18, 7:37 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 83 min |
| Jul 18, 7:50 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 40 min |
| Jul 18, 8:10 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 2 hr |
| Jul 18, 8:13 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 32 min |
| Jul 18, 8:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 44 min |
| Jul 18, 9:31 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 119 min |
| Jul 19, 2:06 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Jul 21, 1:05 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 25 min |
| Jul 21, 2:17 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 118 min |
| Jul 21, 4:00 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 90 min |
| Jul 23, 6:10 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 95 min |
| Jul 23, 6:46 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | 119 min |
| Jul 26, 5:19 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 116 min |
| Jul 27, 12:19 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 116 min |
| Jul 27, 2:53 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 112 min |
| Jul 27, 3:35 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 25 min |
| Jul 27, 4:11 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 2 hr |
| Jul 27, 4:19 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 26 min |
| Jul 27, 4:46 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | 119 min |
| Jul 27, 5:31 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 119 min |
| Jul 27, 7:37 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 113 min |
| Jul 27, 11:53 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 3 hr |
| Jul 28, 12:27 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | 4 hr |
| Jul 28, 9:11 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 109 min |
| Aug 5, 1:21 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 27 min |
| Aug 5, 1:45 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 90 min |
| Aug 5, 3:32 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 88 min |
| Aug 5, 4:02 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 88 min |
| Aug 5, 4:23 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 52 min |
| Aug 5, 5:06 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 114 min |
| Aug 5, 5:30 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 30 min |
| Aug 5, 6:42 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 2 hr |
| Aug 8, 3:40 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 35 min |
| Aug 8, 3:44 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 2 hr |
| Aug 10, 2:28 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 2 hr |
| Aug 10, 3:35 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 115 min |
| Aug 13, 4:15 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 2 hr |
| Aug 13, 5:23 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 112 min |
| Aug 26, 2:12 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 2 hr |
| Sep 4, 1:33 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 42 min |
| Sep 4, 2:16 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 16 min |
| Sep 4, 4:08 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 112 min |
| Sep 4, 5:23 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | 97 min |
| Sep 10, 5:30 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 45 min |
| Sep 11, 3:53 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Sep 14, 6:31 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 119 min |
| Sep 21, 10:55 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 110 min |
| Sep 21, 10:51 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 114 min |
| Sep 21, 11:01 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 119 min |
| Sep 22, 1:11 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 2 hr |
| Sep 22, 3:36 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 54 min |
| Sep 22, 4:25 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 2 hr |
| Sep 22, 4:50 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 25 min |
| Sep 29, 11:56 AM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Sep 29, 1:33 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Sep 29, 2:54 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Oct 9, 2:41 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Oct 9, 2:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 46 min |
| Oct 9, 7:04 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 116 min |
| Oct 12, 1:27 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Nov 15, 10:12 PM MST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 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 | 39 |
| Tornado Warning | 2 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 7 |
| Tornado Watch | 4 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 23 |
| Special Weather Statement | 32 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 4 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 47 |
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
Nearby
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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.