Alert archive / New Mexico / High Wind Watches
High Wind Watches in New Mexico, 2024
51 high wind watches in 2024. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of high wind watches reaches back to 2005.
High Wind Watches by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2024. Tap one for its archive.
- High Wind Watches
- 51
- Busiest month
- March10 high wind watches
- Busiest day
- February 24, 20243 high wind watches
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 12:41 PM MST | High Wind Watch | MAF | Eddy | 26 hr |
| Jan 6, 2:15 AM MST | High Wind Watch | MAF | Eddy | 23 hr |
| Jan 7, 4:15 AM MST | High Wind Watch | ABQ | Curry, Quay, San Miguel | 23 hr |
| Jan 9, 11:56 AM MST | High Wind Watch | EPZ | Doña Ana, Grant, Luna, Otero, Sierra | 14 hr |
| Jan 9, 1:03 PM MST | High Wind Watch | MAF | Eddy | 13 hr |
| Jan 10, 3:27 AM MST | High Wind Watch | ABQ | Chaves, Lincoln | 10 hr |
| Jan 11, 3:05 AM MST | High Wind Watch | ABQ | Bernalillo, Colfax, Guadalupe, Lincoln, Mora, Rio Arriba and 7 more | 23 hr |
| Jan 16, 12:34 PM MST | High Wind Watch | MAF | Eddy | 24 hr |
| Feb 1, 12:27 AM MST | High Wind Watch | MAF | Eddy, Lea | 27 hr |
| Feb 1, 5:47 AM MST | High Wind Watch | EPZ | Doña Ana, Otero, Sierra | 31 hr |
| Feb 2, 3:13 AM MST | High Wind Watch | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Chaves, Cibola, De Baca, Guadalupe and 8 more | 23 hr |
| Feb 6, 12:09 AM MST | High Wind Watch | MAF | Eddy | 13 hr |
| Feb 19, 7:39 PM MST | High Wind Watch | MAF | Eddy | 17 hr |
| Feb 24, 12:53 PM MST | High Wind Watch | MAF | Eddy | 23 hr |
| Feb 24, 2:07 PM MST | High Wind Watch | EPZ | Doña Ana, Grant, Otero, Sierra | 37 hr |
| Feb 24, 2:49 PM MST | High Wind Watch | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Chaves, Cibola, Colfax, Curry and 17 more | 45 hr |
| Feb 25, 12:17 PM MST | High Wind Watch | MAF | Eddy, Lea | 25 hr |
| Mar 1, 2:24 AM MST | High Wind Watch | ABQ | Colfax, Harding, McKinley, Mora, Rio Arriba, San Juan and 4 more | 23 hr |
| Mar 2, 12:00 AM MST | High Wind Watch | MAF | Eddy | 12 hr |
| Mar 2, 2:29 PM MST | High Wind Watch | ABQ | Guadalupe, Quay, San Miguel, Santa Fe, Torrance | 10 hr |
| Mar 5, 12:37 PM MST | High Wind Watch | MAF | Eddy | 24 hr |
| Mar 11, 1:17 PM MDT | High Wind Watch | MAF | Eddy | 23 hr |
| Mar 13, 2:27 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | ABQ | Bernalillo, Cibola, McKinley, Sandoval, Socorro, Torrance and 1 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 22, 1:24 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | MAF | Eddy, Lea | 24 hr |
| Mar 22, 1:26 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | EPZ | Doña Ana, Grant, Luna, Otero, Sierra | 12 hr |
| Mar 22, 2:09 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | ABQ | Chaves, Curry, De Baca, Guadalupe, Harding, Lincoln and 7 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 31, 1:06 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | MAF | Eddy | 12 hr |
| Apr 3, 1:58 PM MDT | High Wind Watch | ABQ | Catron, Cibola, McKinley, San Juan, Socorro | 26 hr |
| Apr 4, 1:17 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | MAF | Eddy | 25 hr |
| Apr 5, 3:25 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | ABQ | Chaves, Curry, De Baca, Guadalupe, Harding, Lincoln and 5 more | 10 hr |
| Apr 12, 1:41 PM MDT | High Wind Watch | EPZ | Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Luna, Otero, Sierra | 23 hr |
| Apr 13, 12:10 PM MDT | High Wind Watch | MAF | Eddy | 25 hr |
| Apr 13, 1:43 PM MDT | High Wind Watch | ABQ | Chaves, Lincoln | 12 hr |
| Apr 14, 2:03 PM MDT | High Wind Watch | ABQ | Colfax, De Baca, Guadalupe, Lincoln, Mora, Rio Arriba and 4 more | 25 hr |
| Apr 24, 1:05 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | MAF | Eddy | 11 hr |
| Apr 24, 2:41 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | ABQ | Chaves, Colfax, De Baca, Guadalupe, Harding, Lincoln and 6 more | 11 hr |
| Apr 25, 12:58 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | MAF | Eddy | 24 hr |
| May 5, 3:53 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | ABQ | Colfax, Mora, Rio Arriba, San Miguel, Santa Fe, Taos and 2 more | 9 hr |
| May 6, 2:02 PM MDT | High Wind Watch | ABQ | Colfax, Mora, Rio Arriba, San Miguel, Santa Fe, Taos and 2 more | 12 hr |
| May 8, 2:10 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | ABQ | Bernalillo, Cibola, Sandoval, Torrance, Valencia | 35 hr |
| May 24, 1:11 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | MAF | Eddy | 11 hr |
| Jun 18, 1:46 PM MDT | High Wind Watch | ABQ | Bernalillo, Cibola, Sandoval, Torrance, Valencia | 14 hr |
| Jul 6, 3:05 PM MDT | High Wind Watch | ABQ | Bernalillo, Cibola, Sandoval, Torrance, Valencia | 23 hr |
| Oct 27, 12:58 PM MDT | High Wind Watch | ABQ | Catron, Colfax, Harding, Lincoln, Mora, San Miguel and 2 more | 25 hr |
| Nov 16, 1:03 AM MST | High Wind Watch | MAF | Eddy | 24 hr |
| Nov 25, 1:38 PM MST | High Wind Watch | ABQ | Colfax, Guadalupe, Mora, Rio Arriba, San Miguel, Santa Fe and 2 more | 15 hr |
| Nov 26, 1:01 AM MST | High Wind Watch | MAF | Eddy | 11 hr |
| Dec 6, 9:41 PM MST | High Wind Watch | MAF | Eddy | 15 hr |
| Dec 7, 3:02 AM MST | High Wind Watch | ABQ | Guadalupe, Lincoln, San Miguel, Santa Fe, Torrance | 22 hr |
| Dec 29, 12:11 AM MST | High Wind Watch | MAF | Eddy | 18 hr |
| Dec 29, 1:44 AM MST | High Wind Watch | ABQ | Guadalupe, San Miguel, Santa Fe, Torrance | 13 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Eddy County23
- Torrance County17
- San Miguel County16
- Santa Fe County14
- Lincoln County11
- Guadalupe County11
- Colfax County9
- Mora County9
- Union County8
- Chaves County7
- Bernalillo County7
- Rio Arriba County7
- Sandoval County7
- Taos County7
- Valencia County7
- Cibola County7
- Socorro County7
- De Baca County6
- Harding County6
- Quay County5
- Doña Ana County5
- Otero County5
- Sierra County5
- McKinley County5
- Curry County4
- Grant County4
- Catron County4
- Luna County3
- Lea County3
- Roosevelt County3
- San Juan County2
- Hidalgo County1
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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Sources
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