Alert archive / New Mexico / Lea County
Weather alerts in Lea County, New Mexico, 2026
161 weather alerts in 2026, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Lea County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 161
- Warnings
- 59
- Watches
- 22
- Advisories
- 29
- Busiest month
- June32 alerts
- Busiest day
- July 1, 20267 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
Lea County, 2026
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 22 | 6 | 73% | 17 | 41% | 14 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 15 | 6 | 60% | 5 | 80% | 49 min |
Each office's whole area, 2026
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Midland/Odessa, TX: tornado warnings | 0 | 1 | 0% | |||
| NWS Midland/Odessa, TX: severe thunderstorm warnings | 269 | 39 | 86% | 115 | 49% | 21 min |
| NWS Midland/Odessa, TX: flash flood warnings | 212 | 42 | 80% | 77 | 77% | 55 min |
An office's figures cover every county it serves, including across state lines.
The year is still running; reports filed late and damage surveys can still change these figures.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 12:22 AM MST | Wind Advisory | MAF | 11 hr |
| Jan 21, 12:13 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | MAF | 36 hr |
| Jan 21, 12:29 PM MST | Extreme Cold Watch | MAF | 36 hr |
| Jan 22, 12:27 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | MAF | 70 hr |
| Jan 23, 12:54 AM MST | Extreme Cold Warning | MAF | 3 days |
| Jan 23, 11:55 AM MST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jan 24, 2:17 PM MST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jan 25, 10:50 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | MAF | 4 hr |
| Jan 25, 9:24 PM MST | Freezing Fog Advisory | MAF | 14 hr |
| Jan 26, 11:05 AM MST | Cold Weather Advisory | MAF | 21 hr |
| Jan 26, 7:04 PM MST | Freezing Fog Advisory | MAF | 13 hr |
| Jan 31, 9:04 AM MST | Freezing Fog Advisory | MAF | 116 min |
| Feb 15, 11:02 AM MST | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 33 hr |
| Feb 16, 11:46 AM MST | High Wind Warning | MAF | 34 hr |
| Feb 16, 11:46 AM MST | Wind Advisory | MAF | 32 hr |
| Feb 16, 11:52 AM MST | Blowing Dust Advisory | MAF | 32 hr |
| Feb 16, 7:57 PM MST | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 24 hr |
| Feb 16, 7:57 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 23 hr |
| Feb 17, 7:36 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 23 hr |
| Feb 17, 8:44 PM MST | Wind Advisory | MAF | 23 hr |
| Feb 19, 1:52 AM MST | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 10 hr |
| Feb 19, 12:03 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 31 hr |
| Feb 19, 5:47 PM MST | Wind Advisory | MAF | 23 hr |
| Feb 23, 1:23 AM MST | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 12 hr |
| Feb 23, 1:40 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 30 hr |
| Feb 24, 11:44 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 31 hr |
| Mar 4, 11:09 AM MST | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 26 hr |
| Mar 4, 11:09 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 32 hr |
| Mar 5, 1:10 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 29 hr |
| Mar 14, 12:42 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 11 hr |
| Mar 14, 11:48 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | MAF | 33 hr |
| Mar 14, 12:02 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 32 hr |
| Mar 15, 10:26 AM MDT | Blowing Dust Advisory | MAF | 11 hr |
| Mar 15, 1:04 PM MDT | Dust Storm Warning | MAF | 116 min |
| Mar 21, 1:43 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 25 hr |
| Mar 22, 5:31 PM MDT | Blowing Dust Advisory | MAF | 6 hr |
| Mar 26, 1:16 PM MDT | Blowing Dust Advisory | MAF | 31 hr |
| Mar 26, 1:16 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | MAF | 31 hr |
| Mar 31, 12:52 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 24 hr |
| Mar 31, 8:05 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | MAF | 26 hr |
| Apr 1, 7:35 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 13 hr |
| Apr 2, 12:36 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 20 hr |
| Apr 13, 12:40 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 25 hr |
| Apr 16, 12:53 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 24 hr |
| Apr 17, 1:01 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 19 hr |
| Apr 17, 9:08 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | MAF | 12 hr |
| Apr 17, 11:07 PM MDT | Dust Storm Advisory | MAF | 113 min |
| Apr 18, 12:54 AM MDT | Dust Storm Advisory | MAF | 2 hr |
| Apr 21, 2:45 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 24 hr |
| Apr 22, 2:45 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 10 hr |
| Apr 22, 12:21 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 33 hr |
| Apr 25, 12:58 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 10 hr |
| Apr 25, 9:06 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | MAF | 36 hr |
| Apr 25, 10:34 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 34 hr |
| Apr 26, 12:13 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 25 hr |
| Apr 27, 11:34 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 20 hr |
| Apr 30, 11:26 AM MDT | Flood Watch | MAF | 28 hr |
| May 1, 7:41 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | 4 hr |
| May 4, 12:49 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | MAF | 31 hr |
| May 10, 8:39 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | MAF | 11 hr |
| May 14, 4:46 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 59 min |
| May 14, 6:07 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 38 min |
| May 15, 2:41 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 49 min |
| May 15, 3:31 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 44 min |
| May 15, 3:34 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | 56 min |
| May 16, 10:45 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 26 hr |
| May 16, 10:45 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 33 hr |
| May 17, 12:45 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 31 hr |
| May 21, 2:35 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| May 21, 4:05 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | 55 min |
| May 21, 4:16 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | 3 hr |
| May 21, 6:32 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | 43 min |
| May 25, 10:32 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | 3 hr |
| May 25, 11:39 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | 51 min |
| May 25, 11:45 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | 4 hr |
| May 26, 7:03 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | 3 hr |
| Jun 1, 3:54 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 2, 11:49 AM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 2, 3:29 PM MDT | Flood Watch | MAF | 18 hr |
| Jun 2, 4:48 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 2, 8:01 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 44 min |
| Jun 2, 8:54 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 51 min |
| Jun 2, 9:48 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 42 min |
| Jun 3, 11:17 AM MDT | Flood Watch | MAF | 10 hr |
| Jun 4, 7:30 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | 3 hr |
| Jun 4, 4:19 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 26 min |
| Jun 5, 5:18 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 27 min |
| Jun 5, 7:05 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 25 min |
| Jun 5, 7:24 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 36 min |
| Jun 5, 8:04 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | 27 min |
| Jun 8, 2:12 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 10, 5:34 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | 28 min |
| Jun 10, 6:20 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 40 min |
| Jun 14, 3:55 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 50 min |
| Jun 14, 6:23 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | 4 hr |
| Jun 16, 11:52 AM MDT | Heat Advisory | MAF | 33 hr |
| Jun 20, 11:10 AM MDT | Heat Advisory | MAF | 33 hr |
| Jun 21, 11:52 AM MDT | Heat Advisory | MAF | 33 hr |
| Jun 24, 12:02 AM MDT | Heat Advisory | MAF | 20 hr |
| Jun 24, 6:01 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 59 min |
| Jun 24, 7:37 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 38 min |
| Jun 24, 7:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | 46 min |
| Jun 25, 6:24 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | 51 min |
| Jun 27, 2:21 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 29, 2:37 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Jun 29, 5:23 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 37 min |
| Jun 30, 5:39 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | 23 min |
| Jun 30, 5:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | 47 min |
| Jun 30, 6:29 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 46 min |
| Jun 30, 6:33 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | 3 hr |
| Jun 30, 7:08 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | 37 min |
| Jun 30, 7:23 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | 52 min |
| Jun 30, 8:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 43 min |
| Jun 30, 9:22 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 53 min |
| Jul 1, 2:21 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Jul 5, 3:41 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 49 min |
| Jul 5, 4:11 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | 34 min |
| Jul 5, 8:01 PM MDT | Dust Storm Advisory | MAF | 89 min |
| Jul 5, 8:11 PM MDT | Dust Storm Warning | MAF | 94 min |
| Jul 5, 9:41 PM MDT | Dust Storm Warning | MAF | 94 min |
| Jul 13, 10:35 AM MDT | Flood Watch | MAF | 4 days |
| Jul 17, 5:21 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | 39 min |
| Jul 17, 6:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | 45 min |
| Jul 17, 6:51 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 39 min |
| Jul 18, 4:53 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | 3 hr |
| Jul 18, 5:48 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | 42 min |
| Jul 18, 5:59 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | 3 hr |
| Jul 18, 7:58 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 47 min |
| Jul 24, 7:19 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | 3 hr |
| Jul 31, 9:17 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 43 min |
| Jul 31, 9:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | 49 min |
| Jul 31, 10:24 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 36 min |
| Aug 1, 8:09 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 51 min |
| Aug 1, 8:55 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 50 min |
| Aug 1, 9:40 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 50 min |
| Aug 1, 10:02 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | 43 min |
| Aug 14, 5:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | 64 min |
| Aug 15, 4:39 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 36 min |
| Aug 23, 11:39 AM MDT | Heat Advisory | MAF | 31 hr |
| Aug 24, 12:02 PM MDT | Heat Advisory | MAF | 31 hr |
| Aug 26, 9:13 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 47 min |
| Aug 26, 9:52 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 38 min |
| Aug 26, 10:24 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | 3 hr |
| Aug 26, 10:26 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 49 min |
| Aug 26, 11:16 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 44 min |
| Sep 15, 5:04 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 41 min |
| Sep 15, 6:04 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 26 min |
| Sep 15, 6:47 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | 43 min |
| Sep 15, 7:46 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 59 min |
| Sep 15, 8:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | 45 min |
| Sep 15, 9:28 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | 3 hr |
| Sep 19, 5:34 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | 41 min |
| Sep 19, 6:08 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 37 min |
| Sep 19, 6:45 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 30 min |
| Sep 21, 10:08 AM MDT | Flood Watch | MAF | 5 days |
| Sep 21, 2:30 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 45 min |
| Sep 22, 1:48 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | 4 hr |
| Sep 22, 2:12 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 33 min |
| Sep 22, 3:24 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 36 min |
| Sep 25, 4:25 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 35 min |
| Sep 25, 4:46 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | 3 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 | 22 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 10 |
| Special Weather Statement | 41 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 15 |
| Flood Watch | 5 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 1 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 6 |
| Cold | |
| Extreme Cold Warning | 1 |
| Extreme Cold Watch | 1 |
| Cold Weather Advisory | 1 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Dust Storm Warning | 3 |
| High Wind Warning | 1 |
| Blowing Dust Advisory | 4 |
| Dust Storm Advisory | 3 |
| Wind Advisory | 11 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 16 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 15 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Freezing Fog Advisory | 3 |
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.