Alert archive / New Mexico / Otero County
Weather alerts in Otero County, New Mexico, 2009
119 weather alerts in 2009, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Otero County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2009. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 119
- Warnings
- 57
- Watches
- 29
- Advisories
- 30
- Busiest month
- July27 alerts
- Busiest day
- September 16, 20097 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
Otero County, 2009
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 18 | 4 | 78% | 4 | 50% | 12 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 10 | 1 | 90% | 1 | 100% | 0 min |
Each office's whole area, 2009
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS El Paso, TX: severe thunderstorm warnings | 68 | 13 | 81% | 22 | 73% | 22 min |
| NWS El Paso, TX: flash flood warnings | 38 | 7 | 82% | 16 | 88% | 40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 1:41 PM MST | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 17 hr |
| Feb 12, 6:54 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 8 hr |
| Feb 14, 7:25 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 12 hr |
| Feb 16, 7:19 AM MST | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 15 hr |
| Feb 16, 10:12 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 20 hr |
| Feb 24, 2:41 PM MST | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 16 hr |
| Feb 25, 7:04 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 12 hr |
| Feb 25, 2:11 PM MST | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 17 hr |
| Feb 26, 7:00 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 12 hr |
| Mar 4, 6:00 AM MST | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 22 hr |
| Mar 4, 6:00 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 13 hr |
| Mar 5, 4:27 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 15 hr |
| Mar 5, 10:45 AM MST | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 8 hr |
| Mar 5, 6:48 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 24 hr |
| Mar 6, 11:22 AM MST | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 8 hr |
| Mar 6, 7:36 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 24 hr |
| Mar 21, 7:05 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 13 hr |
| Mar 21, 7:47 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 26 hr |
| Mar 22, 7:10 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 14 hr |
| Mar 22, 8:49 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 22 hr |
| Mar 24, 7:01 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 24 hr |
| Mar 24, 7:01 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 38 hr |
| Mar 25, 7:09 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 13 hr |
| Mar 25, 1:56 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 31 hr |
| Mar 28, 7:23 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 13 hr |
| Mar 28, 7:23 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 38 hr |
| Mar 28, 8:30 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 25 hr |
| Mar 29, 9:13 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 20 hr |
| Mar 31, 7:23 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 13 hr |
| Mar 31, 8:02 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 25 hr |
| Apr 2, 7:30 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 14 hr |
| Apr 2, 9:58 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 22 hr |
| Apr 3, 7:27 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 13 hr |
| Apr 3, 8:28 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 24 hr |
| Apr 6, 1:46 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 16 hr |
| Apr 7, 6:14 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 40 hr |
| Apr 8, 2:31 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 16 hr |
| Apr 14, 7:58 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 12 hr |
| Apr 14, 7:36 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 24 hr |
| Apr 24, 1:20 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 17 hr |
| Apr 25, 6:25 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 15 hr |
| Apr 25, 2:14 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 8 hr |
| Apr 25, 9:51 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 22 hr |
| May 1, 12:31 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 18 hr |
| May 2, 6:26 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 14 hr |
| May 3, 9:35 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 21 hr |
| May 4, 1:31 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 7 hr |
| May 4, 8:39 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 24 hr |
| May 6, 2:04 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 16 hr |
| May 22, 8:13 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 107 min |
| Jun 4, 9:55 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 47 hr |
| Jun 5, 7:18 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 38 hr |
| Jun 6, 8:34 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 24 hr |
| Jun 10, 9:12 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 24 hr |
| Jun 11, 7:11 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 14 hr |
| Jun 11, 9:12 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 24 hr |
| Jun 12, 7:11 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 6 hr |
| Jun 23, 12:30 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Jun 23, 10:55 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Jun 23, 11:36 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | 84 min |
| Jun 23, 12:57 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | 2 hr |
| Jun 24, 12:31 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Jun 27, 12:28 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Jun 27, 12:50 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | 85 min |
| Jun 28, 3:27 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Jun 28, 8:07 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | 83 min |
| Jun 29, 10:15 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Jun 29, 10:38 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | 82 min |
| Jun 30, 7:29 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | 91 min |
| Jul 2, 5:18 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Jul 2, 8:31 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Jul 3, 3:42 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Jul 5, 5:07 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | 113 min |
| Jul 5, 8:04 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 116 min |
| Jul 6, 2:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 60 min |
| Jul 6, 3:33 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 104 min |
| Jul 6, 3:33 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 57 min |
| Jul 16, 1:50 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 55 min |
| Jul 17, 5:28 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Jul 18, 6:09 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Jul 19, 4:17 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Jul 21, 2:16 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 53 min |
| Jul 21, 2:44 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Jul 21, 2:52 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Jul 21, 11:33 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Jul 24, 5:36 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 102 min |
| Jul 27, 1:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 46 min |
| Jul 28, 12:40 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 35 min |
| Jul 28, 1:05 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Jul 28, 4:02 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 58 min |
| Jul 28, 6:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 61 min |
| Jul 28, 7:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 46 min |
| Jul 30, 3:27 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jul 30, 5:13 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 30, 7:06 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 24 min |
| Jul 30, 7:23 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 1, 1:06 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 39 min |
| Aug 1, 2:48 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 24 min |
| Aug 3, 8:43 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Aug 6, 8:53 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 52 min |
| Aug 13, 5:40 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 110 min |
| Aug 13, 6:14 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 2 hr |
| Aug 21, 12:53 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Aug 21, 1:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 33 min |
| Aug 23, 3:38 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Aug 31, 4:58 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Sep 7, 1:23 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Sep 7, 4:45 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Sep 16, 2:05 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 4 hr |
| Sep 16, 2:40 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 65 min |
| Sep 16, 3:34 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | 4 hr |
| Sep 16, 4:06 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 54 min |
| Sep 16, 4:48 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 57 min |
| Sep 16, 5:01 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 48 min |
| Sep 16, 5:42 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | 2 hr |
| Sep 17, 12:18 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Sep 18, 5:23 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 110 min |
| Oct 26, 8:30 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 24 hr |
| Nov 30, 5:57 PM MST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 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 | 18 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 3 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 10 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 30 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 29 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 28 |
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.