Alert archive / New Mexico / Otero County
Weather alerts in Otero County, New Mexico, 2018
210 weather alerts in 2018, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Otero County and its neighbors
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- Alerts
- 210
- Warnings
- 51
- Watches
- 27
- Advisories
- 88
- Busiest month
- August40 alerts
- Busiest day
- August 22, 201811 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, 2018
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 14 | 1 | 93% | 2 | 0% | |
| Flash flood warnings | 9 | 1 | 89% | 2 | 50% | 41 min |
Each office's whole area, 2018
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS El Paso, TX: severe thunderstorm warnings | 72 | 7 | 90% | 17 | 71% | 25 min |
| NWS El Paso, TX: flash flood warnings | 27 | 3 | 89% | 10 | 30% | 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 9, 2:21 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | EPZ | 41 hr |
| Jan 9, 2:45 PM MST | Wind Advisory | EPZ | 25 hr |
| Jan 10, 3:51 PM MST | Wind Advisory | EPZ | 13 hr |
| Jan 15, 11:15 AM MST | Wind Advisory | EPZ | 18 hr |
| Jan 19, 11:59 AM MST | Wind Advisory | EPZ | 53 hr |
| Feb 9, 12:09 PM MST | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 7 hr |
| Feb 9, 6:50 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 23 hr |
| Feb 10, 3:59 AM MST | Wind Advisory | EPZ | 19 hr |
| Feb 16, 3:44 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | EPZ | 13 hr |
| Feb 18, 11:57 AM MST | Wind Advisory | EPZ | 41 hr |
| Feb 22, 3:51 PM MST | Wind Advisory | EPZ | 37 hr |
| Feb 26, 6:48 AM MST | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 7 hr |
| Feb 26, 2:00 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 29 hr |
| Feb 27, 2:46 PM MST | Wind Advisory | EPZ | 28 hr |
| Mar 2, 1:31 PM MST | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 24 hr |
| Mar 3, 1:54 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 29 hr |
| Mar 3, 3:00 PM MST | Wind Advisory | EPZ | 30 hr |
| Mar 9, 7:04 AM MST | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 24 hr |
| Mar 10, 2:24 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | EPZ | 14 hr |
| Mar 14, 3:07 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | EPZ | 41 hr |
| Mar 15, 11:37 AM MDT | High Wind Warning | EPZ | 8 hr |
| Mar 17, 3:30 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | EPZ | 29 hr |
| Mar 18, 3:52 AM MDT | High Wind Warning | EPZ | 16 hr |
| Mar 22, 6:52 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 7 hr |
| Mar 22, 1:40 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 30 hr |
| Mar 23, 4:39 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | EPZ | 15 hr |
| Mar 23, 11:15 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | EPZ | 33 hr |
| Mar 23, 2:20 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 17 hr |
| Mar 23, 2:40 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 24 hr |
| Mar 24, 3:09 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 29 hr |
| Mar 25, 6:20 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | EPZ | 13 hr |
| Mar 31, 2:20 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 24 hr |
| Apr 1, 2:53 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | EPZ | 42 hr |
| Apr 1, 2:08 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 30 hr |
| Apr 5, 7:46 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 23 hr |
| Apr 6, 7:09 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 12 hr |
| Apr 6, 2:48 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 26 hr |
| Apr 7, 10:55 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | EPZ | 38 hr |
| Apr 7, 2:04 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 30 hr |
| Apr 10, 6:55 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 7 hr |
| Apr 10, 1:30 PM MDT | High Wind Watch | EPZ | 22 hr |
| Apr 10, 1:47 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 58 hr |
| Apr 11, 11:56 AM MDT | High Wind Warning | EPZ | 56 hr |
| Apr 11, 8:43 PM MDT | Blowing Dust Advisory | EPZ | 25 hr |
| Apr 12, 2:18 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 30 hr |
| Apr 12, 10:09 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | EPZ | 22 hr |
| Apr 13, 10:28 AM MDT | Blowing Dust Advisory | EPZ | 9 hr |
| Apr 14, 12:38 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 18 hr |
| Apr 15, 6:48 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 37 hr |
| Apr 15, 2:01 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 17 hr |
| Apr 16, 6:57 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 39 hr |
| Apr 16, 1:22 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | EPZ | 30 hr |
| Apr 18, 2:11 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 24 hr |
| Apr 19, 2:04 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 31 hr |
| Apr 20, 5:03 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | EPZ | 13 hr |
| Apr 26, 6:05 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | EPZ | 27 hr |
| Apr 28, 2:20 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 18 hr |
| Apr 29, 7:52 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 36 hr |
| Apr 29, 1:22 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 25 hr |
| Apr 30, 1:54 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 24 hr |
| Apr 30, 1:54 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 30 hr |
| May 1, 3:49 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | EPZ | 41 hr |
| May 1, 1:59 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 30 hr |
| May 9, 6:53 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 24 hr |
| May 10, 7:07 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 31 hr |
| May 10, 7:07 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 38 hr |
| May 11, 2:07 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 31 hr |
| May 12, 1:56 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 30 hr |
| May 17, 6:51 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 7 hr |
| May 17, 2:00 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 31 hr |
| May 21, 4:56 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 64 min |
| May 21, 5:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| May 21, 6:02 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 43 min |
| May 21, 6:16 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 44 min |
| May 21, 6:28 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 2 hr |
| May 21, 6:50 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 40 min |
| May 21, 7:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 43 min |
| May 21, 8:11 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 64 min |
| May 22, 1:29 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| May 22, 5:39 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 21 min |
| May 23, 1:25 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 110 min |
| May 23, 1:27 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 33 min |
| May 23, 2:51 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 24 min |
| Jun 3, 12:02 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Jun 3, 12:54 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Jun 3, 3:56 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 64 min |
| Jun 3, 5:19 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 41 min |
| Jun 3, 5:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 48 min |
| Jun 3, 5:57 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Jun 3, 6:36 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 54 min |
| Jun 3, 6:36 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 39 min |
| Jun 3, 7:22 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 38 min |
| Jun 3, 7:39 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Jun 13, 12:09 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 51 min |
| Jun 13, 3:33 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 117 min |
| Jun 13, 3:35 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 115 min |
| Jun 13, 4:57 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Jun 13, 5:14 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 46 min |
| Jun 13, 5:49 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 41 min |
| Jun 13, 5:57 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Jun 13, 6:28 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 32 min |
| Jun 13, 6:46 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Jun 13, 7:21 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 39 min |
| Jun 15, 1:39 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 51 min |
| Jun 21, 3:23 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Jun 28, 2:54 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 111 min |
| Jun 28, 3:21 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 24 min |
| Jul 7, 3:06 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 3:35 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 11:22 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 53 min |
| Jul 8, 12:07 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | 83 min |
| Jul 8, 12:20 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 115 min |
| Jul 8, 2:07 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 113 min |
| Jul 9, 9:47 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 1:31 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 5:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 38 min |
| Jul 13, 4:16 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 119 min |
| Jul 13, 4:52 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 113 min |
| Jul 13, 5:10 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Jul 13, 6:03 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 117 min |
| Jul 14, 12:39 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 51 min |
| Jul 15, 3:02 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 31 min |
| Jul 15, 4:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 23 min |
| Jul 16, 2:13 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Jul 24, 2:07 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 23 min |
| Jul 24, 2:44 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 2 hr |
| Jul 26, 1:35 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Jul 26, 6:28 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 2 hr |
| Jul 26, 11:18 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Jul 27, 12:19 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | 116 min |
| Jul 30, 2:31 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 59 min |
| Jul 30, 3:53 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 67 min |
| Jul 30, 9:27 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 33 min |
| Jul 31, 6:21 AM MDT | Dense Fog Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Jul 31, 2:40 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 2 hr |
| Aug 1, 2:59 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 31 min |
| Aug 1, 3:20 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Aug 1, 3:40 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 50 min |
| Aug 1, 3:55 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Aug 1, 4:12 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Aug 1, 4:47 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 28 min |
| Aug 1, 6:44 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 2 hr |
| Aug 1, 8:03 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Aug 2, 8:06 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 24 min |
| Aug 3, 5:02 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 43 min |
| Aug 3, 6:03 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 42 min |
| Aug 4, 2:48 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 27 min |
| Aug 4, 4:16 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Aug 8, 1:21 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Aug 8, 3:09 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Aug 8, 3:38 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Aug 9, 4:13 AM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | EPZ | 26 hr |
| Aug 11, 4:15 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 45 min |
| Aug 11, 5:19 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Aug 15, 2:53 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 37 min |
| Aug 18, 6:05 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Aug 18, 6:28 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 47 min |
| Aug 18, 6:38 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 52 min |
| Aug 18, 7:09 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 51 min |
| Aug 18, 7:32 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Aug 20, 5:59 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 2 hr |
| Aug 20, 6:45 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Aug 21, 9:15 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 60 min |
| Aug 22, 10:49 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 116 min |
| Aug 22, 12:37 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | 98 min |
| Aug 22, 1:40 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Aug 22, 2:04 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | 116 min |
| Aug 22, 2:10 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | 95 min |
| Aug 22, 2:13 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 47 min |
| Aug 22, 2:39 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Aug 22, 3:34 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 41 min |
| Aug 22, 3:44 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 46 min |
| Aug 22, 4:10 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Aug 26, 6:05 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 40 min |
| Aug 30, 4:28 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 47 min |
| Sep 1, 1:35 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 25 min |
| Sep 2, 1:52 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Sep 2, 2:07 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | 38 min |
| Sep 5, 1:54 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 2 hr |
| Sep 5, 7:38 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 2 hr |
| Sep 9, 2:53 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 112 min |
| Sep 9, 7:15 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 45 min |
| Sep 9, 7:36 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 39 min |
| Sep 9, 7:47 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 43 min |
| Sep 9, 8:13 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 47 min |
| Sep 9, 8:59 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 46 min |
| Sep 10, 3:39 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 51 min |
| Sep 10, 3:49 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Sep 11, 3:09 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Sep 18, 1:16 PM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | EPZ | 54 hr |
| Sep 19, 9:08 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Sep 20, 2:03 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 117 min |
| Oct 6, 12:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 48 min |
| Oct 7, 4:59 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Oct 8, 11:38 AM MDT | Freeze Warning | EPZ | 20 hr |
| Oct 14, 6:46 AM MDT | Freeze Warning | EPZ | 26 hr |
| Oct 24, 6:53 AM MDT | Dense Fog Advisory | EPZ | 70 min |
| Oct 31, 3:43 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 47 min |
| Nov 12, 5:12 AM MST | Freeze Warning | EPZ | 29 hr |
| Nov 12, 5:12 AM MST | Wind Advisory | EPZ | 16 hr |
| Nov 29, 7:40 AM MST | Wind Advisory | EPZ | 36 hr |
| Nov 29, 3:36 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | EPZ | 28 hr |
| Nov 30, 8:48 AM MST | Dust Storm Advisory | EPZ | 87 min |
| Dec 6, 3:46 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | EPZ | 40 hr |
| Dec 11, 9:54 PM MST | High Wind Watch | EPZ | 8 hr |
| Dec 12, 5:24 AM MST | High Wind Warning | EPZ | 27 hr |
| Dec 25, 6:18 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | EPZ | 42 hr |
| Dec 27, 3:26 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | EPZ | 11 hr |
| Dec 27, 3:26 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | EPZ | 43 hr |
| Dec 27, 3:26 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | EPZ | 43 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 | 14 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 2 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 7 |
| Special Weather Statement | 37 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 9 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 2 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 53 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 7 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 3 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 4 |
| High Wind Watch | 2 |
| Blowing Dust Advisory | 2 |
| Dust Storm Advisory | 1 |
| Wind Advisory | 23 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 20 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 20 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 2 |
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.