Alert archive / New Mexico / Otero County
Weather alerts in Otero County, New Mexico, 2020
216 weather alerts in 2020, 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 2020. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 216
- Warnings
- 76
- Watches
- 28
- Advisories
- 55
- Busiest month
- June47 alerts
- Busiest day
- March 13, 202011 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 reports fell inside a warning.
Otero County, 2020
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 2 | 0% | |||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 29 | 4 | 86% | 14 | 50% | 34 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 4 | 0 | 100% | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2020
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS El Paso, TX: tornado warnings | 0 | 2 | 0% | |||
| NWS El Paso, TX: severe thunderstorm warnings | 46 | 6 | 87% | 30 | 30% | 34 min |
| NWS El Paso, TX: flash flood warnings | 8 | 1 | 88% | 2 | 100% | 4 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 10, 4:57 AM MST | Wind Advisory | EPZ | 15 hr |
| Jan 13, 1:27 AM MST | Wind Advisory | EPZ | 16 hr |
| Jan 27, 2:02 PM MST | Wind Advisory | EPZ | 9 hr |
| Feb 1, 2:43 PM MST | High Wind Watch | EPZ | 23 hr |
| Feb 2, 1:17 PM MST | High Wind Warning | EPZ | 34 hr |
| Feb 2, 1:17 PM MST | Wind Advisory | EPZ | 31 hr |
| Feb 4, 3:13 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | EPZ | 32 hr |
| Feb 4, 11:08 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | EPZ | 21 hr |
| Feb 9, 3:40 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | EPZ | 14 hr |
| Feb 10, 6:00 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | EPZ | 45 hr |
| Feb 10, 6:00 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | EPZ | 51 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:06 AM MST | Wind Advisory | EPZ | 16 hr |
| Feb 22, 8:34 PM MST | Wind Advisory | EPZ | 22 hr |
| Feb 25, 1:55 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 16 hr |
| Mar 1, 1:30 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | EPZ | 25 hr |
| Mar 2, 2:01 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | EPZ | 42 hr |
| Mar 2, 2:01 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | EPZ | 42 hr |
| Mar 3, 5:55 PM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 18 hr |
| Mar 13, 11:15 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 45 min |
| Mar 13, 11:48 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 27 min |
| Mar 13, 2:21 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 39 min |
| Mar 13, 2:24 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Mar 13, 2:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 47 min |
| Mar 13, 3:05 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 40 min |
| Mar 13, 3:34 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 41 min |
| Mar 13, 3:37 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 38 min |
| Mar 13, 3:54 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 16 min |
| Mar 13, 4:26 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 13, 5:34 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 41 min |
| Mar 13, 6:13 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 47 min |
| Mar 13, 8:32 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Mar 18, 7:48 PM MDT | High Wind Warning | EPZ | 23 hr |
| Mar 18, 11:37 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 53 min |
| Mar 18, 11:38 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 37 min |
| Mar 22, 5:39 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | EPZ | 40 hr |
| Mar 22, 5:40 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 9 hr |
| Mar 22, 3:02 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 29 hr |
| Mar 24, 2:13 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 29 hr |
| Mar 26, 2:55 PM MDT | High Wind Warning | EPZ | 33 hr |
| Mar 26, 2:55 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | EPZ | 33 hr |
| Mar 29, 2:33 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 24 hr |
| Mar 29, 2:18 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 30 hr |
| Apr 2, 12:31 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 17 hr |
| Apr 11, 1:34 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | EPZ | 34 hr |
| Apr 13, 3:45 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | EPZ | 17 hr |
| Apr 18, 3:32 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | EPZ | 20 hr |
| Apr 18, 3:34 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 16 hr |
| Apr 21, 4:19 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 17 hr |
| Apr 22, 2:33 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 24 hr |
| Apr 22, 2:56 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 24 hr |
| Apr 23, 2:24 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 19 hr |
| Apr 23, 2:29 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 18 hr |
| Apr 28, 8:06 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | EPZ | 16 hr |
| Apr 30, 1:54 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 13 hr |
| Apr 30, 3:00 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 30 hr |
| May 1, 3:06 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 23 hr |
| May 1, 3:06 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 17 hr |
| May 2, 2:23 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 18 hr |
| May 2, 1:42 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 13 hr |
| May 3, 2:17 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 18 hr |
| May 3, 1:22 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 13 hr |
| May 4, 2:42 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 17 hr |
| May 4, 12:56 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | EPZ | 22 hr |
| May 5, 5:40 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 33 hr |
| May 6, 1:43 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 12 hr |
| May 6, 1:27 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 31 hr |
| May 6, 2:51 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 31 hr |
| May 7, 4:52 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | EPZ | 31 hr |
| May 11, 4:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 44 min |
| May 11, 4:34 PM MDT | Dust Storm Warning | EPZ | 89 min |
| May 11, 4:58 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 47 min |
| May 20, 2:20 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 18 hr |
| May 20, 1:50 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 12 hr |
| May 21, 1:35 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 18 hr |
| May 21, 1:35 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 14 hr |
| May 22, 3:26 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 17 hr |
| May 22, 1:28 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 14 hr |
| May 23, 3:26 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 17 hr |
| Jun 3, 9:06 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 39 min |
| Jun 5, 3:50 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 25 min |
| Jun 5, 6:05 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 40 min |
| Jun 5, 6:11 PM MDT | Dust Storm Warning | EPZ | 64 min |
| Jun 5, 8:24 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 81 min |
| Jun 6, 9:45 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 5 hr |
| Jun 6, 9:45 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 22 hr |
| Jun 7, 2:53 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 41 hr |
| Jun 7, 1:45 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 13 hr |
| Jun 8, 2:29 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 40 hr |
| Jun 8, 2:33 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | EPZ | 15 hr |
| Jun 11, 11:51 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 39 min |
| Jun 11, 12:17 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Jun 11, 12:34 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 41 min |
| Jun 11, 1:28 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 32 min |
| Jun 11, 2:43 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 47 min |
| Jun 11, 3:10 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 50 min |
| Jun 20, 9:55 PM MDT | Dust Storm Advisory | EPZ | 65 min |
| Jun 20, 9:58 PM MDT | Dust Storm Advisory | EPZ | 62 min |
| Jun 23, 1:52 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 23, 2:48 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 42 min |
| Jun 23, 4:04 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Jun 23, 4:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 46 min |
| Jun 23, 5:30 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 45 min |
| Jun 23, 5:46 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 59 min |
| Jun 23, 6:10 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 23, 6:38 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 52 min |
| Jun 23, 7:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 59 min |
| Jun 23, 8:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 43 min |
| Jun 23, 8:48 PM MDT | Dust Storm Advisory | EPZ | 57 min |
| Jun 23, 9:01 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 44 min |
| Jun 23, 9:11 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 49 min |
| Jun 24, 2:56 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 24, 3:13 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 32 min |
| Jun 24, 6:29 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 61 min |
| Jun 24, 6:50 PM MDT | Dust Storm Advisory | EPZ | 115 min |
| Jun 25, 7:11 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 49 min |
| Jun 26, 12:58 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 47 min |
| Jun 26, 3:17 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 58 min |
| Jun 26, 3:52 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Jun 26, 4:08 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 52 min |
| Jun 26, 5:20 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 25 min |
| Jun 26, 5:44 PM MDT | Dust Storm Advisory | EPZ | 91 min |
| Jun 27, 3:41 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 49 min |
| Jun 27, 4:43 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 77 min |
| Jun 28, 1:40 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 30 hr |
| Jun 29, 2:35 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 27 hr |
| Jul 4, 2:12 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 48 min |
| Jul 6, 2:12 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 2 hr |
| Jul 7, 12:49 PM MDT | Heat Advisory | EPZ | 64 hr |
| Jul 7, 12:50 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 40 min |
| Jul 7, 1:26 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 49 min |
| Jul 7, 2:14 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 46 min |
| Jul 7, 2:36 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 24 min |
| Jul 10, 5:09 AM MDT | Heat Advisory | EPZ | 5 days |
| Jul 15, 1:51 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Jul 20, 1:08 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 112 min |
| Jul 20, 3:23 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 112 min |
| Jul 21, 1:26 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Jul 23, 5:27 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 48 min |
| Jul 23, 5:45 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 83 min |
| Jul 24, 10:56 AM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | EPZ | 39 hr |
| Jul 24, 6:38 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 37 min |
| Jul 25, 12:35 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | 2 hr |
| Jul 25, 12:50 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 115 min |
| Jul 25, 1:17 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Jul 25, 4:13 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Jul 26, 12:20 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Jul 26, 2:23 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Jul 31, 2:13 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 62 min |
| Jul 31, 2:37 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 31, 2:45 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 45 min |
| Jul 31, 3:15 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 45 min |
| Jul 31, 3:24 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 51 min |
| Jul 31, 3:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 45 min |
| Jul 31, 4:22 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 38 min |
| Jul 31, 4:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 49 min |
| Jul 31, 4:51 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 39 min |
| Jul 31, 5:15 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 45 min |
| Jul 31, 5:44 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Jul 31, 7:08 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 52 min |
| Jul 31, 8:07 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 53 min |
| Jul 31, 8:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 46 min |
| Aug 1, 2:13 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 1, 2:19 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Aug 1, 4:48 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Aug 1, 4:51 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Aug 1, 5:10 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 65 min |
| Aug 1, 7:52 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 38 min |
| Aug 2, 6:15 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 45 min |
| Aug 5, 2:55 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 110 min |
| Aug 5, 3:19 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 41 min |
| Aug 5, 3:25 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 2 hr |
| Aug 5, 3:58 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 47 min |
| Aug 15, 1:46 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 59 min |
| Aug 15, 1:47 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 58 min |
| Aug 15, 2:35 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 40 min |
| Aug 16, 6:05 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Aug 17, 1:15 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 45 min |
| Aug 17, 1:54 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 51 min |
| Aug 17, 2:09 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 53 min |
| Aug 17, 2:32 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 118 min |
| Aug 17, 2:41 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 35 min |
| Aug 21, 4:08 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 37 min |
| Aug 24, 3:59 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Sep 8, 2:46 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 44 min |
| Sep 8, 3:08 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 112 min |
| Sep 8, 3:20 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 55 min |
| Sep 8, 3:40 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 50 min |
| Sep 8, 4:11 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 49 min |
| Sep 8, 4:53 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 37 min |
| Sep 8, 8:39 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 51 min |
| Sep 8, 9:52 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 38 min |
| Sep 26, 8:36 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 9 hr |
| Sep 27, 3:54 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | EPZ | 34 hr |
| Sep 27, 1:35 PM MDT | High Wind Warning | EPZ | 20 hr |
| Sep 28, 2:12 PM MDT | Frost Advisory | EPZ | 18 hr |
| Sep 28, 2:12 PM MDT | Freeze Warning | EPZ | 18 hr |
| Oct 10, 2:43 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 24 hr |
| Oct 10, 1:20 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 30 hr |
| Oct 11, 4:49 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 12 hr |
| Oct 13, 2:13 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 24 hr |
| Oct 14, 2:18 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 16 hr |
| Oct 25, 5:32 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 14 hr |
| Oct 25, 2:29 PM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | EPZ | 15 hr |
| Oct 26, 5:36 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | EPZ | 48 hr |
| Oct 26, 3:33 PM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | EPZ | 38 hr |
| Nov 7, 6:22 AM MST | Wind Advisory | EPZ | 23 hr |
| Nov 8, 5:02 AM MST | High Wind Warning | EPZ | 36 hr |
| Nov 13, 1:19 PM MST | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 13 hr |
| Nov 14, 2:23 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 16 hr |
| Nov 14, 9:07 AM MST | Wind Advisory | EPZ | 8 hr |
| Nov 23, 12:54 AM MST | Dense Fog Advisory | EPZ | 7 hr |
| Nov 23, 2:14 PM MST | Wind Advisory | EPZ | 27 hr |
| Dec 12, 2:13 PM MST | Wind Advisory | EPZ | 18 hr |
| Dec 25, 1:43 PM MST | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 12 hr |
| Dec 26, 1:52 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 16 hr |
| Dec 29, 1:47 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | EPZ | 39 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 | 29 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 2 |
| Tornado Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 6 |
| Special Weather Statement | 51 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 4 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 1 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 21 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 4 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 3 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 5 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 2 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 1 |
| Frost Advisory | 1 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Dust Storm Warning | 2 |
| High Wind Warning | 5 |
| High Wind Watch | 1 |
| Dust Storm Advisory | 5 |
| Wind Advisory | 20 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 31 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 20 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 1 |
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.