Alert archive / New Mexico / Quay County
Weather alerts in Quay County, New Mexico, 2016
116 weather alerts in 2016, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Quay County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2016. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 116
- Warnings
- 25
- Watches
- 7
- Advisories
- 26
- Busiest month
- June34 alerts
- Busiest day
- May 29, 201612 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
Quay County, 2016
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 25 | 5 | 80% | 8 | 75% | 10 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 0 | 1 | 0% |
Each office's whole area, 2016
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Albuquerque, NM: tornado warnings | 12 | 1 | 92% | 1 | 100% | 11 min |
| NWS Albuquerque, NM: severe thunderstorm warnings | 211 | 29 | 86% | 77 | 53% | 13 min |
| NWS Albuquerque, NM: flash flood warnings | 45 | 13 | 71% | 35 | 57% | 48 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 9:50 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 40 min |
| Apr 20, 4:34 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 26 min |
| Apr 28, 9:31 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| May 11, 9:07 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 53 min |
| May 15, 9:45 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 45 min |
| May 16, 1:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 11 hr |
| May 21, 1:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 21, 5:26 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 21, 9:39 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 51 min |
| May 21, 9:53 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 52 min |
| May 21, 10:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 62 min |
| May 21, 10:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 48 min |
| May 21, 11:05 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 21, 11:27 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 48 min |
| May 22, 12:33 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 27 min |
| May 22, 12:58 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 32 min |
| May 29, 11:15 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 45 min |
| May 29, 11:41 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 26 min |
| May 29, 11:48 AM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| May 29, 12:53 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| May 29, 1:23 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 36 min |
| May 29, 1:46 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 119 min |
| May 29, 1:54 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 50 min |
| May 29, 2:21 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 25 min |
| May 29, 4:10 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 50 min |
| May 29, 4:23 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 112 min |
| May 29, 5:00 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 30 min |
| May 29, 5:10 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 35 min |
| May 30, 3:38 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 37 min |
| May 31, 5:11 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 34 min |
| May 31, 5:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 31 min |
| May 31, 6:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 46 min |
| May 31, 6:49 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 116 min |
| May 31, 6:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 37 min |
| May 31, 8:40 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 110 min |
| Jun 1, 2:08 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 112 min |
| Jun 1, 3:56 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 3 hr |
| Jun 1, 7:09 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 111 min |
| Jun 1, 10:17 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 118 min |
| Jun 5, 9:36 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 39 min |
| Jun 7, 1:37 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 7, 6:09 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 51 min |
| Jun 7, 6:59 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 46 min |
| Jun 8, 4:00 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 30 min |
| Jun 8, 6:04 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 26 min |
| Jun 9, 2:31 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 9, 2:51 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 24 min |
| Jun 9, 6:28 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Jun 11, 4:29 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 2 hr |
| Jun 13, 1:27 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 13, 3:56 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 34 min |
| Jun 13, 4:05 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 25 min |
| Jun 13, 4:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 26 min |
| Jun 13, 4:47 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 28 min |
| Jun 13, 4:50 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 21 min |
| Jun 13, 5:38 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 37 min |
| Jun 13, 6:53 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Jun 23, 7:36 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 24 min |
| Jun 23, 7:58 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 32 min |
| Jun 25, 5:36 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 24 min |
| Jun 25, 6:06 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 24 min |
| Jun 25, 6:14 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 31 min |
| Jun 25, 6:20 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 25 min |
| Jun 25, 6:30 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 30 min |
| Jun 25, 7:20 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 85 min |
| Jul 3, 1:46 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Jul 3, 6:08 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 52 min |
| Jul 3, 6:56 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 49 min |
| Jul 8, 3:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jul 15, 2:01 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Jul 15, 5:15 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 30 min |
| Jul 17, 7:54 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 36 min |
| Jul 25, 7:19 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 116 min |
| Jul 27, 5:04 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 26 min |
| Jul 29, 5:52 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 113 min |
| Jul 29, 6:10 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Jul 29, 7:18 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 27 min |
| Aug 5, 7:41 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 94 min |
| Aug 8, 4:18 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 27 min |
| Aug 8, 4:58 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 2 hr |
| Aug 8, 5:01 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 29 min |
| Aug 8, 5:37 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 83 min |
| Aug 8, 6:11 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 26 min |
| Aug 8, 6:59 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 2 hr |
| Aug 8, 7:46 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 89 min |
| Aug 12, 6:33 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 57 min |
| Aug 12, 6:57 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 48 min |
| Aug 13, 5:56 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 34 min |
| Aug 13, 6:33 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 87 min |
| Aug 13, 7:36 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 84 min |
| Aug 25, 5:38 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 112 min |
| Aug 28, 4:03 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 87 min |
| Aug 28, 5:48 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 87 min |
| Aug 28, 7:42 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 2 hr |
| Aug 30, 12:50 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 115 min |
| Aug 30, 2:35 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 4 hr |
| Sep 5, 2:30 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Sep 6, 4:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 28 min |
| Sep 14, 12:55 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Sep 14, 1:21 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 9 min |
| Sep 14, 1:35 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 25 min |
| Sep 14, 5:41 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 49 min |
| Sep 14, 6:38 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 37 min |
| Sep 14, 10:07 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 23 min |
| Sep 14, 10:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 28 min |
| Sep 14, 11:40 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 50 min |
| Sep 15, 1:02 AM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 58 min |
| Sep 15, 2:23 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 52 min |
| Sep 15, 12:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Sep 17, 2:19 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
| Sep 17, 4:33 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Sep 17, 5:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 46 min |
| Oct 9, 4:09 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Nov 6, 2:26 AM MST | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 49 min |
| Dec 22, 4:06 AM MST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Dec 25, 1:36 AM MST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 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 | 25 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 6 |
| Tornado Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 18 |
| Special Weather Statement | 40 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 26 |
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.