Alert archive / New Mexico / Sierra County
Weather alerts in Sierra County, New Mexico, 2013
214 weather alerts in 2013, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Sierra County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2013. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 214
- Warnings
- 99
- Watches
- 41
- Advisories
- 70
- Busiest month
- July66 alerts
- Busiest day
- July 27, 20139 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
Sierra County, 2013
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 22 | 1 | 95% | 1 | 0% | |
| Flash flood warnings | 39 | 6 | 85% | 9 | 44% | 49 min |
Each office's whole area, 2013
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS El Paso, TX: severe thunderstorm warnings | 128 | 17 | 87% | 40 | 63% | 20 min |
| NWS El Paso, TX: flash flood warnings | 141 | 30 | 79% | 68 | 66% | 80 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 2, 2:00 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | EPZ | 42 hr |
| Jan 5, 7:09 AM MST | Dense Fog Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Jan 28, 3:35 PM MST | Wind Advisory | EPZ | 27 hr |
| Jan 28, 10:01 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | EPZ | 25 hr |
| Feb 7, 1:38 PM MST | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 22 hr |
| Feb 8, 5:28 AM MST | High Wind Watch | EPZ | 10 hr |
| Feb 8, 11:09 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 33 hr |
| Feb 8, 3:09 PM MST | Wind Advisory | EPZ | 27 hr |
| Feb 11, 2:50 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | EPZ | 14 hr |
| Feb 18, 6:35 AM MST | High Wind Watch | EPZ | 24 hr |
| Feb 18, 2:33 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 27 hr |
| Feb 18, 2:33 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 30 hr |
| Feb 19, 6:51 AM MST | High Wind Warning | EPZ | 39 hr |
| Feb 19, 6:51 AM MST | Wind Advisory | EPZ | 39 hr |
| Feb 19, 12:31 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | EPZ | 17 hr |
| Feb 20, 5:13 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | EPZ | 18 hr |
| Feb 20, 5:13 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | EPZ | 24 hr |
| Feb 23, 1:08 PM MST | Wind Advisory | EPZ | 34 hr |
| Feb 24, 6:40 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | EPZ | 25 hr |
| Feb 26, 7:21 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 11 hr |
| Mar 1, 12:30 PM MST | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 21 hr |
| Mar 2, 7:07 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 36 hr |
| Mar 2, 2:02 PM MST | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 24 hr |
| Mar 3, 6:30 AM MST | Wind Advisory | EPZ | 13 hr |
| Mar 3, 7:03 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 37 hr |
| Mar 3, 3:21 PM MST | Wind Advisory | EPZ | 29 hr |
| Mar 7, 1:20 PM MST | Wind Advisory | EPZ | 31 hr |
| Mar 8, 2:17 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | EPZ | 27 hr |
| Mar 8, 5:04 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 41 min |
| Mar 14, 2:02 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 24 hr |
| Mar 15, 1:58 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 23 hr |
| Mar 15, 1:58 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 30 hr |
| Mar 16, 12:47 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 31 hr |
| Mar 19, 2:08 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 17 hr |
| Mar 20, 6:44 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 37 hr |
| Mar 20, 7:09 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 14 hr |
| Mar 20, 9:12 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 34 hr |
| Mar 20, 9:12 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 48 hr |
| Mar 22, 7:33 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 36 hr |
| Mar 22, 3:57 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | EPZ | 28 hr |
| Apr 4, 7:41 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 20 hr |
| Apr 5, 7:34 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 23 hr |
| Apr 6, 2:07 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 24 hr |
| Apr 6, 3:07 PM MDT | High Wind Watch | EPZ | 24 hr |
| Apr 7, 2:00 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 31 hr |
| Apr 7, 3:10 PM MDT | Blowing Dust Advisory | EPZ | 30 hr |
| Apr 7, 3:10 PM MDT | High Wind Warning | EPZ | 37 hr |
| Apr 9, 3:58 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | EPZ | 12 hr |
| Apr 12, 7:30 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 24 hr |
| Apr 13, 7:54 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 36 hr |
| Apr 13, 5:49 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 20 hr |
| Apr 14, 7:17 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 38 hr |
| Apr 14, 2:16 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 31 hr |
| Apr 15, 9:24 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 33 hr |
| Apr 15, 9:24 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 24 hr |
| Apr 15, 9:24 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 49 hr |
| Apr 16, 4:53 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | EPZ | 10 hr |
| Apr 16, 2:52 PM MDT | High Wind Warning | EPZ | 30 hr |
| Apr 23, 7:58 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 30 hr |
| Apr 24, 1:34 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 31 hr |
| May 6, 10:14 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 32 hr |
| May 15, 8:25 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 42 hr |
| May 17, 2:06 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 31 hr |
| May 19, 6:47 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 24 hr |
| May 19, 1:33 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 31 hr |
| May 27, 7:24 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 13 hr |
| May 27, 8:37 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 24 hr |
| May 27, 8:37 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 23 hr |
| May 28, 8:56 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 24 hr |
| Jun 2, 5:20 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 7, 12:09 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 11 hr |
| Jun 7, 1:43 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 62 min |
| Jun 7, 2:09 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 7, 2:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 50 min |
| Jun 7, 3:47 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 43 min |
| Jun 7, 10:52 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 22 hr |
| Jun 14, 4:29 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 2 hr |
| Jun 19, 7:10 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 13 hr |
| Jun 19, 10:35 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 22 hr |
| Jun 20, 1:38 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 31 hr |
| Jun 21, 1:56 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 31 hr |
| Jun 22, 2:49 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 30 hr |
| Jun 23, 7:36 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | 5 hr |
| Jun 23, 12:28 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | 33 hr |
| Jul 1, 8:20 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 40 min |
| Jul 1, 8:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 62 min |
| Jul 1, 9:00 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Jul 2, 10:35 AM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | EPZ | 43 hr |
| Jul 2, 2:47 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 58 min |
| Jul 2, 4:10 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Jul 2, 5:06 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 54 min |
| Jul 2, 6:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 61 min |
| Jul 2, 7:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 47 min |
| Jul 3, 2:43 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Jul 3, 4:03 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 57 min |
| Jul 3, 4:07 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Jul 3, 4:10 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Jul 3, 4:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 3, 6:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 64 min |
| Jul 3, 7:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 47 min |
| Jul 3, 8:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 48 min |
| Jul 4, 7:23 AM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | EPZ | 23 hr |
| Jul 5, 8:03 AM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | EPZ | 22 hr |
| Jul 6, 1:10 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | 6 hr |
| Jul 6, 4:55 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 6 hr |
| Jul 7, 3:30 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | 6 hr |
| Jul 8, 3:33 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 117 min |
| Jul 8, 5:35 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | 6 hr |
| Jul 8, 6:08 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 112 min |
| Jul 9, 8:56 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 64 min |
| Jul 9, 11:21 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 114 min |
| Jul 12, 4:06 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 6:12 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 12:02 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 4:48 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 6 hr |
| Jul 14, 12:46 PM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | EPZ | 53 hr |
| Jul 15, 4:02 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 6 hr |
| Jul 20, 7:08 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | 4 hr |
| Jul 20, 8:35 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 115 min |
| Jul 20, 9:39 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | 4 hr |
| Jul 22, 12:34 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Jul 22, 2:13 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Jul 22, 6:12 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Jul 24, 4:49 AM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | EPZ | 20 hr |
| Jul 24, 5:27 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 63 min |
| Jul 24, 5:51 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Jul 24, 8:50 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | 115 min |
| Jul 24, 9:58 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | 2 hr |
| Jul 24, 11:15 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Jul 25, 3:02 AM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | EPZ | 3 days |
| Jul 26, 11:41 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Jul 26, 12:54 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Jul 26, 1:49 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Jul 26, 2:14 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Jul 26, 2:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 38 min |
| Jul 26, 3:17 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 43 min |
| Jul 26, 3:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 45 min |
| Jul 26, 6:07 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Jul 26, 6:10 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | 2 hr |
| Jul 26, 8:40 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Jul 26, 10:26 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 2 hr |
| Jul 26, 10:38 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Jul 26, 11:36 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 114 min |
| Jul 27, 12:14 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | 2 hr |
| Jul 27, 1:12 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Jul 27, 1:38 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | 4 hr |
| Jul 28, 11:57 AM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | EPZ | 8 hr |
| Jul 28, 1:17 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 118 min |
| Jul 28, 6:13 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 62 min |
| Jul 31, 3:34 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Aug 4, 11:52 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 4 hr |
| Aug 4, 1:01 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | 4 hr |
| Aug 4, 1:34 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | 4 hr |
| Aug 4, 2:59 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | 6 hr |
| Aug 5, 5:13 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 8 hr |
| Aug 6, 12:35 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Aug 6, 2:48 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | 4 hr |
| Aug 7, 4:15 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Aug 11, 4:27 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 2 hr |
| Aug 11, 5:11 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 2 hr |
| Aug 11, 7:40 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Aug 12, 2:18 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 42 min |
| Aug 12, 2:56 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 49 min |
| Aug 12, 2:59 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 2 hr |
| Aug 14, 4:27 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 2 hr |
| Aug 15, 5:00 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 2 hr |
| Aug 17, 12:39 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 111 min |
| Aug 18, 3:14 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 106 min |
| Aug 18, 3:57 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 108 min |
| Aug 19, 12:31 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Aug 20, 3:40 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | 4 hr |
| Aug 20, 4:49 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | 86 min |
| Aug 20, 5:54 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | 96 min |
| Aug 20, 6:44 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 61 min |
| Aug 20, 7:06 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 54 min |
| Aug 23, 6:25 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 110 min |
| Sep 2, 11:13 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | 4 hr |
| Sep 7, 7:10 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 50 min |
| Sep 9, 5:03 AM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | EPZ | 5 days |
| Sep 9, 4:18 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 117 min |
| Sep 11, 8:19 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 116 min |
| Sep 11, 9:09 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Sep 12, 2:31 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Sep 13, 2:50 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 6 hr |
| Sep 13, 7:31 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Sep 13, 8:40 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | 6 hr |
| Sep 13, 8:48 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 6 hr |
| Sep 13, 9:14 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 4 hr |
| Sep 13, 2:31 PM MDT | Areal Flood Warning | EPZ | 21 hr |
| Sep 13, 2:45 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 4 hr |
| Sep 15, 4:24 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 111 min |
| Sep 15, 8:01 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | 4 hr |
| Sep 16, 12:35 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Sep 16, 6:45 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Sep 16, 9:06 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | 4 hr |
| Sep 17, 3:12 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 63 min |
| Sep 17, 5:21 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | 4 hr |
| Sep 19, 1:21 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | 114 min |
| Sep 20, 6:22 AM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | EPZ | 16 hr |
| Sep 20, 7:00 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | 3 hr |
| Oct 5, 3:39 PM MDT | Freeze Warning | EPZ | 17 hr |
| Oct 9, 6:01 AM MDT | High Wind Warning | EPZ | 37 hr |
| Oct 9, 6:01 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | EPZ | 37 hr |
| Oct 25, 4:27 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | 48 min |
| Oct 30, 5:05 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | EPZ | 15 hr |
| Nov 6, 3:10 PM MST | Freeze Warning | EPZ | 18 hr |
| Nov 15, 5:03 AM MST | Wind Advisory | EPZ | 47 hr |
| Nov 21, 4:38 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | EPZ | 35 hr |
| Nov 22, 3:42 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | EPZ | 54 hr |
| Nov 22, 3:42 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | EPZ | 48 hr |
| Nov 25, 3:30 PM MST | Dense Fog Advisory | EPZ | 15 hr |
| Dec 3, 6:41 AM MST | Wind Advisory | EPZ | 38 hr |
| Dec 18, 2:48 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | EPZ | 25 hr |
| Dec 19, 3:21 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | EPZ | 55 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 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 3 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 4 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 1 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 39 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 9 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 46 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 3 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 2 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 8 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 2 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 4 |
| High Wind Watch | 4 |
| Blowing Dust Advisory | 1 |
| Wind Advisory | 13 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 28 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 23 |
| 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.