Alert archive / New Mexico / Union County
Weather alerts in Union County, New Mexico, 2013
209 weather alerts in 2013, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Union County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2013. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 209
- Warnings
- 78
- Watches
- 33
- Advisories
- 34
- Busiest month
- June63 alerts
- Busiest day
- August 3, 201323 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 1 tornado warnings covering Union County in 2013 had a tornado report inside them.
Union County, 2013
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0 | ||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 40 | 5 | 88% | 8 | 75% | 30 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 6 | 0 | 100% | 2 | 0% |
Each office's whole area, 2013
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Albuquerque, NM: tornado warnings | 4 | 0 | 100% | 0 | ||
| NWS Albuquerque, NM: severe thunderstorm warnings | 196 | 43 | 78% | 140 | 56% | 17 min |
| NWS Albuquerque, NM: flash flood warnings | 129 | 26 | 80% | 70 | 60% | 87 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 6:08 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 22 min |
| Mar 6, 7:52 AM MST | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | 19 hr |
| Mar 15, 2:59 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | 27 hr |
| Mar 16, 5:54 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | 38 hr |
| Mar 17, 1:41 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Mar 17, 1:45 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 30 min |
| Mar 22, 3:57 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | 10 hr |
| Mar 22, 2:20 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | 30 hr |
| Apr 3, 6:15 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | 24 hr |
| Apr 4, 6:40 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | 39 hr |
| Apr 6, 3:53 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | 24 hr |
| Apr 7, 3:55 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | 28 hr |
| Apr 12, 3:59 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | 35 hr |
| Apr 13, 4:36 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | 24 hr |
| Apr 13, 4:36 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | 15 hr |
| Apr 13, 2:56 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | 29 hr |
| Apr 14, 4:25 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | 35 hr |
| Apr 14, 4:25 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | 40 hr |
| Apr 15, 3:10 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | 24 hr |
| Apr 15, 3:10 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | 30 hr |
| Apr 21, 3:43 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | 28 hr |
| May 8, 12:52 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 23 min |
| May 15, 3:15 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | 49 hr |
| May 16, 2:54 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | 40 hr |
| May 17, 4:23 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | 41 hr |
| May 18, 7:06 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | 38 hr |
| May 23, 10:16 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| May 24, 1:57 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| May 24, 3:24 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | 36 hr |
| May 24, 9:07 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 23 min |
| May 24, 9:34 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 116 min |
| May 24, 11:50 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 40 min |
| May 25, 1:57 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 25, 3:29 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | 24 hr |
| May 25, 3:29 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | 30 hr |
| May 25, 5:11 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 64 min |
| May 26, 3:12 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | 13 hr |
| May 26, 3:12 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | 30 hr |
| May 27, 3:55 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | 41 hr |
| May 27, 3:12 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | 16 hr |
| May 28, 7:20 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | 37 hr |
| May 28, 3:22 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | 24 hr |
| May 29, 3:25 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | 24 hr |
| May 29, 3:25 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | 29 hr |
| May 30, 3:35 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | 28 hr |
| Jun 4, 7:00 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 45 min |
| Jun 5, 12:45 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Jun 5, 1:47 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 5, 1:54 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 36 min |
| Jun 5, 3:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 53 min |
| Jun 6, 8:14 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 46 min |
| Jun 6, 9:04 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 26 min |
| 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, 2:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 47 min |
| Jun 7, 3:19 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 26 min |
| Jun 7, 3:46 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 29 min |
| Jun 7, 4:10 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 2 hr |
| Jun 9, 3:02 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | 14 hr |
| Jun 10, 4:54 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | 39 hr |
| Jun 10, 2:19 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Jun 10, 2:59 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 31 min |
| Jun 12, 3:28 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | 29 hr |
| Jun 15, 4:21 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 24 min |
| Jun 15, 4:41 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 34 min |
| Jun 15, 4:52 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 38 min |
| Jun 15, 5:23 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 7 min |
| Jun 15, 8:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 31 min |
| Jun 17, 1:15 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Jun 17, 2:23 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 37 min |
| Jun 17, 2:52 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 23 min |
| Jun 17, 2:54 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 17, 3:11 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | 24 hr |
| Jun 17, 3:13 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 62 min |
| Jun 17, 3:52 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 23 min |
| Jun 17, 4:15 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 30 min |
| Jun 17, 4:21 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 24 min |
| Jun 17, 4:54 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 36 min |
| Jun 17, 6:06 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Jun 18, 1:53 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 18, 3:20 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | 29 hr |
| Jun 18, 5:11 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Jun 18, 6:11 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 34 min |
| Jun 18, 6:21 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 39 min |
| Jun 18, 6:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 34 min |
| Jun 18, 7:01 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 44 min |
| Jun 18, 7:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 60 min |
| Jun 18, 7:26 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 2 hr |
| Jun 18, 7:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 63 min |
| Jun 18, 7:52 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Jun 18, 8:34 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | 116 min |
| Jun 18, 8:39 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 66 min |
| Jun 18, 9:37 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 38 min |
| Jun 19, 5:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 61 min |
| Jun 19, 6:23 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | ABQ | 37 min |
| Jun 19, 6:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 62 min |
| Jun 20, 4:23 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | 23 hr |
| Jun 20, 4:23 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | 28 hr |
| Jun 21, 3:27 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | 23 hr |
| Jun 21, 3:27 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | 29 hr |
| Jun 22, 2:54 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | 24 hr |
| Jun 22, 2:54 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | 29 hr |
| Jun 23, 3:16 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | 24 hr |
| Jun 23, 3:16 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | 29 hr |
| Jun 24, 2:54 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | 29 hr |
| Jun 29, 5:23 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 52 min |
| Jun 30, 1:34 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 30, 1:46 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 59 min |
| Jul 2, 12:29 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 31 min |
| Jul 8, 4:27 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 2 hr |
| Jul 8, 6:22 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 113 min |
| Jul 14, 4:54 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 6:09 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 111 min |
| Jul 19, 7:34 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 116 min |
| Jul 19, 8:28 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 2 hr |
| Jul 19, 11:29 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 3 hr |
| Jul 24, 4:27 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 25, 2:24 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Jul 25, 3:50 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 115 min |
| Jul 27, 1:49 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 116 min |
| Jul 28, 2:33 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 117 min |
| Jul 31, 12:15 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 30 min |
| Jul 31, 12:27 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 33 min |
| Jul 31, 12:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 62 min |
| Jul 31, 12:34 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Jul 31, 12:35 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 55 min |
| Jul 31, 12:38 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 67 min |
| Jul 31, 12:47 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | 118 min |
| Jul 31, 12:56 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 2 hr |
| Jul 31, 12:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Jul 31, 1:14 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | 2 hr |
| Jul 31, 1:30 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | 2 hr |
| Jul 31, 1:41 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 64 min |
| Jul 31, 1:46 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 29 min |
| Jul 31, 2:06 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 54 min |
| Jul 31, 2:17 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 118 min |
| Jul 31, 2:33 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 27 min |
| Jul 31, 2:38 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 67 min |
| Jul 31, 2:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 63 min |
| Jul 31, 3:50 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 85 min |
| Jul 31, 4:56 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Aug 3, 1:06 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Aug 3, 1:44 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 61 min |
| Aug 3, 1:53 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 52 min |
| Aug 3, 2:08 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 52 min |
| Aug 3, 2:21 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 39 min |
| Aug 3, 2:40 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Aug 3, 2:41 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 49 min |
| Aug 3, 3:03 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 57 min |
| Aug 3, 3:21 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 114 min |
| Aug 3, 3:24 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 36 min |
| Aug 3, 3:33 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 117 min |
| Aug 3, 3:47 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 88 min |
| Aug 3, 3:56 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 34 min |
| Aug 3, 4:13 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 32 min |
| Aug 3, 4:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 34 min |
| Aug 3, 4:37 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 53 min |
| Aug 3, 4:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 48 min |
| Aug 3, 4:53 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 52 min |
| Aug 3, 4:57 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 48 min |
| Aug 3, 5:14 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 2 hr |
| Aug 3, 5:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 47 min |
| Aug 3, 5:45 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 30 min |
| Aug 3, 5:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 61 min |
| Aug 3, 6:13 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 2 hr |
| Aug 3, 7:00 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | 2 hr |
| Aug 3, 7:17 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Aug 3, 7:19 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 56 min |
| Aug 3, 8:43 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 2 hr |
| Aug 3, 11:23 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 112 min |
| Aug 4, 1:19 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 116 min |
| Aug 7, 2:45 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 105 min |
| Aug 7, 3:17 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 43 min |
| Aug 7, 4:22 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 113 min |
| Aug 7, 5:07 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 23 min |
| Aug 7, 5:10 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 35 min |
| Aug 7, 5:24 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 66 min |
| Aug 7, 5:44 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 2 hr |
| Aug 7, 5:44 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 31 min |
| Aug 7, 6:06 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 54 min |
| Aug 8, 4:38 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 112 min |
| Aug 9, 3:50 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Aug 13, 4:38 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 37 min |
| Aug 13, 5:11 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 49 min |
| Aug 14, 1:29 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Aug 14, 4:46 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Aug 16, 2:35 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Aug 16, 7:16 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 44 min |
| Aug 22, 4:57 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 2 hr |
| Aug 22, 5:15 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | 3 hr |
| Sep 1, 10:22 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 113 min |
| Sep 11, 9:02 AM MDT | Areal Flood Warning | ABQ | 4 hr |
| Sep 11, 1:06 PM MDT | Areal Flood Warning | ABQ | 9 hr |
| Sep 12, 1:45 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 3 hr |
| Sep 13, 4:41 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 2 hr |
| Sep 15, 8:24 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 3 hr |
| Sep 15, 11:15 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | 3 hr |
| Sep 19, 4:21 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 39 min |
| Oct 1, 7:46 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | 24 hr |
| Oct 2, 7:54 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | 44 hr |
| Oct 2, 7:54 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | 35 hr |
| Oct 4, 3:50 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | 15 hr |
| Oct 7, 3:54 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | 11 hr |
| Oct 7, 3:23 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | 24 hr |
| Oct 7, 3:23 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | 27 hr |
| Oct 8, 3:14 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | 27 hr |
| Oct 10, 2:05 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Oct 10, 3:51 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 54 min |
| Oct 10, 4:40 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | 65 min |
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 | 40 |
| Tornado Warning | 1 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 6 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 25 |
| Special Weather Statement | 39 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 2 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 6 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 34 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 29 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 27 |
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.