Otero County, New Mexico weather alerts

No watches, warnings or advisories are in force for Otero County.

Checked Sun, Sep 20, 2026, 3:02 PM MDT. Times are Mountain Daylight Time.

Warnings on the map

Every watch, warning and advisory the National Weather Service has in force over Otero County, New Mexico. Open it for the live map, where it pans and zooms.

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Map layer from NOAA National Weather Service. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.

Alerts in force

Nothing is in force for Otero County right now. Its warnings come from the National Weather Service and appear here within a minute of being issued; every one of the past year is below.

The past year in Otero County

In the past year the National Weather Service issued 301 alerts for Otero County, including 52 flash flood warnings, 48 severe thunderstorm warnings, 26 red flag warnings and 5 high wind warnings.

Product	Issued	Most recent
Flash Flood Warning	52	Sep 18, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning	48	Sep 17, 2026
Red Flag Warning	26	Jun 27, 2026
High Wind Warning	5	Apr 26, 2026
Flood Warning	4	Sep 18, 2026
Winter Storm Warning	2	Jan 23, 2026
Dust Storm Warning	1	Aug 7, 2026
Freeze Warning	1	Oct 30, 2025
Fire Weather Watch	22	May 18, 2026
Flood Watch	9	Sep 18, 2026
High Wind Watch	3	Mar 15, 2026
Winter Storm Watch	2	Jan 24, 2026
Freeze Watch	1	Oct 30, 2025
Flood Advisory	89	Sep 17, 2026
Dust Storm Advisory	9	Aug 31, 2026
Wind Advisory	9	May 18, 2026
Blowing Dust Advisory	5	Aug 11, 2026
Heat Advisory	5	Aug 25, 2026
Cold Weather Advisory	3	Jan 27, 2026
Winter Weather Advisory	3	Jan 24, 2026
Dense Fog Advisory	1	Feb 14, 2026
Freezing Fog Advisory	1	Jan 25, 2026

Warnings issued

And 79 earlier warnings.

Every alert, most recent first

The 40 most recent of 301.

From the Iowa Environmental Mesonet’s archive of NWS watches, warnings and advisories (VTEC), by the county’s own code and the forecast zones inside it. Each date links to the event at the IEM.

Nearby

The counties around Otero County, with what is in force in each.

What this means

Warning: The hazard is happening or about to. Act now: a tornado warning means take shelter, a flash flood warning means move to higher ground.
Watch: Conditions favor the hazard. Nothing is happening yet; have a plan and be ready to act if a warning follows.
Advisory: A hazard that is less serious than a warning but can still cause trouble, such as dense fog, heat or light ice.
Statement: Information about weather that does not yet meet a warning: a strong storm, a hydrologic update, or a special weather statement.

Severity (extreme, severe, moderate, minor) is the rating the issuing office gives each product. More on the difference: tornado watch vs. tornado warning. Alerts come from the National Weather Service; follow its instructions and your local officials.

Sources

Alerts from the National Weather Service's public feed, read afresh every minute, and matched to counties and zones by their UGC codes. Warnings from outside the United States come from each country's own meteorological service. Follow the issuing office's instructions and your local officials.