Otero County, CO — Severe Weather & Radar
No active severe-weather warnings for Otero County, CO right now. Live radar is below — set up alerts to get warned the moment one is issued.
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Severe-weather outlook
The Storm Prediction Center has Otero County, CO in a Slight Riskfor severe thunderstorms today (Day 1 categorical outlook).
3-day forecast
Forecast via Open-Meteo.
When is severe weather most likely near Otero?
Around Otero County and the high plains, severe weather peaks in the summer months.
Large hail and damaging winds are the primary threats — the plains just east of the Rockies are especially hail-prone — with flash flooding a concern in and near the mountains.
Based on long-term NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center climatology.
In Otero County, CO
Otero County, CO has an estimated 19,000 residents, plus 1 hospitals, 3 nursing homes, 15 schools, 1 mobile-home parks that could be in a storm's path. Atmostorm shows which of them fall inside an active warning polygon.
Emergency-management view: who & what is in the warned path →
Nearby areas
Live radar and active alerts for places near Otero:
Not an official source — always confirm with the National Weather Service at weather.gov. Data aggregated from NWS/SPC. Facility and population figures are decision-support estimates.