Otero County, New Mexico

4 river gauges reading now, shown against their usual but not yet judged.

Official Warnings

No official warning is in effect here right now.

• Malpais Spring Near Oscura, NM: flow 5.96 ft³/s · above the highest October monthly average on record for this gauge (2.92 ft³/s) · U.S. Geological Survey · 45 min ago
• Tularosa Creek Near Bent, NM: flow 7.11 ft³/s · this gauge’s October monthly average is usually above 8.02 ft³/s · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Gauge 08480594: water level 1.15 ft · not enough history for this gauge to say what is usual · U.S. Geological Survey · 45 min ago
• Gauge 08481500: water level 2.02 ft · not enough history for this gauge to say what is usual · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago

River levels are shown against their usual, but not yet judged. A gauge’s usual here is its range of October monthly averages; the reading is the latest 15-minute value, which a passing rain or dry spell can carry outside that range. So no river gauge makes this county Unusual For Here until we compare each day with the same day’s history.

A gauge’s usual is its range of October monthly averages over its record (USGS).

• USGS daily mean streamflow and gage height - New Mexico: 4 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 8 h ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

2 sources answered; nothing recent here.

4 entries from NMRoads events RSS (New Mexico Department of Transportation) for this county, in its latest read.

• NMRoads events RSS: 4 entries for this county · New Mexico Department of Transportation · read 4 min ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

21 sources answered; nothing recent here.

Coming Up

No meeting is on an agenda we read for the next seven days.

1 report in the last 24 hours, none published as an event.

• City seeks independent review of staff firing · Alamogordo Daily News · 19 h ago Not Yet Confirmed

8 entries from USGS latest streamflow and gage height - New Mexico (U.S. Geological Survey) for this county, in its latest read.

• USGS latest streamflow and gage height - New Mexico: 8 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 16 min ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

PNM: 0 customers out, within the usual daily peak in October for this county.

• PNM: 0 customers out · within the usual daily peak in October for this county · PNM · 57 min ago

• PNM outage map (Kubra Storm Center): 9 entries for this county · PNM · read 57 min ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

No source here for this.

Matters Now

• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA)
  Grade-crossing collision, Union Pacific Railroad Company, ALAMOGORDO, NORTH SCENIC ROAD, 2026-05-25: 1 person killed. Reported by FRA with the May 2026 data. Federal Railroad Administration

Quiet

• Gasoline prices (EIA): No weekly move of 10 cents or more · U.S. Energy Information Administration · read Oct 26, 7:27 AM MDT

Background

• Gasoline prices (EIA)
  Regular gasoline, Gulf Coast (PADD 3), week of 2026-10-19: $3.784 a gallon, down 7 cents from the week before. U.S. Energy Information Administration
• Employment and wages (QCEW)
  Q1 2026: 17,380 jobs (17,514 a year earlier); $1,014 average weekly wage ($973 a year earlier). BLS (QCEW)

Each line is the source's own fields, linked to the source. Unusual is this county against its own history, never against other counties. FRA posts about three months after an accident, so its lines are reported, not breaking. Last read: BLS (QCEW) Oct 12, 7:25 AM MDT; U.S. Energy Information Administration Oct 26, 7:27 AM MDT; Federal Railroad Administration Oct 26, 7:27 AM MDT.

Quiet

• Non-native species (USGS NAS): No new non-native species alert here in the last 30 days · USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) · read Oct 12, 6:04 PM MDT
• Bird flu in wild birds (APHIS): No detection in wild birds here in the last 30 days · USDA APHIS · read Oct 26, 7:27 AM MDT
• Introduced species (iNaturalist): No introduced species newly recorded here · iNaturalist · read 1 h ago

Background

• Introduced species (iNaturalist)
  2 research-grade observations of introduced species here in the last 30 days. iNaturalist

Each line is the source's own fields, linked to the source. Unusual is this county against its own history, never against other counties. Bird flu detections are reported in our words with a link to USDA APHIS; its records are not reproduced. iNaturalist observations are shown only under CC0 or CC-BY, with the observer credited; others are counted. Observations with an obscured location are never placed on a county. Last read: USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) Oct 12, 6:04 PM MDT; iNaturalist Oct 29, 7:23 AM MDT; USDA APHIS Oct 26, 7:27 AM MDT.

Quiet

• Historic places in harm’s way: No listed place here inside an active wildfire perimeter, warning area or flood zone · National Weather Service · read 17 min ago
• National Register nominations (Federal Register): No nomination here under review · National Park Service (Federal Register) · read 30 min ago
• National Register listings (NPS): No listing or removal here in the last 30 days · National Park Service · read Oct 12, 7:25 AM MDT

Background

• National Register listings (NPS)
  20 properties on the National Register in this county. National Park Service

Each line is the source's own fields, linked to the source. Sites whose location is restricted are never shown. A place inside a hazard area is our overlay of open maps, as of the hazard’s own time; it says nothing of damage. Last read: National Park Service Oct 12, 7:25 AM MDT; National Park Service (Federal Register) Oct 29, 8:00 AM MDT; National Weather Service Oct 29, 8:13 AM MDT.