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High Wind Watch 2, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this high wind watch at Feb 17, 2026, 11:38 AM MST for 8 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at Feb 18, 2026, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 17, 2026, 11:38 AM MST (18:38 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 18, 2026, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Feb 17, 2026, 7:19 PM MST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
Counties Chaves County, NM, Colfax County, NM, Guadalupe County, NM, Lincoln County, NM, Mora County, NM, San Miguel County, NM, Santa Fe County, NM, Torrance County, NM
The radar
The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 144 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 1:26 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Colfax, Curry, De Baca, Guadalupe, Harding and 10 more | 42 hr |
| Feb 17, 8:31 AM MST | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Rio Arriba, Sandoval | 44 min |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.