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Red Flag Warning 25, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this red flag warning at Apr 15, 2026, 12:38 PM MDT for 12 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at Apr 16, 2026, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 8 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 15, 2026, 12:38 PM MDT (18:38 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 16, 2026, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 16, 2026, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
Counties Colfax County, NM, Curry County, NM, De Baca County, NM, Guadalupe County, NM, Harding County, NM, Mora County, NM, Quay County, NM, Roosevelt County, NM, San Miguel County, NM, Santa Fe County, NM, Torrance County, NM, Union County, NM
The radar
The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 12:38 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | Bernalillo, Colfax, Curry, De Baca, Guadalupe, Harding and 9 more | 24 hr |
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.