Alert archive / New Mexico / Red Flag Warnings in 2026
Red Flag Warning 37, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this red flag warning at May 16, 2026, 12:04 PM MDT for 23 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at May 17, 2026, 10:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 11 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
- May 16, 2026, 12:04 PM MDT (18:04 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 17, 2026, 10:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- May 17, 2026, 9:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
All 23 counties
Bernalillo County, NM, Catron County, NM, Cibola County, NM, Colfax County, NM, Curry County, NM, De Baca County, NM, Guadalupe County, NM, Harding County, NM, Lincoln County, NM, McKinley County, NM, Mora County, NM, Quay County, NM, Rio Arriba County, NM, Roosevelt County, NM, San Juan County, NM, San Miguel County, NM, Sandoval County, NM, Santa Fe County, NM, Socorro County, NM, Taos County, NM, Torrance County, NM, Union County, NM, Valencia County, NM
The radar
The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:04 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 1:33 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Colfax, Curry, De Baca and 15 more | 11 hr |
| May 16, 12:04 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Colfax, Curry, De Baca, Guadalupe and 14 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.