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Red Flag Warning 51, NWS Albuquerque, NM

July 1, 20265 counties in New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this red flag warning at Jul 1, 2026, 12:25 PM MDT for 5 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at Jul 2, 2026, 1:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 7 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: Jul 1, 2026, 12:25 PM MDT (18:25 UTC)
In effect from: Jul 2, 2026, 1:00 PM MDT
Expired: Jul 2, 2026, 8:00 PM MDT
In force: 7 hr
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque, NM

Counties Colfax County, NM, Harding County, NM, Mora County, NM, San Miguel County, NM, Union County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 174 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this red flag warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Albuquerque, NM wrote its last area forecast discussion before this red flag warning went out at Jun 30, 5:50 PM MDT, 18 hours 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 30, 5:50 PM MDT, 18 hours 35 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 30, 6:06 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Roosevelt	24 min
Jul 1, 12:27 AM MDT	Fire Weather Watch	ABQ	Colfax, Harding, Mora, San Miguel, Union	12 hr
Jul 1, 12:50 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Chaves	25 min
Jul 1, 1:15 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Lincoln	30 min
Jul 1, 2:56 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Curry	34 min
Jul 1, 3:35 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Curry, Roosevelt	25 min
Jul 1, 3:55 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	De Baca	35 min
Jul 1, 4:07 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Curry, Quay, Roosevelt	38 min
Jul 1, 4:10 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Curry, Roosevelt	35 min
Jul 1, 4:44 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Curry, Roosevelt	46 min
Jul 1, 4:58 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Curry, Quay	33 min
Jul 1, 5:04 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Roosevelt	41 min
Jul 1, 5:48 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Curry	3 hr
Jul 1, 5:51 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Roosevelt	3 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.