Alert archive / New Mexico / Red Flag Warnings
Red Flag Warnings in New Mexico, 2016
95 red flag warnings in 2016. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of red flag warnings reaches back to 2005.
Red Flag Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2016. Tap one for its archive.
- Red Flag Warnings
- 95
- Busiest month
- March33 red flag warnings
- Busiest day
- March 21, 20164 red flag warnings
Over time
By month
The alerts
Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Mountain Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 7:34 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna, Otero and 1 more | 22 hr |
| Jan 24, 2:37 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 14 hr | |
| Jan 29, 2:45 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 17 hr | |
| Jan 30, 2:50 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 17 hr | |
| Jan 31, 3:07 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 14 hr | |
| Jan 31, 6:49 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana, Lincoln, Otero, Sierra | 12 hr |
| Feb 17, 1:09 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 29 hr | |
| Feb 17, 3:27 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 28 hr |
| Feb 18, 5:57 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Lincoln, Otero | 12 hr |
| Feb 21, 2:03 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 29 hr |
| Feb 28, 12:35 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 31 hr | |
| Mar 1, 3:33 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 38 hr |
| Mar 1, 12:46 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 32 hr | |
| Mar 5, 6:36 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 35 hr |
| Mar 5, 1:02 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 34 hr | |
| Mar 6, 7:38 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 35 hr |
| Mar 7, 2:04 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 18 hr | |
| Mar 11, 7:34 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna, Otero and 1 more | 36 hr |
| Mar 11, 1:34 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 29 hr | |
| Mar 11, 1:57 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Harding, Sandoval, San Miguel, Socorro, Union and 1 more | 28 hr |
| Mar 13, 4:16 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 16 hr | |
| Mar 13, 1:09 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna, Otero and 1 more | 30 hr |
| Mar 14, 2:32 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 17 hr | |
| Mar 14, 3:35 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 16 hr |
| Mar 14, 3:06 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 29 hr |
| Mar 21, 3:42 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 42 hr | |
| Mar 21, 4:01 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | 15 hr | |
| Mar 21, 4:01 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Rio Arriba and 6 more | 44 hr |
| Mar 21, 7:30 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 38 hr |
| Mar 22, 2:17 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 43 hr | |
| Mar 22, 1:57 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 29 hr |
| Mar 23, 3:46 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, McKinley, Sandoval, San Juan and 2 more | 16 hr |
| Mar 25, 2:50 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 17 hr | |
| Mar 25, 6:21 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 13 hr |
| Mar 25, 1:39 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 31 hr |
| Mar 26, 2:28 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 18 hr | |
| Mar 26, 6:14 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, McKinley, Sandoval, San Juan and 2 more | 14 hr |
| Mar 27, 1:33 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna, Otero and 1 more | 30 hr |
| Mar 28, 5:35 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 14 hr |
| Mar 28, 5:35 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Harding, Sandoval, San Miguel, Socorro, Union and 1 more | 39 hr |
| Mar 28, 12:44 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna, Otero and 1 more | 32 hr |
| Mar 28, 1:01 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 32 hr | |
| Mar 30, 2:44 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 18 hr | |
| Mar 30, 3:23 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 17 hr |
| Apr 4, 3:39 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Rio Arriba, Sandoval and 5 more | 41 hr |
| Apr 5, 3:17 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 19 hr | |
| Apr 14, 2:04 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna, Otero and 1 more | 31 hr |
| Apr 15, 3:06 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 17 hr | |
| Apr 15, 3:52 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Sandoval, Socorro, Valencia | 16 hr |
| Apr 16, 2:30 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 18 hr | |
| Apr 22, 1:29 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Cibola, McKinley, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, San Juan and 2 more | 30 hr |
| Apr 23, 3:38 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 40 hr |
| Apr 23, 1:15 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 31 hr | |
| Apr 24, 3:44 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Rio Arriba and 6 more | 41 hr |
| Apr 24, 1:19 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 31 hr | |
| Apr 24, 1:47 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 31 hr |
| Apr 25, 1:16 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 32 hr | |
| Apr 25, 8:15 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna, Otero and 1 more | 24 hr |
| Apr 26, 4:32 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 14 hr |
| Apr 27, 1:36 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 19 hr | |
| Apr 27, 1:36 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna, Otero and 1 more | 30 hr |
| Apr 28, 2:39 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 18 hr | |
| Apr 28, 3:39 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Sandoval, Socorro, Valencia | 15 hr |
| Apr 28, 1:08 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 31 hr | |
| May 5, 7:27 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 36 hr |
| May 5, 3:04 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Sandoval, Socorro, Valencia | 29 hr |
| May 6, 10:24 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 11 hr | |
| May 6, 3:13 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 29 hr |
| May 7, 2:55 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 18 hr | |
| May 7, 1:30 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 32 hr | |
| May 9, 2:57 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 18 hr | |
| May 15, 5:24 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Grant, Hidalgo, Luna, Sierra | 15 hr |
| May 15, 7:14 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Catron, Cibola, McKinley, Sandoval, San Juan, Socorro | 13 hr |
| May 16, 2:47 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 18 hr | |
| May 16, 7:26 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 12 hr |
| May 22, 2:30 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 19 hr | |
| May 23, 3:00 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 18 hr | |
| May 23, 1:10 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 32 hr | |
| May 23, 3:28 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 30 hr |
| May 24, 1:27 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 32 hr | |
| May 24, 2:05 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 31 hr |
| May 24, 3:36 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 29 hr |
| May 25, 3:45 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 29 hr |
| May 26, 3:42 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 17 hr | |
| May 26, 6:59 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana, Lincoln, Otero, Sierra | 13 hr |
| Jun 15, 3:39 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | 15 hr | |
| Jun 16, 3:48 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | 17 hr | |
| Jul 9, 3:27 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, San Juan and 2 more | 29 hr |
| Jul 10, 4:39 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Rio Arriba and 6 more | 39 hr |
| Oct 15, 3:25 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 41 hr |
| Oct 16, 3:30 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 40 hr |
| Nov 15, 3:07 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 26 hr |
| Nov 16, 7:20 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna, Otero and 1 more | 35 hr |
| Nov 16, 1:49 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Harding, Sandoval, San Miguel, Socorro and 2 more | 29 hr |
| Nov 17, 2:34 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 14 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Harding County25
- San Miguel County25
- Union County25
- Lincoln County21
- Otero County21
- Sierra County21
- Doña Ana County20
- Grant County19
- Hidalgo County19
- Luna County19
- Catron County18
- Sandoval County15
- Socorro County14
- Bernalillo County13
- Valencia County13
- Cibola County9
- McKinley County9
- San Juan County9
- Rio Arriba County6
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Rebuilt daily.