Alert archive / New Mexico / Red Flag Warnings
Red Flag Warnings in New Mexico, 2020
79 red flag warnings in 2020. 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 2020. Tap one for its archive.
- Red Flag Warnings
- 79
- Busiest month
- May19 red flag warnings
- Busiest day
- April 23, 20203 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 14, 2:17 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 15 hr |
| Feb 25, 1:55 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana, Lincoln, Otero, Sierra | 16 hr |
| Feb 29, 2:26 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 16 hr |
| Mar 22, 3:02 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna, Otero and 1 more | 29 hr |
| Mar 24, 2:13 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Lincoln, Otero | 29 hr |
| Mar 24, 3:19 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 28 hr |
| Mar 26, 1:48 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 18 hr |
| Mar 26, 7:38 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 23 hr |
| Mar 29, 2:18 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 30 hr |
| Mar 29, 3:52 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | 27 hr | |
| Mar 31, 2:44 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 28 hr |
| Apr 1, 3:46 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Sandoval, San Juan and 4 more | 28 hr |
| Apr 2, 12:31 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna, Otero and 1 more | 17 hr |
| Apr 5, 3:24 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 16 hr |
| Apr 6, 2:29 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 17 hr |
| Apr 11, 3:20 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 17 hr |
| Apr 18, 1:04 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | 18 hr | |
| Apr 18, 3:34 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna, Otero and 1 more | 16 hr |
| Apr 21, 4:19 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna, Otero and 1 more | 17 hr |
| Apr 23, 2:24 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 19 hr |
| Apr 23, 2:29 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 18 hr |
| Apr 23, 2:56 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Sandoval, Socorro, Valencia | 16 hr |
| Apr 28, 3:52 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, McKinley, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, San Juan, Socorro and 1 more | 16 hr |
| Apr 30, 3:00 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 30 hr |
| May 1, 3:06 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 17 hr |
| May 2, 2:06 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 17 hr |
| May 2, 2:23 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 18 hr |
| May 3, 2:11 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | 17 hr | |
| May 3, 2:17 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lincoln, Otero | 18 hr |
| May 4, 2:42 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 17 hr |
| May 6, 1:27 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 31 hr |
| May 6, 2:51 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 31 hr |
| May 6, 3:05 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Rio Arriba and 6 more | 29 hr |
| May 12, 2:00 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 29 hr |
| May 18, 3:33 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, McKinley, Rio Arriba, Sandoval and 3 more | 39 hr |
| May 19, 3:24 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Grant, Hidalgo, Luna, Sierra | 17 hr |
| May 19, 2:42 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | 28 hr | |
| May 20, 2:20 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lincoln, Otero | 18 hr |
| May 21, 1:35 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lincoln, Otero | 18 hr |
| May 21, 2:54 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | 28 hr | |
| May 22, 3:26 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lincoln, Otero | 17 hr |
| May 22, 3:54 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 41 hr |
| May 23, 3:26 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lincoln, Otero | 17 hr |
| Jun 5, 12:33 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Grant, Hidalgo, Luna, Sierra | 30 hr |
| Jun 5, 3:05 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, McKinley, Rio Arriba, Sandoval and 3 more | 29 hr |
| Jun 6, 3:57 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Rio Arriba and 6 more | 40 hr |
| Jun 6, 9:45 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 22 hr |
| Jun 7, 2:53 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 41 hr |
| Jun 7, 8:01 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Rio Arriba and 6 more | 40 hr |
| Jun 8, 2:29 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 40 hr |
| Jun 9, 3:16 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Harding, McKinley, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, San Juan and 4 more | 17 hr |
| Jun 12, 2:41 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 29 hr |
| Jun 14, 4:00 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 16 hr |
| Jun 16, 2:30 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Sandoval, San Juan, San Miguel and 1 more | 29 hr |
| Jun 27, 1:50 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | 18 hr | |
| Jun 27, 1:35 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Grant, Hidalgo, Luna, Sierra | 30 hr |
| Jun 28, 2:18 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Cibola, McKinley, Sandoval, San Juan | 18 hr |
| Jun 28, 1:40 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 30 hr |
| Jun 28, 2:43 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Rio Arriba and 6 more | 29 hr |
| Jun 30, 1:19 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Catron, Harding, San Miguel, Socorro, Union | 18 hr |
| Jun 30, 5:29 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Grant, Sierra | 9 hr |
| Sep 26, 1:36 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | 17 hr | |
| Sep 26, 8:36 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Lincoln, Otero | 9 hr |
| Sep 26, 2:17 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Grant, Hidalgo, Luna | 28 hr |
| Sep 27, 2:05 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, McKinley, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, San Juan, Socorro and 1 more | 17 hr |
| Oct 5, 1:55 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | 16 hr | |
| Oct 10, 3:19 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 41 hr |
| Oct 10, 1:20 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 30 hr |
| Oct 11, 4:49 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Lincoln, Otero | 12 hr |
| Oct 13, 1:36 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | McKinley, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, San Juan | 30 hr |
| Oct 14, 2:18 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 16 hr |
| Oct 16, 2:14 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | 30 hr | |
| Oct 21, 2:38 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 28 hr |
| Oct 24, 3:09 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 16 hr |
| Oct 25, 5:32 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 14 hr |
| Nov 13, 1:29 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Harding, Sandoval, San Miguel, Socorro and 2 more | 30 hr |
| Nov 14, 2:23 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 16 hr |
| Nov 18, 2:37 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 14 hr |
| Dec 26, 1:52 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lincoln, Otero | 16 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Lincoln County31
- Otero County31
- Harding County27
- San Miguel County27
- Union County27
- Catron County19
- Sierra County16
- Grant County16
- Chaves County16
- Eddy County16
- Hidalgo County15
- Luna County15
- Sandoval County15
- McKinley County13
- San Juan County13
- Socorro County13
- Doña Ana County12
- Bernalillo County12
- Valencia County12
- Lea County10
- Rio Arriba County10
- Cibola County9
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.