Alert archive / New Mexico / Red Flag Warnings
Red Flag Warnings in New Mexico, 2022
135 red flag warnings in 2022. 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 2022. Tap one for its archive.
- Red Flag Warnings
- 135
- Busiest month
- April50 red flag warnings
- Busiest day
- March 5, 20224 red flag warnings
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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 4, 1:37 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | 15 hr | |
| Jan 14, 2:35 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln | 16 hr |
| Jan 18, 2:30 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln | 16 hr |
| Feb 14, 12:30 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 31 hr |
| Feb 14, 1:11 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 30 hr |
| Feb 14, 1:46 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Sandoval and 5 more | 28 hr |
| Feb 15, 2:01 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | 28 hr | |
| Feb 16, 2:14 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 17 hr |
| Feb 20, 1:17 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna, Otero and 1 more | 29 hr |
| Feb 20, 1:20 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 30 hr |
| Feb 20, 1:35 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln | 28 hr |
| Feb 22, 12:23 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna, Otero and 1 more | 31 hr |
| Feb 23, 2:34 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Sandoval, Socorro, Valencia | 15 hr |
| Mar 3, 2:51 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 40 hr |
| Mar 3, 1:06 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lincoln, Otero | 31 hr |
| Mar 3, 2:05 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Harding, Sandoval, San Miguel, Socorro and 2 more | 30 hr |
| Mar 5, 2:39 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lincoln, Otero | 15 hr |
| Mar 5, 3:19 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 15 hr |
| Mar 5, 1:32 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna, Otero and 1 more | 29 hr |
| Mar 5, 2:16 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Sandoval, Socorro, Valencia | 29 hr |
| Mar 5, 6:24 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 26 hr |
| Mar 9, 2:25 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna, Otero and 1 more | 29 hr |
| Mar 13, 12:45 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 19 hr |
| Mar 13, 4:00 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 16 hr |
| Mar 13, 9:24 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Eddy, Lea | 23 hr |
| Mar 16, 6:06 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Grant, Hidalgo, Luna | 13 hr |
| Mar 17, 5:08 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Grant, Sierra | 14 hr |
| Mar 19, 2:22 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Sandoval and 5 more | 42 hr |
| Mar 19, 5:57 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 38 hr |
| Mar 19, 1:51 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 29 hr |
| Mar 20, 7:40 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 23 hr |
| Mar 27, 1:24 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 31 hr |
| Mar 27, 7:30 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 24 hr |
| Mar 28, 1:21 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 32 hr |
| Mar 28, 3:31 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 27 hr |
| Apr 4, 5:32 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Rio Arriba and 6 more | 38 hr |
| Apr 4, 1:10 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 31 hr |
| Apr 4, 2:15 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 30 hr |
| Apr 5, 2:01 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, McKinley, Rio Arriba, Sandoval and 3 more | 30 hr |
| Apr 8, 1:36 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 33 hr |
| Apr 8, 2:49 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Rio Arriba and 6 more | 30 hr |
| Apr 9, 2:00 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Rio Arriba and 6 more | 42 hr |
| Apr 9, 5:21 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Grant, Lincoln, Otero, Sierra | 14 hr |
| Apr 9, 5:21 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 39 hr |
| Apr 10, 2:21 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Rio Arriba and 6 more | 43 hr |
| Apr 10, 2:48 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 17 hr |
| Apr 10, 4:44 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 40 hr |
| Apr 10, 1:31 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 31 hr |
| Apr 11, 2:12 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 43 hr |
| Apr 11, 3:44 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Harding, Sandoval, San Miguel, Socorro, Union and 1 more | 41 hr |
| Apr 11, 3:48 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna, Otero and 1 more | 39 hr |
| Apr 12, 2:48 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Rio Arriba and 6 more | 41 hr |
| Apr 12, 1:06 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 31 hr |
| Apr 13, 1:45 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 41 hr |
| Apr 13, 4:22 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Lincoln, Otero, Sierra | 16 hr |
| Apr 13, 8:26 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 24 hr |
| Apr 14, 1:45 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana, Lincoln, Otero, Sierra | 31 hr |
| Apr 14, 1:52 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 30 hr |
| Apr 15, 2:30 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 18 hr |
| Apr 15, 2:13 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, McKinley, Rio Arriba, Sandoval and 3 more | 30 hr |
| Apr 16, 1:36 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | 29 hr | |
| Apr 18, 5:06 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 39 hr |
| Apr 18, 6:28 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Rio Arriba and 6 more | 39 hr |
| Apr 19, 1:04 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 31 hr |
| Apr 19, 1:53 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 30 hr |
| Apr 19, 2:13 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, McKinley, Sandoval, San Juan and 2 more | 31 hr |
| Apr 20, 2:32 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 30 hr |
| Apr 20, 3:12 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 55 hr |
| Apr 20, 8:19 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 24 hr |
| Apr 21, 3:07 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Rio Arriba and 6 more | 45 hr |
| Apr 21, 1:21 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 32 hr |
| Apr 22, 2:34 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 29 hr |
| Apr 22, 9:33 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 22 hr |
| Apr 26, 3:53 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 15 hr |
| Apr 26, 2:31 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, McKinley, Rio Arriba, Sandoval and 3 more | 28 hr |
| Apr 26, 3:18 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Grant, Hidalgo, Luna, Sierra | 28 hr |
| Apr 27, 1:24 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 31 hr |
| Apr 27, 2:05 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Sandoval and 5 more | 30 hr |
| Apr 27, 2:05 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Rio Arriba and 6 more | 58 hr |
| Apr 27, 2:26 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 30 hr |
| Apr 28, 12:48 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 31 hr |
| Apr 28, 2:23 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana, Lincoln, Otero, Sierra | 30 hr |
| Apr 30, 5:33 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, McKinley, Rio Arriba, Sandoval and 3 more | 40 hr |
| Apr 30, 7:16 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 38 hr |
| Apr 30, 1:25 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lincoln, Otero | 32 hr |
| May 1, 2:52 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 29 hr |
| May 2, 3:20 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 17 hr |
| May 2, 4:08 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 16 hr |
| May 2, 3:38 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Rio Arriba and 6 more | 29 hr |
| May 3, 2:38 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Harding, Sandoval, San Miguel, Socorro and 2 more | 42 hr |
| May 3, 4:46 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Grant, Sierra | 17 hr |
| May 3, 4:46 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 38 hr |
| May 3, 1:05 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 31 hr |
| May 5, 2:45 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 54 hr |
| May 5, 2:59 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Rio Arriba and 6 more | 4 days |
| May 6, 1:53 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 42 hr |
| May 6, 1:53 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 56 hr |
| May 6, 2:55 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Rio Arriba and 6 more | 3 days |
| May 7, 12:57 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 31 hr |
| May 7, 3:11 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Rio Arriba and 6 more | 54 hr |
| May 8, 12:55 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 31 hr |
| May 8, 2:18 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 30 hr |
| May 9, 2:03 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Rio Arriba and 6 more | 43 hr |
| May 10, 4:57 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Rio Arriba and 6 more | 40 hr |
| May 10, 6:12 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 38 hr |
| May 10, 2:08 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 54 hr |
| May 12, 2:16 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 18 hr |
| May 16, 2:57 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 17 hr |
| May 16, 3:07 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | 17 hr | |
| May 17, 2:05 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 18 hr |
| May 17, 3:34 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 15 hr |
| May 18, 5:23 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, San Juan and 2 more | 41 hr |
| May 18, 12:54 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 31 hr |
| May 18, 2:38 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Rio Arriba and 6 more | 54 hr |
| May 18, 2:49 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Grant, Sierra | 30 hr |
| May 19, 2:26 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 30 hr |
| May 19, 9:11 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 23 hr |
| May 23, 12:48 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 31 hr |
| May 23, 2:52 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, McKinley, Rio Arriba, Sandoval and 3 more | 29 hr |
| May 27, 1:38 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Rio Arriba and 6 more | 43 hr |
| May 27, 3:02 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 41 hr |
| May 27, 4:48 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 39 hr |
| May 27, 2:35 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Rio Arriba and 6 more | 55 hr |
| May 28, 3:47 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 41 hr |
| May 28, 1:19 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 31 hr |
| May 29, 4:49 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 39 hr |
| May 29, 5:15 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Rio Arriba and 6 more | 40 hr |
| May 29, 8:47 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 23 hr |
| May 30, 2:47 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | 28 hr | |
| Jun 11, 5:44 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 38 hr |
| Jun 12, 5:47 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Grant, Sierra | 38 hr |
| Jun 12, 5:48 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Rio Arriba and 6 more | 38 hr |
| Jun 13, 4:02 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 40 hr |
| Nov 28, 8:49 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 8 hr |
| Dec 2, 1:33 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Harding, Mora, San Miguel, Union | 15 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Lincoln County72
- Otero County69
- Catron County59
- Harding County43
- San Miguel County43
- Union County43
- Eddy County42
- Chaves County41
- Lea County39
- Sierra County36
- Grant County35
- Sandoval County34
- Bernalillo County33
- Socorro County33
- Valencia County33
- Doña Ana County30
- Hidalgo County29
- Luna County29
- Cibola County29
- McKinley County29
- San Juan County29
- Rio Arriba County25
- Colfax County1
- Mora County1
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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.