Alert archive / New Mexico / Red Flag Warnings
Red Flag Warnings in New Mexico, 2023
106 red flag warnings in 2023. 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 2023. Tap one for its archive.
- Red Flag Warnings
- 106
- Busiest month
- April26 red flag warnings
- Busiest day
- April 2, 20235 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 10, 2:54 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Curry, De Baca, Quay, Roosevelt | 14 hr |
| Jan 10, 12:12 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 31 hr |
| Jan 11, 2:20 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Curry, De Baca, Harding, Quay, Roosevelt, San Miguel and 1 more | 16 hr |
| Jan 14, 2:51 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Curry, De Baca, Harding, Quay, Roosevelt, San Miguel and 1 more | 27 hr |
| Feb 20, 2:48 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Curry, De Baca, Harding, Quay, Roosevelt, San Miguel and 1 more | 29 hr |
| Feb 26, 2:00 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Curry, De Baca, Guadalupe, Harding, Mora and 6 more | 17 hr |
| Feb 26, 2:22 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 6 hr |
| Feb 27, 2:12 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Curry, De Baca, Quay, Roosevelt | 16 hr |
| Feb 27, 3:00 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 15 hr |
| Feb 27, 1:20 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Curry, De Baca, Harding, Lincoln, Quay and 8 more | 29 hr |
| Feb 27, 1:43 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 28 hr |
| Feb 28, 2:25 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana, Lincoln, Otero, Sierra | 29 hr |
| Feb 28, 3:43 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 52 hr |
| Feb 28, 5:50 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Curry, De Baca, Quay, Roosevelt, Sandoval and 2 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 4, 1:41 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Curry, De Baca, Guadalupe, Harding, Mora and 6 more | 40 hr |
| Mar 4, 1:18 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 29 hr |
| Mar 5, 2:16 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Guadalupe, Harding, Mora, San Miguel, Santa Fe and 2 more | 40 hr |
| Mar 5, 4:41 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Lincoln, Otero | 13 hr |
| Mar 10, 5:40 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Mora, San Miguel, Union | 11 hr |
| Mar 10, 1:17 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 29 hr |
| Mar 11, 3:55 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Colfax, Curry, De Baca, Guadalupe, Harding and 10 more | 13 hr |
| Mar 22, 3:16 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Curry, De Baca, Harding, Quay, Roosevelt, San Miguel and 1 more | 17 hr |
| Mar 24, 1:57 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln | 18 hr |
| Mar 24, 2:45 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Curry, De Baca, Guadalupe, Harding, Mora and 6 more | 28 hr |
| Mar 26, 3:00 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Curry, De Baca, Guadalupe, Harding, Quay, Roosevelt and 4 more | 28 hr |
| Mar 28, 2:19 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Harding, Mora, San Miguel, Union | 17 hr |
| Mar 29, 2:15 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Colfax, Curry, De Baca, Guadalupe, Harding and 11 more | 43 hr |
| Mar 29, 1:00 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 30 hr |
| Mar 29, 1:01 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna, Otero and 1 more | 32 hr |
| Mar 29, 2:53 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Curry, De Baca, Guadalupe, Harding, Mora and 6 more | 53 hr |
| Mar 30, 12:42 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 29 hr |
| Mar 31, 2:27 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Harding, Mora, San Miguel, Union | 30 hr |
| Apr 1, 2:27 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Curry, De Baca, Guadalupe, Harding, Mora and 6 more | 30 hr |
| Apr 2, 12:12 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 58 hr |
| Apr 2, 1:42 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Colfax, Curry, De Baca and 18 more | 36 hr |
| Apr 2, 1:42 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Lincoln, Sandoval, Santa Fe, Socorro, Torrance and 1 more | 55 hr |
| Apr 2, 1:49 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 31 hr |
| Apr 2, 1:49 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 55 hr |
| Apr 3, 1:13 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Curry, De Baca, Guadalupe, Harding, Mora and 6 more | 32 hr |
| Apr 7, 1:40 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Harding, Mora, San Miguel, Union | 17 hr |
| Apr 11, 2:01 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Harding, Mora, San Miguel, Union | 30 hr |
| Apr 12, 3:42 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna, Otero and 1 more | 44 hr |
| Apr 12, 3:42 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna, Otero and 1 more | 65 hr |
| Apr 12, 2:32 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Colfax, Curry, De Baca, Guadalupe and 12 more | 29 hr |
| Apr 13, 1:26 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 32 hr |
| Apr 13, 1:59 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Curry, De Baca, Guadalupe, Harding, Quay, Roosevelt and 4 more | 30 hr |
| Apr 14, 2:06 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Guadalupe, Lincoln, San Miguel, Santa Fe, Socorro and 1 more | 28 hr |
| Apr 14, 2:59 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Lincoln, Otero | 28 hr |
| Apr 17, 6:03 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 39 hr |
| Apr 17, 2:59 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Catron, Cibola, Colfax, Curry, De Baca, Guadalupe and 14 more | 29 hr |
| Apr 18, 1:14 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 19 hr |
| Apr 18, 2:16 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Colfax, Curry, De Baca and 18 more | 44 hr |
| Apr 18, 4:53 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 40 hr |
| Apr 18, 8:49 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 23 hr |
| Apr 19, 2:48 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Colfax, Curry, De Baca and 17 more | 29 hr |
| Apr 21, 2:50 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Colfax, Curry, De Baca, Guadalupe, Lincoln and 8 more | 17 hr |
| Apr 24, 1:12 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna, Otero and 1 more | 31 hr |
| Apr 27, 1:15 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 31 hr |
| May 3, 3:24 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Cibola, Colfax, Curry, De Baca, Guadalupe and 14 more | 41 hr |
| May 4, 3:01 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Colfax, Curry, De Baca and 17 more | 41 hr |
| May 4, 4:39 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 39 hr |
| May 4, 6:17 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 25 hr |
| May 5, 1:54 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Colfax, Curry, De Baca and 18 more | 30 hr |
| May 6, 1:55 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Colfax, Curry, De Baca, Guadalupe, Harding and 11 more | 30 hr |
| May 7, 2:00 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Mora, San Miguel, Union | 30 hr |
| May 8, 2:29 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Mora, San Miguel, Union | 30 hr |
| May 8, 2:29 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Colfax, Curry, De Baca and 18 more | 56 hr |
| May 9, 6:21 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 39 hr |
| May 10, 2:30 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 18 hr |
| May 10, 3:17 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Colfax, Curry, De Baca, Guadalupe, Lincoln and 8 more | 29 hr |
| May 30, 3:17 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Sandoval, Socorro, Valencia | 41 hr |
| May 30, 6:29 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 39 hr |
| Jun 10, 2:00 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna, Otero and 1 more | 31 hr |
| Jun 10, 2:44 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Sandoval, Socorro, Valencia | 28 hr |
| Jun 11, 1:16 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna, Otero and 1 more | 32 hr |
| Jun 12, 4:22 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Lincoln, Sandoval, Santa Fe, Socorro, Torrance and 1 more | 16 hr |
| Jun 14, 11:53 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna, Otero and 1 more | 33 hr |
| Jun 14, 12:55 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 31 hr |
| Jun 14, 2:19 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Curry, De Baca, Guadalupe, Lincoln, Quay and 7 more | 31 hr |
| Jun 15, 1:20 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Colfax, Guadalupe, Lincoln and 10 more | 31 hr |
| Jun 15, 2:24 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Grant, Sierra | 31 hr |
| Jun 16, 3:19 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Colfax, Curry, De Baca and 14 more | 42 hr |
| Jun 16, 2:25 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 31 hr |
| Jun 17, 2:33 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 17 hr |
| Jun 18, 5:46 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Mora, San Miguel, Union | 13 hr |
| Jun 18, 2:33 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Catron, Cibola, Colfax, McKinley, Mora, Rio Arriba and 5 more | 30 hr |
| Jun 19, 6:00 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Grant, Sierra | 15 hr |
| Jun 20, 3:35 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Mora, San Miguel, Union | 15 hr |
| Jun 22, 1:32 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 31 hr |
| Jun 22, 2:08 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Colfax, Guadalupe, Harding and 14 more | 30 hr |
| Jun 23, 2:03 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lincoln, Otero | 18 hr |
| Jun 23, 2:19 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lincoln, Otero | 30 hr |
| Jun 25, 3:11 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Cibola, Los Alamos, McKinley, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, San Juan and 2 more | 29 hr |
| Jun 26, 3:07 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Cibola, Colfax, Guadalupe, McKinley, Mora, Rio Arriba and 6 more | 29 hr |
| Jun 27, 1:34 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 18 hr |
| Jun 28, 1:07 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 19 hr |
| Jun 28, 1:58 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Cibola, McKinley, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, San Juan | 17 hr |
| Jul 6, 2:18 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Cibola, Los Alamos, McKinley, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, San Juan and 2 more | 30 hr |
| Aug 6, 4:40 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Los Alamos, McKinley, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, San Juan, Santa Fe and 1 more | 15 hr |
| Aug 6, 4:40 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Los Alamos, Mora, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, San Miguel and 3 more | 39 hr |
| Aug 20, 2:04 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, McKinley, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, San Juan, Socorro and 1 more | 18 hr |
| Sep 4, 3:34 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Harding, Mora, San Miguel, Union | 15 hr |
| Sep 30, 1:51 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Cibola, McKinley, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, San Juan | 17 hr |
| Oct 1, 2:18 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Cibola, McKinley, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, San Juan | 17 hr |
| Oct 11, 2:25 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Colfax, Curry, De Baca, Guadalupe, Harding and 11 more | 29 hr |
| Nov 6, 2:39 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Cibola, Colfax, Curry, De Baca, Guadalupe, Harding and 10 more | 26 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Lincoln County63
- San Miguel County48
- Union County46
- Otero County41
- Colfax County39
- Mora County39
- Santa Fe County38
- Curry County34
- De Baca County34
- Quay County34
- Roosevelt County34
- Harding County34
- Torrance County34
- Sandoval County33
- Guadalupe County31
- Socorro County28
- Bernalillo County26
- Catron County25
- Chaves County22
- Eddy County22
- Valencia County22
- McKinley County21
- San Juan County21
- Lea County20
- Sierra County20
- Grant County19
- Cibola County19
- Rio Arriba County19
- Doña Ana County18
- Hidalgo County17
- Luna County17
- Taos County13
- Los Alamos County9
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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Sources
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