Alert archive / New Mexico / Red Flag Warnings
Red Flag Warnings in New Mexico, 2026
82 red flag warnings in 2026. 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 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Red Flag Warnings
- 82
- Busiest month
- April26 red flag warnings
- Busiest day
- February 19, 20263 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 5, 3:24 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Curry, De Baca, Quay, Roosevelt | 14 hr |
| Feb 9, 1:01 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Curry, De Baca, Guadalupe, Harding, Mora and 6 more | 17 hr |
| Feb 15, 12:14 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Mora, San Miguel, Union | 30 hr |
| Feb 16, 1:49 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Curry, De Baca, Harding, Mora, Quay and 3 more | 41 hr |
| Feb 16, 7:57 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln | 23 hr |
| Feb 17, 1:26 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Colfax, Curry, De Baca, Guadalupe, Harding and 10 more | 42 hr |
| Feb 17, 7:36 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln | 23 hr |
| Feb 17, 9:05 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna, Otero and 1 more | 21 hr |
| Feb 18, 7:15 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Curry, De Baca, Harding, Mora, Quay and 3 more | 23 hr |
| Feb 19, 11:46 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Curry, De Baca, Guadalupe, Harding, Quay, Roosevelt and 4 more | 30 hr |
| Feb 19, 12:03 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln | 31 hr |
| Feb 23, 10:25 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Curry, De Baca, Guadalupe, Harding, Mora and 6 more | 32 hr |
| Feb 23, 1:40 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 30 hr |
| Feb 24, 11:44 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln | 31 hr |
| Mar 1, 10:40 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Guadalupe, Mora, San Miguel, Santa Fe, Torrance and 1 more | 32 hr |
| Mar 2, 6:53 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Curry, De Baca, Guadalupe, Harding, Mora and 6 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 4, 11:02 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Curry, De Baca, Guadalupe, Harding, Mora and 6 more | 32 hr |
| Mar 4, 11:09 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 32 hr |
| Mar 4, 11:13 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Lincoln, Otero | 32 hr |
| Mar 5, 9:59 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Lincoln, Otero | 33 hr |
| Mar 5, 1:10 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 29 hr |
| Mar 5, 2:28 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Curry, De Baca, Guadalupe, Harding, Mora and 6 more | 28 hr |
| Mar 7, 2:37 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Curry, De Baca, Guadalupe, Harding, Mora and 6 more | 28 hr |
| Mar 8, 11:42 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Curry, De Baca, Guadalupe, Harding, Mora and 6 more | 31 hr |
| Mar 11, 1:24 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Curry, De Baca, Guadalupe, Harding, Mora and 6 more | 31 hr |
| Mar 12, 12:50 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Guadalupe, San Miguel, Santa Fe, Torrance | 31 hr |
| Mar 13, 12:22 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Guadalupe, Harding, Mora, San Miguel, Santa Fe and 2 more | 36 hr |
| Mar 13, 1:23 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Lincoln, Otero, Sierra | 55 hr |
| Mar 14, 11:45 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Colfax, Curry, De Baca and 18 more | 32 hr |
| Mar 14, 12:02 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 32 hr |
| Mar 25, 12:08 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Colfax, Curry, De Baca, Guadalupe, Harding and 11 more | 32 hr |
| Mar 25, 12:46 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Grant, Sierra | 32 hr |
| Apr 1, 7:35 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 13 hr |
| Apr 1, 1:53 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Curry, De Baca, Guadalupe, Harding, Mora and 6 more | 30 hr |
| Apr 2, 12:36 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 20 hr |
| Apr 2, 12:32 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Curry, De Baca, Guadalupe, Quay, Roosevelt, San Miguel and 2 more | 31 hr |
| Apr 5, 11:55 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Harding, Mora, San Miguel, Union | 19 hr |
| Apr 12, 12:11 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Harding, Mora, San Miguel, Union | 31 hr |
| Apr 14, 12:45 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Curry, De Baca, Guadalupe, Harding, Mora and 6 more | 19 hr |
| Apr 15, 12:38 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Curry, De Baca, Guadalupe, Harding, Mora and 6 more | 31 hr |
| Apr 16, 10:47 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 33 hr |
| Apr 16, 12:14 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Colfax, Curry, De Baca, Guadalupe, Harding and 11 more | 32 hr |
| Apr 17, 1:01 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 19 hr |
| Apr 18, 12:08 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Harding, Mora, San Miguel, Union | 32 hr |
| Apr 21, 12:56 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Curry, De Baca, Guadalupe, Harding, Mora and 8 more | 31 hr |
| Apr 22, 5:51 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 38 hr |
| Apr 22, 11:42 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Colfax, Curry, De Baca, Guadalupe and 14 more | 32 hr |
| Apr 22, 12:21 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 33 hr |
| Apr 24, 12:15 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Curry, De Baca, Guadalupe, Harding, Mora and 6 more | 32 hr |
| Apr 24, 12:15 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 32 hr |
| Apr 24, 12:15 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 56 hr |
| Apr 25, 10:34 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 34 hr |
| Apr 25, 12:33 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Colfax, Curry, De Baca and 15 more | 31 hr |
| Apr 26, 12:25 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Curry, De Baca, Guadalupe, Harding, Mora and 6 more | 32 hr |
| Apr 26, 5:32 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Lincoln, Otero | 26 hr |
| Apr 27, 11:49 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Curry, De Baca, Guadalupe, Harding, Mora and 6 more | 32 hr |
| Apr 27, 11:34 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 20 hr |
| Apr 28, 1:15 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Lincoln, Otero | 19 hr |
| May 14, 3:21 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 17 hr |
| May 14, 1:26 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Mora, San Miguel, Union | 6 hr |
| May 15, 2:09 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Curry, De Baca, Quay, Roosevelt | 18 hr |
| May 15, 12:08 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Colfax, Curry, De Baca, Guadalupe, Harding and 11 more | 32 hr |
| May 16, 10:45 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 33 hr |
| May 16, 11:14 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 60 hr |
| May 16, 12:04 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Colfax, Curry, De Baca and 17 more | 33 hr |
| May 17, 12:03 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 32 hr |
| May 17, 12:06 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Colfax, Curry, De Baca, Guadalupe and 14 more | 33 hr |
| May 17, 12:45 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 31 hr |
| May 19, 1:03 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Sandoval, Socorro, Valencia | 18 hr |
| May 28, 12:13 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Catron, Cibola, McKinley, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, San Juan and 1 more | 32 hr |
| May 28, 1:47 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Cibola, McKinley, Sandoval, San Juan | 6 hr |
| Jun 7, 12:08 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Cibola, McKinley, Sandoval, San Juan | 33 hr |
| Jun 7, 12:08 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Cibola, McKinley, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, San Juan | 57 hr |
| Jun 15, 12:44 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | McKinley, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, San Juan | 30 hr |
| Jun 16, 11:12 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Guadalupe, Lincoln, Los Alamos and 9 more | 34 hr |
| Jun 19, 12:03 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Cibola, Los Alamos, McKinley, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, San Juan and 2 more | 31 hr |
| Jun 26, 12:29 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Catron, Cibola, Colfax, Guadalupe, Harding, Los Alamos and 11 more | 44 hr |
| Jun 26, 1:21 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 67 hr |
| Jun 26, 12:10 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Catron, Cibola, Colfax, Guadalupe, Harding, Los Alamos and 11 more | 56 hr |
| Jun 28, 1:32 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Harding, Mora, San Miguel, Union | 29 hr |
| Jun 30, 12:32 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Cibola, McKinley, Sandoval, San Juan | 18 hr |
| Jul 1, 12:25 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Harding, Mora, San Miguel, Union | 32 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- San Miguel County41
- Lincoln County39
- Union County38
- Colfax County37
- Mora County37
- Harding County35
- Santa Fe County33
- Guadalupe County32
- Torrance County32
- Curry County30
- De Baca County30
- Quay County30
- Roosevelt County30
- Otero County26
- Sandoval County19
- Catron County19
- Chaves County16
- Eddy County16
- Lea County16
- Socorro County14
- McKinley County13
- Rio Arriba County13
- San Juan County13
- Cibola County12
- Bernalillo County11
- Grant County11
- Sierra County11
- Valencia County10
- Doña Ana County10
- Hidalgo County9
- Luna County9
- Taos County9
- Los Alamos County5
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.