The entire state of New Mexico is under a red flag warning for dangerous fire conditions
Highlights
- The National Weather Service is calling it a “dangerous, long duration and potentially historic critical fire weather event” Tinderbox conditions conducive to the rapid spread of blazes are expected to persist well into next week.
- New ignitions are also anticipated, which could rapidly grow out of control.
- The Calf Canyon fire became New Mexico’s second-largest on record this week, now the state’s second largest on record.
- The most intense winds through the weekend will rush over the high terrain of Colorado, where gusts topping 70 mph are possible.
- The Weather Service in Albuquerque is urging residents to be ready to evacuate, telling them to “grab your family and go,” it wrote.