{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.22cc26fdcfb24c694e6525f69cdf454e8880bb99.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Flash Flood Warning issued September 18 at 4:14PM MDT until September 18 at 6:15PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-09-18","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.22cc26fdcfb24c694e6525f69cdf454e8880bb99.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM"},"word_count":220,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Flash Flood Warning: Flash Flood Warning issued September 18 at 4:14PM MDT until September 18 at 6:15PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Immediate\n**Areas:** Otero, NM\n**Issued by:** NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM\n**Sent:** 2026-09-18T16:14:00-06:00\n**Effective:** 2026-09-18T16:14:00-06:00\n**Expires:** 2026-09-18T18:15:00-06:00\n\n## Description\nFFWEPZ\n\nThe National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has issued a\n\n* Flash Flood Warning for...\nNortheastern Otero County in south central New Mexico...\n\n* Until 615 PM MDT.\n\n* At 414 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing\nheavy rain across the warned area. Up to 0.5 inches of rain have\nfallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible\nin the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin\nshortly.\n\nHAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.\n\nSOURCE...Radar indicated.\n\nIMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,\nhighways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor\ndrainage and low-lying areas.\n\n* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...\nMainly rural areas of Northeastern Otero County.\n\nAdditional rain on top of saturated soils will result in flash\nflooding downstream of Whitetail.\n\n## Instructions\nTurn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood\ndeaths occur in vehicles.\n\nIn hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are\npotentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded\nroads. Find an alternate route."}