{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.2c724d74588c02751b86e262f6064f162f235f89.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Flash Flood Warning issued July 20 at 4:43PM MDT until July 20 at 6:45PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-20","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.2c724d74588c02751b86e262f6064f162f235f89.001.1","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":198,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Flash Flood Warning: Flash Flood Warning issued July 20 at 4:43PM MDT until July 20 at 6:45PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Immediate\n**Areas:** Sierra, NM\n**Issued by:** NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM\n**Sent:** 2026-07-20T16:43:00-06:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-20T16:43:00-06:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-20T18:45:00-06:00\n\n## Description\nFFWEPZ\n\nThe National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has issued a\n\n* Flash Flood Warning for...\nSouthwestern Sierra County in south central New Mexico...\n\n* Until 645 PM MDT.\n\n* At 443 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing\nheavy rain across the warned area. Up to 1.3 inches of rain have\nfallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in\nthe warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin\nshortly.\n\nHAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.\n\nSOURCE...Radar.\n\nIMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban\nareas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as\nother poor drainage and low-lying areas.\n\n* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...\nLake Valley.\n\n## Instructions\nTurn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood\ndeaths occur in vehicles.\n\nIn hilly terrain there are numerous low water crossings which are\npotentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded\nroads. Find an alternate route."}