{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.2ec50f92d51ac39bf1f70ac9054fee2f3b555558.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Flash Flood Warning issued July 16 at 5:15PM CDT until July 16 at 8:15PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-16","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.2ec50f92d51ac39bf1f70ac9054fee2f3b555558.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Midland/Odessa TX"},"word_count":199,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Flash Flood Warning: Flash Flood Warning issued July 16 at 5:15PM CDT until July 16 at 8:15PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Immediate\n**Areas:** Ector, TX; Midland, TX\n**Issued by:** NWS Midland/Odessa TX\n**Sent:** 2026-07-16T17:15:00-05:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-16T17:15:00-05:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-16T20:15:00-05:00\n\n## Description\nFFWMAF\n\nThe National Weather Service in Midland/Odessa has issued a\n\n* Flash Flood Warning for...\nSouthern Ector County in western Texas...\nMidland County in western Texas...\n\n* Until 815 PM CDT.\n\n* At 515 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated slow moving thunderstorms\nproducing heavy rain across much of the warned area. The expected\nrainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Flash flooding is ongoing\nor expected to begin shortly.\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...\nMidland, Odessa, Greenwood, Midland International Air and Space\nPort, West Odessa, Warfield, Skywest Airport, Odessa Schlemeyer\nField, Cotton Flat, Pleasant Farms and Penwell.\n\n## Instructions\nTurn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood\ndeaths occur in vehicles.\n\nBe aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads."}