{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.35b2338c7132e6c396a6926a2fd04865426932e2.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Flash Flood Warning issued July 20 at 5:16PM CDT until July 20 at 6:45PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-20","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.35b2338c7132e6c396a6926a2fd04865426932e2.001.1","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":182,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Flash Flood Warning: Flash Flood Warning issued July 20 at 5:16PM CDT until July 20 at 6:45PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Immediate\n**Areas:** Culberson, TX; Reeves, TX\n**Issued by:** NWS Midland/Odessa TX\n**Sent:** 2026-07-20T17:16:00-05:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-20T17:16:00-05:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-20T18:45:00-05:00\n\n## Description\nAt 516 PM CDT /416 PM MDT/, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms\nproducing heavy rain across the warned area. The expected rainfall\nrate is 0.5 to 1 inch in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1\ninch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or\nexpected 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\nSome locations that will experience flash flooding include...\nMainly rural areas of Central Culberson and West Central Reeves\nCounties.\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."}