{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.4fbbf763d21790ebd3235e81a72a10b06a1253c2.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Flood Watch issued September 17 at 2:25PM MDT until September 18 at 6:00AM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-09-17","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.4fbbf763d21790ebd3235e81a72a10b06a1253c2.001.1","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":286,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Flood Watch: Flood Watch issued September 17 at 2:25PM MDT until September 18 at 6:00AM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Possible\n**Urgency:** Future\n**Areas:** Southern Gila Foothills/Mimbres Valley; Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin; Eastern Black Range Foothills; Sierra County Lakes; Northern Dona Ana County; Southern Dona Ana County/Mesilla Valley; West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet; Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet; East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet; Central Grant County/Silver City Area; Southern Gila Region Highlands/Black Range\n**Issued by:** NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM\n**Sent:** 2026-09-17T14:25:00-06:00\n**Effective:** 2026-09-17T14:25:00-06:00\n**Expires:** 2026-09-18T06:00:00-06:00\n\n## Description\n* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be\npossible.\n\n* WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest New Mexico,\nincluding Sierra, Dona Ana, Luna, and eastern Grant Counties and\nthe Sacramento Mountains in northern Otero County.\n\n* WHEN...Through late tonight.\n\n* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,\ncreeks, arroyos, low water crossings, and other low-lying and\nflood-prone locations.\n\n* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...\n- 24-hour rainfall observations shows a wide swath of 1-2\" across\nmuch of south-central New Mexico. High soil moisture will allow\nrunoff to occur quickly with any additional rounds of rain.\nThunderstorms are expected to track north across the Watch area\nThursday night into Friday morning, leading to localized flash\nflooding. Additionally, risk of flooding continues for the\nSacramento Mountains, where storms initiating along a N/S\noriented ridge and parallel storm motions may lead to training\nstorms and prolonged heavy rain Thursday afternoon.\n- This includes portions of the I-25 corridor through Hatch and\nTruth-or-Consequences and the I-10 corridor through Las Cruces\nand Deming.\n- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood\n\n## Instructions\nYou should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood\nWarnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared\nto take action should flooding develop."}