{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.68287d72a743c9ed1bca6f655aee849363613657.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Flash Flood Warning issued July 20 at 4:50PM MDT until July 20 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-20","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.68287d72a743c9ed1bca6f655aee849363613657.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Albuquerque NM"},"word_count":161,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Flash Flood Warning: Flash Flood Warning issued July 20 at 4:50PM MDT until July 20 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Immediate\n**Areas:** Lincoln, NM\n**Issued by:** NWS Albuquerque NM\n**Sent:** 2026-07-20T16:50:00-06:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-20T16:50:00-06:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-20T18:00:00-06:00\n\n## Description\nAt 450 PM MDT, Although rainfall has now ended, doppler radar\nindicated heavy rain between 0.75 and 2.5 inches had fallen earlier.\nFlash flooding will continue.\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...\nCapitan, Smokey Bear Historical Park, Fort Stanton, Bonito Lake and\nAngus.\n\nThis includes Highway 380 between Mile Markers 80 and 91.\n\n## Instructions\nTurn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood\ndeaths occur in vehicles.\n\nDo not camp along streams and rivers. Remain alert when hiking in\nsteep, narrow canyons. Know where you are relative to low spots and\ndrainages."}