{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.70f70421edf696186c1dda194b38b27bdcccf578.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Flash Flood Warning issued July 22 at 4:40PM MDT until July 22 at 7:45PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-22","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.70f70421edf696186c1dda194b38b27bdcccf578.001.1","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":245,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Flash Flood Warning: Flash Flood Warning issued July 22 at 4:40PM MDT until July 22 at 7:45PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Immediate\n**Areas:** McKinley, NM\n**Issued by:** NWS Albuquerque NM\n**Sent:** 2026-07-22T16:40:00-06:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-22T16:40:00-06:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-22T19:45:00-06:00\n\n## Description\nFFWABQ\n\nThe National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a\n\n* Flash Flood Warning for...\nCentral McKinley County in west central New Mexico...\n\n* Until 745 PM MDT.\n\n* At 440 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing\nheavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain\nhave fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour.\nAdditional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned\narea. Flash flooding is ongoing or 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...\nThoreau, Coolidge, Fort Wingate, Church Rock, Mariano Lake,\nPinedale and Red Rock.\n\nThis includes Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 29 and 56.\n\n## Instructions\nDo not enter or cross flowing water or water of unknown depth. Turn\naround, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood\ndeaths occur in vehicles.\n\nArroyos, streams, and normally dry rivers can become raging killer\ncurrents in a matter of minutes. Water in arroyos can travel many\nmiles and take hours to reach your location from upstream rain areas."}