{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.814c25778c5e7d68e55e41193a0fe3568364f138.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Special Weather Statement issued September 17 at 5:00PM 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%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.814c25778c5e7d68e55e41193a0fe3568364f138.001.1","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":145,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Special Weather Statement: Special Weather Statement issued September 17 at 5:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM\n\n**Severity:** Moderate\n**Certainty:** Observed\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet; Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet; East Central Tularosa Basin/Alamogordo\n**Issued by:** NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM\n**Sent:** 2026-09-17T17:00:00-06:00\n**Effective:** 2026-09-17T17:00:00-06:00\n**Expires:** 2026-09-17T17:30:00-06:00\n\n## Description\nAt 500 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over\nHigh Rolls, moving north at 10 mph.\n\nHAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail.\n\nSOURCE...Radar indicated.\n\nIMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around\nunsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is\npossible.\n\nLocations impacted include...\nAlamogordo, Cloudcroft, Burro Flats, High Rolls, Mountain Park, La\nLuz, and Karr Canyon.\n\n## Instructions\nIf outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.\n\nTorrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to\nlocalized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded\nroadways."}