{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.8c4685bbb5315a88589a66bed15babc6af594547.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Flood Watch issued September 18 at 2:49PM MDT until September 19 at 3:00AM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-09-18","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.8c4685bbb5315a88589a66bed15babc6af594547.001.1","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":240,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Flood Watch: Flood Watch issued September 18 at 2:49PM MDT until September 19 at 3:00AM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Possible\n**Urgency:** Future\n**Areas:** West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet; Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet; East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet\n**Issued by:** NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM\n**Sent:** 2026-09-18T14:49:00-06:00\n**Effective:** 2026-09-18T14:49:00-06:00\n**Expires:** 2026-09-19T03:00:00-06:00\n\n## Description\n* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be\npossible.\n\n* WHERE...A portion of south central New Mexico, including the\nfollowing areas, East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet,\nSacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet and West Slopes Sacramento\nMountains Below 7500 Feet.\n\n* WHEN...Through late tonight.\n\n* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,\ncreeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.\nCreeks and streams may rise out of their banks.\n\n* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...\n- 48-hour rainfall observations shows a wide swath of 0.75-1.50\"\nacross the US-70 corridor over the Sacramento Mountains. High\nsoil moisture will allow runoff to occur quickly with any\nadditional rounds of rain. Additional scattered showers and\nthunderstorms are expected to develop over portions of Otero\nCounty this evening and overnight, leading to localized flash\nflooding. Areas that have already received excessive rainfall and\nflooding recently such as Whitetail, Apache Summit, and Tularosa\nCreek will be at highest risk.\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."}