{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.90e6c242a2da2b52f7c026eafa9c4264ce7d0592.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Flash Flood Warning issued July 12 at 5:58PM CDT until July 12 at 7:30PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-12","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.90e6c242a2da2b52f7c026eafa9c4264ce7d0592.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Lubbock TX"},"word_count":151,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Flash Flood Warning: Flash Flood Warning issued July 12 at 5:58PM CDT until July 12 at 7:30PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Immediate\n**Areas:** Hockley, TX; Lubbock, TX\n**Issued by:** NWS Lubbock TX\n**Sent:** 2026-07-12T17:58:00-05:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-12T17:58:00-05:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-12T19:30:00-05:00\n\n## Description\nAt 558 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated\nthunderstorms producing heavy rain in West and Central Lubbock.\nBetween 0.5 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall\nrate is 0.5 to 1 inch in 30 minutes. Flash flooding is already\noccurring.\n\nHAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.\n\nSOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.\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...\nLubbock, Lubbock South Plains Mall, Reese Center, Smyer and\nLubbock Science Spectrum.\n\n## Instructions\nTurn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood\ndeaths occur in vehicles."}