{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.917164d88f400a46914e78396ab83d67616f5e83.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Flash Flood Warning issued September 19 at 5:01PM MDT until September 19 at 5:45PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-09-19","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.917164d88f400a46914e78396ab83d67616f5e83.001.1","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":169,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Flash Flood Warning: Flash Flood Warning issued September 19 at 5:01PM MDT until September 19 at 5:45PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Immediate\n**Areas:** Sierra, NM\n**Issued by:** NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM\n**Sent:** 2026-09-19T17:01:00-06:00\n**Effective:** 2026-09-19T17:01:00-06:00\n**Expires:** 2026-09-19T17:45:00-06:00\n\n## Description\nAt 501 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy\nrain across the warned area. Up to 1.5 inches of rain have fallen.\nFlooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is\nexpected. 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\nSome locations that will experience flash flooding include...\nMainly rural areas of Northwestern Sierra County.\n\n## Instructions\nTurn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood\ndeaths occur in vehicles.\n\nRemain alert for flooding even in locations not receiving rain.\nArroyos, streams, and rivers can become raging killer currents in a\nmatter of minutes, even from distant rainfall."}