{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.97639ea02dfcfd58f001dfa5a433c18f5eda5dae.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Flash Flood Warning issued September 16 at 3:06PM MDT until September 16 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-09-16","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.97639ea02dfcfd58f001dfa5a433c18f5eda5dae.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":208,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Flash Flood Warning: Flash Flood Warning issued September 16 at 3:06PM MDT until September 16 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Immediate\n**Areas:** Otero, NM\n**Issued by:** NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM\n**Sent:** 2026-09-16T15:06:00-06:00\n**Effective:** 2026-09-16T15:06:00-06:00\n**Expires:** 2026-09-16T18:00:00-06:00\n\n## Description\nFFWEPZ\n\nThe National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has issued a\n\n* Flash Flood Warning for...\nNortheastern Otero County in south central New Mexico...\n\n* Until 600 PM MDT.\n\n* At 306 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing\nheavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.75 and 1 inch of rain\nhas fallen. 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...\nMainly rural areas of Northeastern Otero County.\n\n## Instructions\nTurn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood\ndeaths occur in vehicles.\n\nStay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become\nunstable and unsafe.\n\nIn hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are\npotentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded\nroads. Find an alternate route."}