{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.ad6f14f8fee2c845c79d2ceb371e9e219e85a0ea.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Flash Flood Warning issued July 16 at 3:41PM MDT until July 16 at 6:45PM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-16","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.ad6f14f8fee2c845c79d2ceb371e9e219e85a0ea.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Pueblo CO"},"word_count":186,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Flash Flood Warning: Flash Flood Warning issued July 16 at 3:41PM MDT until July 16 at 6:45PM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Immediate\n**Areas:** Chaffee, CO\n**Issued by:** NWS Pueblo CO\n**Sent:** 2026-07-16T15:41:00-06:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-16T15:41:00-06:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-16T18:45:00-06:00\n\n## Description\nFFWPUB\n\nThe National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a\n\n* Flash Flood Warning for...\nSoutheastern Chaffee County in central Colorado...\n\n* Until 645 PM MDT.\n\n* At 341 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing\nheavy rain across the warned area. The expected rainfall rate is\n0.8 to 1.3 inches in 1 hour. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected\nto 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...\nPoncha Springs and Poncha Pass.\n\nThis includes the following high risk locations...\nHighway 285 south of Poncha Springs to Poncha Pass.\n\n## Instructions\nTurn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood\ndeaths occur in vehicles.\n\nBe aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads."}