{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.c1a9575913585712ec8fff2c62b39809c1ad3d01.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Flash Flood Warning issued July 20 at 4:10PM MDT until July 20 at 6:15PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-20","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.c1a9575913585712ec8fff2c62b39809c1ad3d01.001.1","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":218,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Flash Flood Warning: Flash Flood Warning issued July 20 at 4:10PM MDT until July 20 at 6:15PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Immediate\n**Areas:** Dona Ana, NM; Luna, NM\n**Issued by:** NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM\n**Sent:** 2026-07-20T16:10:00-06:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-20T16:10:00-06:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-20T18:15:00-06:00\n\n## Description\nFFWEPZ\n\nThe National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has issued a\n\n* Flash Flood Warning for...\nWest Central Dona Ana County in south central New Mexico...\nEastern Luna County in southwestern New Mexico...\n\n* Until 615 PM MDT.\n\n* At 410 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing\nheavy rain across the warned area. Up to 1.5 inches of rain have\nfallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible\nin the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin\nshortly.\n\nHAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.\n\nSOURCE...Radar.\n\nIMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban\nareas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as\nother poor drainage and low-lying areas.\n\n* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...\nUvas Valley.\n\n## Instructions\nTurn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood\ndeaths occur in vehicles.\n\nFlooding is occurring or is imminent. It is important to know where\nyou are relative to streams, rivers, or creeks which can become\nkillers in heavy rains. Campers and hikers should avoid streams or\ncreeks."}