{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.c33a702f89d9c4d74e64e011356d09487e5bd1af.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Flash Flood Warning issued July 17 at 5:09PM MDT until July 17 at 7:15PM MDT by NWS Missoula MT","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-17","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.c33a702f89d9c4d74e64e011356d09487e5bd1af.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Missoula MT"},"word_count":156,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Flash Flood Warning: Flash Flood Warning issued July 17 at 5:09PM MDT until July 17 at 7:15PM MDT by NWS Missoula MT\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Immediate\n**Areas:** Missoula, MT; Powell, MT\n**Issued by:** NWS Missoula MT\n**Sent:** 2026-07-17T17:09:00-06:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-17T17:09:00-06:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-17T19:15:00-06:00\n\n## Description\nFFWMSO\n\nThe National Weather Service in Missoula has issued a\n\n* Flash Flood Warning for...\nEast Central Missoula County in west central Montana...\nWest Central Powell County in west central Montana...\n\n* Until 715 PM MDT.\n\n* At 509 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing\nheavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or\nexpected 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...\nClearwater and Greenough.\n\n## Instructions\nTurn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood\ndeaths occur in vehicles."}