{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.d1fc82e9538cdb458da16c1147712f54f3e9be5b.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Flash Flood Warning issued May 31 at 5:18PM CDT until May 31 at 8:15PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-05-31","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.d1fc82e9538cdb458da16c1147712f54f3e9be5b.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Midland/Odessa TX"},"word_count":203,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Flash Flood Warning: Flash Flood Warning issued May 31 at 5:18PM CDT until May 31 at 8:15PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Immediate\n**Areas:** Brewster, TX\n**Issued by:** NWS Midland/Odessa TX\n**Sent:** 2026-05-31T17:18:00-05:00\n**Effective:** 2026-05-31T17:18:00-05:00\n**Expires:** 2026-05-31T20:15:00-05:00\n\n## Description\nFFWMAF\n\nThe National Weather Service in Midland/Odessa has issued a\n\n* Flash Flood Warning for...\nWest Central Brewster County in southwestern Texas...\n\n* Until 815 PM CDT.\n\n* At 518 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing\nheavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain\nhave fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are\npossible in the warned area. 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...\nSantiago Peak, Elephant Mountain Wildlife Management Area and\nElephant Mountain.\n\n## Instructions\nTurn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood\ndeaths occur in vehicles.\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."}