{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.da6de3859d7c598d6749baae79cda5581cb2ff9f.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Flash Flood Warning issued July 21 at 4:55PM MDT until July 21 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-21","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.da6de3859d7c598d6749baae79cda5581cb2ff9f.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Albuquerque NM"},"word_count":244,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Flash Flood Warning: Flash Flood Warning issued July 21 at 4:55PM MDT until July 21 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Immediate\n**Areas:** Cibola, NM\n**Issued by:** NWS Albuquerque NM\n**Sent:** 2026-07-21T16:55:00-06:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-21T16:55:00-06:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-21T20:00:00-06:00\n\n## Description\nFFWABQ\n\nThe National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a\n\n* Flash Flood Warning for...\nCentral Cibola County in west central New Mexico...\n\n* Until 800 PM MDT.\n\n* At 455 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing\nheavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.75 and 1.5 inches of\nrain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1.5 to 2 inches in\n1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.25 to 1 inch 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 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 Central Cibola County.\n\nThis includes New Mexico State routes 53 and 117 across the El\nMalpais.\n\n## Instructions\nDo not enter or cross flowing water or water of unknown depth. Turn\naround, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood\ndeaths occur in vehicles.\n\nArroyos, streams, and normally dry rivers can become raging killer\ncurrents in a matter of minutes. Water in arroyos can travel many\nmiles and take hours to reach your location from upstream rain areas."}