{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.e3530ab6e1bf472bce3bf4fb4183e06b889379aa.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Flood Watch issued September 21 at 2:04PM MDT until September 23 at 7:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-09-21","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.e3530ab6e1bf472bce3bf4fb4183e06b889379aa.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":205,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Flood Watch: Flood Watch issued September 21 at 2:04PM MDT until September 23 at 7:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Possible\n**Urgency:** Future\n**Areas:** Salt Basin; Southern Hudspeth Highlands; Rio Grande Valley of Eastern Hudspeth County\n**Issued by:** NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM\n**Sent:** 2026-09-21T14:04:00-06:00\n**Effective:** 2026-09-21T14:04:00-06:00\n**Expires:** 2026-09-21T22:15:00-06:00\n\n## Description\n* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be\npossible.\n\n* WHERE...A portion of southwest Texas, including the following\nareas, Rio Grande Valley of Eastern Hudspeth County, Salt Basin and\nSouthern Hudspeth Highlands.\n\n* WHEN...Through Wednesday evening.\n\n* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,\ncreeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.\n\n* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...\n- An early season back door cool front will interact with a late\nseason plume of deep tropical moisture, bringing several rounds\nof thunderstorms with torrential downpours to the region Tuesday\nafternoon through Wednesday evening. Repeated thunderstorms may\ntend to focus in one or two areas, resulting in higher end\nprecipitation totals. The most critical period with the heaviest\nrain potential will likely be Tuesday night into Wednesday\nmorning.\n- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood\n\n## Instructions\nYou should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood\nWarnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared\nto take action should flooding develop."}