{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/AS-NM-9df763a6-16b4-45d6-8b2b-746470f988f9","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Ongoing Flash Flooding","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-09-17","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/AS-NM-9df763a6-16b4-45d6-8b2b-746470f988f9","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"202405, Village of Ruidoso, Village of Ruidoso"},"word_count":83,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Local Area Emergency: Ongoing Flash Flooding\n\n**Severity:** Extreme\n**Certainty:** Observed\n**Urgency:** Immediate\n**Areas:** Ruidoso Downs\n**Issued by:** 202405, Village of Ruidoso, Village of Ruidoso\n**Sent:** 2026-09-17T16:47:54-06:00\n**Effective:** 2026-09-17T16:47:54-06:00\n**Expires:** 2026-09-17T20:47:54-06:00\n\n## Description\nLincoln County OES. Flash Flooding OBSERVED in Ruidoso Downs. MOVE to higher ground.\n\n## Instructions\nLincoln County Emergency Management: Flash Flood Alert for Ruidoso Downs along Rio Ruidoso. Rapidly rising floodwaters may impact roadways and low-lying areas. Avoid travel and move to higher ground if threatened. Do NOT drive through flooded roads. Personnel needing shelter can go to the Ruidoso Downs Senior Center."}