{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.1392a1383f278e58145fbf333e12e1565c49d559.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Flood Watch issued July 12 at 7:06PM EDT until July 12 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-12","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.1392a1383f278e58145fbf333e12e1565c49d559.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Charleston WV"},"word_count":225,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Flood Watch: Flood Watch issued July 12 at 7:06PM EDT until July 12 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Possible\n**Urgency:** Future\n**Areas:** Greenup; Carter; Boyd; Lawrence; Lawrence; Dickenson; Buchanan; Wayne; Cabell; Lincoln; Putnam; Kanawha; Mingo; Logan; Boone; McDowell; Wyoming; Northwest Raleigh; Southeast Raleigh; Northwest Fayette; Southeast Fayette\n**Issued by:** NWS Charleston WV\n**Sent:** 2026-07-12T19:06:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-12T19:06:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-12T23:00:00-04:00\n\n## Description\n* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be\npossible.\n\n* WHERE...Portions of northeast Kentucky, including the following\ncounties, Boyd, Carter, Greenup and Lawrence, southeast Ohio,\nincluding the following county, Lawrence OH, southwest Virginia,\nincluding the following counties, Buchanan and Dickenson, and West\nVirginia, including the following counties, Boone, Cabell, Kanawha,\nLincoln, Logan, McDowell, Mingo, Northwest Fayette, Northwest\nRaleigh, Putnam, Southeast Fayette, Southeast Raleigh, Wayne and\nWyoming.\n\n* WHEN...Until 11 PM EDT this 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- Showers and thunderstorms remain possible into tonight. Locally\nheavy rainfall could lead to instances of flash flooding given\nrecent rainfall, especially in locations that have compromised\nsoils. The showers and thunderstorms should diminish late\ntonight.\n- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood\n\n## Instructions\nYou should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action\nshould Flash Flood Warnings be issued.\n\nAdditional information can be found at https://www.weather.gov/rlx as\nwell as on our X and Facebook pages."}