{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.26d575c1b6de323aa60bfcb5fd0cc5d82a1c991d.002.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 21 at 7:05PM EDT until July 21 at 7:30PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-21","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.26d575c1b6de323aa60bfcb5fd0cc5d82a1c991d.002.1","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":151,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 21 at 7:05PM EDT until July 21 at 7:30PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Observed\n**Urgency:** Immediate\n**Areas:** Cabell, WV; Lincoln, WV; Putnam, WV\n**Issued by:** NWS Charleston WV\n**Sent:** 2026-07-21T19:05:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-21T19:05:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-21T19:30:00-04:00\n\n## Description\nAt 705 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Hamlin, moving\neast at 30 mph.\n\nHAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.\n\nSOURCE...Radar indicated.\n\nIMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.\n\nLocations impacted include...\nHamlin, Culloden, West Hamlin, Salt Rock, Griffithsville, and\nSweetland.\n\n## Instructions\nRemain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly\nfrom severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the\nbasement or small central room in a sturdy structure.\n\nFor your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a\nbuilding.\n\nTorrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to\nflash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways."}