{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.8ef27e597209cd0eb40464433040f1db362c2eb5.002.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued June 12 at 6:38PM EDT until June 12 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-06-12","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.8ef27e597209cd0eb40464433040f1db362c2eb5.002.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Blacksburg VA"},"word_count":202,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Severe Thunderstorm Watch: Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued June 12 at 6:38PM EDT until June 12 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Possible\n**Urgency:** Future\n**Areas:** Amherst, VA; Appomattox, VA; Bedford, VA; Botetourt, VA; Buckingham, VA; Campbell, VA; Carroll, VA; Charlotte, VA; Craig, VA; Floyd, VA; Franklin, VA; Grayson, VA; Halifax, VA; Henry, VA; Montgomery, VA; Patrick, VA; Pittsylvania, VA; Pulaski, VA; Roanoke, VA; Rockbridge, VA; Smyth, VA; Wythe, VA; City of Buena Vista, VA; City of Danville, VA; City of Galax, VA; City of Lexington, VA; City of Lynchburg, VA; City of Martinsville, VA; City of Radford, VA; City of Roanoke, VA; City of Salem, VA\n**Issued by:** NWS Blacksburg VA\n**Sent:** 2026-06-12T18:38:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-06-12T18:38:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-06-12T21:00:00-04:00\n\n## Description\nSEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 321 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS\nEVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS\n\nIN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 31 COUNTIES\n\nIN CENTRAL VIRGINIA\n\nAMHERST               APPOMATTOX            BUCKINGHAM\nCAMPBELL              CITY OF LYNCHBURG\n\nIN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA\n\nBEDFORD               CHARLOTTE             CITY OF DANVILLE\nCITY OF MARTINSVILLE  HALIFAX               HENRY\nPITTSYLVANIA\n\nIN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA\n\nCARROLL               CITY OF GALAX         CITY OF RADFORD\nCRAIG                 FLOYD                 GRAYSON\nMONTGOMERY            PATRICK               PULASKI\nSMYTH                 WYTHE\n\nIN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA\n\nBOTETOURT             CITY OF BUENA VISTA   CITY OF LEXINGTON\nCITY OF ROANOKE       CITY OF SALEM         FRANKLIN\nROANOKE               ROCKBRIDGE"}