{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.961219fdf426ea6d2c392e8336e3a5d716b893f8.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 21 at 7:09PM EDT until July 21 at 8:15PM 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%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.961219fdf426ea6d2c392e8336e3a5d716b893f8.001.1","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":279,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 21 at 7:09PM EDT until July 21 at 8:15PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Observed\n**Urgency:** Immediate\n**Areas:** Braxton, WV; Gilmer, WV; Lewis, WV; Pocahontas, WV; Randolph, WV; Upshur, WV; Webster, WV\n**Issued by:** NWS Charleston WV\n**Sent:** 2026-07-21T19:09:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-21T19:09:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-21T20:15:00-04:00\n\n## Description\nSVRRLX\n\nThe National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a\n\n* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...\nSouthern Randolph County in northeastern West Virginia...\nNortheastern Pocahontas County in northeastern West Virginia...\nCentral Gilmer County in north central West Virginia...\nSoutheastern Lewis County in northern West Virginia...\nNortheastern Braxton County in north central West Virginia...\nSouthern Upshur County in northeastern West Virginia...\nNortheastern Webster County in northeastern West Virginia...\n\n* Until 815 PM EDT.\n\n* At 709 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line\nextending from near Glenville to near Mill Creek to 13 miles west\nof Franklin, moving southeast at 5 mph.\n\nHAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.\n\nSOURCE...Radar indicated.\n\nIMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.\n\n* Locations impacted include...\nGlenville, Mill Creek, Holly River State Park, Rock Cave,\nBurnsville, Durbin, Flatwoods, Huttonsville, Sand Fork, Alexander,\nCheat Bridge, Eden, Cleveland, Helvetia, Pickens, Boyer, Hacker\nValley, Kanawha Head, Ireland, and Bartow.\n\nThis includes Interstate 79 between mile markers 67 and 83.\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 these storms, and may lead to\nflash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways."}