{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.ab10467be9dfbec978f97f7588f7fe87521cdaa2.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Flash Flood Warning issued July 21 at 5:30PM EDT until July 21 at 8:30PM EDT by NWS Pittsburgh PA","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.ab10467be9dfbec978f97f7588f7fe87521cdaa2.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Pittsburgh PA"},"word_count":199,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Flash Flood Warning: Flash Flood Warning issued July 21 at 5:30PM EDT until July 21 at 8:30PM EDT by NWS Pittsburgh PA\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Immediate\n**Areas:** Marion, WV; Monongalia, WV\n**Issued by:** NWS Pittsburgh PA\n**Sent:** 2026-07-21T17:30:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-21T17:30:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-21T20:30:00-04:00\n\n## Description\nFFWPBZ\n\nThe National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a\n\n* Flash Flood Warning for...\nCentral Marion County in northern West Virginia...\nSouth Central Monongalia County in northern West Virginia...\n\n* Until 830 PM EDT.\n\n* At 530 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing\nheavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain\nhave fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 1.5 inches are\npossible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected\nto begin shortly.\n\nHAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.\n\nSOURCE...Radar indicated.\n\nIMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,\nhighways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor\ndrainage and low-lying areas.\n\n* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...\nFairmont, Pleasant Valley, Winfield, Barrackville, Monongah,\nFairview, Rivesville, Grant Town, Farmington, Worthington, Colfax,\nBaxter, Bentons Ferry, White Hall, Idamay, Carolina, Rachel and\nBrowns Chapel.\n\n## Instructions\nTurn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood\ndeaths occur in vehicles."}