{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.acf31ece0f89819b1f01321db4dfaddb0d3622c5.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Flood Warning issued September 21 at 6:15PM EDT until September 21 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-09-21","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.acf31ece0f89819b1f01321db4dfaddb0d3622c5.001.1","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":180,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Flood Warning: Flood Warning issued September 21 at 6:15PM EDT until September 21 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Ritchie, WV; Wirt, WV\n**Issued by:** NWS Charleston WV\n**Sent:** 2026-09-21T18:15:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-09-21T18:15:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-09-21T22:00:00-04:00\n\n## Description\n* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.\n\n* WHERE...Southwestern Ritchie County in northwestern West\nVirginia...\nNortheastern Wirt County in northwestern West Virginia...\n\n* WHEN...Until 1000 PM EDT.\n\n* IMPACTS...Flooding of the South Fork of the Hughes River is\noccurring.\n\n* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...\n- At 615 PM EDT, The automated gage on the South Fork of the Hughes\nRiver below Macfarlan was in minor flood stage with a reading of\n22.8 feet and slowly rising. At a stage of 22 feet, Oxbow Road\nbelow the gage flood along with low-lying areas adjacent to the\nriver.\n- Some locations that will experience flooding include...\nMacfarlan, Freeport and Greencastle.\n- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood\n\n## Instructions\nTurn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood\ndeaths occur in vehicles.\n\nReport flooding to the National Weather Service by calling toll free,\n800 401 9535, when you can do so safely."}