{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.b772c5533a8afdd43c4285943bb13e3ba859fc10.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Flood Warning issued September 20 at 5:41PM EDT until September 20 at 8:15PM EDT by NWS Pittsburgh PA","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-09-20","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.b772c5533a8afdd43c4285943bb13e3ba859fc10.001.1","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":213,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Flood Warning: Flood Warning issued September 20 at 5:41PM EDT until September 20 at 8:15PM EDT by NWS Pittsburgh PA\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Belmont, OH; Jefferson, OH; Washington, PA; Brooke, WV; Ohio, WV\n**Issued by:** NWS Pittsburgh PA\n**Sent:** 2026-09-20T17:41:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-09-20T17:41:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-09-20T20:15:00-04:00\n\n## Description\n* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.\n\n* WHERE...Eastern Belmont County in east central Ohio...\nSoutheastern Jefferson OH County in east central Ohio...\nWest Central Washington County in southwestern Pennsylvania...\nBrooke County in northern West Virginia...\nOhio County in northern West Virginia...\n\n* WHEN...Until 815 PM EDT.\n\n* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying\nand flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Numerous roads\nremain closed due to flooding. Expect many areas of slow moving or\nstanding water.\n\n* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...\n- At 540 PM EDT, emergency management reported many area roadways\nwere still closed with most area creeks out of their banks near\nthe Bethany area. Flooding is ongoing. Between 1 and 2 inches of\nrain have fallen.\n- Some locations that will experience flooding include...\nWheeling, Martins Ferry, Warwood, Wellsburg, West Liberty,\nTriadelphia, Clearview, Valley Grove, Tiltonsville, Bridgeport,\nYorkville, Bethany, Franklin, Beech Bottom, Brilliant, Windsor\nHeights, Rayland and West Alexander.\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."}