{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.bdff8a526b956d85113fa6f0fc1c6ab006dc66b4.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Tornado Warning issued July 21 at 6:56PM EDT until July 21 at 7:30PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC","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.bdff8a526b956d85113fa6f0fc1c6ab006dc66b4.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC"},"word_count":241,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Tornado Warning: Tornado Warning issued July 21 at 6:56PM EDT until July 21 at 7:30PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC\n\n**Severity:** Extreme\n**Certainty:** Observed\n**Urgency:** Immediate\n**Areas:** Pendleton, WV\n**Issued by:** NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC\n**Sent:** 2026-07-21T18:56:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-21T18:56:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-21T19:30:00-04:00\n\n## Description\nTORLWX\n\nThe National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a\n\n* Tornado Warning for...\nCentral Pendleton County in eastern West Virginia...\n\n* Until 730 PM EDT.\n\n* At 656 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado\nwas located 14 miles west of Franklin, moving east at 40 mph.\n\nHAZARD...Tornado.\n\nSOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.\n\nIMPACT...For those in the direct path of a tornado touchdown,\nflying debris will be dangerous to those caught without\nshelter. Damage to roofs, siding, and windows may occur.\nMobile homes may be damaged or destroyed. Tree damage is\nlikely.\n\n* This dangerous storm will be near...\nFranklin around 710 PM EDT.\n\nOther locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include\nRiverton, Circleville, Ruddle, and Cherry Grove.\n\n## Instructions\nTAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest\nfloor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a\nmobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter\nand protect yourself from flying debris.\n\nThis cluster of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and\nwidespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the\ntornado. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest\nfloor of a building."}