{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.dc2c72d9fe9f822461abf71d63d6a97751d3aaa9.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Flash Flood Warning issued July 21 at 6:40PM EDT until July 21 at 9:45PM 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.dc2c72d9fe9f822461abf71d63d6a97751d3aaa9.001.1","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":219,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Flash Flood Warning: Flash Flood Warning issued July 21 at 6:40PM EDT until July 21 at 9:45PM EDT by NWS Pittsburgh PA\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Immediate\n**Areas:** Preston, WV; Tucker, WV\n**Issued by:** NWS Pittsburgh PA\n**Sent:** 2026-07-21T18:40:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-21T18:40:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-21T21:45:00-04:00\n\n## Description\nFFWPBZ\n\nThe National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a\n\n* Flash Flood Warning for...\nSouthern Preston County in northeastern West Virginia...\nTucker County in northeastern West Virginia...\n\n* Until 945 PM EDT.\n\n* At 640 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing\nheavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain\nhave fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin\nshortly.\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...\nParsons, Davis, Thomas, Hendricks, Hambleton, Hannahsville,\nBenbush, Lead Mine, Blackwater Falls, Davisville, Elk, Saint\nGeorge, Canaan Valley State Park, Canaan Hgts, Silver Lake, Red\nCreek, Cortland, Pheasant Run, Pifer Moutain and Laneville.\n\n## Instructions\nTurn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood\ndeaths occur in vehicles.\n\nIn hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are\npotentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded\nroads. Find an alternate route."}