{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.e03ac6c6b78d49ccdfdca4491e5ca1a60d9c01cf.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 21 at 4:05PM EDT until July 21 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA","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.e03ac6c6b78d49ccdfdca4491e5ca1a60d9c01cf.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Blacksburg VA"},"word_count":237,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Severe Thunderstorm Watch: Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 21 at 4:05PM EDT until July 21 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Possible\n**Urgency:** Future\n**Areas:** Caswell, NC; Rockingham, NC; Stokes, NC; Surry, NC; Wilkes, NC; Yadkin, NC; Alleghany, VA; Amherst, VA; Appomattox, VA; Bath, VA; Bedford, VA; Botetourt, VA; Buckingham, VA; Campbell, VA; Charlotte, VA; Craig, VA; Floyd, VA; Franklin, VA; Halifax, VA; Henry, VA; Montgomery, VA; Patrick, VA; Pittsylvania, VA; Roanoke, VA; Rockbridge, VA; City of Buena Vista, VA; City of Covington, VA; City of Danville, VA; City of Lexington, VA; City of Lynchburg, VA; City of Martinsville, VA; City of Roanoke, VA; City of Salem, VA; Greenbrier, WV\n**Issued by:** NWS Blacksburg VA\n**Sent:** 2026-07-21T16:05:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-21T16:05:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-21T22:00:00-04:00\n\n## Description\nSEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 509 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS\nEVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS\n\nIN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES\n\nIN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA\n\nCASWELL               ROCKINGHAM            STOKES\nSURRY\n\nIN NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA\n\nWILKES                YADKIN\n\nIN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 27 COUNTIES\n\nIN CENTRAL VIRGINIA\n\nAMHERST               APPOMATTOX            BUCKINGHAM\nCAMPBELL              CITY OF LYNCHBURG\n\nIN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA\n\nBEDFORD               CHARLOTTE             CITY OF DANVILLE\nCITY OF MARTINSVILLE  HALIFAX               HENRY\nPITTSYLVANIA\n\nIN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA\n\nCRAIG                 FLOYD                 MONTGOMERY\nPATRICK\n\nIN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA\n\nALLEGHANY VA          BATH                  BOTETOURT\nCITY OF BUENA VISTA   CITY OF COVINGTON     CITY OF LEXINGTON\nCITY OF ROANOKE       CITY OF SALEM         FRANKLIN\nROANOKE               ROCKBRIDGE\n\nIN WEST VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY\n\nIN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA\n\nGREENBRIER"}