{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.1c39e588e085e6980bf5645c6180be7e165d7000.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Special Weather Statement issued July 20 at 6:27PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-20","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.1c39e588e085e6980bf5645c6180be7e165d7000.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Raleigh NC"},"word_count":115,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Special Weather Statement: Special Weather Statement issued July 20 at 6:27PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC\n\n**Severity:** Moderate\n**Certainty:** Observed\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Wake; Johnston\n**Issued by:** NWS Raleigh NC\n**Sent:** 2026-07-20T18:27:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-20T18:27:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-20T19:30:00-04:00\n\n## Description\nAt 627 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over\nFuquay-Varina, or 13 miles south of Cary, moving east at 15 mph.\n\nHAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.\n\nSOURCE...Radar indicated.\n\nIMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around\nunsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is\npossible.\n\nLocations impacted include...\nGarner, Fuquay-Varina, Holly Springs, and Lake Benson.\n\nThis includes Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 304 and 317.\n\n## Instructions\nIf outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building."}