{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.2c61c079cade43cf97c2697bc660384c186e8d46.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Special Weather Statement issued July 17 at 6:44PM EDT by NWS Jacksonville FL","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-17","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.2c61c079cade43cf97c2697bc660384c186e8d46.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Jacksonville FL"},"word_count":131,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Special Weather Statement: Special Weather Statement issued July 17 at 6:44PM EDT by NWS Jacksonville FL\n\n**Severity:** Moderate\n**Certainty:** Observed\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Bacon; Appling; Wayne; Atkinson; Pierce; Northern Ware\n**Issued by:** NWS Jacksonville FL\n**Sent:** 2026-07-17T18:44:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-17T18:44:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-17T19:30:00-04:00\n\n## Description\nAt 644 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near\nBristol, or 9 miles northwest of Patterson, moving west at 20 mph.\n\nHAZARD...Wind gusts around 40 mph.\n\nSOURCE...Radar indicated.\n\nIMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around\nunsecured objects.\n\nLocations impacted include...\nBaxley, Alma, Blackshear, Patterson, Surrency, Screven, Odum,\nOfferman, Pebble Hill, and Jamestown.\n\n## Instructions\nIf outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.\n\nFrequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.\nLightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe\nshelter inside a building or vehicle."}