{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.5c08e50ecb600caf20c14c8d5b217505439c2c51.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Special Weather Statement issued July 20 at 6:52PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-20","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.5c08e50ecb600caf20c14c8d5b217505439c2c51.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC"},"word_count":104,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Special Weather Statement: Special Weather Statement issued July 20 at 6:52PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC\n\n**Severity:** Moderate\n**Certainty:** Observed\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Haywood; Buncombe; Henderson\n**Issued by:** NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC\n**Sent:** 2026-07-20T18:52:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-20T18:52:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-20T19:30:00-04:00\n\n## Description\nAt 652 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8\nmiles east of Waynesville, or 4 miles south of Canton. This storm was\nnearly stationary.\n\nHAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.\n\nSOURCE...Radar indicated.\n\nIMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around\nunsecured objects.\n\nLocations impacted include...\nCanton, B.R. Parkway-Mount Pisgah To The Nc Arboretum, Mount Pisgah,\nCruso, and Candler.\n\n## Instructions\nIf outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building."}