{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.84a32f9816c9cbd6784346af54084c11a8612cc5.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Flood Advisory issued July 20 at 6:05PM EDT until July 20 at 8:00PM 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%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.84a32f9816c9cbd6784346af54084c11a8612cc5.001.1","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":184,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Flood Advisory: Flood Advisory issued July 20 at 6:05PM EDT until July 20 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC\n\n**Severity:** Minor\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Edgecombe, NC; Nash, NC; Wilson, NC\n**Issued by:** NWS Raleigh NC\n**Sent:** 2026-07-20T18:05:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-20T18:05:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-20T20:00:00-04:00\n\n## Description\n* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.\n\n* WHERE...The following counties in central North Carolina,\nEdgecombe, Nash and Wilson.\n\n* WHEN...Until 800 PM EDT.\n\n* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.\n\n* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...\n- At 604 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to\nthunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin\nshortly in the advisory area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain\nhas fallen.\n- Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are expected\nover the area. This additional rain will result in minor\nflooding.\n- Some locations that will experience flooding include...\nRocky Mount, Tarboro, Nashville, Wilson, Elm City, Dortches,\nBailey, Red Oak, Princeville, Sharpsburg, Pinetops, Spring\nHope, Lucama, Stantonsburg, Black Creek, Macclesfield,\nSaratoga, Sims, Castalia and Leggett.\n- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood\n\n## Instructions\nTurn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood\ndeaths occur in vehicles."}