{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.8827e7b5abe60dc072f9b1e1b4da2ab1e8cd1292.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Special Weather Statement issued July 15 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Miami FL","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-15","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.8827e7b5abe60dc072f9b1e1b4da2ab1e8cd1292.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Miami FL"},"word_count":166,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Special Weather Statement: Special Weather Statement issued July 15 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Miami FL\n\n**Severity:** Moderate\n**Certainty:** Observed\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Coastal Collier County; Inland Collier County\n**Issued by:** NWS Miami FL\n**Sent:** 2026-07-15T19:00:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-15T19:00:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-15T19:30:00-04:00\n\n## Description\nAt 659 PM EDT, National Weather Service meteorologists were tracking\na pair of strong thunderstorms between Everglades City and I-75,\nmoving northwest at 15 mph.\n\nHAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea size hail.\n\nSOURCE...Radar indicated.\n\nIMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around\nunsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is\npossible.\n\nLocations impacted include...\nChokoloskee, Everglades City, Plantation Island, Carnestown,\nCopeland, Royal Palm Hammock, Lely Resort, Big Cypress National\nPreserve, South Blocks Golde, Fakahatchee Strand State Preserve,\nPicayune Strand State Forest, Port Of The Island, Miles City, Jerome,\nDeep Lake, and Intersection I-75 And Everglades Blvd.\n\n## Instructions\nExcessive cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.\nLightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe\nshelter inside a building or vehicle."}