{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.93af76d0b23f998b7e079e195a504195e291ddcd.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Special Weather Statement issued July 20 at 6:39PM 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%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.93af76d0b23f998b7e079e195a504195e291ddcd.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":133,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Special Weather Statement: Special Weather Statement issued July 20 at 6:39PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC\n\n**Severity:** Moderate\n**Certainty:** Observed\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Wayne; Sampson\n**Issued by:** NWS Raleigh NC\n**Sent:** 2026-07-20T18:39:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-20T18:39:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-20T19:45:00-04:00\n\n## Description\nAt 639 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near\nMount Olive, moving northeast at 20 mph.\n\nHAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.\n\nSOURCE...Radar indicated.\n\nIMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around\nunsecured objects.\n\nLocations impacted include...\nGoldsboro, Mount Olive, Walnut Creek, Pikeville, Seven Springs,\nHobbton, Mar-Mac, Brogden, Cliffs Of The Neuse State Park, and Elroy.\n\nThis includes Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 347 and 358.\n\n## Instructions\nIf outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.\n\nTorrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to\nlocalized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded\nroadways."}