{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.97e1442d6796509467174b57126bf550ac4eed89.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Special Weather Statement issued July 20 at 6:30PM 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%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.97e1442d6796509467174b57126bf550ac4eed89.001.1","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":147,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Special Weather Statement: Special Weather Statement issued July 20 at 6:30PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC\n\n**Severity:** Moderate\n**Certainty:** Observed\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Guilford; Alamance\n**Issued by:** NWS Raleigh NC\n**Sent:** 2026-07-20T18:30:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-20T18:30:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-20T19:30:00-04:00\n\n## Description\nAt 630 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near\nMcLeansville, or near Greensboro, moving east at 15 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...\nGreensboro, Burlington, Graham, McLeansville, Elon, Gibsonville, Haw\nRiver, Lake Jeanette Marina, Lake Burlington, and Monticello.\n\nThis includes the following highways...\nInterstate 85 near Mile Marker 131.\nInterstate 40 between Mile Markers 132 and 142, and between Mile\nMarkers 220 and 226.\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."}