{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.a4952f0daedb34fb8ace8d9ac203e975986b3768.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Special Weather Statement issued September 20 at 7:02PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-09-20","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.a4952f0daedb34fb8ace8d9ac203e975986b3768.001.1","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":108,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Special Weather Statement: Special Weather Statement issued September 20 at 7:02PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC\n\n**Severity:** Moderate\n**Certainty:** Observed\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Laurens; Greenwood\n**Issued by:** NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC\n**Sent:** 2026-09-20T19:02:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-09-20T19:02:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-09-20T19:45:00-04:00\n\n## Description\nAt 702 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5\nmiles southeast of Laurens, moving southwest at 20 mph.\n\nHAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail.\n\nSOURCE...Radar indicated.\n\nIMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around\nunsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is\npossible.\n\nLocations impacted include...\nLaurens, Ware Shoals, Waterloo, Clinton, Cross Hill, Lake Greenwood,\nCoronaca, and Mountville.\n\n## Instructions\nIf outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building."}