{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.b0cb14c290b8f43f1029bd339a510ffc582bed5b.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Special Weather Statement issued July 12 at 6:22PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-12","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.b0cb14c290b8f43f1029bd339a510ffc582bed5b.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":136,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Special Weather Statement: Special Weather Statement issued July 12 at 6:22PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC\n\n**Severity:** Moderate\n**Certainty:** Observed\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Montgomery; Moore; Anson; Richmond\n**Issued by:** NWS Raleigh NC\n**Sent:** 2026-07-12T18:22:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-12T18:22:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-12T19:15:00-04:00\n\n## Description\nAt 621 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong\nthunderstorms along a line extending from 10 miles northwest of\nHoffman to 13 miles east of Ansonville. Movement was east at 5 mph.\n\nHAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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 vegetation is\npossible.\n\nLocations impacted include...\nHoffman, Pinebluff, Ellerbe, Foxfire, Norman, Blewett Falls Lake,\nDerby, Covington, and Sandhills Game Land.\n\nThis includes Interstate 73 between Mile Markers 26 and 39.\n\n## Instructions\nIf outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building."}