{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.b76156b506b17a7ac628f1cdd27fad31f5494e53.002.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Coastal Flood Advisory issued May 18 at 1:55PM EDT until May 18 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-05-18","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.b76156b506b17a7ac628f1cdd27fad31f5494e53.002.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Wilmington NC"},"word_count":115,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Coastal Flood Advisory: Coastal Flood Advisory issued May 18 at 1:55PM EDT until May 18 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC\n\n**Severity:** Minor\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Coastal Horry; Coastal Georgetown\n**Issued by:** NWS Wilmington NC\n**Sent:** 2026-05-18T13:55:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-05-18T13:55:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-05-18T23:00:00-04:00\n\n## Description\n* WHAT...Up to one half foot of inundation above ground level\nexpected in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal\nwaterways.\n\n* WHERE...Coastal Horry and Coastal Georgetown Counties.\n\n* WHEN...From 8 PM to 11 PM EDT this evening.\n\n* IMPACTS...Vulnerable causeways to and from local beaches may\nexperience minor coastal flooding. Low-lying roads and locations\nalong the Intracoastal Waterway and adjacent tidal creeks may\nobserve minor coastal flooding.\n\n## Instructions\nTake the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property."}