North Carolina Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 07/20/2026 10:25

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued July 20 at 1:25PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
July 20, 2026 - 10:25am
Expires: 
July 20, 2026 - 11:15am
Description: 
At 125 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Colerain, or 12 miles southwest of Ryland, moving southeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph, heavy rain, and frequent lightning. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Reduced visibility and minor flooding possible. Frequent cloud to ground lightning strikes. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of southwestern Perquimans, northeastern Bertie and Chowan Counties, including the following locations... Goose Pond, Smalls Crossroads, Mavaton, Arrowhead Beach, Edenhouse, Saint Johns, Mill Crossroads, Mount Gould, Hancock, and Center Hill.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Bertie; Chowan; Perquimans
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wakefield VA