North Carolina Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 07/21/2026 13:30

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued July 21 at 4:30PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
July 21, 2026 - 1:30pm
Expires: 
July 21, 2026 - 2:15pm
Description: 
At 430 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Plymouth, moving northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of southeastern Perquimans, southeastern Bertie and southeastern Chowan Counties, including the following locations... Holiday Island, Jacocks, Drummond Point, Saint Johns, Woodville, Harvey Point, Somerset, and Forestburg.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Bertie; Chowan; Perquimans
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wakefield VA