NWS Wakefield VAFF.W 0093September 21, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Bertie, NC
The National Weather Service office in Wakefield issued a flash flood warning for Bertie in North Carolina, which was in force until 9:45 p.m. local time on September 21. It was the 93rd flash flood warning the NWS office in Wakefield issued in 2026. North Carolina had 13 flash flood warnings in September 2026, against 23 in an average September of 2008-2025 (North Carolina's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 3 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Wakefield VA
- Area
- Bertie
- State
- North Carolina
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 6:47 p.m. EDT, September 21, 2026
- Expires
- 9:45 p.m. EDT, September 21, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KAKQ FF.W 0093
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
FFWAKQ The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Bertie County in northeastern North Carolina... * Until 945 PM EDT. * At 647 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2 inches in 30 minutes. Additional rainfall amounts up to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Windsor and Quitsna.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Please report flooding by calling 757-899-2415, posting to the NWS Wakefield Facebook page, or using X @NWSWAKEFIELDVA.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.