{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.baca4f2ebc95bc3dce81e3d0a4ca10a76c6dce32.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Flash Flood Warning issued September 21 at 6:47PM EDT until September 21 at 9:45PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-09-21","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.baca4f2ebc95bc3dce81e3d0a4ca10a76c6dce32.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Wakefield VA"},"word_count":193,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Flash Flood Warning: Flash Flood Warning issued September 21 at 6:47PM EDT until September 21 at 9:45PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Immediate\n**Areas:** Bertie, NC\n**Issued by:** NWS Wakefield VA\n**Sent:** 2026-09-21T18:47:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-09-21T18:47:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-09-21T21:45:00-04:00\n\n## Description\nFFWAKQ\n\nThe National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a\n\n* Flash Flood Warning for...\nBertie County in northeastern North Carolina...\n\n* Until 945 PM EDT.\n\n* At 647 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing\nheavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain\nhave fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2 inches in 30 minutes.\nAdditional rainfall amounts up to 2 inches are possible in the\nwarned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin\nshortly.\n\nHAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.\n\nSOURCE...Radar indicated.\n\nIMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,\nhighways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor\ndrainage and low-lying areas.\n\n* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...\nWindsor and Quitsna.\n\n## Instructions\nTurn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood\ndeaths occur in vehicles.\n\nPlease report flooding by calling 757-899-2415, posting to the NWS\nWakefield Facebook page, or using X @NWSWAKEFIELDVA."}