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Tropical Storm Bertha Set for Louisiana Landfall Wednesday

7/22/2026

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Bertha Near Landfall

The National Hurricane Center said Tropical Storm Bertha will make landfall in Louisiana late Wednesday.
The storm formed as Tropical Depression Two on Monday, reached 60 mph winds and was 105 miles south-southeast of Mobile, Alabama, moving at 6 mph.
The National Weather Service issued a tropical-storm watch from the Florida Panhandle to Louisiana and a storm-surge watch from Alabama/Florida border to the Mississippi River mouth.
Mississippi, Louisiana and Florida opened sand-bag sites.

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Bertha Weakening

Jamie Rhome, deputy director of the National Hurricane Center, said on July 21 that Bertha likely peaked in intensity.
University of Miami scientists said strong vertical wind shear from the north kept Bertha lopsided and limited its intensification.
Hurricane Hunter aircraft were scheduled for the afternoons of July 21 and July 22 to gather direct data on Bertha’s weakening trend.

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Bertha Near Landfall

The National Hurricane Center said Tropical Storm Bertha will make landfall in Louisiana late Wednesday.
The storm formed as Tropical Depression Two on Monday, reached 60 mph winds and was 105 miles south-southeast of Mobile, Alabama, moving at 6 mph.
The National Weather Service issued a tropical-storm watch from the Florida Panhandle to Louisiana and a storm-surge watch from Alabama/Florida border to the Mississippi River mouth.
Mississippi, Louisiana and Florida opened sand-bag sites.

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