MIAMI, Oct. 30, 2026 — The National Hurricane Center has completed its Tropical Cyclone Report on Tropical Storm Bertha, which formed July 19 and dissipated July 23, it said on X Friday.

"Bertha was a highly sheared tropical storm that brought gusty winds, rough surf, and minor-to-moderate coastal flooding along portions of the northern Gulf Coast," the report by NHC forecaster Brad J. Reinhart says. It includes sections on Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana impacts and a critique of NHC's forecasts and warnings.

Tropical Cyclone Reports are the hurricane center's official, final record of each storm.

Sources: National Hurricane Center Tropical Cyclone Report AL022026 (Bertha), Oct. 30, 2026; @NHC_Atlantic on X.


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