07/23/2026
The Weather Channel Update on Bertha from 2 hrs ago:
SITUATION OVERVIEW ------------------
At 10 AM CDT, Tropical Storm Bertha was located along the western Louisiana coastline as poorly organized and very asymetrical tropical system. Bertha is still expected to continue moving westward through an unfavorable environment with high wind shear, dry air, and land interaction. Bertha is still expected to reach the upper Texas coast this afternoon as a weak Tropical Storm or Tropical Depression. No significant impacts to Southeast Texas are expected at this time. Winds of 20-25 knots with gusts to 40 knots will be possible, mainly along the coast and Gulf waters throughout today. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible, and could produce locally heavy rainfall in spots, though the flooding rain threat remains low. There will be a high risk rip currents across the beaches and coast through Friday.
POTENTIAL IMPACTS -----------------
WIND: Protect against hazardous wind having possible limited impacts across Southeast Texas. Potential impacts include: - Damage to porches, awnings, carports, sheds, and unanchored mobile homes. Unsecured lightweight objects blown about. - Many large tree limbs broken off. A few trees snapped or uprooted, but with greater numbers in places where trees are shallow rooted. Some fences and roadway signs blown over. - A few roads impassable from debris, particularly within urban or heavily wooded places. Hazardous driving conditions on bridges and other elevated roadways. - Scattered power and communications outages.
FLOODING RAIN: Protect against locally hazardous rainfall flooding having possible limited impacts across the Southeast Texas coast. Potential impacts include: - Localized rainfall flooding may prompt a few evacuations. - Rivers and tributaries may quickly rise with swifter currents. Small streams, creeks, canals, and ditches may become swollen and overflow in spots. - Flood waters can enter a few structures, especially in usually vulnerable spots. A few places where rapid ponding of water occurs at underpasses, low-lying spots, and poor drainage areas. Several storm drains and retention ponds become near-full and begin to overflow. Some brief road and bridge closures.
Elsewhere across Southeast Texas, little to no impact is anticipated.
