Storm damage is expected to be limited because the El Niño weather pattern will counter its worst effects. But unusually warm waters in the Atlantic means the risk of destructive storms is still high.
This NOAA satellite image taken at 10:30 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, July 21, shows Tropical Storm Bertha moving along the Gulf of Mexico's northern coast.
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Tropical Storm Bertha made landfall in southern Louisiana on Wednesday, bringing strong winds, storm surge and heavy rain to…
The El Niño weather pattern could limit how many Atlantic storms form this year. But unusually warm waters temperatures mean the…
The wind shear-battered storm has kept the highest rainfall away from land, but also triggered dangerous heat across the South.
A weakened Tropical Storm Bertha made landfall Wednesday afternoon on the Louisiana coast.
The storm is unlikely to leave behind widespread damage, Louisiana State Climatologist Jay Grymes said.
No deaths or significant damage have been reported since Bertha formed Monday in the Gulf of Mexico south of the Florida…
