Tropical Storm Bertha continued its crawl along the Gulf Coast on Thursday. The storm made landfall Wednesday afternoon in St. Bernard Parish about 40 miles east of New Orleans and was expected to reach the upper Texas coast on Thursday before dissipating inland.
Storm veers closer to coast
Update 8:01 a.m. ET July 23: In its 8 a.m. ET advisory, the National Hurricane Center said that Tropical Storm Bertha was located about 70 miles southeast of Lake Charles, Louisiana, and approximately 145 miles west-southwest of New Orleans.
The storm remained a minimal tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph at its center as it veered closer to the Louisiana coast. Bertha is moving west at 13 mph.
Headed toward Texas
Update 6:36 a.m. ET July 23: In its 5 a.m. ET advisory, the National Hurricane Center said that Tropical Storm Bertha was located about 95 miles southeast of Lake Charles, Louisiana, and approximately 145 miles west-southwest of New Orleans.
The storm remained a minimal tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph at its center. Bertha has picked up speed and is moving west at 13 mph.
A tropical storm warning is in effect for the Gulf Coast from the Terrebonne-Lafourche parish line in Louisiana to Sargent, Texas.
The center of Bertha will move near or along the Louisiana and upper Texas coasts today before moving farther inland into Texas tonight.
The hurricane center will issue an intermediate advisory at 8 a.m. ET.
Jul 23 4AM CDT: Key messages for #Bertha Tropical storm conditions expected to spread westward along the northwestern Gulf coast. For more information visit https://t.co/tW4KeGdBFb pic.twitter.com/gKpVvlGEuH
— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) July 23, 2026