Bertha expected to dissipate by early Friday

Tropical Storm Bertha has made a second landfall near the Texas-Louisiana state line, ending its slow crawl across the U.S. Gulf Coast.

Tropical Depression Two is slowly moving across the Gulf. As of 8:00 a.m. As of 11 a.m. Monday, the center of Tropical Depression Two was about 120 miles south of Panama City, Florida.

Tropical Storm Bertha has made landfall on the southern tip of Louisiana.

Tropical Depression Two is slowly moving across the Gulf. As of 8:00 a.m. As of 11 a.m. Monday, the center of Tropical Depression Two was about 120 miles south of Panama City, Florida.

Tropical Storm Bertha is expected to weaken in the Gulf of Mexico as it chugs closer to the U.S. But forecasters say it still could bring coastal flooding and heavy rain from the Florida Panhandle to Louisiana.

Hurricane Fausto has formed in the eastern Pacific far from Mexico’s Baja California peninsula and poses no threat to land.

Tropical Depression Two is slowly moving across the Gulf. As of 8:00 a.m. As of 11 a.m. Monday, the center of Tropical Depression Two was about 120 miles south of Panama City, Florida.

At 400 PM CDT (2100 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Bertha was located near latitude 29.8 North, longitude 94.7 West. Bertha is moving toward the west-northwest near 13 mph (20 km/h) and this...

(NOAA via AP)With named storms coming earlier and more often in warmer waters, the Atlantic hurricane season is going through some changes with meteorologists ditching the Greek alphabet during busy years. The Greek alphabet had only been used twice in 2005 and nine times last year in a record-shattering hurricane season. AdMeanwhile, the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration is recalculating just what constitutes an average hurricane season. STARTING EARLIERMIT hurricane researcher Kerry Emanuel said “this whole idea of hurricane season should be revisited." So a warming world means the new normal is busy hurricane seasons just like the last 30 years.

This is the second most active Atlantic hurricane season on record, behind only the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season and the second time to reach the end of the Greek letter naming system. Tropical Storm Arthur developed in mid-May, marking the sixth consecutive season with a tropical or subtropical cyclone before the official June 1 start date. Eight days later, Tropical Storm Bertha rapidly developed east of Florida as a short-lived off-season tropical storm that impacted the eastern U.S. coast. Tropical Storm Beta was an omen for more trouble ahead. Hurricane Delta was the record-tying fourth named storm of 2020 to strike Louisiana, as well as the record-breaking tenth named storm to strike the United StatesIt threatened the same area affected by Hurricane Laura a little over one month earlier.

The deep tropical moisture that spawned Tropical Storm Bertha caused those rains and the Wednesday postponement of the SpaceX launch. Keep in mind, as this launch is the United States’ first manned launch in nearly a decade, the checklist of weather worries is much longer. The current forecast includes another afternoon of deep tropical moisture. The forecast models are becoming more specific Thursday, about 48 hours out), it doesn’t look good, with the amount of deep tropical moisture will make the launch a challenging one. If Saturday’s launch doesn’t happen, the weather looks slightly dryer for SpaceX’s next launch window: 3 p.m. Sunday.

By 2 p.m. Wednesday, Bertha had weakened to a tropical depression. On Wednesday morning, the NHC upgraded an area of low pressure that it had been watching near the coast of South Carolina to Tropical Storm Bertha. Tropical Storm Arthur formed over a week ago, brushing the North Carolina coast before it finally headed out into the Atlantic Ocean. Tropical Storm Bertha at 2 p.m. On the forecast track, Bertha will move across northern South Carolina later today and into central North Carolina by tonight.

Location 30 miles ESE of Charleston South Carolina Wind 45 mph Heading NW at 9 mph Pressure 29.8 Coordinates 79.4W, 32.7NDiscussionAt 830 a.m. EDT (1230 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Bertha was located near latitude 32.7 north, longitude 79.4 west. Bertha is moving toward the northwest near 9 mph (15 km/h) and this motion is expected to continue through tonight. Watches and WarningsChanges with this advisory:A tropical storm warning is in effect for the coast of South Carolina from edisto beach to south santee river. Summary of watches and warnings in effect:A tropical storm warning is in effect for, * edisto beach sc to south santee river scA tropical storm warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected somewhere within the warning, in this case in the next few hours. Wind: tropical storm conditions are expected to reach the coast within the warning area in the next couple of hours.