AMERICANALMANAC (Charles McAdams) - Tropical Storm Bertha pushes toward Texas after Louisiana landfall, threatening coastal flooding and heavy rain
Tropical Storm Bertha made landfall in Louisiana on Wednesday afternoon and is now tracking west toward the Texas coast, where forecasters warn of 50 mph wind gusts, storm surge, and intense downpours that could dump three inches of rain per hour. The storm came ashore near St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, at roughly 2:00 p.m. local […] The post Tropical Storm Bertha pushes toward Texas after Louisiana landfall, threatening coastal flooding and heavy rain appeared first on American Almanac .
Tropical Storm Bertha made landfall in Louisiana on Wednesday afternoon and is now tracking west toward the Texas coast, where forecasters warn of 50 mph wind gusts, storm surge, and intense downpours that could dump three inches of rain per hour. The storm came ashore near St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, at roughly 2:00 p.m. local time Wednesday, carrying maximum sustained winds of 45 mph and moving west at 10 mph. By later Wednesday, FOX Weather reported Bertha's center sat about 35 miles south of Lake Charles, Louisiana, lashing the southwestern Louisiana and upper Texas coasts with tropical-storm-force winds and coastal flooding. Tropical Storm Warnings stretch from Morgan City, Louisiana, to Sargent, Texas. The National Hurricane…Open