2026 North Atlantic hurricane season
Tropical Storm Bertha 2026
Recorded track and intensity from Jul 17, 2026 to Jul 24, 2026
This storm's record is provisional and may be revised as the archive is updated.
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58 mph
Jul 21, 2026 during the tropical stage
Full archive record, including non-tropical stages if present
Along the recorded center positions
STORM HISTORY
Track and intensity summary
Bertha is listed in the North Atlantic basin for the 2026 season. Its archived track begins on Jul 17, 2026, 12:00 PM UTC at 25.6°N, 83.5°W. The first observation lists sustained winds of 23 mph. These dates describe the available observations, which may include stages before and after the tropical cyclone phase.
The highest recorded tropical-stage one-minute sustained wind is 58 mph, first recorded on Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 PM UTC at 28.8°N, 86.2°W. The minimum recorded tropical-stage central pressure is 995 hPa on Jul 21, 2026, 06:00 PM UTC.
The full record spans 156 hours and approximately 1,020 mi along the recorded center positions. The last recorded position is 30°N, 95.2°W on Jul 24, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC. The final tropical-stage observation is earlier, on Jul 23, 2026, 09:00 PM UTC.
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QUICK ANSWERS
Bertha in brief
What was Tropical Storm Bertha's highest wind speed?
58 mph, the highest one-minute sustained wind in its tropical stage, recorded on Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 PM UTC.
What category was Tropical Storm Bertha?
Tropical Storm Bertha is not recorded at hurricane strength on the Saffir–Simpson scale in this archive.
What was Tropical Storm Bertha's lowest pressure?
995 mb, the minimum central pressure recorded during its tropical stage, on Jul 21, 2026, 06:00 PM UTC.
When did Tropical Storm Bertha occur?
The archived track runs from Jul 17, 2026, 12:00 PM UTC to Jul 24, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC, with the tropical stage from Jul 19, 2026, 12:00 PM UTC to Jul 23, 2026, 09:00 PM UTC.
Where did Tropical Storm Bertha form?
In the North Atlantic basin, in the 2026 season. Its first recorded position is 25.6°N, 83.5°W on Jul 17, 2026, 12:00 PM UTC.
Did Tropical Storm Bertha make landfall?
The archive places its center over land at 2 recorded positions; the strongest is 46 mph on Jul 22, 2026, 09:00 PM UTC. Positions are six-hourly, so this is not a landfall chronology.
METHODOLOGY
Data sources and limitations
The map and summary are generated from NOAA's IBTrACS v04r01 archive, with provisional positions from the NHC operational best track; post-season analysis revises them. Wind and category use US-agency records; minimum pressure is calculated during the tropical stage, with the archive's pressure source retained. Categories refer to the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale; local agencies may use different classifications. Coastlines use Natural Earth's 1:10m land data.
Track distance adds great-circle distances between consecutive observations, excluding gaps over 12 hours. This track has no gaps over 12 hours. The line shows the storm's center, not its size, rainfall or flood extent. Converted wind speeds are rounded to the nearest whole unit.
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NOAA IBTrACS archive and Field documentation
Sources & methodology