NORTH ATLANTIC · 2026 SEASON
Tropical Storm Bertha (2026)
Recorded track and intensity · 17 Jul 2026–24 Jul 2026
This storm’s record is provisional and may be revised as the archive is updated.
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58 mph / 93 km/h
21 Jul 2026 · 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 17 Jul 2026, 12:00 UTC at 25.6°N, 83.5°W. The first observation lists sustained winds of 20 knots. 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 50 knots (58 mph / 93 km/h), first recorded on 21 Jul 2026, 12:00 UTC at 28.8°N, 86.2°W. The minimum recorded tropical-stage central pressure is 995 hPa on 21 Jul 2026, 18:00 UTC.
The full record spans 156 hours and approximately 1,640 kilometers along the recorded center positions. The last recorded position is 30°N, 95.2°W on 24 Jul 2026, 00:00 UTC. The final tropical-stage observation is earlier, on 23 Jul 2026, 21:00 UTC.
This summary is calculated from the NOAA IBTrACS archive and the NHC operational best track. The peak category, tropical storm, describes the storm’s peak recorded wind intensity, not its intensity at landfall or the severity of impacts at any location. Landfall times, damage and casualties have not been independently reviewed for this page.
QUICK ANSWERS
Bertha in brief
What was Tropical Storm Bertha’s highest wind speed?
50 kt (58 mph / 93 km/h), the highest one-minute sustained wind in its tropical stage, recorded on 21 Jul 2026, 12:00 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 hPa, the minimum central pressure recorded during its tropical stage, on 21 Jul 2026, 18:00 UTC.
When did Tropical Storm Bertha occur?
The archived track runs from 17 Jul 2026, 12:00 UTC to 24 Jul 2026, 00:00 UTC, with the tropical stage from 19 Jul 2026, 12:00 UTC to 23 Jul 2026, 21:00 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 17 Jul 2026, 12:00 UTC.
Did Tropical Storm Bertha make landfall?
The archive places its center over land at 2 recorded positions; the strongest is 40 kt on 22 Jul 2026, 21:00 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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