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HOUSTON - Tropical Storm Bertha made landfall in Louisiana on Wednesday as it spins toward another landfall in Texas later this week.
Bertha is bringing gusty winds, rough seas and periods of heavy rain to the New Orleans area of Louisiana on Wednesday. Landfall happened about 2 p.m. CT near the Biloxi Wildlife Management Area in St. Bernard Parish, according to the National Hurricane Center.
The forecast calls for Bertha to approach Texas on Thursday as a low-end tropical storm with gusty winds, rip currents, some surge at the coast and periods of heavy rain.
A Tropical Storm Warning has been issued west of Cameron, Louisiana to Sargent, Texas. This does include Galveston, Galveston Island, as well as Surfside Beach. A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected somewhere within the warning area, in this case, within 24 hours.
Forecasters are already highlighting the possibility of heavy rain in Texas as Bertha moves inland. The highest rainfall amounts are expected to be between 2 and 4 inches.
Bertha is the second named storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season.
Texas was also impacted by this season’s first named storm. Arthur brought heavy rain and gusty winds to the Texas Gulf Coast in mid-June.
The Source: Information in this story came from the National Hurricane Center, FOX Weather and previous FOX Local reporting.