Tropical Storm Bertha approaches landfall; Here’s the latest

Nation/WorldPublished: Jul. 22, 2026, 11:26 a.m.Beach safety patrols prepare as Tropical Storm Bertha arrives ashore in Gulf Shores, Ala., on Tuesday, July 21, 2026.John SharpTropical Storm Bertha is starting to make landfall across the far eastern portions of St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana.AccuWeather reports Bertha moving west-northwest at about 6 mph with maximum sustained winds near 50 mph and higher gusts. As of the 1 p.m. (2 p.m. ET, 11 a.m. PST) update, the center of the storm was 35 miles from Biloxi, Mississippi, and moving to the west at 7 mph. The National Hurricane Center discontinued a warning east of the border between Alabama and Florida.Though the center of Bertha remained well offshore, showers and thunderstorms associated with the system remained spread over several hundre