{"id":380326,"date":"2026-07-21T00:50:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T00:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/380326\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T00:50:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T00:50:10","slug":"tropical-storm-bertha-has-formed-in-gulf-of-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/380326\/","title":{"rendered":"Tropical Storm Bertha has formed in Gulf of America"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

HOUSTON – Tropical Storm Bertha has formed in the Gulf of America.<\/p>\n

The National Hurricane Center said what was Tropical Depression Two had strengthened, prompting the system to receive the next name on the list \u2013 Bertha.<\/p>\n

The current position of Tropical Storm Bertha. Time is in Eastern.
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The forecast calls for Bertha to move across the northern Gulf this week, bringing nasty weather to the Gulf Coast.<\/p>\n

Bertha is on track to be in the vicinity of Texas by later this week.<\/p>\n

The forecast cone for Tropical Storm Bertha.
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Forecasters are already warning of heavy rain from the system as it moves inland. The Houston and Galveston areas are in a Level 2 out of 4 flood risk zone for Thursday.<\/p>\n

The flood outlook for Tropical Storm Bertha.
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Bertha is the second named storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season.<\/p>\n

Texas was also impacted by this season\u2019s first named storm. Arthur brought heavy rain and gusty winds to the Texas Gulf Coast in mid-June.<\/p>\n

This is a developing story. Refresh this page for updates.<\/p>\n

The Source: Information in this story came from the National Hurricane Center, FOX Weather and previous FOX Local reporting.<\/p>\n

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