{"id":384183,"date":"2026-07-23T19:17:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T19:17:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/384183\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T19:17:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T19:17:10","slug":"weather-impact-alert-bertha-brings-storms-to-the-coastal-bend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/384183\/","title":{"rendered":"Weather Impact Alert: Bertha brings storms to the Coastal Bend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to Bertha in Corpus Christi, scattered storms bring a risk of flooding and strong winds this afternoon and evening. <\/p>\n<p>CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas \u2014 \u00a0Tropical Storm Bertha is scraping the coastline of southern Louisiana this morning while convections\/thunderstorms continue on the southern side of the storm. The center of the system will move into Galveston later today, with the southern side storms pushing into South Texas this afternoon and evening. Most of the rain should clear out by late tonight.<\/p>\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"photo__main\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/c1adcd1b-0671-48d1-83e6-4ae98008005f_1140x641.jpg\"  alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                            &#13;<br \/>\n                                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kiiitv.com\/assets\/shared-images\/icons\/arrow-circle-down.svg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>                                            &#13;<br \/>\n                                                This story continues below.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>The 7 AM update from the National Hurricane Center keeps Bertha a weak tropical storm with 45 mph winds. The forecast for the center stays north of the Coastal Bend, but we are watching for heavy rainfall well south of the center thanks to wind shear.<\/p>\n<p>1-3&#8243; of rainfall with some locally higher amounts could be possible today across the area. This could lead to some localized flooding. 4 inches isn&#8217;t out of the question.<\/p>\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"photo__main\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/b87eaf16-a4a8-4751-91b9-5a037e1155aa_1140x641.jpg\"  alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Energy from Bertha is expected to reach the Coastal Bend on Thursday afternoon, well before a landfall in Texas. Scattered thunderstorms may produce severe wind gusts and downbursts. Heavy rain will make driving difficult, with localized street flooding possible. There is a Marginal Risk of Severe Weather and Flooding on Thursday afternoon and evening.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"photo__main\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/efcca4de-b6cb-408a-bbd7-9387d87faab6_1140x641.jpg\"  alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Tropical Storm Warnings have been posted for the Texas Gulf Coast. There are no active watches\/warnings for the Coastal Bend at this point in time.<\/p>\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"photo__main\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ad7a9f3f-48e0-4538-9a04-59de79a326da_1140x641.jpg\"  alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>We may see the waves increase on our local beaches on Thursday. The wave forecast calls for swells up to around 6 ft, but the period stays choppy, with 6-7 seconds between waves. Some minor Coastal Flooding and limited parking on the beach is possible. Be ready for red flags and a high rip risk this week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When it comes to Bertha in Corpus Christi, scattered storms bring a risk of flooding and strong winds&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":384184,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[155,157,156],"class_list":["post-384183","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-corpus-christi","tag-corpus-christi","tag-corpus-christi-headlines","tag-corpus-christi-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/384183","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=384183"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/384183\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/384184"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=384183"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=384183"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=384183"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}