By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2026-07-23 17:07:11 | Updated at 2026-07-27 12:00:51
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Tropical storm Bertha is wreaking havoc across the US Gulf coast after it made landfall in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana on Wednesday afternoon.
Coastal waters were seen flooding through fences and hotel yards around New Orleans in harrowing new footage as millions of residents feel the impact of the dangerous storm.
Bertha is expected to batter the Texas coastline later this afternoon, bringing potentially dangerous wind gusts of up to 60mph, heavy downpours and flash flooding to coastal communities.
Officials are urging residents to prepare for the worst as the tropical storm sweeps through the area.
The last major hurricane to make landfall on US mainland was Hurricane Milton, a category 3 storm that struck the gulf coast of Florida on October 9, 2024.
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Florida meteorologist shares photos of dolphins enjoying storm Bertha
Florida meteorologist Matt Devitt shared photos of dolphins frolicking in Bertha's storm surge waves on Wednesday morning.
'Tropical Storm #Bertha is kicking up some big waves along the Florida Panhandle and the dolphins are loving this!' the reporter wrote on X.
'This is Navarre Beach, were winds at times have been gusting over 40mph!'
Tropical storm Bertha washes away sea turtle nests
Several communities in Florida have reported losing almost a dozen sea turtle nests after hurricane storm Bertha flooded coastal nesting areas.
Destin and Panacea were among those to report that sea turtle nests had been destroyed after the dangerous storm battered the Gulf shores.
'Unfortunately, Bertha did some serious damage to our beaches and our nests. Only 4 of our 22 nests "survived" the storm. We use the term survived lightly because they all still experienced high amounts of wash over and inundation,' Destin-Fort Walton Beach Sea Turtle Patrol posted on Facebook.
A second sea turtle patrol group in Alligator Point, Florida said that all of the turtle nests they had located were inundated with storm surge or completely washed out.
'While sea turtle nests can survive being washed over, once water inundates the nest and fills the nest chamber, the eggs suffocate and are ruined. We didn’t see you coming, Bertha, and we’re glad to see you go!!' Alligator Point Sea Turtle Patrol wrote on Facebook.
Urgent evacuation warnings as Tropical Storm Bertha makes second landfall on US coast TODAY
Tropical Storm Bertha is expected to strike the US coast for a second time as forecasters warn that millions of residents could feel the impact within hours.
The heart of the storm has moved back into the Gulf of America after making its first landfall Wednesday afternoon in Alabama and Louisiana.
Meteorologists with AccuWeather said this has allowed Bertha to gather strength as it approaches the Texas coast, near major cities such as Houston, Galveston and Beaumont.
Bertha currently has sustained winds of 45mph and is projected to strike Texas by 3pm ET Thursday at tropical storm strength, bringing potentially dangerous wind gusts of up to 60mph, heavy downpours and flash flooding to coastal communities.
