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NEW ORLEANS — Tropical Storm Bertha formed Monday evening in the Gulf of Mexico off the Florida Panhandle and could bring heavy rain and storm surge flooding to U.S. coastal areas, forecasters said.
The center of Bertha was located about 110 miles (180 kilometers) south of Panama City, Florida. Maximum sustained winds were around 40 mph (65 kph), according to an evening advisory from the Miami-based National Hurricane Center.
The slow-moving storm has been drifting erratically but is expected to stay near or along the northern Gulf Coast early this week, bringing heavy rainfall to areas of northern Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana as it pushes westward toward Texas. Forecasters said some additional strengthening is expected in the coming hours.
Bertha is the second tropical storm of the Atlantic hurricane season. Tropical Storm Arthur last month brought heavy rainfall to the southeastern United States.
Source: Manilatimes
