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Eye Opener: Tropical Storm Bertha hits Gulf states

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Tropical Storm Bertha slammed the Gulf states as a separate system brought major flooding to parts of West Virginia. Plus, President Trump makes new threats against Iran. All that and all that matters in today's Eye Opener.

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    Eye Opener: Tropical Storm Bertha hits Gulf states

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Reports & sources

41 articles, oldest first.

  1. Fast Company

    Will the Gulf Coast tropical depression turn into storm Bertha? Here’s the forecast from NOAA’s hurricane tracker (opens Fast Company)

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    Fast Company's feed description

    Summer 2026 has been filled with one extreme weather event after the other, from massive heatwaves and Canadian wildfires to flooding. Now, brace yourself for hurricane season. Tropical depression in the Gulf Tropical Depression Two has formed along the Gulf Coast off Florida, according to the Natio…

  2. Arklatex Home Page

    Tropical Storm Bertha to form & move west through northern Gulf (opens Arklatex Home Page)

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    Arklatex Home Page's feed description

    Hot, humid, and mainly dry weather will continue in the ArkLaTex, despite the expected westward movement of Tropical Storm Bertha to our south. The heat will peak early this week.

  3. Fox26 Houston

    Tropical Storm Bertha forms in Gulf, eyes Texas later this week (opens Fox26 Houston)

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    Fox26 Houston's feed description

    The forecast calls for Bertha to move across the northern Gulf this week, bringing nasty weather to the Gulf Coast.

  4. CW 39 Houston

    Tropical Storm Bertha forms in Gulf, forecast to head west, impacts to southeast Texas (opens CW 39 Houston)

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    CW 39 Houston's feed description

    Tropical Storm Bertha formed in the Gulf and is projected to potentially reach Texas as a tropical depression after impacting the Florida Panhandle and Alabama coastline.

  5. KXAN Austin

    Tropical Storm Bertha forms on track approaching US Gulf Coast (opens KXAN Austin)

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    KXAN Austin's feed description

    NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tropical Storm Bertha formed Monday evening in the Gulf of Mexico south of the Florida Panhandle and is expected to strengthen further as it approaches populated coastal areas bearing a threat of heavy rain, storm surge and damaging wind gusts, forecasters say.

  6. KENS 5 San Antonio

    Tropical Storm Bertha forms in Gulf (opens KENS 5 San Antonio)

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    KENS 5 San Antonio's feed description

    Bertha is the second named storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season. Here's the outlook.

  7. KVIA El Paso

    Tropical Storm Bertha slowly strengthens, threatening flooding as it trudges toward Gulf Coast (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    KVIA El Paso's feed description

    By Meteorologists Dakota Smith and Briana Waxman (CNN) — Tropical Storm Bertha is slowly organizing in the northeastern Gulf, where it is expected to bring several days of heavy rain, gusty winds and coastal flooding to parts of the Gulf Coast from Florida to Louisiana.

  8. The Republic

    Tropical Storm Bertha in the Gulf of Mexico moving toward Florida Panhandle and Alabama (opens The Republic)

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    The Republic's feed description

    NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tropical Storm Bertha strengthened in the Gulf of Mexico and was moving slowly toward the Florida Panhandle, causing a tropical storm warning and storm surge watches around the state line between Florida and Alabama, forecasters said.

  9. Newsweek

    Tropical Storm Bertha Tracker Map Shows Where Landfall Expected This Week (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Tropical Storm Bertha nears the Gulf Coast, bringing flooding, storm surge and rain threats to Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida.

  10. KHOU Houston

    Tropical Storm Bertha is nearing the northern Gulf Coast. Here's the latest forecast cone and models (opens KHOU Houston)

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    KHOU Houston's feed description

    Tropical Storm watches and warnings remain in effect as Bertha is forecast to move near or along the northern Gulf Coast over the next several days.

  11. MyStateline

    Atlantic tropical season ramping up; Tropical Storm Bertha becomes 2nd named storm (opens MyStateline)

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    MyStateline's feed description

    The tropics are beginning to wake up as we head into the early portions of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season as the second storm has been named which is Bertha! The storm reached Tropical Storm status yesterday evening as it'd developed slowly off the Gulf Coast states.

  12. Fox26 Houston

    Tropical Storm Bertha tracker: Houston impacts, path, live radar (opens Fox26 Houston)

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    Fox26 Houston's feed description

    Tropical Storm Bertha is prompting watches and warnings along the Gulf Coast as the storm continues on a path that could impact Texas. Tropical Storm Bertha path On Tuesday morning, Bertha was located in the northeastern Gulf – about 100 miles southwest of Panama City – and was slowly moving northwe…

  13. FOX8 WGHP

    Watches, warnings in effect for northern Gulf as Tropical Storm Bertha strengthens | Tracking the Tropics (opens FOX8 WGHP)

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    FOX8 WGHP's feed description

    Tropical Storm watches and warnings remain in effect for parts of the northern Gulf Coast as Tropical Storm Bertha continues to move northwest, the National Hurricane Center announced Tuesday.

  14. Valley Central

    LIVE: Watches, warnings in effect for northern Gulf as Tropical Storm Bertha strengthens | Tracking the Tropics (opens Valley Central)

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    Valley Central's feed description

    Tropical Storm watches and warnings remain in effect for parts of the northern Gulf Coast as Tropical Storm Bertha continues to move northwest, the National Hurricane Center announced Tuesday.

  15. Texas Standard

    ‘Worth keeping tabs on’: Tropical Storm Bertha in northeastern Gulf could impact Texas (opens Texas Standard)

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    Texas Standard's feed description

    Bertha has the potential to be downgraded before it reaches the Texas coast, according to a forecaster with the National Weather Service.

  16. KTSM 9 News

    Tropical Storm Bertha live wobble tracker (opens KTSM 9 News)

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    KTSM 9 News's feed description

    Tropical Storm Bertha, the second named storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, is expected to bring heavy winds and rainfall as it moves along the Gulf Coast this week.

  17. CBS News

    Eye Opener: Severe weather across U.S. as Gulf states prepare for Tropical Storm Bertha (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Powerful storms wreak havoc across the country as the Gulf states brace for Tropical Storm Bertha. Plus, details on a potential new nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia. All that and all that matters in today's Eye Opener.

  18. Newsweek

    Tropical Storm Bertha: Live Tracker Maps Show Impacts on Southern US (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Live maps track Tropical Storm Bertha as it brings flooding threats, potentially dangerous surf and tropical storm conditions.

  19. CBS News

    Track Tropical Storm Bertha's path through the Gulf (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    CBS News meteorologist Rob Marciano has the latest on Tropical Storm Bertha's projected path as the storm travels through the Gulf of Mexico.

  20. CBS News

    Extreme weather hits across the country as Gulf states prepare for Tropical Storm Bertha impact (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Tornadoes swept across parts of the Midwest to the Northeast on Tuesday, leaving behind major damage. Meanwhile, on the Gulf Coast, Tropical Storm Bertha's winds reached 59 mph and rough surf pounded Panama City Beach, Florida. Lana Zak has the latest.

  21. CBS News

    Eye Opener: Tropical Storm Bertha hits Gulf states (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Tropical Storm Bertha slammed the Gulf states as a separate system brought major flooding to parts of West Virginia. Plus, President Trump makes new threats against Iran. All that and all that matters in today's Eye Opener.

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