Tropical Storm Bertha Could Be a Threat Next Weekend
The first tropical storm that could pose a threat to the United States got a name yesterday, and her name is Bertha. With wind speeds of 50 MPH, she is moving north-northwest at about 18 MPH. While still located about 500 miles west of the Cape Verde islands, she is expected to approach the US sometime next week:
Bertha’s exact track will be determined by a high pressure ridge in the mid-Atlantic. While there is a possibility that the storm will curve north and miss the US coastline, there’s also the possibility that the storm could act more like Hurricane Bertha did back in 1996. That storm, also in July, passed over the Virgin Islands, and eventually made landfall in North Carolina, causing about $400 million worth of damage (in 2008 dollars).
While the first Bertha didn’t bring much rain to Georgia, depending on what the current one does, we could see some drought relief…or not. Stay tuned.
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