Tropical Storm Bertha 2026

Live tracking map, satellite, radar, and forecasts of Tropical Storm Bertha 2026 over Houston, Texas, United States. Current wind speed 40mph. Max 60mph.

Tropical storm conditions are forecast in portions of the warning area in Texas and Louisiana through the evening.

Isolated flash flooding remains possible along the Texas Gulf Coast and South Texas into tonight.

Coastal flooding along the northern Gulf coast is expected to gradually subside.

Bertha has been moving along the northern Gulf coast much of the day, and it now appears to be inland over far eastern Texas. The storm remains very asymmetric, with nearly all of the deep convection over the southwest quadrant, which is now moving inland over Texas. An ASCAT-C pass from a few hours ago suggest that the maximum winds have decreased. Based on that data, surface observations, and its degraded appearance in satellite images, the initial wind speed is lowered to 40 mph (35 knots).

The poor organization of Bertha makes it hard to compute its initial motion. In fact, the storm is becoming increasingly elongated and might be opening up into a trough. Our best guess of the initial motion is west-northwestward at 15 mph (11 knots). However. the global models suggest that the center could reform again to the south during the next few hours. Regardless, Bertha is expected to move across eastern Texas this evening, and it forecast to dissipate tonight or on Friday.