When was hurricane bertha

Tropical Storm Bertha makes landfall, bringing heavy rain to South Carolina and inland Reuters - A tropical storm that could unleash heavy rainfall and produce life-threatening flash flooding made landfall along the South Carolina coast on Wednesday, the Tropical Storm Bertha downgraded to depression, heads toward Carolinas bringing possibly life-threatening flooding Florida is just a few days away from entering hurricane season, and the tropics are wasting no time heating up.

Severe Storms. Shortly after, the National Hurricane Center estimated that Bertha was a Category 1 storm, with maximum sustained wind speeds of 75 miles per hour. Acquired September 7, , this natural-color image shows Hurricane Michael over the Atlantic Ocean. Atmosphere Water Severe Storms. EO Explorer. Hurricane Bertha. July 7, JPEG. Hurricane Bertha first formed as a tropical wave off the western coast of Africa on July 3, Intensifying gradually over the next few days as it traveled across warm waters in the Atlantic Ocean, Bertha reached hurricane status, peaking as a Category 3 strength storm without making landfall or crossing any islands.

As of midday on July 8, the hurricane was arcing northward in the general direction of Bermuda, and had weakened slightly to Category 2. In July, Bertha had eaten away many of those same beaches, moving vast amounts of sand offshore.

Summer waves and emergency beach-building efforts were just starting to show promise when Fran came on the scene. Post-storm reports showed up to 30 feet of beachfront was washed away in places, with lots of sand ending up in nearby streets.

Areas south of Topsail Island weren't spared, either. On Pleasure Island, dunes were obliterated and oceanfront homes damaged. Many low-lying areas also were flooded by the powerful storm surge.