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Tropical Storm Bertha has reached land, and while forecasters had braced for potentially serious impacts, the damage so far appears to be relatively minor.<\/p>

Meteorologists credit the El Ni\u00f1o weather pattern with helping to neutralize some of the storm’s most destructive potential, keeping the overall impact more contained than it might otherwise have been.<\/p>

Despite the lighter-than-expected damage from Bertha, weather officials are not letting their guard down. Abnormally warm water temperatures in the Atlantic Ocean continue to create conditions favorable for dangerous storm development, meaning the threat of severe hurricanes and tropical storms remains significant as the season continues.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tropical Storm Bertha has made landfall, but early reports suggest the destruction is less severe than anticipated. The El Ni\u00f1o weather pattern is helping to offset the storm’s most dangerous effects. However, experts warn that unusually warm Atlantic waters continue to keep the threat of powerful storms elevated this season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":99359,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[821],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-99360","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-weather"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/news-1784712676059-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-pQA","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":99213,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/tropical-storm-bertha-targets-gulf-coast-northeast-faces-severe-storm-threat\/","url_meta":{"origin":99360,"position":0},"title":"Tropical Storm Bertha Targets Gulf Coast; Northeast Faces Severe Storm Threat","author":"Admin","date":"July 21, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Tropical Storm Bertha is moving through the northeastern Gulf of Mexico, bringing dangerous conditions to the northern Gulf Coast and threatening landfall in Louisiana by late Wednesday. 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