Surprise! Tropical Storm Bertha Quickly Forms, Heavy Rain Expected
Well that didn’t take long. What was just a tropical depression that didn’t look like it would have enough time to gain strength to become a named storm off the coast of South Carolina, is now Tropical Storm Bertha.
Bertha will make landfall today in South Carolina, bringing heavy rain and tropical storm force winds. Bertha will then quickly move inland and start impacting North Carolina and our area this afternoon.
The National Weather Service out of Raleigh says to expect heavy rains and low-end tornado threat this evening.
Just before making landfall, Tropical Storm Bertha has officially been named. Heavy rains and a low end tornado threat can be expected for Central North Carolina into the early evening hours. #NCwx https://t.co/QqEr5NiZtW
— NWS Raleigh (@NWSRaleigh) May 27, 2020
Here are the 8:30 AM EDT Key Messages for #Bertha. For more information on local impacts in the TS warning area see @NWSCharlestonSC pic.twitter.com/1btWQvbmFw
— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) May 27, 2020
• Severe storms may also be capable of producing localized damaging wind gusts, frequent cloud-to-ground lightning and a few short-lived, weak tornadoes are also possible.
— NC Emergency Management (@NCEmergency) May 27, 2020
• Scattered showers and thunderstorms will likely continue on Thursday and Friday. pic.twitter.com/vFh3tWJXyj
