Bertha (1996)

Cat 3 AL021996 · Atlantic
Peak winds
100 kt
115 mph
Min pressure
960 mb
ACE
17.38
10⁴ kt²
Landfalls
1
51 observations

What happened during Bertha?

Bertha was a Cat 3 Atlantic tropical cyclone that existed from July 5 to July 17, 1996 (13 days). It reached peak winds of 115 mph (100 kt) and a minimum central pressure of 960 mb. The storm made one landfall on July 12 at 34.3°N, 77.8°W.


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Storm overview
First obs
1996-07-05
Last obs
1996-07-17
Storm number
2
Basin
Atlantic
Observations
51

Best-track observations

Time (UTC) Status Lat Lon Winds (kt) Pressure (mb) Record
1996-07-05 00:00 TD 9.80 -34.00 30 1009
1996-07-05 06:00 TD 10.20 -36.30 30 1008
1996-07-05 12:00 TS 11.00 -39.00 35 1007
1996-07-05 18:00 TS 12.00 -41.20 35 1006
1996-07-06 00:00 TS 12.70 -43.90 35 1005
1996-07-06 06:00 TS 13.10 -46.60 35 1004
1996-07-06 12:00 TS 13.70 -48.70 40 1002
1996-07-06 18:00 TS 14.20 -51.00 45 1000
1996-07-07 00:00 TS 14.90 -52.90 50 999
1996-07-07 06:00 TS 15.60 -54.80 55 997
1996-07-07 12:00 TS 16.40 -56.90 60 995
1996-07-07 18:00 HU 16.50 -58.40 70 992
1996-07-08 00:00 HU 17.00 -60.10 75 988
1996-07-08 06:00 HU 17.50 -61.80 75 985
1996-07-08 12:00 HU 18.00 -63.50 70 983
1996-07-08 18:00 HU 18.60 -64.90 75 978
1996-07-09 00:00 HU 19.40 -66.10 80 970
1996-07-09 06:00 HU 20.30 -67.70 100 960
1996-07-09 12:00 HU 21.40 -69.40 100 965
1996-07-09 18:00 HU 22.50 -71.10 90 967
1996-07-10 00:00 HU 23.60 -72.60 85 969
1996-07-10 06:00 HU 24.50 -74.00 80 971
1996-07-10 12:00 HU 25.40 -75.30 80 968
1996-07-10 18:00 HU 26.40 -75.80 80 966
1996-07-11 00:00 HU 27.50 -76.40 75 968
1996-07-11 06:00 HU 28.30 -76.80 75 972
1996-07-11 12:00 HU 29.20 -77.50 75 977
1996-07-11 18:00 HU 30.00 -78.00 70 980
1996-07-12 00:00 HU 30.70 -78.30 70 982
1996-07-12 06:00 HU 31.20 -78.60 70 984
1996-07-12 12:00 HU 32.20 -78.40 85 975
1996-07-12 18:00 HU 33.60 -78.10 90 974
1996-07-12 20:00 HU 34.30 -77.80 90 974 Landfall
1996-07-13 00:00 HU 35.00 -77.60 65 993
1996-07-13 06:00 TS 36.70 -77.00 60 993
1996-07-13 12:00 TS 38.30 -76.10 60 994
1996-07-13 18:00 TS 40.20 -74.50 60 994
1996-07-14 00:00 TS 42.10 -71.90 60 994
1996-07-14 06:00 TS 44.10 -69.00 55 995
1996-07-14 12:00 EX 46.00 -66.00 50 995
1996-07-14 18:00 EX 47.00 -62.00 50 995
1996-07-15 00:00 EX 48.00 -57.00 50 995
1996-07-15 06:00 EX 49.00 -52.00 45 996
1996-07-15 12:00 EX 51.00 -47.00 40 996
1996-07-15 18:00 EX 54.00 -44.00 40 996
1996-07-16 00:00 EX 57.50 -42.50 40 991
1996-07-16 06:00 EX 58.50 -42.50 40 988
1996-07-16 12:00 EX 59.50 -42.00 45 988
1996-07-16 18:00 EX 59.80 -41.00 45 985
1996-07-17 00:00 EX 60.00 -40.00 40 993
1996-07-17 06:00 EX 60.50 -39.00 35 1001

Source: NOAA National Hurricane Center HURDAT2 best-track database (nhc.noaa.gov/data). Data is in the public domain. Best-track positions and intensities are post-storm reanalysis estimates and may differ from real-time advisories.