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Tropical Storm Bertha

Aug 8, 1957 to Aug 11, 1957Peak 63 mph998 mb

Tropical Storm Bertha passed within 50 miles of 18 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Jefferson County, TX, as a tropical storm on August 10, 1957.

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Watch how it happened

Tropical Storm Bertha · 1957

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

About this replay
Date and time (UTC)—Historical replay — not a forecast
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The storm

Peak strength
Tropical storm
63 mph, 55 kt
Lowest pressure
998 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
18
LA, TX
Counties within 100 miles
38
LA, TX
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Jefferson County, TX, 0.0 mi, Aug 10, 1957
Landfalls recorded
1
Anywhere on the track

Every county it passed

Closest approach to each county boundary, with the storm’s strength at that moment.

Counties within 100 miles
Jefferson CountyTX0.0Tropical stormAug 10, 1957
Liberty CountyTX0.0Tropical stormAug 10, 1957
Hardin CountyTX0.9Tropical stormAug 10, 1957
Cameron ParishLA3.8Tropical stormAug 10, 1957
Chambers CountyTX5.5Tropical stormAug 10, 1957
Orange CountyTX11.7Tropical stormAug 10, 1957
Tyler CountyTX18.8Tropical stormAug 10, 1957
Montgomery CountyTX20.2Tropical stormAug 10, 1957
Vermilion ParishLA20.7Tropical stormAug 9, 1957
Galveston CountyTX21.7Tropical stormAug 10, 1957
Harris CountyTX22.8Tropical stormAug 10, 1957
Jasper CountyTX24.2Tropical stormAug 10, 1957
Calcasieu ParishLA26.5Tropical stormAug 10, 1957
Newton CountyTX31.5Tropical stormAug 10, 1957
Jefferson Davis ParishLA37.7Tropical stormAug 10, 1957
Iberia ParishLA39.2Tropical stormAug 9, 1957
Beauregard ParishLA45.8Tropical stormAug 10, 1957
Acadia ParishLA49.7Tropical stormAug 10, 1957
Terrebonne ParishLA50.1Tropical stormAug 9, 1957
St. Mary ParishLA51.9Tropical stormAug 9, 1957
Brazoria CountyTX52.6Tropical stormAug 10, 1957
Allen ParishLA60.9Tropical stormAug 10, 1957
Fort Bend CountyTX61.1Tropical stormAug 10, 1957
Lafayette ParishLA64.2Tropical stormAug 9, 1957
St. Martin ParishLA70.7Tropical stormAug 9, 1957
Evangeline ParishLA73.4Tropical stormAug 10, 1957
St. Landry ParishLA76.9Tropical stormAug 10, 1957
Assumption ParishLA77.2Tropical stormAug 9, 1957
Lafourche ParishLA78.3Tropical stormAug 9, 1957
Vernon ParishLA78.4Tropical stormAug 10, 1957
Iberville ParishLA88.1Tropical stormAug 9, 1957
Jefferson ParishLA92.8Tropical stormAug 9, 1957
Wharton CountyTX92.9Tropical stormAug 10, 1957
Matagorda CountyTX97.0Tropical stormAug 10, 1957
Rapides ParishLA97.0Tropical stormAug 10, 1957
Colorado CountyTX97.2Tropical stormAug 10, 1957
Ascension ParishLA98.6Tropical stormAug 9, 1957
St. James ParishLA99.5Tropical stormAug 9, 1957

Distances are measured from hourly positions interpolated between the National Hurricane Center’s six-hourly fixes to each county boundary. Strength is shown only where the storm was still tropical. Methodology.

National Hurricane Center HURDAT2. Storm totals cover the Atlantic and Northeast and Central Pacific basins.