Hurricane Bertha

Peak strength

Category 3

115 mph, 100 kt

Lowest pressure

960 mb

Over the whole track

Counties within 50 miles

189

CT, DE, MA, MD, ME, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, SC, VA

Counties within 100 miles

281

CT, DC, DE, MA, MD, ME, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, SC, VA, VT

Strongest near the U.S.

Category 2

New Hanover County, NC, 0.0 mi, Jul 12, 1996

Landfalls recorded

1

Anywhere on the track

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.