Tropical Storm Bertha strengthens. Cheryl McCloud. The Hurricane Hunters have found Tropical Storm Bertha has strengthened, with maximum sustained winds now at 60 mph. Bertha is b

Tropical Storm Bertha became the second named storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season July 20.

The storm was about 70 miles (115 kilometers) southwest of Panama City, Florida, packing maximum sustained winds of 60 mph as it crawled northwest toward the coast, hurricane hunter planes found.