Hurricane Bertha was a strong, early season major hurricane which impacted areas from the Leeward Islands to Atlantic Canada. Bertha originated from a tropical wave which moved off the eastern coast of Africa in early July. By July 3, an area of low pressure developed along the wave. The low gradually developed and was classified a tropical depression on July 5 about midway between the Lesser Antilles and Africa. Traveling towards the west-northw...
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Hurricane Bertha was a strong, early season major hurricane which impacted areas from the Leeward Islands to Atlantic Canada. Bertha originated from a tropical wave which moved off the eastern coast of Africa in early July. By July 3, an area of low pressure developed along the wave. The low gradually developed and was classified a tropical depression on July 5 about midway between the Lesser Antilles and Africa. Traveling towards the west-northwest, the depression intensified, reaching hurricane-status on July 7. On July 9, a brief period of rapid intensification took place and Bertha reached its peak intensity with winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) while located about 60 mi (95 km) of the Turks and Caicos Islands.
On July 1, a tropical wave emerged off of the coast of Africa. On July 3, a weak low-level circulation developed while located 500 miles (800 km) south of Cape Verde. The disturbance moved westward, and on July 5, it strengthened into a tropical depression in the central...
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