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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
John Seewer

Tropical Storm Bertha makes landfall in Louisiana and moves toward Texas

Extreme Weather Tropical Storm Bertha - (Chris Granger)

Tropical Storm Bertha made landfall in Louisiana and was southwest of New Orleans while moving west toward Texas early Thursday morning, after closing beaches on the Gulf Coast from the Florida Panhandle to Mississippi.

The storm made landfall Wednesday afternoon in St. Bernard Parish about 40 miles (65 kilometers) east of New Orleans. The storm was forecast to reach the upper Texas coast on Thursday before dissipating inland in Texas by Friday.

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