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Atlantic 2020 season

Tropical Storm Bertha (2020)

Tropical Storm Bertha never reached hurricane strength — it peaked at 52 mph sustained winds and was active from May 27, 2020 to May 28, 2020, with 1 documented landfall.

Storm facts

Peak statusTropical storm
Max sustained winds45 kt / 52 mph / 83 km/h
Minimum central pressure1005 mb
Active datesMay 27, 2020 – May 28, 2020
Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE)0.6
Documented landfalls1

Every value on this page is taken directly from the NHC HURDAT2 best-track record for Bertha 2020. Nothing is estimated. The best-track table below shows one entry per day at 00:00 UTC; the full six-hourly record lives in the HURDAT2 database.

Best-track table (daily, 00:00 UTC)

DateStatusMax windsPosition
May 28, 2020Tropical depression25 kt (46 km/h)34.9N 80.7W

Read this like a pro

Wind speeds above are in knots, the unit NHC uses in HURDAT2. For what a Category 1 wind field actually does, see hurricane categories explained; for why the wind number alone never tells the danger story, see storm surge vs. flooding.