Storm history › Atlantic › 2002 season
Tropical Storm Bertha (2002)
Bertha was a tropical storm of the 2002 Atlantic season. It was tracked from August 4, 2002 to August 9, 2002, about 5 days, and covered 754 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 40 mph (65 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 1007 mb.
It made 2 landfalls, the first near Port Sulphur, United States.
Its closest pass to a major city was 93 miles from Heroica Matamoros, Mexico.
- Peak wind
- 40 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 1007 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Landfalls
- 2
- Duration
- 5 days
- Track length
- 754 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 0.2
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Landfalls
| # | Date (UTC) | Near | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | August 5, 2002 | Port Sulphur, United States | 40 mph (65 km/h) |
| 2 | August 9, 2002 | Sarita, United States | 25 mph (35 km/h) |
Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Heroica Matamoros, Mexico | 93 mi (150 km) |
| Reynosa, Mexico | 100 mi (161 km) |
| Nuevo Laredo, Mexico | 112 mi (180 km) |
| Houston, United States | 121 mi (194 km) |
| San Antonio, United States | 141 mi (227 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1727th highest of 2,017 Atlantic storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Dolly (2026), Tropical Storm Andrea (2025), Tropical Storm Arlene (2023) and 30 more.
- Lowest pressure: 1202nd lowest of 1,294 Atlantic storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Dolly (2026), Tropical Storm Chantal (2019), Tropical Storm Bret (2017) and 11 more.
- Energy: 0% of the 2002 Atlantic season's ACE.