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Tropical Storm Bertha Local Statement Advisory Number 12
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL  AL022026
515 AM EDT Wed Jul 22 2026 /415 AM CDT Wed Jul 22 2026/

This product covers eastern Florida panhandle, Florida Big Bend, 
southeastern Alabama and southwestern Georgia

**BERTHA MOVING AWAY. TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ARE CANCELLED.** 

NEW INFORMATION
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* CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
    - All watches and warnings have been canceled

* CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
    - None

* STORM INFORMATION:
    - About 160 miles west-southwest of Panama City
    - 29.4N 88.3W
    - Storm Intensity 50 mph
    - Movement West or 270 degrees at 5 mph

SITUATION OVERVIEW
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...TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS HAVE ENDED AS BERTHA MOVES AWAY FROM THE
REGION...

At 4 AM CDT, the center of Tropical Storm Bertha was located about 165
miles west-southwest of Panama City. Bertha was moving to the west at
5 mph. This general motion away from the region will continue through 
Thursday. Maximum sustained winds were near 50 mph. 

As Bertha moves further from the eastern Panhandle and in the
direction of Louisiana, weather conditions along the coast will slowly
improve today. Lingering gusty squalls this morning will diminish
around midday. Lingering windy conditions are still expected.
Sustained winds along the coast near 25 mph are expected until this 
afternoon, so a Wind Advisory is now in effect for coastal communities
along the Panhandle and Forgotten Coasts.

Ocean and surf conditions will be slower to improve. Very rough surf
will continue into Thursday morning. Substantial improvement in seas
over the open Gulf will finally get underway on Thursday. At the
beaches, life-threatening rip currents will continue through Friday.
Beachgoers should heed the advice of beach flags and plan to have fun
out of the water.

Minor coastal flooding is likely this morning during the high tide
cycle along the coast of Apalachee Bay west of the Aucilla River and
along the Florida Panhandle coast. 1 to 2 feet of inundation over
normally dry ground near the shoreline is expected around the time of
high tide. No additional coastal flooding is expected after the this
morning's high tide cycle.

Brief downpours through today may cause short-lived nuisance flooding
and ponding of water on roads, mainly over the Panhandle.

POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* SURGE:
Minor coastal flooding remains possible around the time of high tide
this morning along the Panhandle coast and the Forgotten Coast.
Normally dry ground near the shoreline may experience 1 to 2 feet of
inundation.

Elsewhere across eastern Florida panhandle, Florida Big Bend, 
southeastern Alabama and southwestern Georgia, little to no impact is 
anticipated.

* WIND:
Little additional impact is anticipated at this time across eastern 
Florida panhandle, Florida Big Bend, southeastern Alabama and 
southwestern Georgia. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
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* OTHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION:
Beachgoers should remain out of the water today due to dangerous surf
conditions.

* ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF INFORMATION:
- For information on appropriate preparations see ready.gov
- For additional disaster preparedness information see redcross.org

NEXT UPDATE
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As it pertains to this event...this will be the last local statement 
issued by the National Weather Service in Tallahassee FL regarding 
the effects of tropical cyclone hazards upon the area.

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