Tropical Storm Bertha Brings Familiar Fears to Northern Gulf Coast Tropical Storm Bertha has brought rain and wind to the northern Gulf Coast, but what's striking is not just its projected path, but the eerie familiarity it brings.
For those who've lived through the region's tempests, the forecast map looks like a rerun of past performances. Bertha's trajectory is expected to keep it close to the coast, a pattern all too common in these parts.
The National Hurricane Center projects that Bertha will "move near or along the northern Gulf Coast during the next couple of days. " This echoes past storms, which have often followed similar paths.