Beaches closed as Tropical Storm Bertha crawls along the Gulf Coast

Tropical Storm Bertha caused beach closures and storm surges along the Gulf Coast, affecting Florida to Mississippi with winds up to 50 mph and 4-foot storm surges in Louisiana. The storm, moving west at 6 mph, prompted sandbag distributions and double-red flag warnings. Elsewhere, tornadoes and flooding impacted areas from Cincinnati to New Jersey and West Virginia.