Panama City, Florida

Tropical Storm Bertha, the second-named storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, is threatening the northern Gulf Coast with heavy rains and possible flooding. The National Hurricane Center reported Bertha's maximum sustained winds increased to 60 mph, with the storm moving slowly north-northwest and tropical storm warnings issued for parts of Florida, Alabama, and Louisiana.

Tropical Storm Bertha strengthened in the Gulf of Mexico, moving toward the Florida Panhandle and Alabama with heavy rain, flooding risks, and possible tornadoes. Storm warnings and surge watches were issued from Florida to Louisiana as the storm approached Panama City, Florida, and Mobile, Alabama, with sustained winds of 50mph.

Tropical Storm Bertha, the second-named storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, formed and is threatening the northern Gulf Coast with heavy rains and possible flooding. The National Hurricane Center reported maximum sustained winds of 50 mph and issued tropical storm warnings and watches for parts of Florida, Alabama, and Louisiana.

Louisiana officials have put residents on alert for potential flooding and wind damage as a tropical depression, likely to become Tropical Storm Bertha, moves northwest toward the Gulf Coast. The National Hurricane Center has issued storm surge and tropical storm watches along parts of the Gulf Coast, with the storm expected to reach southeastern Louisiana by Wednesday.

An employee at a Navy Base marina in Panama City, Florida, was injured in both arms after being attacked by a shark while swimming during his lunch break on Monday. He was taken to a nearby hospital.