# Saharan Air Layer

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## Timeline

- **2026-07-23**: Second landfall, downgrade, and dissipation — Bertha made a second landfall early Thursday afternoon near the Texas-Louisiana state line, was downgraded to a depression Thursday evening, and was declared dissipated later that evening.
- **2026-07-20**: Hurricane hunters confirm Tropical Storm Bertha — Reconnaissance aircraft determined Tropical Depression Two had strengthened into Tropical Storm Bertha on Monday evening.
- **2026-07-19**: Disturbance upgraded to Tropical Depression Two — The system shifted west, was raised to high chance (red) by early Sunday, and was designated Tropical Depression Two late Sunday morning.
- **2026-07-15**: NHC outlines Gulf disturbance — The National Hurricane Center flagged a low-chance (yellow) area over the northeastern Gulf extending across Florida and the southeastern U.S. coast.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### Bertha's 45 mph, 2-Landfall Gulf Run Ends With Zero Storm-Force Winds
2026-08-13 10:24:36 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 2

Tropical Storm Bertha, the Atlantic's second named storm of 2026, made two Gulf landfalls at an estimated 45 mph without producing sustained tropical-storm-force winds over land. Its top-down formation and sheared, dry-air-choked structure show how warm seas and a favorable MJO were outweighed by vertical wind shear and Saharan dust. The basin has since gone quiet, with Cristobal next on the list and no near-term areas of concern.
Full story: https://getclimatebrief.com/story/tropical-storm-bertha-two-landfalls-zero-storm-force-winds

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