Tropical Storm Bertha (1957)

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · August 8–11, 1957

Peak wind
63 mph
102 km/h · Aug 9
Peak category
TS
Lowest pressure
998 mb
Landfalls
1
Texas
Lifetime
3.3 d
Aug 8 – Aug 11
Distance
689 mi
1,109 km
ACE
2.1
storm energy

TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. Click any point or table row to jump there.

01 · The story

What happened with Bertha

Tropical Storm Bertha (1957) was a tropical storm of the 1957 Atlantic season. It formed on August 8, 1957, 237 mi S of Pensacola, Florida, reached its peak of 63 mph (102 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 998 mb on August 9, 1957, and made landfall 13 mi S of Port Arthur, Texas on August 10, 1957 as a tropical storm (63 mph). It rapidly intensified by 34 mph in 24 hours (to 63 mph on August 9, 1957). The storm lasted 3.3 days and travelled about 689 miles (1,109 km).

02 · Intensity

Wind and pressure, hour by hour

Maximum sustained wind (mph) — hover or drag to scrub the map

03 · Impact

Landfall and cities in the path

Landfall (UTC)WhereStrengthPressure
August 10, 1957 · 06:00 UTC13 mi S of Port Arthur, TexasTS 63 mph998 mb

Closest approach to major cities

CityDistance to centerWhen (UTC)Storm strength then
Beaumont, Texas16 miAug 10 · 09:00 UTCTS 55 mph
Houston, Texas51 miAug 10 · 12:00 UTCTS 46 mph
Pasadena, Texas46 miAug 10 · 12:00 UTCTS 46 mph
Pearland, Texas55 miAug 10 · 12:00 UTCTS 46 mph
Cypress, Texas61 miAug 10 · 15:00 UTCTS 40 mph
College Station, Texas74 miAug 10 · 18:00 UTCTD 35 mph
Tyler, Texasdirect hitAug 11 · 04:00 UTCTD 29 mph

Distance from the city to the storm’s center, interpolated hourly between official fixes. Damaging winds, surge and rain reach far beyond the center.

04 · Timeline

Every official fix 14 positions

Date · UTCStatusWindPressurePositionNearest place
Aug 8 00:00TD 29 mph—27.0°N 87.4°Wopen ocean
Aug 8 06:00TD 35 mph—27.0°N 88.0°Wopen ocean
Aug 8 12:00TS 40 mph—27.0°N 88.6°Wopen ocean
Aug 8 18:00TS 52 mph—27.2°N 89.2°Wopen ocean
Aug 9 00:00TS 63 mph1000 mb27.5°N 89.9°W153 mi SSE of Houma, Louisiana
Aug 9 06:00TS 58 mph—27.8°N 90.6°W124 mi S of Houma, Louisiana
Aug 9 12:00TS 52 mph—28.3°N 91.3°W96 mi SSW of Houma, Louisiana
Aug 9 18:00TS 58 mph1005 mb29.0°N 92.2°W67 mi S of Abbeville, Louisiana
Aug 10 00:00TS 63 mph—29.5°N 93.1°W50 mi S of Lake Charles, Louisiana
Aug 10 06:00TS LANDFALL 63 mph998 mb29.7°N 93.9°W13 mi S of Port Arthur, Texas
Aug 10 12:00TS 46 mph—30.1°N 94.6°W30 mi W of Beaumont, Texas
Aug 10 18:00TD 35 mph—30.8°N 95.1°W27 mi ENE of Huntsville, Texas
Aug 11 00:00TD 29 mph—31.7°N 95.2°W19 mi SSE of Jacksonville, Texas
Aug 11 06:00TD 29 mph—32.7°N 95.2°W25 mi NNE of Tyler, Texas

⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did Bertha make landfall?

Bertha made landfall once: 13 mi S of Port Arthur, Texas on August 10, 1957 at 06:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 63 mph winds.

What category was Bertha?

At its peak on August 9, 1957, Bertha was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 63 mph (102 km/h) and a central pressure of 998 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.

How long did Bertha last?

3.3 days, from August 8, 1957 to August 11, 1957. It travelled about 689 miles.

Where can I download the track data for Bertha?

The 6-hourly positions, winds, pressure and wind radii are available as CSV on this page (track.csv) — they come from the NOAA National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2 database and are in the public domain.

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