Hurricane Bertha (2014)

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · July 29 – August 9, 2014

Peak wind

81 mph

130 km/h · Aug 4

Peak category

Cat 1

Saffir–Simpson

Lowest pressure

996 mb

Landfalls

Turks and Caicos Islands

Lifetime

11.3 d

Jul 29 – Aug 9

Distance

6,574 mi

10,578 km

ACE

5.5

storm energy

TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. During the replay the shaded rings show the storm’s wind field as analysed by NHC — 39+, 58+ and 74+ mph winds, quadrant by quadrant. Click any point or table row to jump there.

01 · The story

What happened with Bertha

Hurricane Bertha (2014) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 2014 Atlantic season. It formed on July 29, 2014, reached its peak of 81 mph (130 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 996 mb on August 4, 2014, and made landfall 23 mi E of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands on August 3, 2014 as a tropical storm (46 mph). It rapidly intensified by 35 mph in 24 hours (to 81 mph on August 4, 2014). The storm lasted 11.3 days and travelled about 6,574 miles (10,578 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)	Where	Strength	Pressure
August 3, 2014 · 14:00 UTC	23 mi E of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands	TS 46 mph	1013 mb

Closest approach to major cities

City	Distance to center	When (UTC)	Storm strength then
Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic	74 mi	Aug 3 · 01:00 UTC	TS 46 mph
Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic	57 mi	Aug 3 · 05:00 UTC	TS 46 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 47 positions

Date · UTC	Status	Wind	Pressure	Position	Nearest place
Jul 29 06:00	TD low/wave	29 mph	1013 mb	9.6°N 37.1°W	open ocean
Jul 29 12:00	TD low/wave	35 mph	1012 mb	9.5°N 38.6°W	open ocean
Jul 29 18:00	TD low/wave	35 mph	1012 mb	9.5°N 40.1°W	open ocean
Jul 30 00:00	TD low/wave	35 mph	1012 mb	9.6°N 41.5°W	open ocean
Jul 30 06:00	TD low/wave	35 mph	1012 mb	9.7°N 43.0°W	open ocean
Jul 30 12:00	TD low/wave	35 mph	1012 mb	9.8°N 44.7°W	open ocean
Jul 30 18:00	TD low/wave	35 mph	1011 mb	10.0°N 46.4°W	open ocean
Jul 31 00:00	TS low/wave	40 mph	1010 mb	10.4°N 48.0°W	open ocean
Jul 31 06:00	TS low/wave	40 mph	1009 mb	10.7°N 49.7°W	open ocean
Jul 31 12:00	TS low/wave	46 mph	1008 mb	11.0°N 51.4°W	open ocean
Jul 31 18:00	TS low/wave	46 mph	1007 mb	11.5°N 53.1°W	open ocean
Aug 1 00:00	TS	46 mph	1007 mb	12.2°N 54.6°W	open ocean
Aug 1 06:00	TS	46 mph	1007 mb	13.0°N 56.2°W	open ocean
Aug 1 12:00	TS	52 mph	1006 mb	13.8°N 58.1°W	113 mi ENE of Bridgetown, Barbados
Aug 1 18:00	TS	52 mph	1006 mb	14.5°N 60.3°W	41 mi E of Le François, Martinique
Aug 2 00:00	TS	52 mph	1007 mb	15.2°N 62.3°W	61 mi W of Roseau, Dominica
Aug 2 06:00	TS	46 mph	1008 mb	15.9°N 64.1°W	133 mi SSE of Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
Aug 2 12:00	TS	46 mph	1009 mb	16.7°N 65.9°W	90 mi S of Guayama, Puerto Rico
Aug 2 18:00	TS	46 mph	1010 mb	17.9°N 67.6°W	37 mi SW of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Aug 3 00:00	TS	46 mph	1011 mb	19.2°N 69.0°W	22 mi E of Samaná, Dominican Republic
Aug 3 06:00	TS	46 mph	1012 mb	20.3°N 70.4°W	40 mi NNE of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
Aug 3 12:00	TS	46 mph	1013 mb	21.4°N 71.6°W	50 mi ESE of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
Aug 3 14:00	TS LANDFALL	46 mph	1013 mb	21.8°N 71.9°W	23 mi E of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
Aug 3 18:00	TS	52 mph	1012 mb	22.7°N 72.5°W	65 mi NNW of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
Aug 4 00:00	TS	63 mph	1007 mb	24.1°N 73.1°W	169 mi NNW of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
Aug 4 06:00	TS	69 mph	1004 mb	25.4°N 73.5°W	open ocean
Aug 4 12:00	Cat 1	81 mph	998 mb	26.8°N 73.6°W	open ocean
Aug 4 18:00	Cat 1	81 mph	999 mb	28.5°N 73.6°W	open ocean
Aug 5 00:00	Cat 1	75 mph	1001 mb	30.5°N 73.4°W	open ocean
Aug 5 06:00	TS	63 mph	1003 mb	32.5°N 73.2°W	open ocean
Aug 5 12:00	TS	58 mph	1005 mb	34.2°N 72.7°W	open ocean
Aug 5 18:00	TS	52 mph	1006 mb	35.5°N 71.2°W	open ocean
Aug 6 00:00	TS	52 mph	1007 mb	36.8°N 69.3°W	open ocean
Aug 6 06:00	TS	52 mph	1007 mb	38.1°N 66.9°W	open ocean
Aug 6 12:00	TS	52 mph	1006 mb	39.4°N 64.1°W	open ocean
Aug 6 18:00	TS extratropical	52 mph	1002 mb	40.8°N 61.3°W	open ocean
Aug 7 00:00	TS extratropical	58 mph	996 mb	42.1°N 58.4°W	open ocean
Aug 7 06:00	TS extratropical	52 mph	998 mb	43.4°N 55.6°W	open ocean
Aug 7 12:00	TS extratropical	46 mph	999 mb	44.6°N 52.5°W	open ocean
Aug 7 18:00	TS extratropical	46 mph	1000 mb	46.0°N 49.5°W	186 mi SE of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Aug 8 00:00	TS extratropical	40 mph	1001 mb	47.4°N 46.6°W	open ocean
Aug 8 06:00	TS extratropical	40 mph	1001 mb	47.9°N 43.0°W	open ocean
Aug 8 12:00	TS extratropical	40 mph	1002 mb	47.5°N 39.4°W	open ocean
Aug 8 18:00	TS extratropical	40 mph	1002 mb	46.9°N 34.9°W	open ocean
Aug 9 00:00	TS extratropical	40 mph	1003 mb	47.0°N 29.0°W	open ocean
Aug 9 06:00	TS extratropical	40 mph	1003 mb	47.1°N 22.0°W	open ocean
Aug 9 12:00	TS extratropical	40 mph	1003 mb	47.5°N 15.0°W	open ocean

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

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did Bertha make landfall?

Bertha made landfall once: 23 mi E of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands on August 3, 2014 at 14:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 46 mph winds.

What category was Bertha?

At its peak on August 4, 2014, Bertha was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 81 mph (130 km/h) and a central pressure of 996 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.

How long did Bertha last?

11.3 days, from July 29, 2014 to August 9, 2014, including 18 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 6,574 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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Every storm named Bertha

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
1957	Tropical Storm Bertha Atlantic	TS 63 mph	Texas	→
1984	Tropical Storm Bertha Atlantic	TS 40 mph	—
1990	Hurricane Bertha Atlantic	Cat 1 81 mph	—	→
1996	Hurricane Bertha Atlantic	Cat 3 115 mph	North Carolina	→
2002	Tropical Storm Bertha Atlantic	TS 40 mph	Louisiana, Texas	→
2008	Hurricane Bertha Atlantic	Cat 3 127 mph	—	→
2014	Hurricane Bertha · this page Atlantic	Cat 1 81 mph	Turks and Caicos Islands
2020	Tropical Storm Bertha Atlantic	TS 52 mph	South Carolina	→
2026	Tropical Storm Bertha Atlantic	TS 58 mph	—	→

Names are recycled every six years unless a storm is so deadly or costly that the name is retired.

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2014	Hurricane Genevieve Eastern Pacific	Cat 5 161 mph	—	→
2014	Hurricane Marie Eastern Pacific	Cat 5 161 mph	—	→
2014	Hurricane Amanda Eastern Pacific	Cat 4 155 mph	—	→
2014	Hurricane Cristina Eastern Pacific	Cat 4 150 mph	—	→
2014	Hurricane Gonzalo Atlantic	Cat 4 144 mph	Bermuda, Saint Martin	→
2014	Hurricane Iselle Eastern Pacific	Cat 4 138 mph	Hawaii	→
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