Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · May 27–28, 2020
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
Tropical Storm Bertha (2020) was a tropical storm of the 2020 Atlantic season. It formed on May 27, 2020, 109 mi SE of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, reached its peak of 52 mph (83 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1005 mb on May 27, 2020, and made landfall 12 mi NE of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina on May 27, 2020 as a tropical storm (52 mph). The storm lasted 1.3 days and travelled about 609 miles (980 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2020 · 14:00 UTC | 12 mi NE of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina | TS 52 mph | 1005 mb |
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston, South Carolina | 16 mi | May 27 · 14:00 UTC | TS 52 mph |
| North Charleston, South Carolina | 16 mi | May 27 · 14:00 UTC | TS 52 mph |
| Columbia, South Carolina | 42 mi | May 27 · 21:00 UTC | TD 32 mph |
| Charlotte, North Carolina | direct hit | May 28 · 01:00 UTC | TD 28 mph |
| Greensboro, North Carolina | 62 mi | May 28 · 03:00 UTC | TD 26 mph |
| Winston-Salem, North Carolina | 37 mi | May 28 · 03:00 UTC | TD 26 mph |
| High Point, North Carolina | 50 mi | May 28 · 03:00 UTC | TD 26 mph |
| Roanoke, Virginia | 62 mi | May 28 · 07:00 UTC | TD 23 mph |
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 49 mi | May 28 · 12:00 UTC | TD 23 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
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1006 mb | 31.5°N 78.8°W | 109 mi SE of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina |
| May 27 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1005 mb | 32.6°N 79.5°W | 25 mi ESE of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina |
| May 27 14:00 | TS LANDFALL | 52 mph | 1005 mb | 32.9°N 79.7°W | 12 mi NE of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina |
| May 27 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 33.7°N 80.1°W | 21 mi SE of Sumter, South Carolina |
| May 28 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 34.9°N 80.7°W | near Waxhaw, North Carolina |
| May 28 06:00 | TD extratropical | 23 mph | 1011 mb | 37.1°N 81.1°W | 14 mi SSE of Bluefield, West Virginia |
| May 28 12:00 | TD extratropical | 23 mph | 1011 mb | 39.9°N 80.6°W | 13 mi SSE of Wheeling, West Virginia |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
Bertha made landfall once: 12 mi NE of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina on May 27, 2020 at 14:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 52 mph winds.
At its peak on May 27, 2020, Bertha was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 52 mph (83 km/h) and a central pressure of 1005 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.
1.3 days, from May 27, 2020 to May 28, 2020. It travelled about 609 miles.
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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