Tropical Storm Bertha makes second landfall in Texas after skirting along entire Gulf Coast By JULIA GUILBEAU | Staff writer Jul 23, 2026 After skirting along the Louisiana coast and causing minimal impacts in the state, Tropical Storm Bertha made a second landfall on Thursday afternoon in Texas, where it is expected to dump a f…
What’s a ‘naked swirl’? How wind shear is contributing to Tropical Storm Bertha’s demise By KASEY BUBNASH | Staff writer Updated Jul 22, 2026 Tropical Storm Bertha made landfall less than 50 miles away from the heart of New Orleans on Wednesday afternoon, yet local meteorologists don’t expect the Crescent City to see the heavy rain,…
+7 Tropical Storm Bertha makes landfall in southeast Louisiana with winds of 45 mph BY MARCO CARTOLANO and KASEY BUBNASH | Staff writersUpdated Jul 22, 2026 Tropical Storm Bertha made landfall in St. Bernard Parish Wednesday afternoon with sustained winds of 45 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center, marking Louisiana’s first direct hit o…
+5 Tropical Storm Bertha weakens further as it inches closer to the southeast Louisiana coast BY MARCO CARTOLANO | Staff writer Jul 22, 2026 Tropical Storm Bertha weakened slightly overnight and is set to make landfall in southeast Louisiana within 24 hours, forecasters with the National Hurricane Center said.
+8 Southeast Louisiana readies for Tropical Storm Bertha. 'Rather be prepared than sorry.' By MIKE SMITH, JONI HESS and LARA NICHOLSON | Staff writersUpdated Jul 22, 2026 While Bertha was far from a major storm, the flood-prone New Orleans area has learned not to ignore any possibility of severe weather.
Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo delays start due to storm. But the party will still go on. By MIKE SMITH | Staff writer Updated Jul 22, 2026 The International Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo, traditionally a three-day party and important tourism driver for the island, will delay the start of festivities by several hours on Thursday due to …
Damon Singleton explains how wind shear will affect Bertha at landfall in Louisiana BY DAMON SINGLETON | Staff writer Jul 21, 2026 Tropical Storm Bertha strengthened in the National Hurricane Center’s 10 a.m. update Tuesday and now has maximum winds of 50 mph.
Where, when will Bertha make landfall? Damon Singleton explains slow-moving storm’s track. BY DAMON SINGLETON | Staff writer Jul 21, 2026 Tropical Storm Bertha is a disorganized, slow-moving disturbance expected to make landfall right over Plaquemines Parish sometime Wednesday afternoon or evening.
+5 New Orleans under tropical storm watch as Bertha heads for Louisiana. See forecast. BY MARCO CARTOLANO | Staff writer Jul 21, 2026 Tropical Storm Bertha is headed for the Louisiana coast, as forecasters expect the storm to come ashore in the next day and bring strong winds, some coastal flooding and some storms to the sou…
+6 Tropical Storm Bertha forms in Gulf, heads for southeast Louisiana By KASEY BUBNASH and MARCO CARTOLANO | Staff writer Updated Jul 20, 2026 Tropical Storm Bertha formed in the Gulf on Monday, becoming the second named storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season and prompting storm preparations as it heads for southeast Louisiana.
+2 Why’s Gulf storm moving so slow and when will weather be worst in LA? Damon Singleton explains. BY DAMON SINGLETON | Staff writerUpdated Jul 21, 2026 Tropical Depression 2 is churning in the Gulf Monday afternoon and will likely become Tropical Storm Bertha overnight.
Damon Singleton explains what Tropical Depression 2, likely to become Bertha, means for LA BY DAMON SINGLETON | Staff writer Jul 19, 2026 Tropical Depression 2 formed off the Florida Panhandle Sunday morning, and National Hurricane Center forecasters expect the system to strengthen into Tropical Storm Bertha and skirt the Gulf C…
+3 A tropical depression has formed in the Gulf. Here’s the forecast for Louisiana. By KASEY BUBNASH | Staff writer Jul 19, 2026 A tropical depression formed in the Gulf of Mexico Sunday morning and is expected to reach tropical storm strength as it approaches the Florida Panhandle early in the coming week, according to…
+2 Tropical depression likely to form in Gulf, dump heavy rain from Louisiana to Florida By JULIA GUILBEAU | Staff writer Jul 19, 2026 A tropical depression is likely to form in the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday or Monday and is expected to dump heavy rains along the Gulf Coast, from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle, according t…
+2 Invest 91L expected to dump heavy rain on Florida’s Gulf Coast. See latest development chances By JULIA GUILBEAU | Staff writer Updated Jul 18, 2026 A development of storms off the coast of Florida has been named by the National Hurricane Center as Invest 91L Saturday morning, Times-Picayune senior meteorologist Damon Singleton confirmed.
Tropical disturbance off Gulf Coast expected to bring strong storms to Florida. See forecast. By JULIA GUILBEAU | Staff writer Updated Jul 17, 2026 An area of low pressure that hurricane forecasters expect to form in the Gulf of Mexico over the weekend is likely to bring strong storms to western Florida over the next few days, the Nationa…
NOAA satellite that tracks Atlantic, Gulf Coast hurricanes back in service after brief outage BY MARCO CARTOLANO | Staff writer Jul 17, 2026 A satellite key to tracking hurricanes in the Atlantic basin has returned to delivering data after briefly being out of service, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Thursday.
The main NOAA satellite for tracking Atlantic, Gulf Coast hurricanes is out until further notice By JUSTIN MITCHELL | Staff writer Updated Jul 16, 2026 A satellite key to tracking hurricanes in the Atlantic basin is out until further notice, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Thursday night.
Hurricane forecasters tracking second Atlantic disturbance, this time off the coast of Africa By KASEY BUBNASH | Staff writer Jul 15, 2026 Hurricane forecasters are tracking two disturbances in the Atlantic Ocean that they say have a small chance of developing in the coming week, including a tropical wave that emerged west of Afr…
Hurricane forecasters tracking Gulf disturbance near Florida, Georgia coast. See the forecast. BY MARCO CARTOLANO | Staff writer Updated Jul 15, 2026 Hurricane forecasters are monitoring a disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico off the southeastern coast of the U.S.
+2 This waterfront Gulf Coast community is used to flooding and hurricanes. Then came Arthur. BY MARTHA SANCHEZ | Staff writer Jun 23, 2026 The floods that soaked southern Mississippi last week washed pieces of John Rogers’ Mississippi Coast neighborhood across his yard: Propane tanks, life jackets, plants from down the street.Â
+3 Live updates: New Orleans metro takes beating from Arthur; Jefferson, St. Tammany take brunt By JUSTIN MITCHELL and MARCO CARTOLANO| Staff writerUpdated Jun 18, 2026 New Orleans was not spared from the effects of Post-Tropical Cyclone Arthur, the first named storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season.
Disorganized Arthur moves inland over Texas. What does that mean for Louisiana? By JUSTIN MITCHELL | Staff writer Jun 17, 2026 The wide center of disorganized Tropical Storm Arthur moved back inland over Texas on Wednesday afternoon, prompting forecasters at the National Hurricane Center to change its projected path.
When will worst of Arthur hit Baton Rouge? See Damon Singleton’s timeline for rainfall. By JUSTIN MITCHELL and DAMON SINGLETON | Staff writers Jun 17, 2026 Tropical Storm Arthur is cradling the Texas coastline as the storm moves northeast toward a western Louisiana landfall later Wednesday night.
+2 Tropical Storm Arthur forms in the Gulf, expected to make landfall near TX-LA line By JUSTIN MITCHELL and MARCO CARTOLANO | Staff writer Jun 17, 2026 Tropical Storm Arthur has formed in the Gulf of Mexico and is expected to bring heavy rain and flash flooding as it makes landfall near the Texas-Louisiana line later Wednesday night, accordin…
+2 Gulf disturbance to dump heavy rain on Louisiana for days, regardless of strength. See forecast. BY MARCO CARTOLANO | Staff writer Jun 17, 2026 A disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico expected to make landfall later Wednesday will continue dumping ran to much of Louisiana and likely lead to flash flooding across the Gulf Coast region.
+4 Louisiana has dealt with devastating hurricanes during El Niños of the past. Here’s the history. By KASEY BUBNASH | Staff writer Jun 17, 2026 Blossoming El Niño conditions are expected to reach historic proportions this year, helping to limit hurricane activity in the Atlantic Ocean and altering weather conditions across the globe.
+2 Rain from Gulf disturbance will drench Louisiana for days. When is greatest flash flood risk? By JUSTIN MITCHELL | Staff writer Jun 16, 2026 A disturbance over Texas was near tropical depression strength Tuesday afternoon and is expected to strengthen when it moves into the Gulf of Mexico overnight, the National Hurricane Center sa…