Tropical Storm in Lower St. Bernard, Louisiana

Tropical Storm Bertha developed over the north central Gulf of Mexico on August 04, 2002 and moved inland over southeast Louisiana during the early morning of August 05, 2002. Bertha was only a minimal tropical storm and no tropical storm force winds were noted at any land stations. The tropical storm was downgraded to a depression shortly after moving inland over southeast Louisiana. Some localized flash flooding from heavy rainfall developed over coastal Mississippi and southeast Louisiana during the morning of August 5th, and again during the early morning hours of August 6th. Run-off from heavy rainfall caused a few rivers in St. Tammany Parish to exceed flood stage.