Tropical Storm Bertha heads for Texas after Louisiana landfall

Tropical Storm Bertha made landfall in Louisiana on Wednesday afternoon, The Guardian reports, and is now tracking westward toward Texas. The National Hurricane Center expects the storm to reach the Texas coast later Thursday before moving inland Thursday evening. Forecasters are warning of coastal flooding, heavy rain, dangerous surf, and rising water levels in the affected regions.

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