Hurricane Bertha (1996)
Jul 5, 12:00 AM UTC – Jul 17, 6:00 AM UTC (12.3 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 3
- Max sustained wind
- 115 mph (100 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- 960 mb
- Landfalls
- 1
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Landfalls
- Jul 12, 8:00 PM UTC · 34.3°N 77.8°W · Hurricane · 105 mph · 974 mb
Every track point (51)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-07-05 00:00 | TD | 9.8°N 34.0°W | 30 | 1009 | |
| 1996-07-05 06:00 | TD | 10.2°N 36.3°W | 30 | 1008 | |
| 1996-07-05 12:00 | TS | 11.0°N 39.0°W | 35 | 1007 | |
| 1996-07-05 18:00 | TS | 12.0°N 41.2°W | 35 | 1006 | |
| 1996-07-06 00:00 | TS | 12.7°N 43.9°W | 35 | 1005 | |
| 1996-07-06 06:00 | TS | 13.1°N 46.6°W | 35 | 1004 | |
| 1996-07-06 12:00 | TS | 13.7°N 48.7°W | 40 | 1002 | |
| 1996-07-06 18:00 | TS | 14.2°N 51.0°W | 45 | 1000 | |
| 1996-07-07 00:00 | TS | 14.9°N 52.9°W | 50 | 999 | |
| 1996-07-07 06:00 | TS | 15.6°N 54.8°W | 55 | 997 | |
| 1996-07-07 12:00 | TS | 16.4°N 56.9°W | 60 | 995 | |
| 1996-07-07 18:00 | HU | 16.5°N 58.4°W | 70 | 992 | |
| 1996-07-08 00:00 | HU | 17.0°N 60.1°W | 75 | 988 | |
| 1996-07-08 06:00 | HU | 17.5°N 61.8°W | 75 | 985 | |
| 1996-07-08 12:00 | HU | 18.0°N 63.5°W | 70 | 983 | |
| 1996-07-08 18:00 | HU | 18.6°N 64.9°W | 75 | 978 | |
| 1996-07-09 00:00 | HU | 19.4°N 66.1°W | 80 | 970 | |
| 1996-07-09 06:00 | HU | 20.3°N 67.7°W | 100 | 960 | |
| 1996-07-09 12:00 | HU | 21.4°N 69.4°W | 100 | 965 | |
| 1996-07-09 18:00 | HU | 22.5°N 71.1°W | 90 | 967 | |
| 1996-07-10 00:00 | HU | 23.6°N 72.6°W | 85 | 969 | |
| 1996-07-10 06:00 | HU | 24.5°N 74.0°W | 80 | 971 | |
| 1996-07-10 12:00 | HU | 25.4°N 75.3°W | 80 | 968 | |
| 1996-07-10 18:00 | HU | 26.4°N 75.8°W | 80 | 966 | |
| 1996-07-11 00:00 | HU | 27.5°N 76.4°W | 75 | 968 | |
| 1996-07-11 06:00 | HU | 28.3°N 76.8°W | 75 | 972 | |
| 1996-07-11 12:00 | HU | 29.2°N 77.5°W | 75 | 977 | |
| 1996-07-11 18:00 | HU | 30.0°N 78.0°W | 70 | 980 | |
| 1996-07-12 00:00 | HU | 30.7°N 78.3°W | 70 | 982 | |
| 1996-07-12 06:00 | HU | 31.2°N 78.6°W | 70 | 984 | |
| 1996-07-12 12:00 | HU | 32.2°N 78.4°W | 85 | 975 | |
| 1996-07-12 18:00 | HU | 33.6°N 78.1°W | 90 | 974 | |
| 1996-07-12 20:00 | HU | 34.3°N 77.8°W | 90 | 974 | Landfall |
| 1996-07-13 00:00 | HU | 35.0°N 77.6°W | 65 | 993 | |
| 1996-07-13 06:00 | TS | 36.7°N 77.0°W | 60 | 993 | |
| 1996-07-13 12:00 | TS | 38.3°N 76.1°W | 60 | 994 | |
| 1996-07-13 18:00 | TS | 40.2°N 74.5°W | 60 | 994 | |
| 1996-07-14 00:00 | TS | 42.1°N 71.9°W | 60 | 994 | |
| 1996-07-14 06:00 | TS | 44.1°N 69.0°W | 55 | 995 | |
| 1996-07-14 12:00 | EX | 46.0°N 66.0°W | 50 | 995 | |
| 1996-07-14 18:00 | EX | 47.0°N 62.0°W | 50 | 995 | |
| 1996-07-15 00:00 | EX | 48.0°N 57.0°W | 50 | 995 | |
| 1996-07-15 06:00 | EX | 49.0°N 52.0°W | 45 | 996 | |
| 1996-07-15 12:00 | EX | 51.0°N 47.0°W | 40 | 996 | |
| 1996-07-15 18:00 | EX | 54.0°N 44.0°W | 40 | 996 | |
| 1996-07-16 00:00 | EX | 57.5°N 42.5°W | 40 | 991 | |
| 1996-07-16 06:00 | EX | 58.5°N 42.5°W | 40 | 988 | |
| 1996-07-16 12:00 | EX | 59.5°N 42.0°W | 45 | 988 | |
| 1996-07-16 18:00 | EX | 59.8°N 41.0°W | 45 | 985 | |
| 1996-07-17 00:00 | EX | 60.0°N 40.0°W | 40 | 993 | |
| 1996-07-17 06:00 | EX | 60.5°N 39.0°W | 35 | 1001 |
From the National Hurricane Center's best-track archive (HURDAT2), its post-season reanalysis; values can differ from the advisories issued at the time. Source: hurdat2-1851-2025-092326.txt, hurdat2-nepac-1949-2025-092926.txt.