Coastal Bend Storm Chasers WX

08/12/2026

Central Tropical Atlantic (AL92):
Showers and thunderstorms continue to show signs of organization in association with a tropical wave located around 800 miles southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands. Environmental conditions are forecast to be conducive for development during the next few days, and a tropical depression will likely form within a couple of days while the system moves westward to west-northwestward across the central tropical Atlantic.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...high...70 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...high...80 percent.

08/10/2026

08/08/2026

Will update later this later tonight.
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of America:

Central Tropical Atlantic:
A tropical wave is located a few hundred miles southwest of the
Cabo Verde Islands. Some gradual development is possible during the
early to middle part of next week while the system moves westward
across the central tropical Atlantic. Upper-level winds are
expected to become much less conducive for development later in the
week when the system approaches the Lesser Antilles.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...low...20 percent.

Eastern and Central Tropical Atlantic:
Another tropical wave is expected to move off the west coast of
Africa on Tuesday. Some development of this system will be possible
during the middle to latter part of next week while it moves
westward across the eastern and central tropical Atlantic.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...low...30 percent.

07/23/2026

Tropical Storm Bertha
BERTHA MOVING INLAND OVER EASTERN TEXAS... ...HEAVY RAINS SPREADING ACROSS PORTIONS OF COASTAL TEXAS...
4:00 PM CDT Thu Jul 23
Location: 29.8°N 94.7°W
Moving: WNW at 13 mph
Min pressure: 1006 mb
Max sustained: 40 mph

07/22/2026

CENTER OF BERTHA APPROACHING THE COAST OF SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA... ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO SPREAD WESTWARD WITHIN THE WARNING AREA...
1:00 PM CDT Wed Jul 22
Location: 29.9°N 89.1°W
Moving: WNW at 7 mph
Min pressure: 1000 mb
Max sustained: 45 mph

07/21/2026

NOAA HURRICANE HUNTERS FIND THAT THE DEPRESSION HAS STRENGTHENED INTO TROPICAL STORM BERTHA...
7:00 PM CDT Mon Jul 20
Location: 28.6°N 86.0°W
Moving: WNW at 3 mph
Min pressure: 1004 mb
Max sustained: 40 mph