Tropical Storm Bertha Could Cause Dangerous Flooding in the South

A tropical storm named Bertha could bring heavy rain, whipping winds and potentially life-threatening flash floods to parts of the Carolinas and Virginia on Wednesday, the National Weather Service said. After quickly gathering strength off the coast of South Carolina, Bertha was named a tropical storm less than two hours before it made landfall about 20 miles east of Charleston, S.C., at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday. At the time, it was packing…