cieldumort
(Moderator)
Tue Jul 15 2008 06:53 PM
Re: Historic Bertha Stats Adding Up

From Bertha Discussion #51 TPC/NHC July 15, 2008
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TROPICAL STORM BERTHA DISCUSSION NUMBER 51
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL022008
500 PM EDT TUE JUL 15 2008

BERTHA IS NOW THE LONGEST-LIVED JULY TROPICAL STORM IN ATLANTIC
HISTORY...WITH 12.5 DAYS AS A TROPICAL STORM OR GREATER. THIS
ECLIPSES THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 12.25 DAYS OCCURRING IN 1916 FROM
STORM #2.