Bertha brings high surf, beach closures to Alabama Gulf Coast

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Double red flags signify the closure of the beaches in Gulf Shores, Ala., on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, after the arrival of Tropical Storm Bertha. The storm, which is the second named tropical storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, is expected to bring heavy rain and strong winds from a stretch of the Gulf Coast that extends from western Florida to the middle Texas coast. That includes southern portions of Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana.

Views from Beach Boulevard in Baldwin County, Ala., as Tropical Storm Bertha arrives on Tuesday, July 21, 2026.

Beach safety patrols prepare as Tropical Storm Bertha arrives ashore in Gulf Shores, Ala., on Tuesday, July 21, 2026.

Visitors at the Public Beach in Gulf Shores, Ala., on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, as Tropical Bertha arrives to the Gulf Coast.

Visitors at the Public Beach in Gulf Shores, Ala., on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, as Tropical Bertha arrives to the Gulf Coast.

Views from Beach Boulevard in Baldwin County, Ala., as Tropical Storm Bertha arrives on Tuesday, July 21, 2026.

Visitors at the Public Beach in Gulf Shores, Ala., on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, as Tropical Bertha arrives to the Gulf Coast.

Visitors at the Public Beach in Gulf Shores, Ala., on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, as Tropical Bertha arrives to the Gulf Coast.

Views from Beach Boulevard in Baldwin County, Ala., as Tropical Storm Bertha arrives on Tuesday, July 21, 2026.

Dark skies arrive to Gulf Shores, Ala., near the Public Beach on Tuesday, July 21, 2026. Tropical Storm Bertha, with potential for heavy rain and strong winds, is expected to impact a stretch of the Gulf Coast from western Florida to the middle Texas coast. That includes the southern portions of Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana.

Double red flags signify the closure of the beaches in Gulf Shores, Ala., on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, after the arrival of Tropical Storm Bertha. The storm, which is the second named tropical storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, is expected to bring heavy rain and strong winds from a stretch of the Gulf Coast that extends from western Florida to the middle Texas coast. That includes southern portions of Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana.

Tropical Storm Bertha arrives into coastal Alabama on Tuesday, July 21, 2026. Tropical storm warnings have been issued for a stretch from western Florida to the middle Texas coast, including southern portions of Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana.

Tropical Storm Bertha arrives into coastal Alabama on Tuesday, July 21, 2026. Tropical storm warnings have been issued for a stretch from western Florida to the middle Texas coast, including southern portions of Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana.

Double red flags signify the closure of the beaches in Gulf Shores, Ala., on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, after the arrival of Tropical Storm Bertha. The storm, which is the second named tropical storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, is expected to bring heavy rain and strong winds from a stretch of the Gulf Coast that extends from western Florida to the middle Texas coast. That includes southern portions of Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana.

Double red flags signify the closure of the beaches in Gulf Shores, Ala., on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, after the arrival of Tropical Storm Bertha. The storm, which is the second named tropical storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, is expected to bring heavy rain and strong winds from a stretch of the Gulf Coast that extends from western Florida to the middle Texas coast. That includes southern portions of Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana.

Tropical Storm Bertha arrives into coastal Alabama on Tuesday, July 21, 2026. Tropical storm warnings have been issued for a stretch from western Florida to the middle Texas coast, including southern portions of Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana.

Palm trees sway in the breeze as Tropical Storm Bertha comes ashore at Orange Beach City Hall on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, in Orange Beach, Ala. Strong winds and heavy rain were expected along the Alabama Gulf Coast starting on July 21 and continuing through Wednesday, July 22, 2026.

Tropical Storm Bertha swept into Gulf Shores on Tuesday, disrupting vacation plans for Kyle and Kayla Hill.

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